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The message he sent to his brother was also sent to his mother, she just hadn't read it yet when the blog post was made. The author wasn't manipulated twice, h
by nck4222 10y ago
The message he sent to his brother was also sent to his mother, she just hadn't read it yet when the blog post was made.
The author wasn't manipulated twice, he didn't let the scammer get away with it. Although he should probably call the police.
- vkou 10y agoPolice involvement is unlikely to make anything better. For every person who is scared straight, how many end up getting chewed up by the system, and coming out worse then they came in? Telling the parents would probably be more impactful - especially given that he really wanted to prevent that from happening.
- lomnakkus 10y agoThis is somewhat reminiscent of the "Scared Straight" idea, but I think that's pretty much debunked (as you allude to): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scared_Straight!#Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scared_Straight!#Criticism
- Symbiote 10y agoIt's possible he has access to his mother's account, and has deleted it. I don't think it would be unusual for a 22 year old student to visit home and borrow mum's laptop.
- nck4222 10y agoIt's possible but the scammer specifically asks the author to delete the message before his mother reads it, so it seems unlikely.
- geek_at 10y agovery possible. I checked the mothers account later and I couldn't find it (even though I had the link. He or his brother blocked me on her FB but I think it was his brother because this was before he begged me to delete my message to his mother
- stevenwiles 10y agoPlease don't post stuff like this on HN. You are a shameful, self-obsessed liar. The world needs fewer people like you.
- xupybd 10y agoWow that is a big accusation, I'm not sure that is fitting for HN without some form of proof.