Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Was just talking to a friend of mine over in America who is currently going to law school and he let me know of a brand new entrapment scam that has been setup by a group of shyster lawyers in America, Switzerland and Sweden to yet again bleed money from unsuspecting people.
This scam is a disguised link, So someone could comment on something in a YouTube video, Facebook comment section and it will look like something quite harmless and it will be a real conversation about the topic at hand followed by a link, Something for example like a comment on an OC3D GPU review -
"Thanks for the help, Hopefully will get this GPU if funds permit, currently building a system, Here is my PCPartpicker list, Can you tell me if something is missing <insert disguised link>"
These links always go to copyright material and in some more sinister scenarios some VERY questionable content, Again this is all setup to entrap people who harmlessly click on a link thinking it's something else, Then comes the letters demanding money, Followed by threats of court hearings etc....
As they primarily work out of Switzerland which have some nasty laws protecting shysters, They are watertight on several fronts, So be warned, Even if you are having what you think is a genuine conversation with someone and they post a link to a PC Part picker list, Or a youtube video or whatever, Unless you know them, Be very careful, This new group of shysters will do anything for money, Even going as far as carrying a conversation on over multiple days.
This scam is a disguised link, So someone could comment on something in a YouTube video, Facebook comment section and it will look like something quite harmless and it will be a real conversation about the topic at hand followed by a link, Something for example like a comment on an OC3D GPU review -
"Thanks for the help, Hopefully will get this GPU if funds permit, currently building a system, Here is my PCPartpicker list, Can you tell me if something is missing <insert disguised link>"
These links always go to copyright material and in some more sinister scenarios some VERY questionable content, Again this is all setup to entrap people who harmlessly click on a link thinking it's something else, Then comes the letters demanding money, Followed by threats of court hearings etc....
As they primarily work out of Switzerland which have some nasty laws protecting shysters, They are watertight on several fronts, So be warned, Even if you are having what you think is a genuine conversation with someone and they post a link to a PC Part picker list, Or a youtube video or whatever, Unless you know them, Be very careful, This new group of shysters will do anything for money, Even going as far as carrying a conversation on over multiple days.
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