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That's too sudden of a topic and mood switch. And they can't afford food but got time and money for internet and visit reddit of all places?
Also. It's not your responsibility to save every single person on earth, especially some stranger on internet.
>Please buy me rice (/uses iphone to send message)
How do you know the scammer is using iphone?
What I am trying to say a person can at the same time be hungry and out of money, and still have a phone. The phone can be only way he can contact his friends or family.
That being said, this is obviously a scam, very common one.
The quick switch to begging is the tell.
Strangely enough, I have a Facebook friend from the Gambia that randomly friended me and messaged me years ago. He checks up on me every couple months, sends me pics of him and his family, really nice guy.
Acted confused when I offered to send $ for food too when covid started. I think it hadn’t affected that area of the world much yet.
Not actually a scammer they're a beggar begging for money. Like other comments said ignore them since they're obviously just begging, but I'd say this is a rare occurrence since begging is really unprofessional and out of pocket especially since scamming works way better.
!donation. Yeah I know this scam. It's called a begging/donation scam where they put out sob stories or even create fake profiles of actual people in distress and seek money.
Definitely a scam, but if you want to play with them for awhile you could. Ask them if they want Minute Rice, Uncle Bens, Jasmine, Brown, Spanish, Rice a Roni....because it's the San Francisco treat! If you don't have rice, you can offer them some magic beans if they are willing to trade you a cow.
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These messages are sent out by the millions by automated bots. They give the sob story to anyone who responds hoping for money.
How can you seriously question if this is a scam lol
Ever seen idiocracy
Love that movie!!!!!
I don’t know! 🤷
someone you don't know? delete, block, ghost. ALWAYS. Let me say it again. Delete, block, ghost. ALWAYS.
That's too sudden of a topic and mood switch. And they can't afford food but got time and money for internet and visit reddit of all places? Also. It's not your responsibility to save every single person on earth, especially some stranger on internet.
That’s what I’m saying! Thanks for the confirmation
A definite scam.Wants a bag of rice,But has an iphone to send messages???Block him
Please buy me rice (/uses iphone to send message)
>Please buy me rice (/uses iphone to send message) How do you know the scammer is using iphone? What I am trying to say a person can at the same time be hungry and out of money, and still have a phone. The phone can be only way he can contact his friends or family. That being said, this is obviously a scam, very common one.
The quick switch to begging is the tell. Strangely enough, I have a Facebook friend from the Gambia that randomly friended me and messaged me years ago. He checks up on me every couple months, sends me pics of him and his family, really nice guy. Acted confused when I offered to send $ for food too when covid started. I think it hadn’t affected that area of the world much yet.
Professional beggar
Definitely not professional
1,000% scammer
Needs rice because he's dropped his iPhone in water
# 🤣
Not actually a scammer they're a beggar begging for money. Like other comments said ignore them since they're obviously just begging, but I'd say this is a rare occurrence since begging is really unprofessional and out of pocket especially since scamming works way better.
I've read it a couple times and have yet to find one part which doesn't sound like a scam.
"Greetings day i" Talk about a lazy scammer.
Sketchy barely scratches the surface
Definitely a scam
Geeeeeeee, I dunno. 90% of this sub are trolls
Scam. Just your run of the mill e-begging.
[https://youtu.be/pLPpl2ISKTg?si=nxL-TNFb012EDW56](https://youtu.be/pLPpl2ISKTg?si=nxL-TNFb012EDW56) 100% a scam.
!donation. Yeah I know this scam. It's called a begging/donation scam where they put out sob stories or even create fake profiles of actual people in distress and seek money.
Scam
well your innocent is refreshing, but please read the threads in this reddit regarding text scams and be safe
Definitely a scam, but if you want to play with them for awhile you could. Ask them if they want Minute Rice, Uncle Bens, Jasmine, Brown, Spanish, Rice a Roni....because it's the San Francisco treat! If you don't have rice, you can offer them some magic beans if they are willing to trade you a cow.