Got a message today from what I assume is a fake account. I've looked through the FAQ and the Terms sections. But I don't see any buttons or links for reporting scam accounts.
If there was a "report scam account" button @founder's inbox would always be flooded. There are probably more fake/scam accounts on TUSCL than there are legitimate ones.
shadowcat pretty much nailed the way to handle it. Ignore them unless it was a major issue (i.e. illegal) and then contact @founder if it was too bad.
I am Mrs Dobi Kablan I am 67 years old . an aging widow suffering from long time illness. i am currently admitted in a hospital here in Abidjan cote d' Ivore, I have some funds I inherited from my late loving husband Mr.Kablan Philip The amount of ( $5million dollars USD ) which he deposited in one of the clearing house Here in cote d'ivore and I need a honest and God fearing person who have the feelings of human that can use this funds for God's work and 15% out of the total funds will be for your compasation for doing this work of God. I saw your email from internet and decided to contact you. Please if you would be able to use these funds for the Lord's work kindly reply to me.
May the Grace of our Lord the love of God and the sweet fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family's Amen.a
Sister nurse working in this hospital that helped me to type this message, because I am loosing strenght every munites of the day. All I need from you is prayers,If you are interested Contact me for more details
You know, it's good to see that a few of the classics are still in use. About ten years ago a guy got tired of these and actually turned it back around on the scamners. He tricked them into thinking he would meet them in person in some third world country and then ghosted the guy. The follow up emails from the indignant scammer complaining about his wasted time and money were hillarious.
Shooting a little high though? I mean, I can see trying to scam someone out of $75 or maybe even $7500, but 750k?? I can't imagine there are many people with 750k who are dumb enough to fall for that or don't have someone watching their money who is smart enough to catch it.
You would be shocked. My wife watches Dr. Phil and at least once a month he has five or six people on who have been scammed, buy one of these usually out of at least six figures it’s unbelievable.
They only need one response out of 100 million, emails don’t cost anything remember.
National Geographic has a documentary series called "Trafficked." One episode is all about scams from the scammer's point of view. The reporter actually interviews the scammers with their identities disguised. You wouldn't believe the size of this industry, the methods they use, and how many people fall for it. Hundreds of millions are generated in Jamaica, and people who do it are more violent than drug dealers when it comes to protecting their business. A guy she interviews says he was planning to rob her and her crew, but he changed his mind after meeting her.
It's a multi BILLION dollar industry in Israel and conducted by seemingly legitimate investment companies with luxury office space and "sales" teams. It's so sophisticated they have online recruiters to attract more employees to do the scamming, with full training available. She goes on an in-person job interview and gets offered employment with one of them, using a hidden camera and audio. It's really fascinating.
The show is free on demand if you have Nat Geo channel or you can watch it here: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/sh… Also on Amazon Prime for a couple bucks if you can't stand the commercials.
With the prevalence of reasonable cell service and internet - anyone can become a scammer. Since most everyone has a smart phone too - all of the pieces are in place to run scams.
Email, text, and old school dialing for dollars scams have all become cost effective. Cell service allows internet access - and voip allows for highly disguised call identities. If you add the aging American population - who are lonely - and 401k accounts - it’s a great set of potential targets.
I am a banker, and we have yearly training to detect aging customers who may be suffering from scams. I never deal with civilian customers - but I sit through the training on scams every year. It is sad, as folks generally believe people are good. That’s not the case anymore - when you get an email or call about a cash windfall.
A quick story about a stripper who was scammed. A dancer who I know - and who needed money - saw a scam and thought it was a good investment. It was an Instagram scam where you send money at western union - and through exploiting a banking glitch - they then add a 0 or 00 to the amount of your transfer. The dancer sent $1000 - and never saw it again. She then got mad and texted me - as I’m a banker - and I should be able to get her money back - or at least help to get this scam shut down. It was a long talk - and I tried to gently explain that using an illegal way to exploit the money transfer process was not going to work as a basis for an investigation. I met the dancer itc and we had a good chat while my pants were hung over a hook - and she rode me. I found it satisfying...
Scammers are worse than trolls. It is well known that the vast majority of trolls are female zebras with internet access. In fact, at least 80% of troll are zebras. But zebra trolls do their thing for love of the game - for the lulz if you will. As a rick I kinda sorta respect that. As a frickin’ lion I wanna take them asshole zebra trolls down.
But most scammers are hairless apes that just want to separate even stupider apes from their cash. They care not for the lulz. Kind of sad. That really makes me want to... ROAR!!!
