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Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do (www.vox.com)

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Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do::The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers.

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[-] HaggierRapscallier@feddit.nl 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

If this story is even true, I suspect it's because partly because fake sites are very convincing and easy to make - social media is out control for scam ads too, especially instagram anecdotally (I stopped somebody getting scammed).

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