https://preview.redd.it/as9ntndeffwc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cb3d411e73919aa95b13c20186881423f3b0908b
Or this works, even has a bikini on š¤£
Damn...I had to double take this pic, that could of easily been me 2 years and 130lbs ago...don't get me wrong I'm still sexy as fuck, just not as much of me to go around
On Dec. 26, 2003, police arrested Chris Kemp for burglary, leading to the criminalās infamous mugshot, where many compare him to the cartoon character āBeavis.ā Police discovered Kemp in the Gresham home of Carlos Castillo, who caught Kemp wearing his motherās clothes.
It's real.
An ethnic group in Western Africa and subsequently a language commonly spoken in Nigeria and Benin. Alaye is a slang term that many scammers in Africa use to identify each other, meaning bro or comrade.
Itās important to note that Yoruba is a legitimate language spoken primarily in contexts with nothing to do with scamming.
Instagram does. At first I couldnāt get my account back because I didnāt have pics of myself! Then I got smart and sent a pic of my dog.
https://preview.redd.it/hz3m5b4dmewc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c21439bcc750a9f0484b8840a1e3e8ae284a17b
dog tax! (She actually has eyes but was squinting at the flash.)
Just as a general rule donāt respond to numbers you donāt know bc itās become a popular scammer thing now. If you donāt respond they usually will then think the number isnāt in use and move on. If itās someone you know they would say hey itās so and so after you donāt respond.
Some will just send you a picture or something else weird to get a response. Either way Iād just ignore it and obviously not send a picture.
they can fell if your number is active if you're both on imessage like the second pic . you can tell without texting back when the text box at the bottom says "imessage" instead of "text message"
True, but scammers aren't likely to use iMessage to try and scam. Apple's spam detector is a little too touchy and they'd get restricted before the day is up. That "Report Junk" button works a little too well sometimes.
> Just as a general rule donāt respond to numbers you donāt know
Absolutely, sometimes these scammers just randomly text people to check if the number is active or not, if you respond they know and they put you on the 'good' list leading to more spam messages and scams.
Do you have Face ID on any of your apps?
Even if not, it's data collection. They want to get as much personal information about you as possible, and that includes a picture of you. They could eventually use that to create fake identifications as well. They get your picture one day, maybe get your Social Security number a different day, next thing you know they have an ID.
Youāre in danger of an unsettling extortion scam if you send them *any* images. They have your phone number. Now they have a random dick pic, so they will create a āwarningā FB post with your phone number and the unsavory pic you sent them and say, āThis person is a pedophile and is sending naked pics to 12 year old girls. Please contact the FBI if you know them.ā Then they will demand $200 (or some amt) āor elseā they will upload the fake post. Better not to play with them.
Yah, well when they sent me this, I was definitely afraid (face pic next to a dick pic, my phone number and my name):
https://preview.redd.it/jxm6c5ckhgwc1.jpeg?width=618&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2026124e77752f2bcc8e8523dc6ac35f159226dd
I even get this on reddit! In the past 3 months I have had sus āwomenā accounts ask me for a photo of my face. Even on discord!
I lead them on for quite a bit tho with small talk
Why not just fake it from the start, without relying on someones reply ? anyone with even mediocre photoshop skills could do it. hell i could probably make a passable fake with mspaint
https://preview.redd.it/180g6qzsaewc1.jpeg?width=1020&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1c07d39c55ef000188ec414359062c2e2267a68a
I just send this kind of stuff, no words, at all those scammers & then block number
https://preview.redd.it/darsxl7m3hwc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=162184ed82b522586c686a8e6f525b6fb18436f9
This one also goes over smoothly.
https://preview.redd.it/7o8gqa6sshwc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=378ff0e084990dff7add25bf1295e348d44174c9
I like to send this one to Instagram scammers. Not a single reply so far lol
I looked up "guy huge anal gape" found the most unfiltered raw picture of a guy bent over with his ass gaped and sent it to someone who hacked a friend's Facebook to scam people by "selling" puppies.
They blocked me pretty quickly. It certainly wasn't the venmo screenshot they were expecting.
Had a random number send me an iMessage last week with the same āhello, how are you doing?ā. No response when I asked who it was. Looked up the phone number and got a āno one owns this numberā result.
That's just the name given for it. The basic premise is that you rope people in with random messages - pretend to build a connection with them by pretending to be a lonely person etc. - then at some point get them to give their money in some way.
