Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoIs that $35 Apple Watch real? How misleading TikTok influencer videos could be the next big headache in e-commercewww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down116
arrow-up1114arrow-down1external-linkIs that $35 Apple Watch real? How misleading TikTok influencer videos could be the next big headache in e-commercewww.businessinsider.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-square∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up62arrow-down1·10 months agoThe older I get the more I tend towards blaming the people being scammed for being stupid enough to be scammed. $35 Apple watch, really?? You thought that was real?? Well boy do I have an exiled African prince to introduce you to!
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·10 months agoWhy yes, I am a bridge salesman!
minus-squareAlivrah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoWould you be interested in buying an airport?
minus-squareAlivrah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI can give you a discount if you buy an aircraft carrier too!
minus-squareCandelestine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·10 months agoWhile we’re here, take a look at this little vial. Actual tears of the Holy Madonna Herself, the Blessed Virgin Mary. One sip will heal all maladies. $20.
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoAh yes, there’s a really interesting bridge in Lake Havasu Arizona, could you get me a price?
minus-squareFlihpFlorp@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoWait this ain’t no bridge salesman
minus-squareDran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·10 months agoIdk, this new generation is growing up without games like RuneScape and EvE. I don’t know where they’re supposed to learn about scams like we all did.
minus-squareNovaPrime@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoHey, runescape is still going strong friend
minus-squarehardcoreufo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI got scammed on trade wars as a kid. Saddest day of my young life. Taught me a lesson about Internet security though.
The older I get the more I tend towards blaming the people being scammed for being stupid enough to be scammed.
$35 Apple watch, really?? You thought that was real?? Well boy do I have an exiled African prince to introduce you to!
Why yes, I am a bridge salesman!
Would you be interested in buying an airport?
Is it $35??
I can give you a discount if you buy an aircraft carrier too!
While we’re here, take a look at this little vial. Actual tears of the Holy Madonna Herself, the Blessed Virgin Mary. One sip will heal all maladies.
$20.
Ah yes, there’s a really interesting bridge in Lake Havasu Arizona, could you get me a price?
About tree fiddy
Wait this ain’t no bridge salesman
Idk, this new generation is growing up without games like RuneScape and EvE. I don’t know where they’re supposed to learn about scams like we all did.
Hey, runescape is still going strong friend
I got scammed on trade wars as a kid. Saddest day of my young life. Taught me a lesson about Internet security though.