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What's the worst scam you've fallen for (or gotten close to falling for)? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by Snapz@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Kindness@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 months ago

Ouch. My heart goes out to you.

2 minutes to realize I couldn't log in because someone else was logged in as me wasn't an error. 3 minutes to realize and verify the login page was a clone. An eternity to change my password immediately. The bot had already handed off 1.6B in gold, my many many feathers, lobsters, swordfish, and ores. Probably my armors too. Never even left the Grand Exchange. I raged and then I cried. Haven't played it since.

Sad memories, but good lessons for adults too.