• lungdart
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    3 days ago

    Had a contractor working on my basement who fell for a pig butchering scam. Took him for 50k

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        It’s a sophisticated scam where they take you for all you have.

        1. hire models to talk to guys on tinder
        2. convince them to download a fake crypto app you created
        3. have them invest a small amount and let them take out more than they put in to gain trust
        4. convinced them to invest it all
        5. don’t let them take it out when they “win”, tell them they need to pay escrow fees
        6. don’t let them take it, say there’s problems with the escrow service, and make them pay more to fix it
        7. don’t let them take it out, say the minimum transfer went up, make them invest more to take it out
        8. when they call out it’s a scam, have the actress say she’s being held captive until she scams enough money to buy back her life/family/whatever and convince the victim to pay it
        9. when they realize that’s still the scam, tell them you’re sorry and they can get in on it to make their money back. Have them wire you money for lessons and access. Don’t deliver