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Offline BrianHGTopic starter

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PM Lottery Scam...
« on: November 16, 2023, 03:35:44 pm »
Did anyone else receive this today here in their PMs?



Is there any way I can have some fun with this and the scammer?
Or, should I just not waste my time?
I never received a single scam email or PM in my entire life.
Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket tonight...
 

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Re: PM Lottery Scam...
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2023, 03:45:02 pm »
Yes, received PM too. Well, you can waste their time so they have less time to scam others. But it means wasting your time. May be worth it if you enjoy effing with them.
 

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Re: PM Lottery Scam...
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2023, 03:55:27 pm »
A ChatGPT bot that can automatically waste the time of scammers by tying them in complete knots would be a great idea.
 
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Re: PM Lottery Scam...
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2023, 04:30:08 pm »
Better not mess with her, since she is apparently God Herself.  ::)
 
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Re: PM Lottery Scam...
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2023, 05:09:36 pm »
Offer "her" a $20 Amazon gift card and watch the reaction.
 

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Re: PM Lottery Scam...
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2023, 02:28:57 pm »
A ChatGPT bot that can automatically waste the time of scammers by tying them in complete knots would be a great idea.
The best would be to act like it fell for the scam, but what it really did was give the scammer fake data.
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Re: PM Lottery Scam...
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2023, 09:34:48 pm »
I didn't get this PM. I feel left out. :-DD
 
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Re: PM Lottery Scam...
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2023, 10:08:12 pm »
Don't feel too bad, scammers specifically target gullible people to avoid wasting time... ;D

I didn't get it either 8)
 
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Re: PM Lottery Scam...
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2023, 10:55:01 pm »
Just report to Mods and carry on with your life.
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Re: PM Lottery Scam...
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2023, 12:11:22 am »
Who is still using outlook.com? Very suspicious 8)

Maybe the forum application needs a rule that a member can only PM when they have earned 10+ posts? Which should be enough activity to shake the fakes. Also PM messages could/should display the sender's IP.
« Last Edit: November 18, 2023, 12:14:53 am by AndyBeez »
 

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Re: PM Lottery Scam...
« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2023, 03:27:58 am »
When the scammer gives an email address, perhaps the answer is to "fight fire with fire"? Would be fun if that email gets shared with other scammers.
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Re: PM Lottery Scam...
« Reply #11 on: November 18, 2023, 08:28:09 am »
A ChatGPT bot that can automatically waste the time of scammers by tying them in complete knots would be a great idea.

Great idea, but I would hazard a guess they already automated the scamming by using ChatGPT (scammers tend to always be one step ahead), so it would be then just AI vs AI and only wasting computing resources.
 

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Re: PM Lottery Scam...
« Reply #12 on: November 18, 2023, 08:59:27 pm »
A ChatGPT bot that can automatically waste the time of scammers by tying them in complete knots would be a great idea.

Great idea, but I would hazard a guess they already automated the scamming by using ChatGPT (scammers tend to always be one step ahead), so it would be then just AI vs AI and only wasting computing resources.

It's already all wasting computing resources anyway, so a bit more or less...
 

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Re: PM Lottery Scam...
« Reply #13 on: November 19, 2023, 02:35:46 am »
becky should just mail you a bit coin
 


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