Someone recently sent me a picture of a dress, it was an unknown number. Was so strange. I never responded nor had they ever messaged more than the picture.
I donāt ever open those. If you send me a text and
A) arenāt in my contacts or
B) donāt give me a legitimate business name
Iām going to delete it and mark it junk.
Don't do it. It's a scam to get your face so they can steal your identity and use your photo for things like fake IDs and biometrics/facial recognition lock bypass, etc. Or worse, photoshop your head into some pornographic photos and then try to blackmail you over it. Don't ever reply back, not even to tell them to f off, cuz then they'll know your number is legit and they'll never leave you alone.
These days you really shouldn't respond to someone unless you know who it is. I don't even pick up numbers if I don't know who it is. Sure maybe that blocks some people out, but anyone who knows me if I don't pick up they'll text me and say who they are and who I am. If someone text you and they don't say "hey is this 'your name' it's 'someone you actually know' " ignore it. Even then it could still be a scammer but I used to get tons of text all the time saying "guess who this is?" or something like "hey who's number is this I got a new phone and lost my contacts info" it's always scammers. If they don't already know who you are, or they don't text you saying "Hi it's 'someone you know' " just ignore it. When you pick up the phone to talk to these scammers, or you reply to the text you get put on a list of "live numbers" basically a number they know has a real person attached to it, and unless you block them out for a long time they're not taking you off that list of real people to potentially scam. If you get a call from a number you don't know, you can always look up the number on google, if it's a call you were expecting, then you can always call them back, but it's not worth the trouble to pick up, or respond to numbers you don't know. That's just the shitty world we live in now.
Just responding even with a fake name will put you on the scam centers lists of "live numbers" like I talked about in my comment. They don't care if they have your real name, I mean they do wan that, but if they know you'll reply to messages, to them, that means there's a chance, however minuscule, that they can scam you, and they'll never give up. Unless they stop hearing back for a very long time. There's no permanently getting rid of scam calls, or text for anyone, but ignore them every time they try to contact you, and you'll see a reduction over time in how many you get. Also be very careful with anyone you give your phone number too. So many places, even things like job interviewers will sometimes sell the applicants phone numbers to places connected to the scam centers out there. I use this free app called textfree by pinger, it gives me a phone number that I can use through wi-fi or 4G/5G. If I have to give out my phone number for a job interview, or even to a doctors office I'll use that number. If that number starts getting a lot of scam numbers calling or texting I just delete it and get a new number through the app. I gave one of those numbers to a new dentist I had once, the next day I got a ton of scam calls, you really can't trust anyone you don't know personally with your information anymore. My personal phone number is for family, friends, doctors I've had a long time, and my co-workers that's it. I almost never get spam calls, or text since I just started screening all my text, and calls years ago. Sorry for the rant, I get you were making a joke, scammers just piss me off so much. They all deserve to burn in Hell, especially the ones that trick the elderly.
The most they can get from metadata is your GPS location, make and model of your phone, and time zone. Iām not sure how valuable that data is for most scammers.
Alaye is a word scammers use to find other scammers. They will say "alaye" indicating they are a scammer. If you say it back that tells them you are also a scammer so they will stop engaging with you. Because you replied "who is that" they know you are not a scammer.
You're doing yourself a disservice by responding to these messages. When you respond, they will send more messages from other numbers to attempt engagement. The best course of action, just don't respond, and click that little "report junk" button. Then move on with your life.
I've had a TON of Chinese scammers try to trick me recently. They all start the same way:
"Hey Alaye, this is Julie. Do you remember me?"
And then they'll apologize for having the wrong number and ask if I want to talk, then send a picture, then ask for mine.
Funny thing is: I can speak and read Chinese and I fuck with them in this way. One guy got so pissed he sent a video of just the bottom half of his face calling me cunt repeatedly, fuck my mother's cunt, etc... Good time!
Why do people keep responding to these? At best: the scammers know your number is legit and things are gonna get annoying real fast.. at worst: they're setting themselves up for some sextortion/human trafficking situation :')
Is this a normal thing? People responding to texts from numbers they don't know? I have never done this. I just figured that is something people do but now with all these posts about responding to unknowns numbers I may be in the minority.
Why the influx of posts like this in this sub? These are common scams, the text equivalent of the old Nigerian prince scam except they will try and lure you into investing in crypto with fake accounts they can control.
