Actually this one’s believable. The script typically follows:
“Do you want to go golfing this weekend”
“Are you coming to the bbq Saturday”
“Hey this is so-and-so”
Etc.
And if you reply “who is this” or whatever to that effect the bot will say “Oh I’m sorry” or something like that. Then later follow up with a “my names _____” usually followed by a picture of an Asian woman, and then an attempt to “get to know” who the bot is talking to.
The whole mistaken identity bs to establish a dialog and try to form a connection with a random stranger to scam them.
Mine was named Alice. She insisted I need to use her sketchy crypto trading platform and she would be my sponsor. I insisted that the site needed her to deposit BTC to a specific wallet before it would let me. I think I eventually got blocked.
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Makhno@lemmy.world · 48 pts · 83d
Very real. Very cool. Definitely happened.
cannedtuna@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 83d
Actually this one’s believable. The script typically follows:
“Do you want to go golfing this weekend” “Are you coming to the bbq Saturday” “Hey this is so-and-so” Etc.
And if you reply “who is this” or whatever to that effect the bot will say “Oh I’m sorry” or something like that. Then later follow up with a “my names _____” usually followed by a picture of an Asian woman, and then an attempt to “get to know” who the bot is talking to.
The whole mistaken identity bs to establish a dialog and try to form a connection with a random stranger to scam them.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 83d
Mine was named Alice. She insisted I need to use her sketchy crypto trading platform and she would be my sponsor. I insisted that the site needed her to deposit BTC to a specific wallet before it would let me. I think I eventually got blocked.
Dhs92@piefed.social · 3 pts · 83d
Typically following this pattern iirc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_butchering_scam
Tja@programming.dev · 15 pts · 83d
Have a nive day.
toofpic@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 83d
I have scammers from Indonesia in my TG regularly - think FBI would scare them?
roguetrick@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 83d
Even easier to get on an Indonesian shit list. Defaming the prophet and the government will make the FBI look like patty cakes.
Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 83d
Don't forget, the CIA will destabilize a country to get a dollar off at the local McDonald's. Imagine what they'd do if the FBI passingly complained.
CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 83d
Dude, that’s not true, we don’t give a shit about the price of McDonalds. We do that to just unwind.
Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 81d
Selfcare is as varied and unique as the people that practice it.
redsand@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 83d
CIA
toofpic@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 83d
Fuck CIA.
I guess your life is over, dealing with such a terrorist as myself.
Bratosch@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 83d
Have a nive day