Hate scammers, spam, and phishers?!

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Hate scammers, spam, and phishers?!

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My mom is really succeptable to these types of things. I have to make her hang the phone up everytime someone calls, or close her inbox when she's reading her emails.
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my mom is really gullible too. I don't know how anybody falls for that crap. It's all so cheesy and phoney! I guess some people just assume that if somebody can make a website, they must be legit. :roll:
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Without retarded people scammers wouldn't have a reason to exist... So shouldn't we hate retarded people? ;) (Or atleast educate them.. And otherwise forbid them to use the technology?)
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Bar them from using technology.

Like sterilization, it's the best way to neutralize many "threats."
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well my mom isn't retarded, she is just gullible. While I agree that educating people may help, some people are incapable of understanding that there is no Romanian Emperor who wishes to give them $1,000,000.
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Dadgummit, you mean there is no Peruvian Regional Governing Counselor named Hidzaknium Rickowskivich that is waiting for my $2,000 prison official payoff so he can give me my 50% cut of the $82,000,000,000 lottery payout he won?

/ rushes to call Western Union and issue a stop payment.
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Everah wrote:Dadgummit, you mean there is Peruvian Regional Governing Counselor named Hidzaknium Rickowskivich that is waiting for my $2,000 prison official payoff so he can give me my 50% cut of the $82,000,000,000 lottery payout he won?

/ rushes to call Western Union and issue a stop payment.
Haha. :lol:
(I assume you meant not by the way?)
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Correctly fixed the right way. Thanks.
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