|
I get the same scam email every day or two asking me to take a CVS survey from a nonsense email address Same poo poo, different string of characters. For months now, maybe years.
|
#
?
Jul 6, 2023 21:21
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 6, 2024 04:30 |
|
|
It may not be a scam in the traditional sense but I started blocking Temu ads on YouTube because they were all I saw when watching on mobile. They kept coming and I eventually found the reason: they have over 7,000 different ads set to advertise to everyone so you can't block them all.
|
|
#
?
Jul 7, 2023 00:23
|
|
|
ranbo das posted:It may not be a scam in the traditional sense but I started blocking Temu ads on YouTube because they were all I saw when watching on mobile. They kept coming and I eventually found the reason: they have over 7,000 different ads set to advertise to everyone so you can't block them all. My good friend please install New pipe and never see another YouTube ad again on your phone.
|
|
#
?
Jul 7, 2023 07:08
|
|
|
Only for Android 
|
|
#
?
Jul 7, 2023 10:41
|
|
|
If you're on iOS if you use YouTube in Safari with an adblock you only get text ads, which is tolerable
|
|
#
?
Jul 7, 2023 12:57
|
|
|
Brave browser on iOS and windows has never showed a YouTube ad for me. I cannot wrap my head around people who put up with YouTube ads.
|
|
#
?
Jul 7, 2023 14:25
|
|
|
Mobile/desktop firefox with ublock will also block youtube ads. There's really no reason to put up with them these days.
|
|
#
?
Jul 7, 2023 17:54
|
|
|
I... just pay the  to subscribe and don't see any ads. Given how much dumb stuff I view, it really does feel worth it, and I'm technically supporting channels I like?
|
|
#
?
Jul 8, 2023 04:59
|
|
|
Volmarias posted:I... just pay the I VPN’d to Argentina and pay like £2 a month for premium. Used to be even cheaper via India(~70p a month), but they changed their payment verification so it needs to be a card registered in India.
|
|
#
?
Jul 8, 2023 10:44
|
|
|
I just use Firefox tbh.
|
|
#
?
Jul 9, 2023 11:23
|
|
|
 So I’m confused about this one. It has to be a phishing scam. It’s from a ”real” phone number not a shortener like all these companies would use, and it’s included a company logo in the text, which I’ve never seen before. The location is in the same state as my area code/location, which I’m guessing they do on purpose - make it look nearby but not actually in your area, and to cement it in my gf has also received a really similar one from Venmo tonight - real phone number, location close by, company logo in the text. But the link… is an actual Amazon shortener one? And when I clicked it, it went to actual Amazon. And my auto password filler kicked in and logged me in, and my 2FA came up (which I then didn’t follow). So… where’s the phish? All I can think of is it takes me to some product page afterwards and it’s just a lovely sales pitch?
|
|
#
?
Jul 18, 2023 03:08
|
|
|
|
|
#
?
Jul 18, 2023 03:17
|
|
|
it's an affiliate link, they get a cut of anything you buy on amazon
|
|
#
?
Jul 18, 2023 03:19
|
|
|
Ha! So simple, I hadn’t even considered that.
|
|
#
?
Jul 18, 2023 03:32
|
|
|
Clever. It still boggles me that some people use the Internet without addons and router settings to shitcan ads, redirects, cookies, scripts, and referral IDs though.
|
|
#
?
Jul 20, 2023 00:33
|
|
|
That’s like, 99% of people.
|
|
#
?
Jul 20, 2023 17:53
|
|
|
poo poo I’m a huge nerd who is running Ubiquiti’s only home router* and I haven’t done any blocking at router level. *Yes I know the AirRouter tops at 100mbit wired and less wireless. Counterpoint: the last time I had to think about my router was the time my kitten decided he liked cords.
|
|
#
?
Jul 20, 2023 21:27
|
|
|
I don't think that URL is "just" an affiliate link, it actually does take you to a signin page that supposedly tries to redirect you elsewhere: redirect_uri=https://amazon-com-signin-report-id17545.dynnamn.ru/signin goatsestretchgoals posted:poo poo I’m a huge nerd who is running Ubiquiti’s only home router* and I haven’t done any blocking at router level. I need to see what sort of things modern dd-wrt offers, I've been meaning to set up a pi-hole and maybe a VPN for my phone when I'm not at home
|
|
#
?
