oldbadger
Skanky Old Mongrel!
The cellphone deceivers!
If the RF bosses want to redirect this thread to another forum that will be fine, but this is all about psychology so I thought I would try here first.
It always amazed me, how most people believe that they cannot be conned, when in fact so many can be, despite their belief in their own intelligence, common sense or education. One example of this fact is the number of people who are too embarrassed to report deception-crimes... after all, it couldn't happen to anybody sensible!
Oh yes it can, and it does! I remember deceptions that I/we discovered during my working years which stunned us all.
And this all came back to me last evening when I received a text message which actually caused me to think about it for a moment or two...... before checking out the mobile number and discovering the country where it had originated from. Here it is with parts removed so that nobody can actually access either the web-site or the mobile number. To respond to these messages leaves you open and exposed........ believe me.
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07898423--2
P-yP-l: Your account is now limited due to unconfirmed billing details. Please verify the information requested at https://p-yp-l-user-resolve1--.com before we are forced to close your account.
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Now I know that over 90% of those who read this post will believe that they could not possibly be conned in to visiting the web-site and inserting their details and personal identification number, but the fact is that a % of people will respond, and if such a message as this is sent out in blocks of 1000 then if 1% respond with their personal details there will be 10 unfortunates who will have their accounts plundered. Easy returns!
And there's a much higher harvest from the idiots who think they are clever and send rude messages back to the mobile number! Oh no! Don't do that, because you have just conformed that your mobile number is genuine and these can be collected and sold to the scam-caller gangs such as the 'Be--ficial-Op--ion' group who target folks with their 'opinion surveys' in to giving financial information.
Have you ever received a scam-message or call? If so, please tell us here!
If the RF bosses want to redirect this thread to another forum that will be fine, but this is all about psychology so I thought I would try here first.
It always amazed me, how most people believe that they cannot be conned, when in fact so many can be, despite their belief in their own intelligence, common sense or education. One example of this fact is the number of people who are too embarrassed to report deception-crimes... after all, it couldn't happen to anybody sensible!
Oh yes it can, and it does! I remember deceptions that I/we discovered during my working years which stunned us all.
And this all came back to me last evening when I received a text message which actually caused me to think about it for a moment or two...... before checking out the mobile number and discovering the country where it had originated from. Here it is with parts removed so that nobody can actually access either the web-site or the mobile number. To respond to these messages leaves you open and exposed........ believe me.
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07898423--2
P-yP-l: Your account is now limited due to unconfirmed billing details. Please verify the information requested at https://p-yp-l-user-resolve1--.com before we are forced to close your account.
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Now I know that over 90% of those who read this post will believe that they could not possibly be conned in to visiting the web-site and inserting their details and personal identification number, but the fact is that a % of people will respond, and if such a message as this is sent out in blocks of 1000 then if 1% respond with their personal details there will be 10 unfortunates who will have their accounts plundered. Easy returns!
And there's a much higher harvest from the idiots who think they are clever and send rude messages back to the mobile number! Oh no! Don't do that, because you have just conformed that your mobile number is genuine and these can be collected and sold to the scam-caller gangs such as the 'Be--ficial-Op--ion' group who target folks with their 'opinion surveys' in to giving financial information.
Have you ever received a scam-message or call? If so, please tell us here!