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		mrweasel on Jan 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Did I just lose half a million dollars? If caught quickly enough, like within a day, and the money is still in the receiving account, it is very easy to get your money back. As you say, scammers move money quickly, and they do so to avoid the money being refunded.

unmole on Jan 30, 2022 [–]

> As you say, scammers move money quickly

Aren't European bank accounts tied to real world identities?

isbvhodnvemrwvn on Jan 30, 2022 | | [–]

You get the first somewhat sober bum on the street with an ID card to register a bank account, they give you credentials, you give them €1000.

brazzy on Jan 30, 2022 | | [–]

They use money mules, the same as US scammers.

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