[QuiDortDine]

It's not just teenagers, my friend's brother fell prey to this. His life is one ongoing mental health crisis. These people are truly the scum of the earth, their scam only works on vulnerable people by design. Disgusting.

[krisoft]

> It's not just teenagers,

No. Apparently it also happens with british Member of Parliament. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/04/senior-tory...

[defrost]

To be fair the scammers did lead him on with an unsolicited picture of a tractor sans engine cover.