• GarbageShoot [he/him]
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    8 hours ago

    I think the idea is they can take the face of a known relative and do an impersonation of them. If the mark is moderately senile, it could work.

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      edit-2
      8 hours ago

      My point was that the scammer could also go on a pure fishing expedition. And it was easy to do that as a joke.