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Posted: 11/9/2014 7:25 PM
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Noxxa
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Bump! I was reminded of this topic after I got some interesting messages on YouTube. I'm guessing they were banking on that at least some of the recipients would be named Alex, meet the same girl at both a party and a gym at the same time, of whom they don't know the name but do know she had a page on a website and they'd get "something" going. I initially wasn't even sure whether it was a scam, just that regardless of whether it was real or not, I definitely would not want to click that link.
http://www.youtube.com/Noxxa <dwangoAC> This is a TAS (...). Not suitable for all audiences. May cause undesirable side-effects. May contain emulator abuse. Emulator may be abusive. This product contains glitches known to the state of California to cause egg defects. <Masterjun> I'm just a guy arranging bits in a sequence which could potentially amuse other people looking at these bits <adelikat> In Oregon Trail, I sacrificed my own family to save time. In Star trek, I killed helpless comrades in escape pods to save time. Here, I kill my allies to save time. I think I need help.
Posted: 11/9/2014 7:33 PM
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DeHackEd
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They don't care. They're hoping some dumb teenager (to use a stereotype) will assume it's a wrong recipient but still be interested in clicking the link. After all, it's a sexy girl! Suddenly your computer picks up an STD.
Posted: 11/9/2014 7:39 PM
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Hey, I got those too.
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Posted: 11/21/2014 9:09 PM
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CoolKirby
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I got a message like that too. I assumed it was a scam though, since my name isn't Alex and a person from my age group wouldn't say "to get this thing going" and probably not "asap" either.
Posted: 11/21/2014 9:38 PM
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ars4326
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I just got this gem the other day:
Now I was flattered by the compliment ("stylish stranger"), but immediately felt the sting of rejection upon noticing porsh69 didn't include the webpage.
"But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." - 1 Corinthians 2:9
Posted: 8/10/2015 12:35 AM
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Titan91
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Someone managed to, over the course of a few months, screw a Nigerian scammer out of ~$80 posing as Kelsey Grammer and got him to send two photos of himself, one shirtless. http://www.419eater.com/html/joe_eboh.htm
Posted: 8/10/2015 2:09 AM
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CoolKirby
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That was an entertaining, albeit long, read. I didn't know people used to fight back against these scams!
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