▲ 51 ▼ Why don't people ask scammers a few questions? (lemmy.world) submitted 10 months ago by Kintarian@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments Someone calls and says, “Grandma, i’ve been in an accident …” and so on. Why don’t people ask a few questions? If you’re my grand daughter, what’s my name, when is my birthday, where do I live, what’s my favorite food?
[+] pyrinix@kbin.melroy.org -4 points 10 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] communism@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 months ago You've rather boldly made that unsubstantiated claim. Who do you think these scammers are? They're from poor countries suffering from the aftereffects of colonialism and the ongoing effects of neocolonialism, all of which cause many social problems including the kind that drive people, either through direct violent coercion or more indirect economic coercion, to do things like scam westerners. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] communism@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 months ago You've rather boldly made that unsubstantiated claim. Who do you think these scammers are? They're from poor countries suffering from the aftereffects of colonialism and the ongoing effects of neocolonialism, all of which cause many social problems including the kind that drive people, either through direct violent coercion or more indirect economic coercion, to do things like scam westerners. permalink fedilink source parent