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The ol' text scammer begging for gift cards to benefit some fake cause has sadly become a tale as old as time. People who are less than senile have definitely started to catch on, and some enterprising individuals even try to put the scammers in their place. This particular genius decided to flex his Photoshop skills to attempt to send this would-be scammer a message. It took the loser while to catch on. 

If you're gonna scam a random person, at least make your story somewhat believable! This guy tries to convince someone via text message that he's a soldier working on some fancy intel project with the United States military. Luckily, the recipient wasn't falling for it...

Why is it always the "mommy" types who seem like the most entitled, rude people? Being a mom doesn't automatically mean you get handed things in life for free. Granted, who knows whether this lady is actually a single mom like she claims. 

Regardless, her insufferable demeanor provides for the best kind of schadenfreude!

We absolutely love seeing scammers get owned while scammin', and this text exchange is one of the better ones we've seen in a while. This dude "Michael" plays along with an insanely obvious attempt at robbery, and the results are completely hilarious. He trolls the scammer so hard they end up begging him to stop wasting his time. Incredible.

We really thought that multi-level marketers had sucked enough soul out of the world, but this text message exchange proved us to be very, very wrong. This Imgur user received what they thought was a kind text from a former classmate following the death of their father, only to realize the well-wishes were a thinly veiled attempt at selling his family nutrition projects. Is nothing sacred?

You don't have to be a Boomer to be targeted by scammers from Africa. When this dude was messaged on Facebook by a suspicious profile, he decided to have a little fun with his new friend "Lisa." We're glad he did.

We'd like to give these scammers the benefit of the doubt and assume that they don't know they're involved in a scam. Either that or someone who's down on their luck might resort to desperate measures to earn a bit of extra cash. Either way, this dude definitely picked the wrong person to mess with!

Honestly, how do scammers think we're going to fall for this sh*t? Like, at least make your messages and stories be a little more believable! This Danish guy took it upon himself to troll this hilarious scammer, supposedly named "Sandra Jones" with lyrics to "Hello" by Adele. 

Apparently she isn't a fan.

Whether it's Lularoe, Doterra, Younique or Rodan + Fields, these companies all have one thing in common: persistent salespeople who don't seem to understand how scams work.

If you've ever used the internet, chances are you've received some kind of correspondence promising a grandiose sum from, say, a Nigerian prince. The blatantly suspect correspondence is pretty easy to ignore - but what would happen if you tried to beat the scammer at his own game? Here's our answer.

When you spot a scammer in the wild, sometimes you just gotta take that golden trolling opportunity!

This Facebook user was armed with facts when she received multiple messages from a Rodan + Fields salesperson who wouldn't seem to give up! If you're not familiar with the term "MLM," it stands for "multi-level marketing" and refers to companies such as LulaRoe or Rodan + Fields where stay-at-home moms are often sucked in to selling bogus products or recruiting friends and family to join in as a salesperson.

A scammer got trolled hard while allegedly trying to buy a barbecue pit from a lawyer who immediately caught on to his phony payment scheme. The scammer attempted to use a fake check, which would've given the him access to the lawyer's bank account, but instead, trolling hilarity ensued.

(Obvious) moral of the story? Never try to scam a lawyer.

Scammers are definitely annoying, but it can be fun to troll the crap out of them when you get the chance!