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Japanese police create fake support scam payment cards to warn victims (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Pretty smart wonder if that would work in US?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure staff at places that handle Western Union payments are already trained to warn people when they try to send money for similar reasons, and I've read that plenty of people just refuse to believe it and act like the lady working the desk at Walmart is trying to keep them from getting the big payout the nice prince from Nigeria is going to give them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I’ve triggered scam locks on remittance apps before also, and they were very pushy in informing me that I may be being scammed (I wasn’t, but I honestly didn’t mind too much) when I called to clear them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

My mother in law fell for these things... It wouldn't have worked on her at all. I specifically and completely debunked the entire process to her. She didn't care one bit and kept feeding into their shit.