Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoIs that $35 Apple Watch real? How misleading TikTok influencer videos could be the next big headache in e-commercewww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down114
arrow-up1100arrow-down1external-linkIs that $35 Apple Watch real? How misleading TikTok influencer videos could be the next big headache in e-commercewww.businessinsider.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-square∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up67arrow-down1·11 months agoThe older I get the more I tend towards blaming the people being scammed for being stupid enough to be scammed. $35 Apple watch, really?? You thought that was real?? Well boy do I have an exiled African prince to introduce you to!
minus-squareDran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·11 months agoIdk, this new generation is growing up without games like RuneScape and EvE. I don’t know where they’re supposed to learn about scams like we all did.
minus-squarewsweg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 months agoInstead they get scammed directly from the game companies! So many kids’ games that have gambling features (look at loot boxes, for example)
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·11 months agoWhy yes, I am a bridge salesman!
minus-squareCandelestine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·11 months agoWhile we’re here, take a look at this little vial. Actual tears of the Holy Madonna Herself, the Blessed Virgin Mary. One sip will heal all maladies. $20.
minus-squareAlivrah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoWould you be interested in buying an airport?
minus-squareAlivrah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI can give you a discount if you buy an aircraft carrier too!
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoAh yes, there’s a really interesting bridge in Lake Havasu Arizona, could you get me a price?
minus-squareFlihpFlorp@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoWait this ain’t no bridge salesman
The older I get the more I tend towards blaming the people being scammed for being stupid enough to be scammed.
$35 Apple watch, really?? You thought that was real?? Well boy do I have an exiled African prince to introduce you to!
Idk, this new generation is growing up without games like RuneScape and EvE. I don’t know where they’re supposed to learn about scams like we all did.
Instead they get scammed directly from the game companies! So many kids’ games that have gambling features (look at loot boxes, for example)
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Why yes, I am a bridge salesman!
While we’re here, take a look at this little vial. Actual tears of the Holy Madonna Herself, the Blessed Virgin Mary. One sip will heal all maladies.
$20.
Would you be interested in buying an airport?
Is it $35??
I can give you a discount if you buy an aircraft carrier too!
Ah yes, there’s a really interesting bridge in Lake Havasu Arizona, could you get me a price?
About tree fiddy
Wait this ain’t no bridge salesman