• InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    My uninformed guess is the person posting this is NOT the person in the picture.
    Most likely, it’s some weirdo’s bizarre roundabout way of harassing whoever’s picture this is.

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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      1 month ago

      That’s a totally different angle and I hate it. You need to be a special kind of jerk to post someone else’s picture in a spam message.

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        1 month ago

        If you think about it: have you ever gotten a picture of the spammer itself in an spam message

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          Yup. This is 100% the case. Either it’s a stolen image simply used for scamming, either it’s a harrasment technique.

    • CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee
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      1 month ago

      This makes sense to me because why else would they keep creating the same exact account on every instance and sending the exact same message?

    • Danitos@reddthat.com
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      1 month ago

      If you click ln the socials she shares, she is active there and seems to match the profile picture with the content she uploads.

  • Rose@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Hello all! I’m Rose. Also a Fediverse chick. Unlike Nicole I don’t spam people. Also I’m not on Friendica (not many people are) and you probably shouldn’t add me as a friend on any Fedi platform because I’m a hella boring nerd.

  • MTK@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    People, stop it, she already promised to marry me once the bitcoin transfer is received.

  • WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    When the cost to try something is virtually zero, you don’t have to try very hard. If only one in ten thousand people will fall for a scam, then millions of attempts will still get you thousands of successes.

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      1 month ago

      Theres no millions to message though. Some of the accounts are the same people, just jumping servers to fine one that works for them.

  • fubarx@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    We’re engaged. Will be getting married as soon as my deposit check for half the expenses clears.

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    1 month ago

    Seriously, y’all need to stop doing the spammers work for them by reposting it

    • tomcatt360@lemmy.zip
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      How are we supposed to be aware of the potential scams if they don’t post it though?

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        If that’s the reason, one can blur out the links and shit. But this is fairly obvious, and also it’s all over lemmy constantly giving free advertisement to the spammer

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      1 month ago

      One of the giveaways for me was the complete ignorance of the Canadian post-secondary system.

      She said that she’s taking pre-health sciences at George Brown College. College in Canada means community college (which George Brown is). You take a course, typically 1-3 years, with a specific goal in mind.

      Also, Canadian universities do not offer pre-med or pre-health sciences tracks. You get a degree in chemistry, biology, or whatever, and apply for med school irrespective of the program you are in. One of my classmates was accepted into medical school straight out of chemical engineering. Someone else I know was finishing a degree in Spanish literature when he was accepted into medical school.

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      Maybe try again? I received at least six from them. Maybe that’s how it’s supposed to be. /s

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    It seemed pretty out of left field. Like, okay… I’m not clicking on any of that. No explanation of why someone would message me this and as I expected, it seems to have been some sort of widespread spam.