Post #244188
2026-02-06 00:23 UTC
A guy called my dad and said he’d won a million dollars in a contest! All that was needed was to advance $1,000 to cover fees
My dad told the guy he would happily split the winnings, $500K each, if the guy paid the fees for him
The guy hung up
Replies (8)
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@sus@timeloop.cafe 2026-02-06 00:52
@neilk go dad!!
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@elbosso@mastodon.social 2026-02-07 15:26
@neilk that's just rude...
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@erik@mastodon.infrageeks.social 2026-02-08 16:56
@neilk Keeping this one to use later...
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@commonst@social.vivaldi.net 2026-02-08 16:57
@neilk I remember once getting into an argument with a guy calling about my Windows machine. I legitimately only had a Linux laptop. He called me a liar, and insisted I did, indeed have a Windows machine. I hung up on him.
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@tedmielczarek@mastodon.social 2026-02-08 17:31
@neilk this is hands-down the best response I've heard of to an advance fee scam.
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@krono@toot.berlin 2026-02-08 19:28
@neilk Smart.
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@c_dan4th@mstdn.social 2026-02-08 20:15
@neilk legend!
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@SenseException@phpc.social 2026-02-08 22:21
@neilk That's a good one. 😄