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> The next day she sends me a message: "Hi, how are you? I saw your profile and I liked you." So I looked at her profile and, I mean, she was really hot If tha

> The next day she sends me a message: "Hi, how are you? I saw your profile and I liked you." So I looked at her profile and, I mean, she was really hot If that's all it took, Samir is an idiot.

tgarma1234 10y ago
Well one of the points they bring up is that this type of scam works on a particular demographic because of their attitudes towards sex in general. So, I think Samir is really a victim and like all such victims he didn't see that people were using something very personal to exploit him.
neves 10y ago
Sure, so let's scam him. Idiots exist so we can explore them. The world is a place for the smart guys. We just have to hope there isn't someone smarter than us out there.
- alphydan 10y ago
  Our AI overlords are going to have a laugh scamming us ... creating a 20 year long world of relationships, work and virtual reality is all it took to fool sickbeard. He really deserved it.
- sickbeard 10y ago
  That's not what I said. Remove the scam part for a moment and imagine if this guy was just playing a prank and posted the video to all his friends list without the extortion part. Without the extortion he committed no crime and Samir will still have exhibited terrible judgement with some serious consequences
aikah 10y ago
> If that's all it took, Samir is an idiot. Oh you're so smart you have never been scammed in your life. Scammers pray on weakness, one day you'll be weak one way or another and it can happen to you. Don't be too quick insulting people of being "idiots". Only scammers themselves think that way.
- braveo 10y ago
  I've never been successfully scammed.
  - pavel_lishin 10y ago
    Congratulations.
  - nkrisc 10y ago
    Cool. Maybe you can pivot some of that success towards helping other people who aren't so fortunate as you.
    - unclenoriega 10y ago
      Much more rewarding to be an asshole on the internet, I'm sure.
    - braveo 10y ago
      It wasn't simply fortune that's kept me from getting scammed. personal responsibility is a thing.
      - nkrisc 10y ago
        Not everyone is as smart as you. You can either use your advantage to use them for your own gain, completely ignore them, or help them improve their lives. Personally, I choose the latter out of simple altruism.
- sickbeard 10y ago
  Samir receives a phone call from an unknown woman. The woman sounds really hot and sounds like she likes him. Samir arranges to meet the woman at his home, only to find it's actually a man. Samir is subsequently tied up and robbed of all his money and belongings. Is Samir an idiot (Y/N)?:
  - throwaway-hn123 10y ago
norswap 10y ago
- Samir is an idiot. - The people who are scamming Samir are criminals. One does not preclude the other. It's called "preying on the weak" and it's the reason why we have laws and stuff.

> The next day she sends me a message: "Hi, how are you? I saw your profile and I liked you." So I looked at her profile and, I mean, she was really hot If that's all it took, Samir is an idiot.

tgarma1234 10y ago

Well one of the points they bring up is that this type of scam works on a particular demographic because of their attitudes towards sex in general. So, I think Samir is really a victim and like all such victims he didn't see that people were using something very personal to exploit him.

neves 10y ago

Sure, so let's scam him. Idiots exist so we can explore them. The world is a place for the smart guys. We just have to hope there isn't someone smarter than us out there.

alphydan 10y ago
Our AI overlords are going to have a laugh scamming us ... creating a 20 year long world of relationships, work and virtual reality is all it took to fool sickbeard. He really deserved it.
sickbeard 10y ago
That's not what I said. Remove the scam part for a moment and imagine if this guy was just playing a prank and posted the video to all his friends list without the extortion part. Without the extortion he committed no crime and Samir will still have exhibited terrible judgement with some serious consequences

aikah 10y ago

> If that's all it took, Samir is an idiot. Oh you're so smart you have never been scammed in your life. Scammers pray on weakness, one day you'll be weak one way or another and it can happen to you. Don't be too quick insulting people of being "idiots". Only scammers themselves think that way.

braveo 10y ago
I've never been successfully scammed.
- pavel_lishin 10y ago
  Congratulations.
- nkrisc 10y ago
  Cool. Maybe you can pivot some of that success towards helping other people who aren't so fortunate as you.
  - unclenoriega 10y ago
    Much more rewarding to be an asshole on the internet, I'm sure.
  - braveo 10y ago
    It wasn't simply fortune that's kept me from getting scammed. personal responsibility is a thing.
    - nkrisc 10y ago
      Not everyone is as smart as you. You can either use your advantage to use them for your own gain, completely ignore them, or help them improve their lives. Personally, I choose the latter out of simple altruism.
sickbeard 10y ago
Samir receives a phone call from an unknown woman. The woman sounds really hot and sounds like she likes him. Samir arranges to meet the woman at his home, only to find it's actually a man. Samir is subsequently tied up and robbed of all his money and belongings. Is Samir an idiot (Y/N)?:
- throwaway-hn123 10y ago

norswap 10y ago

- Samir is an idiot. - The people who are scamming Samir are criminals. One does not preclude the other. It's called "preying on the weak" and it's the reason why we have laws and stuff.