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Why not do all of this without the data. Saves the scammer a lot of money up front. Scammers are pros at making up plausible stories. And yet here we are 15 yea
by robwwilliams 2y ago
Why not do all of this without the data. Saves the scammer a lot of money up front. Scammers are pros at making up plausible stories. And yet here we are 15 years into 23andMe —- have you ever heard of a genetics scam? I have not.
- vintermann 2y agoWell, I have, actually. There are heir-hunter scams. You're contacted by someone claiming to be from a lost heir hunting company. These companies claim to track down the closest relatives to people who died without known heirs, in return they get a share of the inheritance. So you can't bypass them, they won't tell you who you're supposedly the heir of. They promise they're not asking for money, only a share... until they do ask for money, of course. This scam doesn't use your actual DNA data though, just the fact that you have a profile on a DNA site.