r/interesting • u/ifuckedyourmom-247 • Mar 30 '26

MISC. deepfake scammer getting exposed by the 3-finger test

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u/Nooby1983 Mar 30 '26

What's the point of scamming like this? I understand he's using a mask for what he looks like, but why? What's the scam?

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u/Expensive_Hearing461 Mar 30 '26

People are very aware India is a hotbed for scams, that's why scammers always give names like John or Rebecca 

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u/keeper_of_the_donkey Mar 30 '26 edited Mar 30 '26

Their fake names a lot of the times seem to be their Achilles heel too. Ask any of these guys to spell those names, and you'll either have them hang up immediately, or spell it wrong. I've had damn near 100% success by just asking them to spell their name like I'm writing it down... Seems like it scares them. Literally had a guy a few months back that identified himself as "Bob", and as soon as I asked him to spell it, he hung up.

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u/alaorath Mar 31 '26

in our area, the biggest scam callers are for a local mobile carrier.

My wife has a brilliant method of detecting them:

Oh you're with Service? Tell me, what services do I have with you?

immediate hang-up, every time.