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> The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam.

JFC, the best kind of Rube, the one who isn't even self aware at all.

My 70 year old parents became suspicious when their bank (lolno) asked them to wire $30K to cover fake legal fees, how do you fall for this shit?

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You never know how you will respond to a situation until you are in it. In this case the scammer threatened family and seemed to have inside information on the victim.

Instead of victim blaming it's important to spread awareness of how this happens in the first place: answering inbound requests: phone, email, social media, etc. Best not to answer cold contacts of any kind.

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