These scammers tried to outwit the wrong person

February 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Scams can be extremely sophisticated and unfortunately do catch out some people, but these exchanges prove that's certainly not always the case.

People from around the world have shared hilarious exchanges with online scammers, after quickly cottoning on to their game and deciding to have some fun. 

The best examples were collated into an online gallery by Bored Panda for your amusement.  

They include someone who was left in hysterics when 'Michael Jackson' got in touch on Instagram and said he needed $600 to 'put out more music'. 

While another was shocked when he got a Facebook message from his dead grandmothers account.

People from around the world have shared hilarious exchanges with online scammers and Bored Panda collated them into a gallery, including this funny response to a house scam

People from around the world have shared hilarious exchanges with online scammers and Bored Panda collated them into a gallery, including this funny response to a house scam

Another quick-witted individual decided to scam the scammer back by pretending they signed up for an online casino. 

Elsewhere another person confused the scammer by pretending he lived on another planet however the scammer said he lived 15 minutes away. 

Here FEMAIL takes a look at some as the most hilarious exchanges between people and scammers... 

While someone else was left in hysterics when "Michael Jackson" got in touch on Instagram and said she needed $600 to 'put out more music'

While someone else was left in hysterics when "Michael Jackson" got in touch on Instagram and said she needed $600 to 'put out more music'

While another was shocked when he got a Facebook message from his dead grandmothers account

While another was shocked when he got a Facebook message from his dead grandmothers account

Another person decided to freak out their scammer by pretending they were in jail with them previously

Another person decided to freak out their scammer by pretending they were in jail with them previously 

While this guy, from the UK, hilariously joked this women scammer was keen to get to know him

While this guy, from the UK, hilariously joked this women scammer was keen to get to know him 

This person decided to go off script which really annoyed the scammer leaving them break their cover

This person decided to go off script which really annoyed the scammer leaving them break their cover 

Elsewhere another person confused the scammer by pretending he lived on another planet however the scammer said he lived 15 minutes away

Elsewhere another person confused the scammer by pretending he lived on another planet however the scammer said he lived 15 minutes away

Another person decided to scam the scammer back by pretending they signed up for an online casino

Another person decided to scam the scammer back by pretending they signed up for an online casino

This person, from Los Angeles, wanted to get straight to the point with the scammer and it surprisingly worked

This person, from Los Angeles, wanted to get straight to the point with the scammer and it surprisingly worked 

This guy was really surprised when he got a message from his high schools frends father on Facebook who had passed away

This guy was really surprised when he got a message from his high schools frends father on Facebook who had passed away 

Another person, from the US, decided to play a prank and pretend to the scammer that they signed up for cat facts

Another person, from the US, decided to play a prank and pretend to the scammer that they signed up for cat facts 

This person, from the US, played along with the sam before throwing a hilarious curveball

This person, from the US, played along with the sam before throwing a hilarious curveball 

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