As in more on the topic I recently posted about and there are literally more of them. I’m guessing it’s because the election is no creeping eerily closer and there’s a rush to get the chum thrown in the water to stir up as much activity as possible.
Gematria and similar online grift does attract a certain mentality of participant, the same way that the elderly are targeted for their retirement savings. There’s a better chance of landing a hit off an elderly person who’s mental acuity isn’t as sharp as it used to be. There’s a better chance of getting a bite on the bait if the target shows excessive interest in embracing their cognitive biases. A portion of the advertisements on YouTube are in the comments section. Hey you there person who’s been courted by being made to think you are smarter than you are, check out THIS! But as much as they like to complain that Big Tech is censoring them, conspiracy videos still have ads attached to them. And it’s hardly ever reputable. Personally, I think it would be fairly easy to dismiss an offer to advertise something that’s super scammy looking. But life and social media doesn’t work that way. YouTube is perfectly allowed to get paid to have an ad promoted, slap it on a video and then it’s up to the end user to not get involved of throw their toddler an unrestricted phone to entertain themselves while the ballgame or soap operas are on for Dad or Mom’s quality alone time.
Here’s some advice f the recent YouTube ads I’ve seen that get played at the start of the video.
Dropshipping
Which is a type of bait and switch. Not all drop shipping is a scam. It sure does look easy to operate. Hype a product, then substitute or deliver an over inflated product.
One I’ve seen acquaintances fall for is the ad making it sound like a full sized product only to deliver a tiny toy version. The sites are visually pretty. And they can even mock a well known brand name if you’re stupid enough to visit tarrg3t.com thinking it’s really Target.
Lottery style content
You click through a registration process to enter as many times as you like. I doubt a real human ever wins a prize but who knows. Sounds like a great way to get a lot of malware stuck on your phone. Or phished for credit card or bank information.
Online Casinos If you stumble on the Reddit or Quora sections about this there’s a common theme. It’s pretty easy to win money at online slots. Actually cashing out your winnings is an entirely different story. You could make the game (it doesn’t have to be slots, that’s just the most common) rigged to make the person lose all their real dollars invested. They seem to enjoy letting the suckers feel like they won and then just not paying them. Or even talking to them via the contact information provided. If they’re not legit they aren’t regulated and there’s no oversight to have someone step in and force payouts. Especially if it’s outside they oversight’s jurisdiction. Internet stuff within a jurisdiction? Hogwash.
Free money from ...
The government usually. “If you are a first time home buyer you may qualify for up to…”. You may qualify for wasting your time because you didn’t do any real research and see if the offer has a legitimacy. They’re even still milking the pandemic where there’s a magical stimulus payment they don’t give you unless you ask them for it. And that’s with the claim the payment is 100% guaranteed if you do ask for it. Wouldn’t it be easier to just mail them all out instead of the paperwork and time answering phone calls for people asking for their 100% guaranteed money.
Like the funneling of the conspiracy grifter content towards a fundraiser, the ads have financial hooks that make it sound like you’re getting a bargain or free money.
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