• starman2112@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I know it clearly works, and old people do definitely fall for it, but I’ll never understand how. What part of the script makes it sound reasonable that the IRS would want amazon gift cards instead of, you know, a cash transfer or something?

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      1 year ago

      Scammers intentionally use typo’s to weed out the intelligent people.

      They pry on the lowest denominators, since they know they can convince them of anything.

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      1 year ago

      Gullible, scared, lack of critical thinking, blindly following authorities, there are many reasons. It’s not only old people, thought.