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by phantomwhiskers 960 days ago
He only gives scammers the QR code that leads into his gauntlet. Normal people shouldn't be stumbling into this, as it requires a fake QR code from a fake Bitcoin ATM receipt. This also lures the scammers in as they believe they will receive (someone else's) Bitcoin.
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Scammers have recruited at least one victim to try to complete the fake withdrawal process for them. Luckily Kit and his team noticed and got her help. He was live streaming and only showed his side of the call. It has rather sad since it was clear the victim was very vulnerable (a lonely veteran with a brain injury who was being scammed for years).
but if you had a sample qr code (or even just the basic url?) you could start trolling innocents, no?
What are the stakes? It's a website with weird captchas and a phone robot that puts you on hold, not a landmine.
Design it well and innocents can be identified quickly and directed to real people who can help them out, as what happened in this video at the end.
sure, but you won't be scamming them, so it's all in fun troll spirit. frankly, i've met some asshats in the real world that i wouldn't mind pulling pranks like this on.