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A I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, but then I found myself believing every word that came out of a handsome officer's mouth about a guy who didn't want to dance with me. Haley Stewart @HaleyCarrots 9:16 AM Feb 16, 2024 2,609 Views . :
Donny Ferguson (donnyferguson.substa @DonnyFerguson I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, but there I was square-dancing with a rabbit dressed as a sexy lady hillbilly. 8:54 AM Feb 16, 2024 803 Views ● :
The International Flann O'Brien Society @FlannOBrienSoc I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, but then Divney sent me to fetch the cash box from under the floorboards in old Mathers's house. 8:19 AM Feb 16, 2024 7,200 Views .
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About

I Never Thought I Was the Kind of Person to Fall for a Scam refers to a series of meme parodying the opening sentence of an article written by The Cut's financial-advice columnist Charlotte Cowles who was scammed out of $50,000. In memes, various characters state that they never thought they would fall for a scam before revealing scam-like situations that happened to them.

Origin

On February 15th, 2024, The Cut's[1] financial-advice columnist Charlotte Cowels published an account of getting scammed out of $50,000. The article opened with the words, "I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam" (snippet shown below).

FIRST PERSON FEB. 15, 2024 The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam. By Charlotte Cowles, the Cut's financial-advice columnist. V PEREP AGEN IA L AGA U NI 10 M LERE CIA 310,000 $100 C WE Serverer Illustration: Nicole Rifkin

On that day, X[2] user @kattenbarge posted a link to the article, with their post gaining over 9.4 million views, 2,800 reposts and quote posts, and 3,900 likes in one day (shown below).

Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge FOO Everyone who reads this thinks they would never fall for a scam like this, but the truth is you would. You just have no idea how you will react when your emotions are toyed with to this level. Everyone is capable of being abused, manipulated, and scammed. IL ALA AGEN How I Got Scammed Out of $50,000 From thecut.com K ... 12:32 PM. Feb 15, 2024 9.4M Views CIA I JAMAI C

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The article became a subject of jokes and viral discussions in the following days. On February 15th, 2024, X[3] user @McHenryJD posted a Dune meme parodying the article which received over 3,100 reposts and 39,000 likes in one day (shown below).

Jackson McHenry @McHenryJD ... I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, and then I found myself agreeing to take over the spice mining operations on the desert planet Arrakis 4:28 PM Feb 15, 2024 · 984.9K Views

The post was followed by more parody memes posted on X / Twitter. For example, on February 15th, 2024, X[4] user @joshcarlosjosh made a meme referencing The Lord of the Rings that received over 1,400 reposts and 13,000 likes in one day (shown below).

JRR Jokien @joshcarlosjosh : I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, but then I and eight of my human friends were given a Ring of Power and we were all of us deceived, for another Ring was made. 10:21 PM. Feb 15, 2024 95.7K Views

Various Examples

Creat The Middle-earth Mixer @MiddleearthMixr Mic I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, and then I found myself hosting a dinner and agreeing to become a burglar on an adventure with a bunch of manlets 1:40 PM. Feb 16, 2024 3,870 Views :
A I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, but then I found myself believing every word that came out of a handsome officer's mouth about a guy who didn't want to dance with me. Haley Stewart @HaleyCarrots 9:16 AM Feb 16, 2024 2,609 Views . :
Casey Stegman @cstegman I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, but then I found myself interrogating a low-level criminal who was the sole survivor of a shootout at the nearby shipyard. 10:44 PM. Feb 15, 2024. 1,504 Views
Jane Austen First Drafts @Austen1stDrafts I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, but then I found myself leaving Brighton with Mr. Wickham. ALT 10:11 PM. Feb 15, 2024 · 27.9K Views ... 2003 FO ON
Isaac Feldberg @isaacfeldberg I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, and then I shopped at TK Jewelers. The jewelry's fake. Watch exploded on date. Bent wrist, thing f------ exploded. 9:32 PM Feb 15, 2024 · 3,477 Views
Donny Ferguson (donnyferguson.substa @DonnyFerguson I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, but there I was square-dancing with a rabbit dressed as a sexy lady hillbilly. 8:54 AM Feb 16, 2024 803 Views ● :

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External References

[1] The Cut – The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger

[2] X – @kattenbarge

[3] X – @McHenryJD

[4] X – @joshcarlosjosh

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I Never Thought I Was the Kind of Person to Fall for a Scam

I Never Thought I Was the Kind of Person to Fall for a Scam

Updated Feb 16, 2024 at 04:28PM EST by Philipp.

