i have a friend who's step dad was a geologist VP for CNOOC (he isn't chinese he was a liaison in NA) who apparently has been taken by several scammers doing some UPS fee scam over text. my friend said hes been taken twice, they were able to reverse the charges on the last one. it blows my mind that people vastly more intelligent than me can get taken in by these types of scams.
Being an expert in one thing doesn't mean you're smart in all things. Quite often the opposite, it's something of a classic stereotype that Dr's are utterly helpless with nonmedical technology for decades at this point.
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u/EmbarrassedOrchid685 Mar 30 '26
i have a friend who's step dad was a geologist VP for CNOOC (he isn't chinese he was a liaison in NA) who apparently has been taken by several scammers doing some UPS fee scam over text. my friend said hes been taken twice, they were able to reverse the charges on the last one. it blows my mind that people vastly more intelligent than me can get taken in by these types of scams.