Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/08/07/man-tricks-bitcoin-scammer-int.html
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Isn’t scamming a scammer out of $50 still scamming? I imagine burglars being burgled is still a crime.
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OK, that’s a good warmup. Next - try to get $500 from a “Nigerian prince”.
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Yeah, and also this person is probably not the actual scammer. This person is probably getting paid near starvation wages to man a phone (or multiple phones) in some hellish call-center like location. I’m a little concerned what will happen to the person for losing US$50.
Like this place, for instance:
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A crying face emoji! Wow, pulling out the trump cards. Still… I am not sure whether crying face emoji is more or less potent than a strongly worded letter.
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I would refer you to Section 17B Paragraph 6 of the US Penal Code.
“As long as you donate the money to charity or like, use it to buy a really sweet utility knife it’s totally cool.”
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Remember. Stealing is okay if you’re stealing from people who tried to steal from you first.
Ben here just videotaped himself committing wirefraud.
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I’m a little less concerned. The people may have a crappy situation, but they have to know that they’re working a scam to rip off people, and are choosing this over a probably more crappy, but honest, job. You’re still a thief if you’re doing the work for a boss thief.
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I find that I’m pretty comfortable with that.
Unless he’s personal enemies with a prosecutor and the jury pool, I wouldn’t be too worried.
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This story had me until he donated the money to bitcoin venezuela.
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How do you fuck with the dopes who try to blackmail you with supposed highjacked video of you watching porn? They always want a weirdly low and specific amount of Bitcoin (like $185) as ransom.
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