• ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    In these scenarios, scammers exploit fear – using threats of financial ruin, legal trouble, or harm to a loved one – to create a sense of extreme urgency. They stay on the phone with victims, coaching them to bypass security warnings and disable security settings before the victim has a chance to think or seek help.

    Does this actually happen? Or they just trying to manufacture consent to all this bullshit?