myrmepropagandistSep 28, 2025

I think we should treat people who get scammed and come out and talk about it like heroes. And this is important: no matter how "obvious" the scam might seem in retrospect or from the outside of the community it prey'd on.

The more I look at scams the more I think this is major factor in how they keep going and keep coming back.

Show threadChris [list of emoji]Sep 28, 2025

@futurebird

People should not be ashamed of being scammed. Grifters' tricks are designed to bypass your critical thinking skills, and they can get you no matter how smart you are.

Show threadmyrmepropagandistSep 28, 2025

@suetanvil

Different tricks for different people.

Yes. YOU would never have fallen for that, but there are things you would fall for.

Show threadDamon L. WakesSep 28, 2025
@futurebird @suetanvil I found that recently. I get tons of "📢 ZOMG‼️YOUR SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRED SO WE WILL DELETE ALL UR PHOTOS 📵🚨🔔" spam which is painfully obvious, but then just recently there was a "Our new online system for NHS repeat prescriptions" one that may well have slipped by if it were at all relevant to me.
Show threadLoohoosaherSep 28, 2025
@DamonWakes the ones I get are pretty convincing package delivery notifications. There was a time I was always ordering stuff online and these might have caught me but now I'm too cheap lol so their falsity is quite apparent. :p
Show threadDamon L. WakesSep 28, 2025
@hwll I get those too. The ones that present it as some kind of prize are obvious, but the generic DHL-looking ones could easily trip me up if I were waiting for a package.
Show threadLoohoosaher
@DamonWakes
I think we're talking about the exact same emails, yup
Sep 28, 2025 at 8:25pmWeb