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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by KGIII on Friday August 11, 2017 @06:53PM (#14995042)
That's probably true, though I'm not sure that's enough to assume the gender of the offending party.

Tangentially related, and not white collar, I once had a car stolen by a female. No damage was done and, being a silly old man, I didn't press charges. I was kinda surprised that it was done by a female.

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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by ztjio on Friday August 11, 2017 @07:43PM (#14995345)
Sorry, I never meant to imply the offender was male or female. On the contrary, due to the value of using a female name, it should not be regarded as evidence of the offender's actual sex or gender at all.
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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by KGIII on Friday August 11, 2017 @08:33PM (#14995592)
It's all good. It just seemed a bit odd as we're usually pretty good about not assuming gender at HN. I'm not sure why someone would vote me down, but what good is karma if you don't spend it? ;-)
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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by EpicEng on Saturday August 12, 2017 @02:12PM (#14999093)
Perhaps because talking about "assuming gender" is nonsense and a complete waste of time? I'm sure you have other things to do aside from looking for ways to be offended.
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