Poll of the Day > How dumb are scammers?

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Ogurisama 03/16/21 1:35:22 PM #1:	Lets call a Canadian number, an area that is pretty much 99% English speaking as a first language and scam them by speaking Chinese! (Sounded like Chinese and looking it up someone confirmed mandarin) --- http://cdn-android.apptap.com/img/870/mobi.colortrilogy.bitlink/267135850.png https://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/12/10/5/uv4r7nGyrE6ylt2lHGWpiQ2.gif <cite>Ogurisama posted [p:951770433] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>Lets call a Canadian number, an area that is pretty much 99% English speaking as a first language and scam them by speaking Chinese! (Sounded like Chinese and looking it up someone confirmed mandarin) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BADoglick 03/16/21 1:37:26 PM #2:	Scammers are trying to trick stupid people. By being stupid themselves, they weed out the wastes of time --- BADoglick to the Max! <cite>BADoglick posted [p:951770510] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>Scammers are trying to trick stupid people. By being stupid themselves, they weed out the wastes of time </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kyuubi4269 03/16/21 1:56:56 PM #3:	No matter how stupid scammers are, they only think they can scam people because there's a sizeable amount of people who are stupider than them. Let that sink in. --- Doctor Foxx posted... The demonizing of soy has a lot to do with xenophobic ideas. <cite>Kyuubi4269 posted [p:951771244] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>No matter how stupid scammers are, they only think they can scam people because there's a sizeable amount of people who are stupider than them. Let that sink in.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 03/16/21 2:01:22 PM #4:	BADoglick posted... Scammers are trying to trick stupid people. By being stupid themselves, they weed out the wastes of time This, which is an oddly clever strategy... although technically I think that might have been supposition? --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:951771399] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>BADoglick posted... </cite> <quote>Scammers are trying to trick stupid people. By being stupid themselves, they weed out the wastes of time</quote> This, which is an oddly clever strategy... although technically I think that might have been supposition? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlackScythe0 03/16/21 2:31:54 PM #5:	They just have to catch one person a day and get a thousand bucks out of them and they make more than most people make in a day. <cite>BlackScythe0 posted [p:951772405] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>They just have to catch one person a day and get a thousand bucks out of them and they make more than most people make in a day. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unit7 03/16/21 2:33:19 PM #6:	They also mostly try and target the elderly and those suffering from Alzheimers and dementia.... <cite>Unit7 posted [p:951772467] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>They also mostly try and target the elderly and those suffering from Alzheimers and dementia.... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlackScythe0 03/16/21 2:34:41 PM #7:	Unit7 posted... They also mostly try and target the elderly and those suffering from Alzheimers and dementia.... Yep my grandmas phone gets more calls in a day than mine got in a month. (I got rid of the land line a few years back to be fair) <cite>BlackScythe0 posted [p:951772511] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>Unit7 posted... </cite> <quote>They also mostly try and target the elderly and those suffering from Alzheimers and dementia....</quote> Yep my grandmas phone gets more calls in a day than mine got in a month. (I got rid of the land line a few years back to be fair) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ogurisama 03/16/21 2:42:03 PM #8:	Unit7 posted... They also mostly try and target the elderly and those suffering from Alzheimers and dementia.... True, but targeting an area with a language that isnt widely spoken, seems like you are missing lots of opportunities. --- http://cdn-android.apptap.com/img/870/mobi.colortrilogy.bitlink/267135850.png https://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/12/10/5/uv4r7nGyrE6ylt2lHGWpiQ2.gif <cite>Ogurisama posted [p:951772716] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>Unit7 posted... </cite> <quote>They also mostly try and target the elderly and those suffering from Alzheimers and dementia....</quote>True, but targeting an area with a language that isnt widely spoken, seems like you are missing lots of opportunities. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlackScythe0 03/16/21 2:44:28 PM #9:	Ogurisama posted... True, but targeting an area with a language that isnt widely spoken, seems like you are missing lots of opportunities. Wait, so basically all the scam calls here are people form Pakistan or India but they speak english and claim to have stereotypically english names, are you saying you got a call from someone speaking mandarin as opposed to simply having an accent? <cite>BlackScythe0 posted [p:951772782] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>Ogurisama posted... </cite> <quote>True, but targeting an area with a language that isnt widely spoken, seems like you are missing lots of opportunities.</quote> Wait, so basically all the scam calls here are people form Pakistan or India but they speak english and claim to have stereotypically english names, are you saying you got a call from someone speaking mandarin as opposed to simply having an accent? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ogurisama 03/16/21 2:46:18 PM #10:	BlackScythe0 posted... Wait, so basically all the scam calls here are people form Pakistan or India but they speak english and claim to have stereotypically english names, are you saying you got a call from someone speaking mandarin as opposed to simply having an accent? Yes, they were speaking Mandarin, not a bad English accent that sounded like they were from China. Straight up trying to scam me with another language --- http://cdn-android.apptap.com/img/870/mobi.colortrilogy.bitlink/267135850.png https://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/12/10/5/uv4r7nGyrE6ylt2lHGWpiQ2.gif <cite>Ogurisama posted [p:951772829] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>BlackScythe0 posted... </cite> <quote>Wait, so basically all the scam calls here are people form Pakistan or India but they speak english and claim to have stereotypically english names, are you saying you got a call from someone speaking mandarin as opposed to simply having an accent?