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Comment author: iceman 11 February 2016 11:24:31PM *  4 points [-]

I just got the weirdest piece of direct messaging spam from a 0 karma account:

Hi good day. My boss is interested on donating to MIRI's project and he is wondering if he could send money through you and you donate to miri through your company and thus accelertaing the value created. He wants to use "match donations" as a way of donating thats why he is looking for people in companies like you. I want to discuss more about this so if you could see this message please give me a reply. Thank you!

I'm not sure exactly what the scam is in the above, but the plan on the face is so ridiculous that it has to be one (p=95). Is anyone else receiving these, or is it just me since I'm a well know MIRI funder?

Comment author: Viliam 12 February 2016 08:35:48AM *  4 points [-]

Is anyone else receiving these, or is it just me since I'm a well know MIRI funder?

Have you received a private message on LW offering to donate to someone "through you"?

If you answered "yes", feel free to give more info in a comment.

Submitting...

Comment author: philh 29 February 2016 10:18:33AM 2 points [-]

I voted no, but I've now received exactly the same message, from /u/observer1.

Comment author: Viliam 01 March 2016 09:09:39AM *  0 points [-]

I wonder, if the account is banned, does it also prevent them from sending private messages, or merely from posting on the forum (which they don't do anyway).

Also, could everyone who voted "yes" please confirm whether it was the same account, or whether there are multiple scammer accounts?

Comment author: iceman 02 March 2016 12:36:18AM 1 point [-]

That's the account that I got the spam from AND they just messaged me again.

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