ThePantser comments on SLPT: Email grandmothers for constant cash flow

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Only a crime if they explicitly solicited the payments. Just sending random spam and saying you are their grandson is not really a crime unless they used the grandson's name.

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[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 26 points 11 months ago

This absolutely would fall under fraud laws. There was clear intent to deceive. He knowingly sent them all a message claiming to be their grandson. Whether there was a solicitation for money or not it's a different issue.

He knowingly misrepresented fact to a large group. And the action of purchasing the list would count as very clear intent. The problem is getting enough proof for someone to care

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