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[โ€“] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I've never been hit with one of those "it's me your kid I'm using a friend's phone give me money" scams.

Know that they're real though.

[โ€“] potustheplant@feddit.nl 1 points 4 days ago

Dude, if they're real and there are lots of them, share an example.

Also, your analogy makes 0 sense. I'm not saying that they haven't popped up for me, I literally searched for them and found no videos or thumbnails that matched your description. If you google scams you'll find lots of examples.