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[โ€“] Sergio@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago

I thought this kind of thing was funny too, until I started reading about scam centers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_center

Turns out it's often carried out by people who have been human trafficked, and if they don't make good scammers they get forced into prostitution.