Too good to be true

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TennVet

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Silly me I saw a post for a Macbook Air being given away because a couple had a dispute, indicating it was brand new. I thought it would be nice to have a deal on that type of laptop. I offered $100. I'm not up to speed on sending money electronically other than paying my bills. I think I was biting on the bait for a scam

The other party was giving me info about how to do it, so I did a test run with the amount of $1, and got an immediate pop up alert that the destination information was suspected fraud. I teased the online conversation until I grew tired of the persistence of the other party. Finally, I told them in a text that this old coot wasn't ready to get scammed. I added that they could return it to Apple for a refund or trade it in for more than the $100 they were trying to get from me.

I just wonder how much energy people waste just trying to cheat others. Don't know about you but I wasn't raised like that.
 

I've read about scammers. Specialists consider them psychopaths who don't have empathy for other people. For them, it's a game of chance. They truly believe that your money belongs to them. They don't waste any energy - they draw it from their dirty work. I despise them
 
TennVet said:
Silly me I saw a post for a Macbook Air being given away because a couple had a dispute, indicating it was brand new. I thought it would be nice to have a deal on that type of laptop. I offered $100. I'm not up to speed on sending money electronically other than paying my bills. I think I was biting on the bait for a scam

The other party was giving me info about how to do it, so I did a test run with the amount of $1, and got an immediate pop up alert that the destination information was suspected fraud. I teased the online conversation until I grew tired of the persistence of the other party. Finally, I told them in a text that this old coot wasn't ready to get scammed. I added that they could return it to Apple for a refund or trade it in for more than the $100 they were trying to get from me.

I just wonder how much energy people waste just trying to cheat others. Don't know about you but I wasn't raised like that.
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Thankfully this wasn't your first Rodeo and you were onto them quick smart.
So many other people are not, as long as there are lonely desperate people around the scammers will be there fleecing them.
They have no empathy for anyone but themselves.

I have been watching a YouTube channel called Catfish, it's absolutely heartbreaking to hear the stories.
 

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