Terence EdenJul 25
I've found that replying to unsolicited messages with "杀猪盘?" is a remarkably effective way of flushing out scammers 😆
Show threadSharp Leaves

@Edent I mean, very cute, I get it, but think a step further.

You're not talking to the 'scammer', you're talking to a Chinese or Taiwanese citizen who's been kidnapped and forced to do this on behalf of the scammers.

This isn't the old telemarketer boiler rooms (although you should be nice to them too), this is organised crime abusing the breakdown of law in SE Asia to kidnap and run scams.

These people get beaten and starved if they don't make quotas. Laugh, but not at their expense.

Jul 25 at 1:22pmWeb
Show threadNicolás AlvarezJul 25
@BoysenberryCider @Edent so what are you proposing? Should I fall for the scam and send money so they make their quota and don't get beaten?
Show threadSharp LeavesJul 26

@nicolas17 @Edent 'Laugh, but not at their expense'.

There are many choices you can make that aren't 'pay scammers money' and 'google translate Chinese-simplified and post it on social media where everyone can laugh at them' - you probably didn't mean it that way, because no-one has told you how these criminals operate.

Instant block and ignore is the way - no one in that interaction wants to be there, end it quickly.