PM Lottery Scam... - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 16, 2023, 03:35:44 pm
content: 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...

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 16, 2023, 03:45:02 pm
content: 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.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 16, 2023, 03:55:27 pm
content: A ChatGPT bot that can automatically waste the time of scammers by tying them in complete knots would be a great idea.

author: ebastler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 16, 2023, 04:30:08 pm
content: Better not mess with her, since she is apparently God Herself.

author: eutectique
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 16, 2023, 05:09:36 pm
content: Offer "her" a $20 Amazon gift card and watch the reaction.

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 17, 2023, 02:28:57 pm
content: Quote from: tom66 on November 16, 2023, 03:55:27 pmThe best would be to act like it fell for the scam, but what it really did was give the scammer fake data.

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 17, 2023, 09:34:48 pm
content: I didn't get this PM. I feel left out.

author: magic
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 17, 2023, 10:08:12 pm
content: Don't feel too bad, scammers specifically target gullible people to avoid wasting time...I didn't get it either

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 17, 2023, 10:55:01 pm
content: Just report to Mods and carry on with your life.

author: AndyBeez
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2023, 12:11:22 am
content: Who is still using outlook.com? Very suspiciousMaybe 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.

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2023, 03:27:58 am
content: 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.

author: Siwastaja
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2023, 08:28:09 am
content: Quote from: tom66 on November 16, 2023, 03:55:27 pmGreat 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.

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2023, 08:59:27 pm
content: Quote from: Siwastaja on November 18, 2023, 08:28:09 amIt's already all wasting computing resources anyway, so a bit more or less...

author: coppercone2
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2023, 02:35:46 am
content: becky should just mail you a bit coin