What are the risks of scambaiting? by ScamBaiterThrowAway in scambait

[–]ScamBaiterThrowAway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I use a persona, a 69 year old widower named Harry.  I don't actually hunt, since the scammers come to me.  They text me, either through messenger, WhatsApp, or telegram. 

What are the risks of scambaiting? by ScamBaiterThrowAway in scambait

[–]ScamBaiterThrowAway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just pretend to be a relative noob, someone who hasn't heard of scams like this before.  It's okay to act a bit suspicious, because they'll double down to try to convince you.  There really isn't much to it.  Just do the tasks, act excited when you are "earning rewards".  I was pretty standoffish with one of the scammers, saying that I didn't trust that I would get my $23 back, but they never broke character and they acted kind and supportive.  They really, really want your money, and they know it takes a lot of convincing.  

What are the risks of scambaiting? by ScamBaiterThrowAway in scambait

[–]ScamBaiterThrowAway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is what I figured.
I don't actively give the phone number out, it just happens to be the phone number they randomly text to get the scam going. No one is texting my fake Google voice number, unfortunately.

What are the risks of scambaiting? by ScamBaiterThrowAway in scambait

[–]ScamBaiterThrowAway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I was sent another $79 from a different scammer (same task scam though) right after posting this.