How I got scammed out of $50k

Re:How I got scammed out of $50k by Hucklederry on Thursday February 15, 2024 @10:16AM (#39383664)

>a slight British accent flecked with something I couldn’t identify

>with an accent I couldn’t identify

Do many Americans not recognise an Indian accent? Surely there are many of them in New York, even if you aren't familiar with their accent from call centres and the frequent scam calls?

My advice to my mum remains the same: if an Indian is on the other end of the line, hang up immediately. Call that racist if you like, but it effectively filters out 99% of scammers so perhaps the problem isn't with my pattern recognition.

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Re:How I got scammed out of $50k by michaelcampbell on Thursday February 15, 2024 @10:20AM (#39383703)

I've been excoriated for IP-blocking all of .ru, .ch, and .hk from my funzies, recreational website about a particular game as "racist". Don't care, it's eliminated 99% (I did the math once) of all the hack attempts to it.

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Re:How I got scammed out of $50k by ericbarrett on Thursday February 15, 2024 @10:21AM (#39383723)

> .ch

Switzerland?

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Re:How I got scammed out of $50k by kevmo314 on Thursday February 15, 2024 @10:34AM (#39383921)

Probably thought they were blocking .cn ...

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Re:How I got scammed out of $50k by michaelcampbell on Thursday February 15, 2024 @03:00PM (#39387821)

Actually I know I'm blocking .cn, I just mistyped it.

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Re:How I got scammed out of $50k by kr0bat on Thursday February 15, 2024 @10:27AM (#39383808)

Some people lack an ear for accents, especially if they're subtle. Personally, my ear is so bad that I get Brazilian accents mixed with Eastern European accents; and west African accents mixed with Carribean accents.

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