> I chose not to go down the route of scamming because I consider it incompatible with our Moroccan and Islamic values
Or... with basic human decency, whether you're Moroccan and Islamic or not.
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
Frankly, any photo or video on digital media is just a tiny little step away from being irreversibly published to the internet. People should never make photos or videos of that kind if they don't want it to be public.
> Frankly, any photo or video on digital media is just a tiny little step away from being irreversibly published to the internet. People should never make photos or videos of that kind if they don't want it to be public. Alternatively, a photo of me in my nude being public should not mean that I am unfit for public office. Nobody would ban Jennifer Lawrence or Kate Upton if they wanted to be a teacher. Why should we…
Of course it shouldn't be a problem. Unfortunately humans are still humans, and judgemental attitudes abound. Hence the advice.
As an example, right now the pirate party in Iceland is being smeared with a picture the press found of one of their high-profile candidates of him shooting guns in Afghanistan. He was there doing charity work and they shot off some rounds one day in their off time. I'm still not sure what message is being sent by reposting this picture, but it seems to be working to some extent - I just overheard coworkers talking about "that gun nut running for the pirates".
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#13Another BBC article - this time the scammers are from the Philippines. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27249926
This is a series of reports from BBC2's Newsnight weeknightly current affairs analysis show. Been a flagship show for decades, and has as times been very good.
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#14I think this is posted with the recent Black mirror episode as context. Scary.
True, but it's not a new thing and the BM story was far more elaborate than "guy does naughty thing, gets blackmailed".
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#15$500 a day, and it takes an hour per victim, and they're asking for thousands?
Then "they all pay" can't be true. Either it takes longer, or the payment rate is lower. The numbers don't add up.
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#16> The next day she sends me a message: "Hi, how are you? I saw your profile and I liked you." So I looked at her profile and, I mean, she was really hot
If that's all it took, Samir is an idiot.
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#17>Intelligent, articulate, and technologically adept, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that in a place with more opportunities a young man of Omar's talents could find a legitimate way to earn his $500 a day. Pretty ridiculous statement there. Not many places on earth can a person earn that for simply being smart.
Presumably that's why it says "in a place with more opportunities"....
Re: The Skype sex scam – a fortune built on shame
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Frankly, any photo or video on digital media is just a tiny little step away from being irreversibly published to the internet. People should never make photos or videos of that kind if they don't want it to be public.
> Frankly, any photo or video on digital media is just a tiny little step away from being irreversibly published to the internet. People should never make photos or videos of that kind if they don't want it to be public. Alternatively, a photo of me in my nude being public should not mean that I am unfit for public office. Nobody would ban Jennifer Lawrence or Kate Upton if they wanted to be a teacher. Why should we…
There's a reason why they're targeting people of specific religious backgrounds. Religion has the ability to take garden variety embarrassment and passing judgments and turn them into suicidal embarrassment and public stonings, scarlet letters and the like. Obviously, the scammers doing this kind of crap are horrible excuses for human beings, but the organized religions of the world deserve some of the credit for creating such fucked up environments where scams of this sort can work so effectively.
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#19Is this illegal? I guess it's a form of blackmail (thus illegal) right?
Presumably that depends on the laws of the jurisdiction in which the act takes place - and, of course - lawyers could probably argue for years which country's laws are applicable in this case. Adding to this, it may be a very shrewdly chosen scam, as the crime (in some jurisdictions) of engaging in a sexual liaison without having the necessary paperwork in order may be graver than the one of blackmail. Hence, even vi…
They might still be convicted for posting porn to youtube. Regardless of the involvement of the victim.
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#20Well, i guess the day is not far away where a NN dreaming your face into a homemade porn move, could automate this sort of scam. But if everyone is scamable- noone is.
Problem solved, next low point of the species.