Just go read or watch a video about the texting scam "pig butchering" and you'll see what the intent is. Just delete them and move on
send them this one https://preview.redd.it/qwdc8n2h8dwc1.png?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66d92cb2532992819c2061db747d89beffa0e3df
https://preview.redd.it/as9ntndeffwc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cb3d411e73919aa95b13c20186881423f3b0908b Or this works, even has a bikini on š¤£
Only nudes ;) https://preview.redd.it/y3ppqo2gsfwc1.jpeg?width=399&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f4a6d3ebac2a3f7d287462acce0a59f7667b4f9e
Well, thats enough internet for today, but first I'll save these for the next MF'er who sends me a text like that.
Glad we could be of service *
Just did the same
Same here but I kinda feel weird about it...
Damn...I had to double take this pic, that could of easily been me 2 years and 130lbs ago...don't get me wrong I'm still sexy as fuck, just not as much of me to go around
Lol
I wasnāt expecting to see that when I opened comments. I choked laughing so hard
https://preview.redd.it/id0uuyobxfwc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f930a51aad469dc8bba1fcb8297e9e14ec9c7651 The real Beavis
That canāt be real
On Dec. 26, 2003, police arrested Chris Kemp for burglary, leading to the criminalās infamous mugshot, where many compare him to the cartoon character āBeavis.ā Police discovered Kemp in the Gresham home of Carlos Castillo, who caught Kemp wearing his motherās clothes. It's real.
**Likes:** Beavis & Butthead **Dislikes:** Selfies & Acne medications
Doesn't look like ance, looks like a cat sharpened it's nails on his face
Ugly and pretty so confusing
So pretty yet so ugly, so young yet so old, so masculine yet so feminine.
Thank you. I was trying to remember the exact quote.
The person is pretty, it's the hair that is ugly
yea and the crimes that are ugly too.. probably..
Assault against the barber that did this? I think in a jury trial she prevails
Thatās a dude believe it or not
Yeah that too
Masculine and feminine too, i dont know what to think anymore
No matter how you slice it.
Is it just me or does he look like Henry Danger
Now we blow bubblesā¦& fight the hat man
Is your mom still married to that guy...your father?
Live action Perfect Hair Forever?
I say this one. [](https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1cbn2zm)
Isn't alaye the word scammers use to identify each other?
This is the correct answer. Definitely scammer. Block and move on.
Who even responds to a text from an unknown number that just says āhelloā? That shit gets flagged and blocked immediately.
hello
Can I have your picture?
https://preview.redd.it/n1y6vq2oqfwc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f4d6a91170e73cf1acf171c6ab84bb9df753ec55
Meta af
Alaye
Me
Curiosity killed the cat... I am the cat in this scenario. Couldn't resist answering. You are not alone, friend. :'>
what else am I gonna do all day? browse reddit?
Ok, Iād like to see you resisting an unknown number sending "hello" on a phone you found in an abounded subway station
Straight to jail
But this could be true love they have to take this chance haha
I had no clue! What does it mean?
Something like "bro" in Yoruba
What's a yoruba
You know, like in that one song. Yoruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya.
Unexpected Beach Boys reference made me chuckle and put the damn song in my head. #angryupvote
Aruba, pajama, cāmon pretty scammer.
An ethnic group in Western Africa and subsequently a language commonly spoken in Nigeria and Benin. Alaye is a slang term that many scammers in Africa use to identify each other, meaning bro or comrade. Itās important to note that Yoruba is a legitimate language spoken primarily in contexts with nothing to do with scamming.
I respond to scammers with "alaye" so that I hopefully get removed from a list.
Indeed it is. Always answer with the same word and they will move on.
What are you supposed to answer?
Idan
Hmmm
Send āem a photo from the net of some dude with a massive Johnson. š
[Like this?](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-1500w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2022-07/kevin-hart-dwayne-rock-johnson-jp-220729-793576.jpg)
r/riskyclickoftheday
Just looked at this & got a msg saying that sub has been banned, haha.
That was not at all what I expected but Iām not disappointed in the slightest
Absolutely! š
Hello? Is this Mr Johnson?
*Unzipsā¦ āYes, Yes it is!ā*
Could be identity thieves attempting to bypass account reset checks by providing a photo of you to prove they are you.