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I Never Thought I Was the Kind of Person to Fall for a Scam refers to a series of meme parodying the opening sentence of an article written by The Cut's financial-advice columnist Charlotte Cowles who was scammed out of $50,000. In memes, various characters state that they never thought they would fall for a scam before revealing scam-like situations that happened to them.

Origin

On February 15th, 2024, The Cut's[1] financial-advice columnist Charlotte Cowels published an account of getting scammed out of $50,000. The article opened with the words, "I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam" (snippet shown below).


FIRST PERSON FEB. 15, 2024 The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam. By Charlotte Cowles, the Cut's financial-advice columnist. V PEREP AGEN IA L AGA U NI 10 M LERE CIA 310,000 $100 C WE Serverer Illustration: Nicole Rifkin

On that day, X[2] user @kattenbarge posted a link to the article, with their post gaining over 9.4 million views, 2,800 reposts and quote posts, and 3,900 likes in one day (shown below).


Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge FOO Everyone who reads this thinks they would never fall for a scam like this, but the truth is you would. You just have no idea how you will react when your emotions are toyed with to this level. Everyone is capable of being abused, manipulated, and scammed. IL ALA AGEN How I Got Scammed Out of $50,000 From thecut.com K ... 12:32 PM. Feb 15, 2024 9.4M Views CIA I JAMAI C

Spread

The article became a subject of jokes and viral discussions in the following days. On February 15th, 2024, X[3] user @McHenryJD posted a Dune meme parodying the article which received over 3,100 reposts and 39,000 likes in one day (shown below).


Jackson McHenry @McHenryJD ... I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, and then I found myself agreeing to take over the spice mining operations on the desert planet Arrakis 4:28 PM Feb 15, 2024 · 984.9K Views

The post was followed by more parody memes posted on X / Twitter. For example, on February 15th, 2024, X[4] user @joshcarlosjosh made a meme referencing The Lord of the Rings that received over 1,400 reposts and 13,000 likes in one day (shown below).


JRR Jokien @joshcarlosjosh : I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, but then I and eight of my human friends were given a Ring of Power and we were all of us deceived, for another Ring was made. 10:21 PM. Feb 15, 2024 95.7K Views

Various Examples


Creat The Middle-earth Mixer @MiddleearthMixr Mic I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, and then I found myself hosting a dinner and agreeing to become a burglar on an adventure with a bunch of manlets 1:40 PM. Feb 16, 2024 3,870 Views : A I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, but then I found myself believing every word that came out of a handsome officer's mouth about a guy who didn't want to dance with me. Haley Stewart @HaleyCarrots 9:16 AM Feb 16, 2024 2,609 Views . : Casey Stegman @cstegman I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, but then I found myself interrogating a low-level criminal who was the sole survivor of a shootout at the nearby shipyard. 10:44 PM. Feb 15, 2024. 1,504 Views
Jane Austen First Drafts @Austen1stDrafts I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, but then I found myself leaving Brighton with Mr. Wickham. ALT 10:11 PM. Feb 15, 2024 · 27.9K Views ... 2003 FO ON Isaac Feldberg @isaacfeldberg I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, and then I shopped at TK Jewelers. The jewelry's fake. Watch exploded on date. Bent wrist, thing f------ exploded. 9:32 PM Feb 15, 2024 · 3,477 Views Donny Ferguson (donnyferguson.substa @DonnyFerguson I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam, but there I was square-dancing with a rabbit dressed as a sexy lady hillbilly. 8:54 AM Feb 16, 2024 803 Views ● :

Search Interest

External References

[1] The Cut – The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger

[2] X – @kattenbarge

[3] X – @McHenryJD

[4] X – @joshcarlosjosh

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There's something to be said about the truth of the article. The viewer would be falling for the same thing as the article purports, only your $50,000 is actually a click for the website's ad revenue, and the scam is clickbait because the viewer is just dying to know how someone who is apparently smart enough to have $50,000 could fall for an obvious scam.

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