https://lucasball.com/blog/Recent content in Blog on Lucas BallHugoen-usWed, 27 May 2026 16:31:27 -0700https://lucasball.com/blog/the-scam/Wed, 27 May 2026 16:31:27 -0700https://lucasball.com/blog/the-scam/<h1 id="how-i-almost-got-scammed-out-of-8000"> How I ALMOST got scammed out of $8000 <a class="heading-link" href="#how-i-almost-got-scammed-out-of-8000"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h1> <h2 id="background"> Background <a class="heading-link" href="#background"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <p>I&rsquo;m writing this blog post to spread awareness of the increasingly believable scams being deployed in the real world. For context, I am a regular scambaiter (meaning I do my best to waste scammers&rsquo; time). This means that I have a semi-decent understanding of how scams and social engineering work.</p>