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If you find actual proof - even a friend of a friend saying they once heard it from a real scammer - I'd love to see it.

• karim79 1mo ago
  I used to bait 419 scammers. Weirdly enough I actually befriended a couple of them. That was about 20 years ago. They were full on and shameless but when exposed they became more human and even sympathetic and I dropped my guard and told them what I was doing. One of them said, and I'll never forget, "Thank you for being reasonable".
  • MisterTea 1mo ago
    I had a friend who had a similar experience with a dating site scammer. The guy dropped the act and admitted he was operating out of Africa (I forget the country) and was not proud of what he was doing but did so out of desperation. He told my friend of his living situation, rampant poverty of his country and little to no hope of a future. That small conversation stuck with my friend.
    • karim79 1mo ago
      The stuff does stick because it's literally connecting with humans who are hard done by and it's always affecting. It's really sad.
      • Jach 1mo ago
        It's more sad to me that it's usually just a second layer to the scam. People's empathy can be exploited just as easily if not more so than their intellect.