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Sure. I've been scammed. It felt really bad. And I consider myself quite knowledgeable. On the other hand, I noticed what was happening before greater harm coul
by kebman 5y ago
Sure. I've been scammed. It felt really bad. And I consider myself quite knowledgeable. On the other hand, I noticed what was happening before greater harm could have been done. Perhaps that's what distinguishes so-called experts from the regular folks. Because an expert would know sooner, without being impervious.
Long story short, I could have ended up with a subscription on a set of questions for 20 dollars a week, which was given only after a set of legitimate surveys were given on behalf of Apple. I of course notified Apple of this, but I never got the 20 first dollars back, before cancelling the "subscription" I had apparently signed up for.
I really wanted to track the guys down, but they had been very careful in covering their tracks with proxies and mailbox addresses, so in the end I considered it too much work. But I did spam them. Perhaps I could have even used their mail for even more spam, but I suppose they just use throwaway mails anyway.
Not sure how they got through the cracks of Apple, though. IMHO it's pretty damning for the reputation of Apple to work with guys like that.