Constant Pain@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoIs someone falling for this crap?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down11
arrow-up13arrow-down1imageIs someone falling for this crap?lemmy.worldConstant Pain@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-square[email protected]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·27 days agoMy uninformed guess is the person posting this is NOT the person in the picture. Most likely, it’s some weirdo’s bizarre roundabout way of harassing whoever’s picture this is.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·27 days agoThat’s a totally different angle and I hate it. You need to be a special kind of jerk to post someone else’s picture in a spam message.
minus-squareshrugs@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoIf you think about it: have you ever gotten a picture of the spammer itself in an spam message
minus-squareFundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·27 days agoYup. This is 100% the case. Either it’s a stolen image simply used for scamming, either it’s a harrasment technique.
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·27 days agoI never considered this, and I hope it’s not true.
My uninformed guess is the person posting this is NOT the person in the picture.
Most likely, it’s some weirdo’s bizarre roundabout way of harassing whoever’s picture this is.
That’s a totally different angle and I hate it. You need to be a special kind of jerk to post someone else’s picture in a spam message.
If you think about it: have you ever gotten a picture of the spammer itself in an spam message
Yup. This is 100% the case. Either it’s a stolen image simply used for scamming, either it’s a harrasment technique.
I never considered this, and I hope it’s not true.