https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9x7lu/iama_internet_scammer_ama/
created by Iamascammer on 24/10/2009 at 01:27 UTC*
25 upvotes, 39 top-level comments (showing 25)
(BY REQUEST)Acai berries, eBay fake laptops, work at home, hijacked credit cards, ID thievery, software piracy, Paypal scams, Self-referrals, Theft, Fraud, Forgery - If you can name it, I've probably done it.
I am an internet scammer. For the past five years, I have scammed innocent people from all around the world without moving from my apartment, making thousand over thousand. I have been tracked and even almost caught a couple of times. AMAA.
EDIT: I just wanted to thank all of you. There are nights where I definitely don't feel great and this is one of these nights. Your messages helped me feel better. Getting that weight off my shoulders, just for a while, really helped me. You are a great community. Thank you.
EDIT2: Coffee shop is closing down. Obviously I cannot post from home. I will be moving around and answer more questions soon.
Comment by [deleted] at 24/10/2009 at 01:46 UTC
13 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Do you every feel guilty or remorseful? Have you ever bailed out of a scam because you were going to rip-off someone who couldn't afford to be stung?
Comment by donaldrobertsoniii at 24/10/2009 at 01:34 UTC
12 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Have you ever been reverse-scammed? As in, one of the people you are trying to scam pulls one over on you?
Comment by camgnostic at 24/10/2009 at 03:24 UTC
42 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Reddit once again shows that petty internet white-knight tough-guy syndrome is more important than asking questions. Thus negating the point of an IAMA subreddit for anyone other than paragons of humanity. What goes through someone's head when they just fire off a comment laced with vile and pathetic attempts at witty insults? That they're actually going to change things? Wow.
Anywho, questions I had:
Comment by [deleted] at 24/10/2009 at 02:21 UTC
10 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by SeekingEnlightenment at 24/10/2009 at 01:32 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Comment by [deleted] at 25/10/2009 at 08:08 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Just want to say f u for making people's lives difficult... how to you live with yourself?
Comment by [deleted] at 24/10/2009 at 01:50 UTC
38 upvotes, 3 direct replies
You're a shit stain of society. I really hope one day you get caught and do hard prison time, and get raped in the ass by multiple dudes.
Seriously.
Comment by hesnothere at 24/10/2009 at 02:37 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
How is the weather in Nigeria this time of year? Seems nice.
Comment by Anonymous_Face at 24/10/2009 at 07:38 UTC
6 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Are you scared of prison? You should be. It's no fun, but you'll have lots of new friends. Just saying.
Comment by [deleted] at 24/10/2009 at 02:23 UTC*
2 upvotes, 2 direct replies
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Comment by [deleted] at 24/10/2009 at 05:04 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Please answer this question. Do you feel more paranoid because of your line of work? Speaking as a Internet marketer, have you considered going white hat? investing the time into something worthwhile?
Comment by zxcvcxz at 24/10/2009 at 09:58 UTC*
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Why do you think it is better to hurt people to live when you could just go without something, yourself?
Don't you think you'd feel better if you let go of everything and lived a really modest lifestyle where you didn't have to hurt other people?
Comment by Leprecon at 24/10/2009 at 22:32 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I applaud your dedication in answering these post despite the fact that many of them are just blatant insults aimed towards you.
Comment by Meades_Loves_Memes at 24/10/2009 at 01:54 UTC*
10 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I never knew what happened to my money.
You disgust me you piece of shit, none of the money you make is YOUR money, you are stealing from hard working people, it does not take brains to scam anyone, actually quite the opposite, any waiter can take a picture of credit cards with their cellphone.
Even though you prey on the stupid, and unaware, in no way do you deserve anything you have purchased in the last five years.
I actually go out of my way to respond to scammers and work with the police to find them and catch them.
You, sir, are scum of the earth.
Edit: Here is proof to back up my previous statement:
it does not take brains to scam anyone, actually quite the opposite
I quitted college and couldn't find a job.
Comment by [deleted] at 24/10/2009 at 07:45 UTC*
3 upvotes, 2 direct replies
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Comment by tobyflorida at 24/10/2009 at 04:57 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Tell us the story about when you turned yourself in to the cops and they couldn't do anything because of ineptitude.
Comment by [deleted] at 24/10/2009 at 02:38 UTC
3 upvotes, 3 direct replies
May a thousand bees sting your asshole.
Comment by [deleted] at 24/10/2009 at 03:55 UTC*
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Comment by [deleted] at 24/10/2009 at 02:14 UTC*
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Comment by inyourfacedunk at 24/10/2009 at 01:39 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
What is the average amount you make per scam? Do you do a lot of little scams, or just a few big ones?
I would imagine a lot of little ones would be better as people are less likely to follow it up over a few dollars.
Comment by cerebrum at 24/10/2009 at 03:26 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
How much did you make on average per month? How comes you have been tracked but not caught? Details?
What measures did you take to make it harder to trace your location/IP?
Comment by Syndrome at 24/10/2009 at 03:38 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
How much have you scammed in total? What is the highest amount you scammed at one time?
Comment by racergr at 24/10/2009 at 09:39 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I got an old e-mail which I like to keep, but it being older than spammers is on various places on the internet. Its privately hosted and I can disable (= make the server reject e-mails with a "no such user" message) it for a while. Would that reduce the amount of spam I get? If yes then how long should I keep it disabled?
Also: what's it with the PDFs recently?
Bonus: in your opinion, those who fail to detect you as a scamer are ignorant or innocent ?
Comment by [deleted] at 24/10/2009 at 22:16 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
You talk about having turned yourself to the police. Care to elaborate?
Comment by [deleted] at 25/10/2009 at 00:29 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
An acquaintance of mine lost $2 grand trying to buy a classical guitar from some asshole scammer. Was it you?