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I don't know this person but objectively speaking, given the facts of the situation, I would say that it's more likely he sold his account and now wants it back

by 93po 4y ago

I don't know this person but objectively speaking, given the facts of the situation, I would say that it's more likely he sold his account and now wants it back for whatever reason. Maybe they people who bought it grifted him somehow and managed to reverse payment or something else. I wouldn't accuse someone of lying when I have no basis to, and I'm not. I'm just saying it's the more likely scenario versus some IG employee risking their high paying career to give some nobody someone else's low value IG handle.

BaseballPhysics 4y ago
> I wouldn't accuse someone of lying when I have no basis to, and I'm not. Uh, yeah you are.
- 93po 4y ago
  I'm just stating likelihoods. I give him the benefit of the doubt. I only mention this to be conversational and to see if anyone else noticed something that might corroborate the theory. It makes little to no sense that this would be an inside job. It makes a lot of sense that this person just wants their account back after willfully giving it up. If you had an inside connection to take over an account, why wouldn't you use it on something much much higher profile and with a lot more (i.e. any) profit potential?
  - BaseballPhysics 4y ago
    > It makes little to no sense that this would be an inside job. In your opinion. I do not share that opinion. > why wouldn't you use it on something much much higher profile and with a lot more (i.e. any) profit potential? Because it dramatically increases the likelihood of getting caught. Selling access to valuable but not high profile accounts is exactly what I'd do if I was a cautious insider looking to make a little extra cash on the dark web. This guy happened to get lucky and his story caught some attention. Most don't.
    - themiracles 4y ago
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ufmace 4y ago
I have no idea if this particular person did something like that. But as long as the practical tech support for this sort of thing is high-profile social media posts, something like this is going to happen eventually, if it hasn't already. It might be a good idea to hold off on the pitchforks until we've heard from the other side and/or the company involved.
elaus 4y ago
> some IG employee risking their high paying career I don't think most IG employees have a high-paying career – their support staff are probably located in countries with the lowest possible wages and it would not take a lot of money (from the perspective of the mentioned 'crypto bros') to bribe someone. Also according to the post those 'crypto bros' wanted exactly _his_ IG handle, not any other 'higher value' handle.

by 93po 4y ago

BaseballPhysics 4y ago

> I wouldn't accuse someone of lying when I have no basis to, and I'm not. Uh, yeah you are.

93po 4y ago
I'm just stating likelihoods. I give him the benefit of the doubt. I only mention this to be conversational and to see if anyone else noticed something that might corroborate the theory. It makes little to no sense that this would be an inside job. It makes a lot of sense that this person just wants their account back after willfully giving it up. If you had an inside connection to take over an account, why wouldn't you use it on something much much higher profile and with a lot more (i.e. any) profit potential?
- BaseballPhysics 4y ago
  > It makes little to no sense that this would be an inside job. In your opinion. I do not share that opinion. > why wouldn't you use it on something much much higher profile and with a lot more (i.e. any) profit potential? Because it dramatically increases the likelihood of getting caught. Selling access to valuable but not high profile accounts is exactly what I'd do if I was a cautious insider looking to make a little extra cash on the dark web. This guy happened to get lucky and his story caught some attention. Most don't.
  - themiracles 4y ago
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ufmace 4y ago

I have no idea if this particular person did something like that. But as long as the practical tech support for this sort of thing is high-profile social media posts, something like this is going to happen eventually, if it hasn't already. It might be a good idea to hold off on the pitchforks until we've heard from the other side and/or the company involved.

elaus 4y ago

> some IG employee risking their high paying career I don't think most IG employees have a high-paying career – their support staff are probably located in countries with the lowest possible wages and it would not take a lot of money (from the perspective of the mentioned 'crypto bros') to bribe someone. Also according to the post those 'crypto bros' wanted exactly _his_ IG handle, not any other 'higher value' handle.