When I got into the car earlier after school, my mom was hysterically laughing. Why?
She was trolling a scammer into oblivion.
Turns out that she got a call from the "IRS" about an arrest warrant out for her, but instead of ignoring the message from the already-sketchy phone number, she just straight up dialed in.
And flooded them with question. After. Question.
Hey folks!
I know I have some of you added on Discord.
I got a strange message from someone this morning "from" someone on FIMFiction inviting me to a Discord server. Said server requested that I scan a QR code to join it using my mobile Discord app.
I'm 99.9% certain that it is just a way to hijack people's accounts, doubly so as I was unable to reply to the person in question.
I've noticed the ads on YouTube seem to be displaying A LOT of "free" $100 PSN or some other gift cards, it HAS to be a scam, there's NO WAY that's just for free, what do you guys think?
I basically just made another blog post, and what do I see there? Plastered right between the post and the comments below, a scam add denoting 'World Best Flashlight'.
And yes, world. Not 'worlds'. They didn't even take the effort to make their damned add believable. If you click on the link-
http://www.thesurvivalflashlight.com/?t202id=229&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=lighting&utm_content=&key=&p=www.fimfiction.net&c2=lighting
Short and to the point. FFLLAS is done out to the eleven chapter point. I'm struggling a little getting Chapter 11 (which has symbolic importance to any Flim-Flam story) to line up just right, but in *theory* I could start posting today. (Which I'm not)
I got a weird note on DA from someone I've never heard of, asking me to sign up on this link: https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://id8246.yourgirl.us and follow her so she can send me "hot pics". I haven't clicked the link yet.
Tell me, is this another scam?
If you ever receive an email like this, beware! It is a scam!
RE: URGENT ROYAL DECREE
Greetings [insert title] Friend,
I am a princess from the kingdom of Neigh-geria. You are receiving this email because i am yur long-lost cousin and you are an descendant of the Neigh-gerian kingodm.
There are a lot of blogs, posts, and news articles out there decrying the pricing of the big publisher's books. They make regular appearances on smaller author's sites, reddit's r/books, and very frequently in the circles of indie authors. "Publishers are making their books too expensive!" they cry. Look at the price of these books!
I have been trying to sell my guitars before I moved back home because I both needed the extra free space and the money. One of these guitars happens to be one of the most collectible and increasingly sought after Fender Jag-Stangs. Mine was from the last run, so it makes it more special.
I almost fell for a Telegram YouTube scam for some random prize that would’ve scammed me out of my money, I thought it was too good to be true and at first I didn’t find anything involving scams…until I came across this:
A million thanks for this guy for warning us about these kinds of scams, please spread the word and prevent any further thievery. I will be posting an image later on of what was sent to me before I almost fell for this trick.
Politico: Harvard paper to central banks: Buy Bitcoin!
Luckily, I already satirized this:
Relevant excerpt from my story (spoiler):
“No.” *skips ad.*
I got good news and bad.
First: it feels pretty awesome to finally get my money back in full with thanks to my bank after opening up a debit card dispute. The lines were busy and I was transferred through about four or five different people just to get to the correct department. I was on the phone for two minutes under an hour to get the entire thing sorted, but I'm so glad it worked out.
Blog Number 69: A Coronavirus Update Edition
It's important to remember: a virus is not your only enemy in an outbreak. Some people will take advantage of the uncertainty and panic (and even altruism) to scam you. Stay safe online by following the W.H.O.'s guidelines below!
Hey everyone. It's been a very long time since I've made a post as serious as this. I suppose I'll start when the shit starting happening in my life.
I just saw an ad banner I hoped to never see on this site. Bronymate...