30+ Scam Messages That Are Too Funny And Pathetic To Not Share

At least they tried, if you count the bare minimum of effort as "trying."

Sophia

• Published in Funny
• March 5, 2022

It's not a secret that scammers are rampant literally everywhere nowadays. With the existence of social media and other social platforms on the Internet, more and more people seem to be manipulating and scamming random people out of their money, if not their personal information.

That's why data security is so important nowadays because you would never know where your phone number would end up, and you would only notice it when you get a funny text message from a stranger. And losing your phone number would be the least of your concerns when your data is stolen.

Now that most of the world's transactions have shifted online, it's pretty easy nowadays for scammers to retrieve personal information about us. This is especially true if we aren't careful with the things we click on our phones or computers.

When this happens, we tend to get spammy emails and text messages, and while they may be annoying most of the time, some messages are so hilariously obvious that they are a scam that people just decided to have fun with it. Even with the recent innovations and updates in technology right now, scammers still exist in various forms, targeting innocent people (particularly, the elderly) through phone calls, text messages, emails, and even on dating applications.

There is even a subreddit called Scams where over 330k members share moments where they caught someone trying to pathetically and lazily scam people into giving them money or just plainly fool them. Check out some of the best posts in the group below!

1. No Matter Which Artist They Use In This, It's Always Hilarious

2. "I've Seen Some Authentic Looking Phishing Emails Before. This Isn't One Of Them"

3. Please Cancel The Bet

4. So The Conspiracy Theorists Are Right

5. At Least Spell It Right

6. They Are Getting Creative With Their Ways

7. So You Suddenly Forgot Your Own Name

8. You Under The Rest

9. If You Can't Beat 'Em Join 'Em

10. Why Tho

11. About To Be Scammed

12. Be Careful Of Messages Like This

13. My Life Is All About Killing For Money

14. Hello This Is The Queen

15. Hello This Is Kelly From Destiny's Child

16. The One That Made The Man Of Steel

17. Who Doesn't Want Cat Facts?

18. This Totally Doesn't Seem Like A Scam

19. I Wanna Look At Your Wood

20. A Bot Programmed To Entertain People On Dating Sites

21. "I Used To Live In Los Angeles. I've Never Owned A House. I Get These Texts All The Time! I Have No Idea How This Scam Even Works Or What The End Game Is. But I've Started Replying In Ways That Make Me Giggle"

22. The President Wants iTunes Gift Cards

23. He Is Seriously

24. What A Time To Win A "Walmart"

25. I Need Money To Finish Making The Starship

26. I Think We Were In Jail Together. Fun Times

27. Kevin From Kay Capital Passed The Vibe Check

28. Can This Include The Other Two Spider-Men, Too?

29. Is This Another Scammer

30. How Many Days Until The Appointment

31. "It Finally Happened! I Got The Text! I Really Never Thought I’d Get This Text. #blessed"

32. Is Nigeria In Texas Now

33. What A Nice Handwriting He Got

34. Might Be Better If You Were More Clever The Next Time You Do This

35. Just A Warning

It's pretty safe to say that some of these "scam" messages are actually so hilarious, especially the ones that came from a "celebrity". Nevertheless, let us still be careful in safeguarding our information details, especially ones that involve money!

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Sophia