Of course, the really sad posters are the BBBCs and Skifredos of the world.
BBBC is clearly a sad little hairless ape with a tiny wee-wee that has fallen for my bud dugan. Now I understand falling for the dugan. He is the smartest hairless ape on the planet. But the “BBBC” poster needs to know that he ain’t gettin’ a rick. Sad really 😢
As for Skifredo, it is now well established that he is a homeless crab 🦀 with brain damage preventing to be an unsuccessful divorce lawyer that went to the worst law school in the country. Why does he think pretending to be an unsuccessful lawyer educated at the worse school in the country is cool? It doesn’t take a rick brain to see that his story is further evidence of the brain damage. Also pretty frickin’ sad 😢
Oh well, I’m a rick and I’m a lion 🦁 ... SO LIFE IS FRICKIN’ GOOD!!!! ROAR!!!
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shadowcat pretty much nailed the way to handle it. Ignore them unless it was a major issue (i.e. illegal) and then contact @founder if it was too bad.
trying to fix it
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mrsest67
December 24, 2020
MY DONATION TO YOU,
I am Mrs Dobi Kablan I am 67 years old . an aging widow suffering from long time illness. i am currently admitted in a hospital here in Abidjan cote d' Ivore, I have some funds I inherited from my late loving husband Mr.Kablan Philip The amount of ( $5million dollars USD ) which he deposited in one of the clearing house Here in cote d'ivore and I need a honest and God fearing person who have the feelings of human that can use this funds for God's work and 15% out of the total funds will be for your compasation for doing this work of God. I saw your email from internet and decided to contact you. Please if you would be able to use these funds for the Lord's work kindly reply to me.
May the Grace of our Lord the love of God and the sweet fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family's Amen.a
Sister nurse working in this hospital that helped me to type this message, because I am loosing strenght every munites of the day. All I need from you is prayers,If you are interested Contact me for more details
Here is my email:my private email ( [email protected] )
Your Sister In The Lord.
Mrs Dobi Kablan
They only need one response out of 100 million, emails don’t cost anything remember.
It's a multi BILLION dollar industry in Israel and conducted by seemingly legitimate investment companies with luxury office space and "sales" teams. It's so sophisticated they have online recruiters to attract more employees to do the scamming, with full training available. She goes on an in-person job interview and gets offered employment with one of them, using a hidden camera and audio. It's really fascinating.
The show is free on demand if you have Nat Geo channel or you can watch it here: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/sh… Also on Amazon Prime for a couple bucks if you can't stand the commercials.
Email, text, and old school dialing for dollars scams have all become cost effective. Cell service allows internet access - and voip allows for highly disguised call identities. If you add the aging American population - who are lonely - and 401k accounts - it’s a great set of potential targets.
I am a banker, and we have yearly training to detect aging customers who may be suffering from scams. I never deal with civilian customers - but I sit through the training on scams every year. It is sad, as folks generally believe people are good. That’s not the case anymore - when you get an email or call about a cash windfall.
A quick story about a stripper who was scammed. A dancer who I know - and who needed money - saw a scam and thought it was a good investment. It was an Instagram scam where you send money at western union - and through exploiting a banking glitch - they then add a 0 or 00 to the amount of your transfer. The dancer sent $1000 - and never saw it again. She then got mad and texted me - as I’m a banker - and I should be able to get her money back - or at least help to get this scam shut down. It was a long talk - and I tried to gently explain that using an illegal way to exploit the money transfer process was not going to work as a basis for an investigation. I met the dancer itc and we had a good chat while my pants were hung over a hook - and she rode me. I found it satisfying...
But most scammers are hairless apes that just want to separate even stupider apes from their cash. They care not for the lulz. Kind of sad. That really makes me want to... ROAR!!!
BBBC is clearly a sad little hairless ape with a tiny wee-wee that has fallen for my bud dugan. Now I understand falling for the dugan. He is the smartest hairless ape on the planet. But the “BBBC” poster needs to know that he ain’t gettin’ a rick. Sad really 😢
As for Skifredo, it is now well established that he is a homeless crab 🦀 with brain damage preventing to be an unsuccessful divorce lawyer that went to the worst law school in the country. Why does he think pretending to be an unsuccessful lawyer educated at the worse school in the country is cool? It doesn’t take a rick brain to see that his story is further evidence of the brain damage. Also pretty frickin’ sad 😢
Oh well, I’m a rick and I’m a lion 🦁 ... SO LIFE IS FRICKIN’ GOOD!!!! ROAR!!!