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Much before the Internet.
by djcapelis 11y ago
Much before the Internet.
- paulddraper 11y agoBut how could you be social before the internet?
- vermontdevil 11y agoSending requests by mail with official looking letterheads for example.
- e40 11y agoOr fake invoices. I get them regularly.
- jacquesm 11y agoThis got to the point where I actually tossed a real invoice thinking it was a fake one... That lesson cost me 40 euros in extra fees.
- nommm-nommm 11y agoPhone calls too http://consumerist.com/2016/02/04/arizona-wendys-jack-in-the-box-hit-by-prank-calls-instructing-workers-to-break-restaurants-windows/ http://consumerist.com/2016/02/04/arizona-wendys-jack-in-the... An unknown person told the manager on the phone that they were with the fire department and needed to conduct a diagnostic test on the fire system, police said. The manager followed instructions and turned on the restaurant’s fire suppression system. The caller then said what the manager had done had caused a gas leak, so everyone had to evacuate the restaurant and the employee was told to break all the windows to avoid an explosion. Wendy’s employees complied and smashed every single window, while waiting for the fire department to show up. Once officials arrived, they confirmed the call was a hoax.
- justinjlynn 11y agoAsk Frank Abagnale Jr. That was ten years before even ARPANET.