🍹Early to RISA 🧉@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWell deary, I wouldn't want to get in any troublesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up184
arrow-up184imageWell deary, I wouldn't want to get in any troublesh.itjust.works🍹Early to RISA 🧉@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squarestarman2112@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI 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?
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoScammers 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.
minus-squarehstde@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoGullible, scared, lack of critical thinking, blindly following authorities, there are many reasons. It’s not only old people, thought.
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?
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.
Gullible, scared, lack of critical thinking, blindly following authorities, there are many reasons. It’s not only old people, thought.