Jul 20, 2023 21:40
|
|
|
The plot thickens. I wasn’t aware anyone other than Amazon has access to their shortcut redirect, but maybe AWS customers do? Interesting that it was also able to convince my iPhone to pull my credentials from the Amazon.com password entry too.
|
|
#
?
Jul 20, 2023 22:29
|
|
|
Zamujasa posted:I don't think that URL is "just" an affiliate link, it actually does take you to a signin page that supposedly tries to redirect you elsewhere: asus-merlinwrt is the current hotness
|
|
#
?
Jul 20, 2023 23:26
|
|
|
Reposting this here after initially posting it in the BFC BWM thread. I honestly can't tell where it best fits.Discendo Vox posted:Here's some prime BWM that appeared to me on youtube recently: Discendo Vox posted:Interestingly, the second video includes a customer/victim who says directly, "I've been in Tony Robbins for 15 years, and it's not even close [to this]". This has a bunch of connotations. First, here's Tony Robbins, who we know is an apparently competing and prominent "life and business strategist"/"life coach"/"leadership psychologist" that this guy wants to be compared favorably to. Second, it says that these people are continuously using the "services" of the gurus over time, so, yeah, it's a sort of dependent culty relationship where the user needs the affirmation and denigration of the guru and the group.
|
|
#
?
Jul 23, 2023 08:29
|
|
|
Are you sedating enough?
|
|
#
?
Jul 23, 2023 08:38
|
|
|
Discendo Vox posted:Interestingly, the second video includes a customer/victim who says directly, "I've been in Tony Robbins for 15 years, and it's not even close [to this]". I've heard of soaking but that's ridiculous.
|
|
#
?
Jul 23, 2023 09:09
|
|
|
Agents are GO! posted:I've heard of soaking but that's ridiculous. After fifteen years of paying for stand-on-your-own-two-feet training, maybe it's time to admit that it isn't working and it's time to try something else?
|
|
#
?
Jul 23, 2023 17:24
|
|
|
FMguru posted:I thought the whole point of Tony Robbins (etc.) seminars was to teach and inspire you to be confident and take charge of your life, i.e. the sort of person who doesn't need to attend seminars and pep rallies to feel motivated enough to accomplish their life goals? That would only happen if Tony Robbins refused to take this person's money, because they're clearly not going to stop giving it themselves.
|
|
#
?
Jul 23, 2023 18:46
|
|
|
FMguru posted:I thought the whole point of Tony Robbins (etc.) seminars was to teach and inspire you to be confident and take charge of your life, i.e. the sort of person who doesn't need to attend seminars and pep rallies to feel motivated enough to accomplish their life goals? Kind of, but it's still more about collecting money than the benefits of cognitive therapeutic thinking. It's more along the lines of MLM Think Positive Mantras that convince people to hand over their life savings than anything altruistic or meaningful. Tony Robbins is a sham.
|
|
#
?
Jul 23, 2023 20:29
|
|
|
Isn't that the whole point of stuff like landmark forum? Really intensive retreats that make you function better?
|
|
#
?
Jul 23, 2023 23:18
|
|
|
This is a matter of limited impression for me, but I think what has developed over time to distinguish this generation of gurus and life coaches from people like Norman Vincent Peale, the "power of positive thinking" sales and after dinner and keynote speakers of past generations, is that the old business model was self-destructive because you could really only hit your audience up and "change their life" once. Peale was too big and broadly disseminated to keep selling his message; same with the guy who tried to sell an 8th habit of highly motivated people. Tony Robbins and his ilk recognize that the longer-lasting model is to sell the image of success, and to make the target dependent on them for access to that self-image. Robbins sells a lifestyle brand; he franchises coaches to different sub-areas, he's got multi-level, uh, programs, and of course, he sells dietary supplements. All of these products are cheaply produced, borderline useless, and are sold at an insane markup because they bear his name and quotations on them, and are effectively selling his image of success. At root, the business model keeps people coming back through all the methods of manipulationthat are possible (and that can be monetized). Graduating to directly induced emotional dependence through cult-style abuse is a natural progression. Villacis is getting his targets to give him money to receive incredibly intense group sessions of denigration and ingroup affirmation; selling the need to buy more. It's interesting- I just noticed that all the "case studies" on his site are people in real estate investment. Discendo Vox fucked around with this message at 04:03 on Jul 24, 2023 |
|
#
?
