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		labster on Feb 6, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How A Young Woman Followed Two Hackers' Lies to He... Social hacking is still hacking, friend.

mrhappyunhappy on Feb 6, 2019 [–]

Setting up a fraudulent product or service just to collect crypto and run away with the funds is not social hacking. I believe the government calls that online fraud.

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