Dumbest, most obvious scam ad you've ever seen?

[Urian]

I like the dating site ads with obviously fake pictures and the location is taken from your IP/location. I remember using wlan on a train that had stopped at a station in a very small village in the middle of Finland. According to the ad there were over 300 single females aged 18-35 looking to date in that very town - a town with about 400 people :)

One of the best scambaitings, provided it was real, I've ever seen was when they managed to trick two scammers into trying to scam each other (they managed to get both scammers bank details and gave them to the other scammers).

[BigShinyToys]

I like the dating site ads with obviously fake pictures and the location is taken from your IP/location. I remember using wlan on a train that had stopped at a station in a very small village in the middle of Finland. According to the ad there were over 300 single females aged 18-35 looking to date in that very town - a town with about 400 people :)

How do you know that is not some kinda of utopia ;)

One of the best scambaitings, provided it was real, I've ever seen was when they managed to trick two scammers into trying to scam each other (they managed to get both scammers bank details and gave them to the other scammers).

How ?

[FlowerChild]

How do you know that is not some kinda of utopia ;)

Lol! Yeah, I wonder how many train wrecks will be caused in the future by people pulling the emergency brake under such circumstances :)

[Kwilt]

Most scams are obvious. I mean, seriously, I used to study conning when I was a kid because it's a really useful skill to have. If only it were legal in most ways...
But on topic, even without those ascertained skills, it really isn't that hard to spot a scam. Anything that is broadly specific tends to be a fake, or anything that delves into almost particular detail.

And really, none of them have been fairly witty anymore. They're just the same "Win a free iPhone!" or "Congratulations! You've won!" which I've been seeing for the past decade. They could really use new material.

On a tangent, though, you ever wonder if there are any Nigerian princes who are actually trying to reconnect with their lost relatives to spread their fortune who are shunned because their legitimate name has been scandalized?

[Shengji]

On a tangent, though, you ever wonder if there are any Nigerian princes who are actually trying to reconnect with their lost relatives to spread their fortune who are shunned because their legitimate name has been scandalized?

Hehe, I know it's not irony, but that would be brilliant!

Most scams are obvious, but they mostly rely on greed - if you're desperate for something even the most level headed person can convince themselves it may be real - although that may be an oxymoron - a level headed person desperate for something....

[The great randomo]

Before I had AVG (which is very good, btw) my browser once turned to a page that claimed to be a virus diagnosis. 'you have over 300 Trojan viruses. Click here to rid your computer of them'. Then up popped a download link which, strangely, wouldn't let me close it. :)

[BigShinyToys]

Before I had AVG (which is very good, btw) my browser once turned to a page that claimed to be a virus diagnosis. 'you have over 300 Trojan viruses. Click here to rid your computer of them'. Then up popped a download link which, strangely, wouldn't let me close it. :)

Ctrl - Alt - Del Is your friend. I think I have come across that like twenty times. The big give away for me it that my documents is always empty. So there cant be a virus in there. ( I keep all my user files in a Encrypted partition :)

[Husbag3]

I once got a virus that told me I was watching scenes of extreme violence and child porn and that my computer had been locked.
That was an ultimate confused face moment.

[DaveYanakov]

Two months ago we got a neatly typed Nigerian Princess scam in the mailbox. No return address though.

[Katalliaan]

I live with my parents at the moment, and while they were visiting family who live out-of-state, there was a call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft. She said that someone had called about a problem with their computer. At that point, I started asking questions that led her to believe that I thought she was trying to sell something, but when in reality I was getting suspicious of what she was saying for two reasons. One: my parents helped me get an education as a computer technician, so I'm the first person they tell if they're having a problem with a computer. Two: when I asked for specifics on which computer had the problem (there's three running Windows in the house), she simply said "oh, any of them".

[Noodlerex]

Whenever I get a call from "Microsoft" concerning my windows operating system, I like to tell them my windows run super smoothly beacause I clean them every two weeks along with the doors and floors. Then I take my time trying to sell them the latest WindowCleaner6000 if they're still on the phone.