Scammer Was Trolled So Badly By His "Victim" That He Asked Her To Stop Sending Him Messages

Poor little scammer.

Damjan

• Published in Funny
• September 6, 2020

Scammers, con man, and hustlers are nothing new. They have been around since the dawn of humankind. It means they had a lot of time to perfect their game.

New technologies opened up a whole new world of possibilities for them, and online or phone scams meant that they don’t even have to get out of bed or face their victims. That reduced the time needed for a scam, and they can now perform hundreds of scams simultaneously.

One of the most common is impersonating a family member, friend, or neighbor. Usually, the victim gets a text from an unknown number saying simply- “Hey, it’s me, my phone is dead, I am out of gas (flat tire, lost my wallet…)I need a favor….” And they let the victim fill in the blanks…

Now, most of the time, this doesn’t work. Still, the scammers send hundreds and thousands of these messages every day, so even if 1% of the recipients send the money, the scammers are in for a nice profit.

But every once in a while, they run into someone who is up to the challenge and willing to play along. This is precisely what happened when a scammer tried to get a blogger named Amber Says to send him $50.

This exchange between a con man and his “target” has gone viral

Amber Jacobs, the woman who shared this hilarious exchange, says: “I’m no stranger to scammers. I recognized the tone immediately. I think we’ve all had that text or phone call that has left us feeling angry or taken advantage of.” 

She also said that she gets furious when people try to take what is not theirs. “These days, our information is so accessible that these types of situations don’t surprise me anymore. I just hate that there are some people that aren’t able to recognize when they’re being scammed and taken advantage of.”

And Amber takes every opportunity to waste these guys. She added that the funny neighborhood soap opera was easy to come up with “when you live in a very small town where everyone knows everything about everyone.

This conversation in itself is a reflection of things you’d hear on aisle 5 at the local grocery store.” The personalities are not real, but real-life events undeniably inspired the story.

Amber added that she has always been a storyteller and that she loves to use her imagination. “These types of conversations allow me to be as ridiculous as I want.

I’m just glad people get enjoyment out of it. I’ve come to love my town with all of its quirks and Lindas with the bad potato salad.”

What you need to know about text scams

Thanks to the technological progress, it became incredibly easy for the scammer to pull their cons, and safer than ever, because they don’t have to face their targets anymore.

Smishing, SMS phishing, or text scam is a con with fraudulent text messages. Although the texts are different, some hallmarks are always the same:

Text scams usually have long numbers. Simple Texting implies that “If you were to receive a text message from an unidentified 11-digit number, the odds are high that it’s a scam.” If there is something fishy about the message, check the number.

Different family emergency texts are also suspicious. The messages are very scary, and this is essentially why they work on so many people. 

Other popular text swindles include reactivation and refund tricks and the famous “you won a prize!” scam. Never click on these links.

Also, do not reply or act immediately because this is exactly what crooks are trying to achieve. Slow down, take a step back, think it through, and then act -if there is any need to.

And the people loved her reaction:

Damjan