I receive at least 4 to 5 spams from suspected scammers on Telegram and WhatsApp every day. To capture your attention, these spammers always use a gorgeous picture profile. Here are some samples.
They use the same sales pitch to catch their victim by copying and pasting from the same sales template. Initially, I simply block them but they keep coming back. I have changed tack. Since scammers play on their victims' psychological weaknesses such as fear and greed, I will use the same playbook on them to invoke fear of retribution for their evil deeds. It does not take much effort. I simply copy and paste from the standard reply template below; Hi there, are you part of a scam? It is very selfish and despicable to rob innocent people's money earned through sweat and toil. Are...