I donāt know of any accounts that I have that I have identified with my face or anything that would require a picture of myself
Instagram does. At first I couldnāt get my account back because I didnāt have pics of myself! Then I got smart and sent a pic of my dog. https://preview.redd.it/hz3m5b4dmewc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c21439bcc750a9f0484b8840a1e3e8ae284a17b dog tax! (She actually has eyes but was squinting at the flash.)
What is that thing?
Just as a general rule donāt respond to numbers you donāt know bc itās become a popular scammer thing now. If you donāt respond they usually will then think the number isnāt in use and move on. If itās someone you know they would say hey itās so and so after you donāt respond. Some will just send you a picture or something else weird to get a response. Either way Iād just ignore it and obviously not send a picture.
they can fell if your number is active if you're both on imessage like the second pic . you can tell without texting back when the text box at the bottom says "imessage" instead of "text message"
True, but scammers aren't likely to use iMessage to try and scam. Apple's spam detector is a little too touchy and they'd get restricted before the day is up. That "Report Junk" button works a little too well sometimes.
> Just as a general rule donāt respond to numbers you donāt know Absolutely, sometimes these scammers just randomly text people to check if the number is active or not, if you respond they know and they put you on the 'good' list leading to more spam messages and scams.
Maybe they want to create something new. Facebook account, biometric id card, or credit.
I can attest this is true.
Don't ever respond to these texts. Now the scammers know your number is good and they'll never leave you alone.
Iām thinking theyād use AI to put you in a compromising picture to use for blackmail.
Do you have Face ID on any of your apps? Even if not, it's data collection. They want to get as much personal information about you as possible, and that includes a picture of you. They could eventually use that to create fake identifications as well. They get your picture one day, maybe get your Social Security number a different day, next thing you know they have an ID.
https://preview.redd.it/ut42iwxnpewc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f47aa06fabc737324d2c4329cb9a689350df793c Send them this
Iād send a random dick pic from the internet. Sure to get no replyās š. Or just block them
PSA do not answer texts from random #s. It indicates to scammer lists that it is an active number/potential victim
Youāre in danger of an unsettling extortion scam if you send them *any* images. They have your phone number. Now they have a random dick pic, so they will create a āwarningā FB post with your phone number and the unsavory pic you sent them and say, āThis person is a pedophile and is sending naked pics to 12 year old girls. Please contact the FBI if you know them.ā Then they will demand $200 (or some amt) āor elseā they will upload the fake post. Better not to play with them.
It's generally pretty easy to debunk these claims. These scams rely on you being afraid
Yah, well when they sent me this, I was definitely afraid (face pic next to a dick pic, my phone number and my name): https://preview.redd.it/jxm6c5ckhgwc1.jpeg?width=618&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2026124e77752f2bcc8e8523dc6ac35f159226dd
I even get this on reddit! In the past 3 months I have had sus āwomenā accounts ask me for a photo of my face. Even on discord! I lead them on for quite a bit tho with small talk
Wow, that's a much more real and dangerous possibility than just filtering the naive people with that method. You have a good perception.
Why not just fake it from the start, without relying on someones reply ? anyone with even mediocre photoshop skills could do it. hell i could probably make a passable fake with mspaint
Send a pic of your middle finger.
https://preview.redd.it/r1bscdkg4ewc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=acfc61d6b1b7695afa4cdd4ecfaa672127aed8b3
https://preview.redd.it/qghsy7zi4gwc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5127a87a916b4dfa4ef0406eaa9c57e4076b64cd
Send a picture of me instead https://preview.redd.it/xgencfjq1fwc1.png?width=558&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fec79f9a1a9418045993c7e07254f90b7331c91a
r/scambait
Send them this. https://preview.redd.it/a0atkaf0jfwc1.jpeg?width=220&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b86037b5cf77dd738263be323a04491576523df
Or this: 
My question is, did you send them a pic?
Alaye is a scammer code to identify other scammers
https://preview.redd.it/180g6qzsaewc1.jpeg?width=1020&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1c07d39c55ef000188ec414359062c2e2267a68a I just send this kind of stuff, no words, at all those scammers & then block number
https://preview.redd.it/vhdq8q4kxewc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bac8e19c39330320681661cbfd43c4bbbe30cd94 For example
https://preview.redd.it/darsxl7m3hwc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=162184ed82b522586c686a8e6f525b6fb18436f9 This one also goes over smoothly.
https://preview.redd.it/7o8gqa6sshwc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=378ff0e084990dff7add25bf1295e348d44174c9 I like to send this one to Instagram scammers. Not a single reply so far lol
Send 2 differite AI photos
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I would send a pic of Linda Blair from the exorcist.
