We all like to think we are smart, independent, in full control of our lives, and there is no way any of us would fall for a financial scam, like those lonely old seniors do, because “that happens to them, not to me, because I am smart.”

But the truth is, even smart people fall for it, people with master degrees, people who work in academia, people running large business… Even I could fall for this.

And how did you learn to recognize it?

  • lntl@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    Found out the other day that my aunt responded to one of the phishing scams where they send you a bill and a line for customer support.

    She called and allowed them take control of her PC.