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ptz@dubvee.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

My aunt did.

She got suspicious when her online companion kept asking her to buy stuff and ship it. She didn’t catch on immediately, and the family had to explain to her she was doing something illegal and that it was a scam (even though he was reimbursing her).

(She later did remarry a non-scammer, so happy ending I guess).

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bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
What was the scam if he was reimbursing her? Was it to generate Amazon reviews?

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- DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  A common tactic is to pay your victims back to build trust and later ask for larger sums because “well they paid me back last time”
  
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- ptz@dubvee.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  I think it was to get around embargoes? This was probably early 2000s so she was buying stuff at like Circuit City/Walmart/etc and shipping it off.
  
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  - andyburke@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    just a little light treason... 🤣
    
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    bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    I have the worst f***ing attorneys
    
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    h3mlocke@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Yes, perfect example of treason…
    
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    finthechat@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    activates lightsaber
    
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