</quote>Yes, they were speaking Mandarin, not a bad English accent that sounded like they were from China. Straight up trying to scam me with another language </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrPrimemaster 03/16/21 4:33:59 PM #11:	Ogurisama posted... Yes, they were speaking Mandarin, not a bad English accent that sounded like they were from China. Straight up trying to scam me with another language Theyre not trying to scam you, theyre trying to scam Chinese people by telling them the government has their relatives and they need to pay to have them released. They target a specific group in order to have more success. They also do make things dumb on purpose as well. They dont want to waste time on people that might get wise later in the process. So they make things dumb to target the vulnerable --- Metroids Suck <cite>DrPrimemaster posted [p:951776691] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>Ogurisama posted... </cite> <quote>Yes, they were speaking Mandarin, not a bad English accent that sounded like they were from China. Straight up trying to scam me with another language</quote> Theyre not trying to scam you, theyre trying to scam Chinese people by telling them the government has their relatives and they need to pay to have them released. They target a specific group in order to have more success. They also do make things dumb on purpose as well. They dont want to waste time on people that might get wise later in the process. So they make things dumb to target the vulnerable </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dmess85 03/16/21 4:34:51 PM #12:	alliexpress --- Previewing your message before you post is for suckers. . <cite>Dmess85 posted [p:951776730] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>alliexpress </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wwinterj25 03/16/21 4:50:49 PM #13:	Kyuubi4269 posted... No matter how stupid scammers are, they only think they can scam people because there's a sizeable amount of people who are stupider than them. Let that sink in. You're not wrong. They no doubt real in those that are less informed. --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj - https://nin.codes/wwinterj <cite>wwinterj25 posted [p:951777343] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>Kyuubi4269 posted... </cite> <quote>No matter how stupid scammers are, they only think they can scam people because there's a sizeable amount of people who are stupider than them. Let that sink in.</quote>You're not wrong. They no doubt real in those that are less informed. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dmess85 03/16/21 5:05:45 PM #14:	not dumb, because its a numbers game and there's a sucker born every minute. --- Previewing your message before you post is for suckers. . <cite>Dmess85 posted [p:951777874] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>not dumb, because its a numbers game and there's a sucker born every minute. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokarin 03/16/21 5:22:14 PM #15:	Hello, this is Windows calling; it looks like your computer has a virus on it... can you tell me what operating system you are using? --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:951778484] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>Hello, this is Windows calling; it looks like your computer has a virus on it... can you tell me what operating system you are using? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Krazy_Kirby 03/16/21 6:43:11 PM #16:	they just wanted to know which way the water drains in your toilet --- Kill From The Shadows. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot <cite>Krazy_Kirby posted [p:951781196] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>they just wanted to know which way the water drains in your toilet</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shadowbird_RH 03/16/21 7:00:38 PM #17:	Dumb, but not as dumb as the people keeping them in 'business'. --- Fail, and we all face a tyrannical age of pizza the likes of which sentient life has never known. - Sun'barac, Xenoblade Chronicles X <cite>Shadowbird_RH posted [p:951781773] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>Dumb, but not as dumb as the people keeping them in 'business'. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeeVees 03/16/21 7:35:59 PM #18:	What part of Canada? Vancouver is like 20% Chinese. --- Rudy sucks <cite>VeeVees posted [p:951783049] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>What part of Canada? Vancouver is like 20% Chinese. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ogurisama 03/16/21 8:15:46 PM #19:	VeeVees posted... What part of Canada? Vancouver is like 20% Chinese. Alberta, the city code ((xxx)-XXX-xxxx) would be less likely finding a person that would talk it, as it is a town with a not many people of Chinese ancestry, I think we actually have a larger Korean population here vs Chinese. --- http://cdn-android.apptap.com/img/870/mobi.colortrilogy.bitlink/267135850.png https://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/12/10/5/uv4r7nGyrE6ylt2lHGWpiQ2.gif <cite>Ogurisama posted [p:951784357] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>VeeVees posted... </cite> <quote>What part of Canada? Vancouver is like 20% Chinese.</quote>Alberta, the city code ((xxx)-XXX-xxxx) would be less likely finding a person that would talk it, as it is a town with a not many people of Chinese ancestry, I think we actually have a larger Korean population here vs Chinese. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokarin 03/16/21 9:03:23 PM #20:	Ogurisama posted... Alberta, the city code ((xxx)-XXX-xxxx) would be less likely finding a person that would talk it, as it is a town with a not many people of Chinese ancestry, I think we actually have a larger Korean population here vs Chinese. My town particularly is a Filipino hub, and they're all cool dudes (well, except one jackass... can't win em all) --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:951785803] in How dumb a... [t:79351846]...</cite> <quote>Ogurisama posted... </cite> <quote>Alberta, the city code ((xxx)-XXX-xxxx) would be less likely finding a person that would talk it, as it is a town with a not many people of Chinese ancestry, I think we actually have a larger Korean population here vs Chinese.</quote> My town particularly is a Filipino hub, and they're all cool dudes (well, except one jackass... can't win em all) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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