Scam ‘Victim’ Plays Dumb To Annoy The Hell Out Of Scammer ‘Offering’ Them $150,000
Scammers, hustlers, and con men have been a nuisance throughout history. While before they’d swipe your money by luring you into a fixed dice game or approaching you at a bar with a ‘worthwhile business proposition,’ things have changed in the 21st century. Now, they use modern technology to swindle and fleece their targets.
However, lots of people know that if something looks too good to be true, it probably is. After all, there is no such thing as a free lunch. So when they’re contacted by a scammer, some people troll them as hard as possible, wasting their time. One such story went viral when a Facebook scammer promised a person 150,000 dollars, only to have their ‘victim’ completely flip the script on them.
Lots of people love hitting back at scammers, wasting their time, and just generally annoying them. So when you’re done reading this article, check out Bored Panda’s other articles on folks trolling scammers here, here, and here. And be sure to read our post about how one phone scammer told their victim the truth about his hard and miserable life.
When a scammer tried to swindle money out of their target, they had no idea what they were in for
Bored Panda reached out to Imgur user L0LiAteYourCat who posted the story of how the scammer got trolled online and got over 4,200 upvotes.
We wanted to know the Imgurian’s opinion about why some people fall for scams that (to many of us) seem ‘obvious.’ According to them, people might not think things all the way through. What’s more, what might seem a scam to us can seem like the real thing to some people.
L0LiAteYourCat said that some people might recognize scams for what they are “right off the bat” because “it’s a too-good-to-be-true kind of deal” or because what the hustlers promise has no absolutely no relation to their victims.
The Imgurian said that it’s “fine” to troll scammers and the “results can be funny.”
“I would do the same too if I had scammers [contact] me,” they said, also stating that it’s incredibly important to pay attention to what potential scammers tell you in order to figure out if someone’s trying to swindle you.
It’s important to stay safe
Most of us get a warm, gooey feeling inside when we know that someone’s been given a taste of their own medicine and that justice has been dealt out. In this case, the scammer got to know what it feels like to have someone demand that they pay a large amount of money upfront, as well as to have someone constantly beg them for money.
Of course, it’s easy to troll a scammer if you know they’re a scammer. There might be lots of bad scammers out there, but there are plenty of pros, too. According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, there are steps that we can all take to greatly reduce our chances of getting scammed.
According to the ACCC, knowing that scams exist at all is the first step in the battle. In other words, don’t be naive about how each and every person is wonderful.
Evaluate new uninvited contacts on social media objectively. If you’re unsure about someone or a business, do some research.
Now, this might sound obvious, but don’t open any suspicious texts, pop-up windows, or click on strange links or attachments in emails. If you can’t verify who sent you the email, it’s safer to delete it.
And above all, if someone asks you for personal details or your money, it’s a huge red flag: don’t trust them and cut all contact with them.
People loved how the scammer got trolled
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Share on FacebookThe scammer is still on Facebook. I think we should all send them the link to this post and request ridiculous amounts of money from them through the Facebook cash app to teach them a lesson. I reported their account to FB but not sure they can do anything. Can't nail down their real location yet but working on it so that I can get their local police involved.
I was ccntacted too on facebook. Had to tranfer $ 1000 to a Nigerian account. I refused and got messages every day. I blocked the agent but to no avail. Then I told him that I would ask advice from a friend who works with Interpol on cyber crime (true) . I never heard from him again. (I live in Holland)
Load More Replies...OMG! Laughed so hard I almost pissed my self, 12.30 in the morning and I'm alternating from crying about hurt animals in the busy fires to laughing like someone who's just lost their mind 😂
How many people have been contacted by a Nigerian Prince dying of cancer that wants to leave 50 million dollars, US, to you alone? The last e-mail I got, I wrote back and told the Prince I wanted a Porsche, a race horse, a cottage by the ocean, some kittens and puppies and an elephant. Never heard from him again......
I got ripped off by this scum broker it was close to impossible to get a withdrawal, I had to hire a recovery firm to get my funds back. Glad i got my money recovered with the help of the blockchain team. Hurry and join blockchainchargebacktechnology group on telegram Thank me later.
I met Mary on a dating site and we were compatible with our matches and she suggested we move to hangouts and some months she said she wants to visit me so I paid all necessary traveling documents and waited at Lisbon Airport and she was not here until I receive a call of her arrest of gold smuggling and I should pay her fined or she goes to jail I contacted the Ghana Embassy that directed me to contact the Ghana Crime Unit(info.ghanapolice at consultant dot com) and it was scammed and she got arrested but she was a male...
I love how the scammers grammar got instantly better the second troll started messing with him. Dropped the act out of announce or fear of losing cash.
The scammer is still on Facebook. I think we should all send them the link to this post and request ridiculous amounts of money from them through the Facebook cash app to teach them a lesson. I reported their account to FB but not sure they can do anything. Can't nail down their real location yet but working on it so that I can get their local police involved.
I was ccntacted too on facebook. Had to tranfer $ 1000 to a Nigerian account. I refused and got messages every day. I blocked the agent but to no avail. Then I told him that I would ask advice from a friend who works with Interpol on cyber crime (true) . I never heard from him again. (I live in Holland)
Load More Replies...OMG! Laughed so hard I almost pissed my self, 12.30 in the morning and I'm alternating from crying about hurt animals in the busy fires to laughing like someone who's just lost their mind 😂
How many people have been contacted by a Nigerian Prince dying of cancer that wants to leave 50 million dollars, US, to you alone? The last e-mail I got, I wrote back and told the Prince I wanted a Porsche, a race horse, a cottage by the ocean, some kittens and puppies and an elephant. Never heard from him again......
I got ripped off by this scum broker it was close to impossible to get a withdrawal, I had to hire a recovery firm to get my funds back. Glad i got my money recovered with the help of the blockchain team. Hurry and join blockchainchargebacktechnology group on telegram Thank me later.
I met Mary on a dating site and we were compatible with our matches and she suggested we move to hangouts and some months she said she wants to visit me so I paid all necessary traveling documents and waited at Lisbon Airport and she was not here until I receive a call of her arrest of gold smuggling and I should pay her fined or she goes to jail I contacted the Ghana Embassy that directed me to contact the Ghana Crime Unit(info.ghanapolice at consultant dot com) and it was scammed and she got arrested but she was a male...
I love how the scammers grammar got instantly better the second troll started messing with him. Dropped the act out of announce or fear of losing cash.
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