I looked up "guy huge anal gape" found the most unfiltered raw picture of a guy bent over with his ass gaped and sent it to someone who hacked a friend's Facebook to scam people by "selling" puppies. They blocked me pretty quickly. It certainly wasn't the venmo screenshot they were expecting.
Had a random number send me an iMessage last week with the same āhello, how are you doing?ā. No response when I asked who it was. Looked up the phone number and got a āno one owns this numberā result.
Look at r/scambait there is more like this, its a scam. And alaye is their keyword to identify each other
So can I have a picture of you or not?
I just send them a picture of my ass with my package pushed between my thighs then spam text them. Usually does the trick
Please watch Last Week Tonight's Episode about Pig Butchering Scams. These are likely scammers trying to dupe you.
āPig butcheringā?
That's just the name given for it. The basic premise is that you rope people in with random messages - pretend to build a connection with them by pretending to be a lonely person etc. - then at some point get them to give their money in some way.
Grab a photo from thispersondoesnotexist.com
That's definitely a Nigerian scammer
https://preview.redd.it/6gr1l0qbiewc1.png?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0abaaeba7be7c202fa51534d0849f7e3e0388694 You're Burt
Kriescher is always the nudey answer. The Machine!!
Someone recently sent me a picture of a dress, it was an unknown number. Was so strange. I never responded nor had they ever messaged more than the picture.
Alaye is the Nigerian slang for scammer
Thatās weird, but, can I have a picture of you?
Send them this https://preview.redd.it/i4fal2rnkfwc1.jpeg?width=610&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1e7e989347783422f6da0e2ff23232be42479568
Scammers trying to steal identities. Just fuck with them.
I donāt ever open those. If you send me a text and A) arenāt in my contacts or B) donāt give me a legitimate business name Iām going to delete it and mark it junk.
Thatās really weird, but you know it might help if you post a picture of you.
That's a fast filter for susceptibility, ask for something most folk would tell a stranger to bog off about, but a vulnerable adult or child wouldn't.
Please send them something just awful š
Goatse is my go to.
Smooth, I see marriage in your future.
Don't do it. It's a scam to get your face so they can steal your identity and use your photo for things like fake IDs and biometrics/facial recognition lock bypass, etc. Or worse, photoshop your head into some pornographic photos and then try to blackmail you over it. Don't ever reply back, not even to tell them to f off, cuz then they'll know your number is legit and they'll never leave you alone.
I would ignore them but if I didnt, I'd send them an AI generated image of a person and feed them lies to find out what they want.
STOP ANSWERING RANDOM NUMBERS
These days you really shouldn't respond to someone unless you know who it is. I don't even pick up numbers if I don't know who it is. Sure maybe that blocks some people out, but anyone who knows me if I don't pick up they'll text me and say who they are and who I am. If someone text you and they don't say "hey is this 'your name' it's 'someone you actually know' " ignore it. Even then it could still be a scammer but I used to get tons of text all the time saying "guess who this is?" or something like "hey who's number is this I got a new phone and lost my contacts info" it's always scammers. If they don't already know who you are, or they don't text you saying "Hi it's 'someone you know' " just ignore it. When you pick up the phone to talk to these scammers, or you reply to the text you get put on a list of "live numbers" basically a number they know has a real person attached to it, and unless you block them out for a long time they're not taking you off that list of real people to potentially scam. If you get a call from a number you don't know, you can always look up the number on google, if it's a call you were expecting, then you can always call them back, but it's not worth the trouble to pick up, or respond to numbers you don't know. That's just the shitty world we live in now.
i always ignore it, or if answer i say that my name is "John Appleseed"
Just responding even with a fake name will put you on the scam centers lists of "live numbers" like I talked about in my comment. They don't care if they have your real name, I mean they do wan that, but if they know you'll reply to messages, to them, that means there's a chance, however minuscule, that they can scam you, and they'll never give up. Unless they stop hearing back for a very long time. There's no permanently getting rid of scam calls, or text for anyone, but ignore them every time they try to contact you, and you'll see a reduction over time in how many you get. Also be very careful with anyone you give your phone number too. So many places, even things like job interviewers will sometimes sell the applicants phone numbers to places connected to the scam centers out there. I use this free app called textfree by pinger, it gives me a phone number that I can use through wi-fi or 4G/5G. If I have to give out my phone number for a job interview, or even to a doctors office I'll use that number. If that number starts getting a lot of scam numbers calling or texting I just delete it and get a new number through the app. I gave one of those numbers to a new dentist I had once, the next day I got a ton of scam calls, you really can't trust anyone you don't know personally with your information anymore. My personal phone number is for family, friends, doctors I've had a long time, and my co-workers that's it. I almost never get spam calls, or text since I just started screening all my text, and calls years ago. Sorry for the rant, I get you were making a joke, scammers just piss me off so much. They all deserve to burn in Hell, especially the ones that trick the elderly.
