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These cases can get quite interesting. They interviewed an investigator on a local show, and he said they often intercept money going to a scammer, and contact
by BeetleB 10mo ago
These cases can get quite interesting. They interviewed an investigator on a local show, and he said they often intercept money going to a scammer, and contact the person to inform them they were being scammed. Up to that point, the sender has no idea.
It can take quite a bit of effort to convince them they've been scammed. The usual reaction is "You did what?! I was sending money to a loved one. How dare you!" They then have to give the sender a sense of the evidence they have, etc.
And some percentage never believe it and remain upset. And will then resend the money through other channels.
- giancarlostoro 10mo ago> And some percentage never believe it and remain upset. And will then resend the money through other channels. Elderly people I assume?
- BeetleB 9mo agoThe common denominator is "having money", which elderly are more likely to have. Divorced people with poor social connections (i.e. lonely) are a big vector, and that's typically skews to older folks.
- alecco 10mo agoThe problem is banks and financial institutions have been blocking legitimate transfers for ages for anything above $10k. I lost count how many times it happened to me. One time a large sum of money was in limbo for almost 5 days and I needed it for an urgent government deposit in another country, ironically. I wish Crypto or something like that takes off and wipes them all out one day.
- BeetleB 9mo agoYes, but in this case it's not a standard message from the bank, but an actual human contacting the victim trying to explain the problem to them.
- pavel_lishin 9mo agoSorry, but how is that "the problem" when it comes to this?
- alecco 9mo agoThe public lost trust in financial institutions. So when they say they are blocking something for our own good we will take it the wrong way by default.
- pavel_lishin 9mo agoBut wouldn't crypto make this so much worse?
- alecco 9mo agoFor scams, absolutely worse. But for everyday use it would be a bliss.
- pavel_lishin 9mo agoI disagree, but there's nothing I can really add to this discussion that hasn't already been said back and forth thousands of times online :shrug: