Nigerian Email Scammers Are More Effective Than Ever (www.wired.com)
from jeffw@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 04 May 2024 03:53
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db2@lemmy.world on 04 May 2024 04:53 next collapse

Alternate title: People are dumber than ever

HungryJerboa@lemmy.ca on 04 May 2024 05:44 collapse

This is disingenuous. Scammers have gotten smarter over the years and not everybody is technologically savvy. All it takes is a perfect storm of factors for even the most experienced people to fall prey to scams.

Stop victim blaming and focus on education. It’s the only way this gets better.

Treczoks@lemmy.world on 04 May 2024 17:05 next collapse

If we can get the idiots off the net by them getting ripped off, maybe the internet will get better again.

nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br on 04 May 2024 17:44 collapse

People think they’re immune to scams, but all it takes is a moment of vulnerability, some great coincidence, some peer pressure, or something i these lines, and they will fall victim. I’ve seen so many intelligent and tech-savvy people fall for so many scams over the years…

bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de on 04 May 2024 12:24 collapse

For some reason I’m proud of them.