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It's not just old people. Younger people (and especially GenZ) are falling for (social media) scams at an astounding rate. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/data
by foepys 2y ago
It's not just old people. Younger people (and especially GenZ) are falling for (social media) scams at an astounding rate.
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/data-visualizations/data-spotlight/2022/12/who-experiences-scams-story-all-ages https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/data-visualizations/data-spo...
https://time.com/6802011/gen-z-financial-scams-fraud/ https://time.com/6802011/gen-z-financial-scams-fraud/
- lupusreal 2y agoThere is virtually no difference between a "parasocial relationship" and a confidence scam.
- QuadmasterXLII 2y agoI am getting “parasocial relationship”/“confidence scammed” for currently $1.23 a month, which feels like a quantitative difference from the situation in the article if not a qualitative one
- lupusreal 2y agoThere are scams sized to fit everybody, big and small.
- RGamma 2y agoIs there no consumer protection and enforcement in the US? For years I've been reading about huge and abundant scams in the US. How the fuck does there not exist a massive immune system against this? If the respective agencies are overwhelmed with detection, try tapping into wisdom of the crowd via whistleblower programs.
- rawgabbit 2y agoThe US has CFPB which just survived the Supreme Court. https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-backs-consumer-finance-watchdog-agencys-funding-mechanism-2024-05-16/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-backs-consume...