30 Snapshots Of The Craziest Conversations People Had With Online Scammers

We've all heard of them, and we all despise them.

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• September 13, 2022

Very urgent! We've been trying to reach you regarding your vehicle's extended warranty!

This is the Internal Revenue Service. Someone repeatedly tried to use your identification number to make Amazon purchases.

We have a bidder for your Florida timeshare! Is that you, Patricia?

Somebody you know is attempting to contact you and only requires a small sum of money to do so. Can I charge something to your account and then pay you back quickly because my credit card isn't working?

The dreaded telephone scam! We've all heard of them, and we all despise them. However, rather than ignoring and instantly blocking these irritating and fraudulent individuals, it may be entertaining to play along with the scammers, wasting their time in the process.

Because these cybercrimes are low-risk criminal activities, they can be carried out in large numbers with potentially high returns. Cybercrime is more appealing to perpetrators than more traditional criminal activities such as breaking and entering.

With that in mind, we've compiled a list of some of the most pathetic attempts at defrauding people that have been shared on the Scams subreddit, including a few in which the recipients pulled their own tricks on the fraudsters before blocking them or being blocked by the scammers. So you too can be aware of what to look out for in online scams.

1. Say Hello to Lady Gaga

2. It's Insane That This Is Even Necessary

3. I Finally Got One!! Or At Least, I Think I Did. The Conversation Did Not Quite Go As Expected

4. When You Are Definitely Under The Rest

5. The Wife Left Me A Note To Warn Me About A Scam

6. Well That Escalated Quickly (Common Whatsapp Scam That I Have Been Getting)

7. A Bot Is Bolting

8. The answer is Yes

9. I Was Surprised To Get A Message From A High School Friend's Father

10. I Told Them It Was A Wrong Number But They Kept On Going

11. It's Close To Midnight And Something Evil's Lurking In The Dark

12. Made Me Giggle And Think Of You All Lol

13. Kindly Hit Her With That Uno Reverse Card

14. How Did These People Make So Much Money Off This??

15. Contact timely to avoid any inconveniences

16. Lol... When a scammer forgets the link

17. This Sub Has Made Me Aware Of Literally Every Scam Before It Happens

18. Most Disgusting Thing I‘Ve Seen All Year. American Pos Pretending To Be An Ukrainian Citizen, Trying To Get Donations

19. I Thought I Was Worth A Bit More Lol

20. My Mother Had This Thing In Her House Blinking Red And Yellow. She Says It Protects Against 5g. Is This Thing Real?

21. This Is The Single Most Creepiest Link I’ve Ever Seen.. Thoughts?

22. My Mother Got Scammed For At Least $20k After Everyone Warned Her. This Was The Last Text She Sent To Me

23. Booked A Beautiful 2 Bedroom Condo On Airbnb. Host Cancelled And “Upgraded” Me To This “4 Bedroom Dream Home”

24. This Email Had Me Rotfl. Yahoo Boy Almost Had Me

25. This Is Truth That Needs To Be Said, Don't Fall So Easily For Those Cheap Mails Guys

26. Just asking in case you want it

27. Watch out for the support monkeys

28. I'll tell Apple to send it back

29. Check this one out

30. This is not illegal in any way

Every day, a large number of people fall victim to these scams. Part of the issue is the difficulty in distinguishing between legitimate and scam emails, which is due to the scammers’ ability to imitate genuine communications.

In part, this is due to the fact that so much genuine communication from genuine organizations is indistinguishable from a scam! Let us know what you think in the comments section below.

Maryjane