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[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 20 points 9 months ago

I think the idea is they can take the face of a known relative and do an impersonation of them. If the mark is moderately senile, it could work.

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

My point was that the scammer could also go on a pure fishing expedition. And it was easy to do that as a joke.

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