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This Phishing email... What is the IP? (programming.dev)
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[โ€“] ThetaDecay@lemmy.world 19 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Alternatively, the scammer is saving themselves some time; more educated, well-versed people will see the ip and not bother calling in. Less savvy people who don't know the IP address is bogus are likely easier to scam if they call the phone number or reply to the mail.

[โ€“] definitemaybe@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago

This is exactly right, I'm pretty sure. Scam emails are poorly written and have tells for anyone paying attention on purpose. It's a feature, not an error.

Scammers don't want to waste time on someone who will never believe that the government takes Walmart gift cards.