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Indian man arrested for creating a fake embassy (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 20 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Suspect allegedly claimed to be adviser or ambassador to made-up places such as ‘Seborga’ or ‘Westarctica’

This was obviously a bad thing he did because he was taking people’s money on the premise that they would be able to get work in a foreign country, but at a certain level you have to be impressed by the sheer audacity of the scam!

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Like those are very fake sounding names, I am continually surprised by how easily tricked some people are.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Maybe they make more sense in whatever the local language is, although Westarctica seems pretty blatant. Under the right circumstances I probably wouldn’t question it if someone told me Seborga was a province in Sokovia or something like that. I wouldn’t think I could get a job there, though.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I always say most people are fucking morons, and unfortunately, it's the truth. Obviously, in some cases, potentially like this, it's not somebody's fault, maybe from lack of education, but the reality is still true. People are fucking not smart.

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    • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Indians are awesome.

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    [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Actually Seborga isn't a made up place, 😡 it's a self declared independent town in Italy

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    [–] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You know ... at a certain level, I respect the dedication. Go big or go home I suppose.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I was thinking the same thing reading the article! It's a greasy kind of respect, but the hustle is impressive in its audacity. There are 195 recognized countries in the world this dude could have falsely claimed to represent, but he went the extra mile and made up Seborga and West Arctica.

    Incredible.

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