Don't Troll the Scam Texts. You're Only Helping the Scammers.

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2. Some of us are on a subreddit

Called scam bait. There are all minds of hints with using a different profile and everything. Yes, the point is to waste the scammers time. When it is a fake profile (there is a pin with tips on doing this), it is a lot harder to scam someone.

One thing I noticed was with the last scammer (this was a romance scam, which is really what scam boaters look for) was I kept telling him I would not move to Telegram. They try to get you to go there because some part of their scam (I think the gift cards) is easier over there. I said I would not go there, be wise scammers always try to get people to go there. I was asked for a photo, which "my photo" is already on my profile. I said no, and I explained how scammers will ask for private photos, so they can use the photos on another person. It is harder for a person to recognize a scam if the photo used is private. He kept saying how he was not a scammer. I kept insulting scammers. I said how stupid they were, because while they shared lists of folks who are someone to prey upon, they did not keep lists on who our "club"users are, so their time will not be wasted on something going nowhere.

He got extremely mad be wise of what I said and despite him asking me SIX times to go to Telegram, I kept saying no. He said I was a mad woman. He called me a " beech." I also have not heard from romance scammers for the month and a half since! I guess they do keep a list of folks who waste their time!

No matter what the article says, I will keep doing it. If they spend time on a dead end like me, it is less time to Conan unsuspecting person. BTW, we share text screenshots over at Reddit. It is a hoot.