Jul 24, 2023 03:58
|
|
|
Discendo Vox posted:Tony Robbins and his ilk recognize that the longer-lasting model is to sell the image of success, and to make the target dependent on them for access to that self-image. Robbins sells a lifestyle brand; he franchises coaches to different sub-areas, he's got multi-level, uh, programs, and of course, he sells dietary supplements. All of these products are cheaply produced, borderline useless, and are sold at an insane markup because they bear his name and quotations on them, and are effectively selling his image of success. At root, the business model keeps people coming back through all the methods of manipulation that are possible (and that can be monetized). Graduating to directly induced emotional dependence through cult-style abuse is a natural progression. Villacis is getting his targets to give him money to receive incredibly intense group sessions of denigration and in group affirmation; selling the need to buy more. Sounds almost exactly like Amway.
|
|
#
?
Jul 24, 2023 13:20
|
|
Cat Army
|
MightyJoe36 posted:Sounds almost exactly like Amway.  Interesting!
|
|
#
?
Jul 24, 2023 14:06
|
|
|
So I'm an idiot and didn't look too closely at a deal a friend posted till too late. Bought some magic cards from porklardca, which looking into it will just mail me some trash and then say they can give me a partial refund. I messaged them to cancel the order, though lol there are 3 different emails to "contact" them. Froze that credit card, anything else I should do?
|
|
#
?
Aug 2, 2023 18:50
|
|
|
Brutor Fartknocker posted:So I'm an idiot and didn't look too closely at a deal a friend posted till too late. Bought some magic cards from porklardca, which looking into it will just mail me some trash and then say they can give me a partial refund. I messaged them to cancel the order, though lol there are 3 different emails to "contact" them. Issue a chargeback on them? That will hit them harder than basically anything else you can do.
|
|
#
?
Aug 2, 2023 20:19
|
|
|
Yeah, if they don't reply to me in a day I'll start a dispute.
|
|
#
?
Aug 2, 2023 21:12
|
|
|
Friend of mine is going through a nightmare right now. She just got scammed. It was one of those things where they spoof the bank phone number and call saying there’s activity that looks to be fraudulent. She stopped short of giving them the OTP code but prior to that she gave them last four of her social, mother’s maiden name, DOB, and her previous address (she’s now moved and hasn’t filled out a change of address card yet)  Since all this happened, she closed the bank account in question, froze her credit with all three bureaus, put a PIN on her IRS account, and put some kind of fraud alert in effect with the three credit bureaus, which I think she says stays in effect for a year. She also called the social security administration and I’m not really sure what they told her, other than the fact that her SSN will never change. She also signed up for freecreditreport.com which apparently allows her to pull reports for free weekly until the end of the year. She’s now afraid to open a new bank account and is extremely freaked out in general. The bank, IRS, and SSA have supposedly all told her that she has done all she can do. Should she look into some kind of subscription credit monitoring like lifelock or something, or are those also themselves scams? Is there anything else she needs to do or think about?
|
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 20:51
|
|
|
No verdict on LifeLock but under no circumstances should she install the copy of Norton AV that might come with it. Norton is a great way to turn a fast computer slow.
|
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 21:16
|
|
|
She's gone above and beyond what most people would do, or need to do. Just have them keep an eye on their credit report now.
|
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 21:47
|
|
|
All that info they probably had already, or could find. Literally everything was breached at some point, you should not consider your SSN as private information. Similarly, life lock is a scam; don't spend any money on this whatsoever, best case they'll just pull the same credit reports you do. Your friend really has already done all the right things, anyone else won't really help, and t mobile is still going to just port your number to anyone who sounds convincing enough on the phone. E: breaches aren't even necessary for that info. LexisNexis will tell you A LOT if you pay them some money. Volmarias fucked around with this message at 22:16 on Aug 3, 2023 |
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 22:14
|
|
|
Absurd Alhazred over in the grad school thread said I should post this here so you guys can laugh at thisHazo posted:Hoping this is the right place for this: I do not think I will be paying the 95 dollars
|
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 22:53
|
|
|
Hazo posted:Absurd Alhazred over in the grad school thread said I should post this here so you guys can laugh at this Good. You should not pay the $95.
|
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 22:57
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 6, 2024 04:30 |
|
|
You should pay me $190 instead.
|
|
#
?
Aug 3, 2023 23:45
|
|