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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It boggles my mind that people fall for these scams, and do so in such large numbers.

So much stupidity and/or so little tech literacy. Ow.

And it's depressing that there are so many sleazy people out there doing all kinds of bad things in general. Shame.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

It can happen to anyone, even you! All it takes is for you to be a bit tired, stressed, or have a bit of an emotional response and it can quickly spiral.

Hell, even the guy who came up with the term "phishing" clicked a phishing link at the height of his cyber security career and just barely caught himself before providing info.

These people aren't idiots, they are victims who were tricked.