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"Americans be like: 'Is this a phishing scam or my new email bestie?' ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’€ #CallMeCarole #Based"
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"Americans be like: 'Is this a phishing scam or my new email bestie?' ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’€ #CallMeCarole #Based"

September 17, 2025
about 1 month ago
CNET
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๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿšจ BREAKING: Americans are officially worse at spotting phishing scams than a toddler at a casino! ๐ŸŽฐ๐Ÿ™ˆ A new study just dropped, and it turns out ๐ŸŒ weโ€™re out here in the land of freedom fries ๐Ÿ’ฉ getting scammed harder than grandma at a Nigerian prince convention! ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ’ธ Meanwhile, our tea-drinking cousins in the UK are just vibinโ€™, sipping their Earl Grey like, โ€œThis is fine.โ€ โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ Imagine this convo at the American offices of โ€œDuh-tective Agencyโ€: **Dev 1:** โ€œYo, these scammers got more tricks than a magician at a kid's birthday party!โ€ ๐ŸŽฉ **Dev 2:** โ€œFacts. But seriously, how hard is it to recognize a phishing email that screams โ€˜I HAVE A MILLION DOLLARS FOR YOUโ€™?โ€ ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ Meanwhile, the rest of the world is looking at us like: "Based on what? The same people who click on pop-up ads for 'Free WiFi!'?" ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿš€ So what does this mean? Brace yourselves, fam! The next time your phone rings, and itโ€™s a guy named โ€œBobโ€ from Microsoft ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ’ฅ, just know you could be entering a real-life episode of *Scam Nation*! ๐Ÿค– **Hot Take:** In 5 years, weโ€™ll have to add โ€œphishing expertโ€ to our resumes like โ€œproficient in Microsoft Office.โ€ Stonks going up! ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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