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What's the deal with rhinestones@europe.pub offering $35,000? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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They made comments on various unrelated posts offering $35,000 for those who message their Telegram account.

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[–] 32 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

It’s spam obviously

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  • [+] [S] -7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    What do they get out of it?

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    A lot of those groups incentives growth by rewarding people for every ____ account that joins via affiliate link.

    Everyone that joins by that accounts link, benefits that account.

    Sometimes it's just an idiot trying to gain social standing. Sometimes its trolls, sometimes it's a group that gate keeps illegal content.

    Absolutely nothing good comes out of joining random telegram/discord/whatever groups based solely on a link and promises from social media about anything

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    • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    It's either the hook for some scam (if they own that telegram handle) or some bait for distributed harassment (if that telegram handle is their victim's).
    Whether they're trying to select gullible people or trying to have third parties harass someone on their behalf... the solution is the same: Report, block, move on.
    Similarly, anything like "Call Veronica for a good time 555-555-5555" in sharpie in a bathroom stall is likely neither written by said person nor consensual.

    PS: This one's already banned.

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    • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Not sure why you're being downvoted. It's good to ask questions, especially about this. It's how you learn.

    That guy was a scammer for sure. Not a single "millionaire" out there is actually giving $35k to a bunch of strangers online.

    If it sounds too good to be true, it's because it is.

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    • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Who are you?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    A really easy mark, if the comments to this post are to be believed. I didn't message the telegram account, but the fact that I couldn't identify it for what it was immediately is concerning.

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