• sveltecider@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    Who are these smooth-talking scammers that can guide a regular-ass user to jump through hoops in settings to install a malicious app?

    you would be extremely surprised. I think lemmy users fail to realize that not everyone has an IT job and is a sys admin.

    • favoredponcho@lemmy.zip
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      21 hours ago

      Exactly… there are a ton of older people falling for scams everyday. It’s all over the news. They manipulate people by pretending to be a love interest or a family member.