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[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day ago

I had forgotten those were a thing ever since I got off Tinder. Luckily I've always been too cynical to believe unsolicited messages from women lol

[–] Cris16228@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago
[–] Matombo@feddit.org 34 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Hey got the same one.

Is nicole cheating on me? q.q

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

She messaged me twice.

I'll make sure to say hi for you next time.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What I dont understand is what is the purpose?

[–] Spezi@feddit.org 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Creating a fake relationship and then extracting money from people for example by getting them to invest money into fake crypto trading places.

Heres a video that explains the process.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

On I get that. Are ppl that dumb?

[–] Spezi@feddit.org 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yes, its mostly older people that are alone that fall for this type of scam.

My sister-in-law works for a bank and she had a 70yo customer that sent multiple thousands of euros to a guy she has never met. They told her its a scam, but she insisted to send the money anyways. Her family had to watch her sending away all of her life savings.

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, its mostly older people that are alone that fall for this type of scam.

I'd wager that's not the most represented demographic in the fediverse... and neckbeards tend to know better.

[–] Spezi@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Even if its only 1 in 1000 that bites, its worth it for them. Average wage in many of the countries these scammers come from is probably like 50-200 euros, so getting someone to transfer you their savings can give you enough money to live from for years. Obviously, most of that money goes to the person operating the scam.

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

Obviously, most of that money goes to the person operating the scam.

And the scammers themselves are often forced labor.

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 1 points 1 day ago

No I'm doesn't! 😟

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes. People get scammed for millions this way.

A newer scam does an end-around the normal sniff tests. They don't ask you to give htem money, they strike up a pretty genuine friendship, they have details that check out, so it feels like you've just made an actual friend. They'll talk to you for months. And then they'll mention that they've been making a lot of money on this cool new investment. Well you want to make a lot of money on an investment too, so you ask how, and they tell you how to download an app from the app store, which is supposed to be a safe place, and walk you through "investing" money in some crypto or whatever. Which of course is the payout.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Lol I had one of these from a wrong number. I ended up pissing them off and they stopped talking to me because before they could even get into the scam I had a long winded rant with them about crypto being monstrously useless and I'd never in a million years invest in magic beans.

[–] bathing_in_bismuth@sh.itjust.works 73 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Xatolos@reddthat.com 6 points 2 days ago

Let Me Solo Her

[–] prototype_g2@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Well, it was only a matter of time till the bot got to me!

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 days ago

I am the horny lonely single in your area.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Yep, got it. Twice, actually, somebody's finger must have slipped.

It was kind of inevitable that fraudsters would figure out making a sockpuppet on here is easy.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Heh. Jokes on her, I'm poor.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 7 points 2 days ago

Got it today! Thanks for the warning, not that I would bite lol.

[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 32 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Fediverse has grown big enough for this to occur

[–] icetree@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 9 points 2 days ago

Time to let my troll off its leash.

[–] bruhsoulz@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

DUDE I GOT THIS TOO😭😭

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 41 points 3 days ago (5 children)

From day 1. You're all bots

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 days ago

Everybody on Fedi is a bot except you

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[–] Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 148 points 3 days ago (37 children)

Mee too... Well, it means the fediverse is getting popular!

Pron and spam... It means success!

[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)
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[–] dan@upvote.au 41 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I got the exact same message, twice, from two different accounts.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 45 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Congratulations on being irresistible to Polish girls from Toronto.

[–] dan@upvote.au 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not sure how my wife would feel about that lol

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[–] pip@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 days ago

I got DM'd too!! Lessgoooo

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hey I got this message, we are going to be going on a date soon. I just need to help her with some financials first, but I don’t see it as an issue.

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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 71 points 3 days ago (3 children)

You can tell she’s not a real girl by the lack of cat ears

[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

There zero– I repeat, –ZERO girls on the internet. There wasn't any, and there never will. You saw someone post a pic of themselves, and they were a girl? That's AI. Went on a videocall with a woman? That's heavy makeup (and AI). In fact, the term GIRL aactually means Guy In Real Life. Girls on the internet are actually goverment drones built to mess with MY feelings, and they will probably mess with yours, too. Be careful, they may be watching us right now… ARGH!!

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I feel like I’ve been violently ripped back in time to 2011. This is glorious

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[–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

I got it too

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)

That's it folks, I think we found our version of Myspace Tom.

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

The Fediverse Scamgirl!

Awkward Nerd Girls Want In Your DMs! They're not in your area, just online!


I almost made this same post and then decided I didn't care enough. This was my take on the same;

Also interesting that she has a different username literally everywhere and she's speaking English, "from" Toronto, on a Swedish Lemmy instance.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Did you check the livestream at Peertube? They recorded someone on a loop or something. Creepy.

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