e9ffc6 No.1892
Is scamming idiots online considered /biz/? I have a little story. This one guy was asking on an adult chatroom for a hooker. I asked him what's up because I'm wondering why he wants a hooker so bad and he says he wants a girl to go on a business trip with him for a month. I give him a fake name, use fake pics, and all while using a username I've never used anywhere else. On top of that I use a vpn so I'm almost certain that he could never trace this all back to me. I tell this guy I'm a girl and that I'd do it for $5k half when the deal is made and half when the trip is over. He said he'd drive to where I live IRL (I gave him a city in another state) and meet with my "friend" (see: me) so "he" could check to see if the guy is safe. Upon confirmation, he'd hand my "friend" an envelope with half the money and then "I" would come out to meet him an hour later.
At this point: I started to wonder if this was a good idea and I started to wonder if I was morally ok with it. (I'm a fag, I know). I canceled the deal and said I was sorry but I wasn't comfortable with the plan. That said, it made me realize that people on adult dating sites are stupid, desperate, and have money to throw around on stupid shit. It would be extremely easy to convince some of these idiots to part with large sums of money and probably get away with it. Especially if they send you illegal content that could come back and bite them.
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814c7b No.1893
it's shitty scam if you show your face
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981e6a No.1894
Considering scams range from simple deals to side operations by businesses, and can be from different perspectives, I would say it's allowed for now, but rules regarding it may be adjusted depending on how the board grows.
I'm willing to hear feedback regarding above, likely better in the Meta thread so this one stays on track.
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d48d05 No.1898
Is there much of a difference between a scheme and a scam?
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3a331a No.1908
I've had similar thoughts. It seems too easy to not at least explore it. Findom is big right now, and as pathetic as it is, I don't see any reason it'd be morally wrong to capitalize on it. They are, in essence, scamming themselves.
In fact, I have a number of ideas for easy money which involve fetishes, which have a decent payout if you can pander to them properly, but I keep running into the problem of "How do I get the money without revealing my identity?" Patreon is the go-to for things like that, but you need a real identity and payment information. I don't want this kind of shit tied to the real me. Would cryptocurrencies a viable method? I don't know much about them.
>>1898
Although it's come to have a negative connotation, a scheme is just a plan. A scam is a scheme where the end goal is financial gain via deliberately taking advantage of someone.
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a7b352 No.1911
if you're gonna delete illicit threads, ya'oughta delete the crypto shilling threads as well. at the very least both topics should be contained to one thread.
i've got no problem with lawbreaking material, it's interesting information. in the end though legitimate employment is the only real way you'll make money, most (individual, small time) scams aren't really worth the risk.
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981e6a No.1913
>>1911
Replied at the meta thread.
>>1912
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3a331a No.1937
your plan was good, but instead of meeting with him exposing your face just tell him to send you some bitcoins small amount to make the date. A high % of idiots do it
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e9ffc6 No.1950
>>1937
As I said I decided it was too risky and didn't follow through with the plan. However, there are lots of creeps I've found on adult dating sites. I think it would be a matter of A: finding someone who's enough of a scumbag that I won't feel bad about scamming them and B: finding a way to get payment without using my real name.
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48729a No.1952
>>1908
>I keep running into the problem of "How do I get the money without revealing my identity?" Patreon is the go-to for things like that, but you need a real identity and payment information. I don't want this kind of shit tied to the real me. Would cryptocurrencies a viable method? I don't know much about them.
They would be. You don't need to give any information in order to start receiving payments with the legitimate ones (there being various scam ones in the mix, and those can typically be pointed out with a source code audit). Your issues would be:
>your clients actually being able to pay you, because cryptocurrencies are not very widely adopted
>being about to cash out to fiat, or applicable use in real life since most exchanges have anti-money laundering laws that demand id verification
>general market volatility
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80f0c0 No.2615
>>1892
Something that is along what your trying to achieve would be teaching yourself some black hat skills. I can comfortably say that most dating sites have terribly insecure chat rooms that would facilitate some funky blackmailing.
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04870b No.2717
scammed someone out of 16k but showed my face. didn't use real info at all though. they cant get to me since they are trapped in a third world shithole now and probably forever.
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343b26 No.3735
scamming kinda sucks, cause its liek a joba nd you need to come up with new scam all the time and if you a retard and you get caught scamming pays less than minimum wage
the ICO game was easy as fuck to scam, lets see what comes next
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c32bff No.3740
>>2717
>scammed someone out of 16k but showed my face. didn't use real info at all though. they cant get to me since they are trapped in a third world shithole now and probably forever.
based and devilpilled
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49bc52 No.3880
Your plan is to Craigslist shits then rob peoples.
Old as world.
Make a scam bot so it's not you that scam it's the bot so your karma is free kek
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7a893c No.6129
If you do not want to be deceived, I advise you to read the article https://chekkee.com/6-effective-ways-to-identify-online-dating-scammers/ I believe that they remove and clean to the maximum due to the fact that there are a lot of scammers and bots now.Their profiles are perfect,It seems too perfect, right? From the profile photo to their interest and likes, they seem like a knight in shining armor. Their images might also give the notion that they possess modelesque features worthy of gracing the covers of a fashion magazine. Indeed, their profile, albeit fake, can convince anyone that they are perfect.
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