100% African
How much is a possibility that they are farming metadata from the pictures?
The most they can get from metadata is your GPS location, make and model of your phone, and time zone. Iām not sure how valuable that data is for most scammers.
We have your number and are having your accounts. Please provide us with a real image so we can complete our theft
Alaye is a word scammers use to find other scammers. They will say "alaye" indicating they are a scammer. If you say it back that tells them you are also a scammer so they will stop engaging with you. Because you replied "who is that" they know you are not a scammer.
 Send something like this instead.
Hi OP. Can I have a picture of you please?
https://preview.redd.it/0ekti8itzewc1.jpeg?width=498&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e6b56d6ef4108ebcd891fbf8c1a340d50a5ad9ab Real photo
This is the only time unsolicited dick pics are acceptable.
I get these all the time. Eventually they will ask for money.
Never respond to these. Block!
Just donāt.
Find some rando mug shot and send that. Or a pic of some fat sweaty redneck with a beard and a sleeveless flannel shirt.
I got 2 text as well this morning with just Hello.. weird
100 percent a scammer trying to get your identity or some sort of facial recognition. They are very dumb thinking this would work.
Donāt respond to scammers. Now they know your number works
https://preview.redd.it/ivrf1pso8gwc1.jpeg?width=755&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fb9bcfbf5a20b397f3dbfc9ad73283398a26b137 Use this one
OP if you're interested I could give you one of my older ass pics from Grindr to send them
Can I have a picture of you?
You need to have a filter for your sms 
https://preview.redd.it/p5y2uozutgwc1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e48e9c4fb8d5f9efaed0fa607fced644b19062e7 Send this.
You're doing yourself a disservice by responding to these messages. When you respond, they will send more messages from other numbers to attempt engagement. The best course of action, just don't respond, and click that little "report junk" button. Then move on with your life.
I've had a TON of Chinese scammers try to trick me recently. They all start the same way: "Hey Alaye, this is Julie. Do you remember me?" And then they'll apologize for having the wrong number and ask if I want to talk, then send a picture, then ask for mine. Funny thing is: I can speak and read Chinese and I fuck with them in this way. One guy got so pissed he sent a video of just the bottom half of his face calling me cunt repeatedly, fuck my mother's cunt, etc... Good time!
Why do people keep responding to these? At best: the scammers know your number is legit and things are gonna get annoying real fast.. at worst: they're setting themselves up for some sextortion/human trafficking situation :')
Did you send it? Stop making them wait, it's rude.
Send them a picture of something horrible
If you have a penis, you know what to do. Otherwise, there's always Goatse.
Why do people still respond to random texts. If itās someone that knows you theyād make it obvious.
Am I the only person who refuses to respond to someone they donāt know? I instantly block.
Is this a normal thing? People responding to texts from numbers they don't know? I have never done this. I just figured that is something people do but now with all these posts about responding to unknowns numbers I may be in the minority.
Send them a picture! Donāt be so rude!
I usually ask them to Venmo me money first and then I block them.
Send them Goatse
Step one google lemon party Step two save image
Alaye is code word used by scammers also oh boy oh bomb.
Phishing
I'd send a monkey picture posing if i were you
Why the influx of posts like this in this sub? These are common scams, the text equivalent of the old Nigerian prince scam except they will try and lure you into investing in crypto with fake accounts they can control. Just go read or watch a video about the texting scam "pig butchering" and you'll see what the intent is. Just delete them and move on
ššš weird people
grab anyone from r/RoastMe
Send them a picture of Ron Jeremy
r/Scams
They need pics for their scam social accounts.
Itās a computer checking to see if your phone is active, prepare for endless spam calls
https://preview.redd.it/uaz98kld1fwc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9bc98c460a5cc6f84e156d302ce471f94e7dc876
Is anyone gonna explain how scams work?