LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zoneM to NiceMemes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 days agoWise wordsimagemessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1487arrow-down110
arrow-up1477arrow-down1imageWise wordsLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zoneM to NiceMemes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square35linkfedilink
minus-squaredb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 days agoI’ve regretted once act of kindness. I once helped a stranded student get back to his country. It was, of course, a scam. A fairly elaborate one, including remote co-conspirators etc, but a scam nonetheless.
minus-squareIronBird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoi’d just be impressed they went through all that trouble for a plane ticket
minus-squaredb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days agoObviously it wasn’t for a plane ticket. They were just scamming helpful people, which was the worst part.
minus-squareIronBird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agooooh, i read this as “somehow at the airport accosted me with sob story until i bought em a flight home”.
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoI’m curious if this was a Lemmy user/scammer
minus-squaredb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-23 days agoNah. Way before lemmy . It was in meatspace
I’ve regretted once act of kindness. I once helped a stranded student get back to his country. It was, of course, a scam. A fairly elaborate one, including remote co-conspirators etc, but a scam nonetheless.
i’d just be impressed they went through all that trouble for a plane ticket
Obviously it wasn’t for a plane ticket. They were just scamming helpful people, which was the worst part.
oooh, i read this as “somehow at the airport accosted me with sob story until i bought em a flight home”.
I’m curious if this was a Lemmy user/scammer
Nah. Way before lemmy . It was in meatspace