Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoIs that $35 Apple Watch real? How misleading TikTok influencer videos could be the next big headache in e-commercewww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down119
arrow-up1125arrow-down1external-linkIs that $35 Apple Watch real? How misleading TikTok influencer videos could be the next big headache in e-commercewww.businessinsider.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-square∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up78arrow-down2·10 months agoThe older I get the more I tend towards blaming the people being scammed for being stupid enough to be scammed. $35 Apple watch, really?? You thought that was real?? Well boy do I have an exiled African prince to introduce you to!
minus-squareDran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·10 months agoIdk, this new generation is growing up without games like RuneScape and EvE. I don’t know where they’re supposed to learn about scams like we all did.
minus-squarewsweg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·10 months agoInstead they get scammed directly from the game companies! So many kids’ games that have gambling features (look at loot boxes, for example)
minus-squareNovaPrime@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoHey, runescape is still going strong friend
minus-squarehardcoreufo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI got scammed on trade wars as a kid. Saddest day of my young life. Taught me a lesson about Internet security though.
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·10 months agoWhy yes, I am a bridge salesman!
minus-squareCandelestine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·10 months agoWhile we’re here, take a look at this little vial. Actual tears of the Holy Madonna Herself, the Blessed Virgin Mary. One sip will heal all maladies. $20.
minus-squareAlivrah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoWould you be interested in buying an airport?
minus-squareAlivrah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI can give you a discount if you buy an aircraft carrier too!
The older I get the more I tend towards blaming the people being scammed for being stupid enough to be scammed.
$35 Apple watch, really?? You thought that was real?? Well boy do I have an exiled African prince to introduce you to!
Idk, this new generation is growing up without games like RuneScape and EvE. I don’t know where they’re supposed to learn about scams like we all did.
Instead they get scammed directly from the game companies! So many kids’ games that have gambling features (look at loot boxes, for example)
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Hey, runescape is still going strong friend
I got scammed on trade wars as a kid. Saddest day of my young life. Taught me a lesson about Internet security though.
Why yes, I am a bridge salesman!
While we’re here, take a look at this little vial. Actual tears of the Holy Madonna Herself, the Blessed Virgin Mary. One sip will heal all maladies.
$20.
Would you be interested in buying an airport?
Is it $35??
I can give you a discount if you buy an aircraft carrier too!