Constant Pain@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoIs someone falling for this crap?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1250arrow-down124
arrow-up1226arrow-down1imageIs someone falling for this crap?lemmy.worldConstant Pain@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square85fedilink
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down1·5 days agoThat’s a totally different angle and I hate it. You need to be a special kind of jerk to post someone else’s picture in a spam message.
minus-squareshrugs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 days agoIf you think about it: have you ever gotten a picture of the spammer itself in an spam message
minus-squareFundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 days agoYup. This is 100% the case. Either it’s a stolen image simply used for scamming, either it’s a harrasment technique.
minus-squareRedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoFrankly I’m kinda amazed that apparently most people thought that was really her spamming everyone.
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoI don’t think they did. They didn’t consider that it’s someone harassing her though. Most people have only considered it spam/scam, not something targeting whoever she is.
That’s a totally different angle and I hate it. You need to be a special kind of jerk to post someone else’s picture in a spam message.
If you think about it: have you ever gotten a picture of the spammer itself in an spam message
Yup. This is 100% the case. Either it’s a stolen image simply used for scamming, either it’s a harrasment technique.
Frankly I’m kinda amazed that apparently most people thought that was really her spamming everyone.
I don’t think they did. They didn’t consider that it’s someone harassing her though. Most people have only considered it spam/scam, not something targeting whoever she is.