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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Also scams. They know you, your name, your contacts, dob, where you work, where you spend leisure time, your face, your house layout, and from your message details probably your darkest secrets and ssn.

Chinese online and over the phone scams have been surging massively in the past few years.