Threats from Pimps?

TinMan's Avatar
The first time I got one of these, I contacted the local FBI office. They are well aware of this scam, but it is so frequent from so many sources that they don't have the manpower to go after everybody. Just ignore it. But ... one bit of unsolicited advice. You never provoke a potential enemy without cause. You may think it is macho to send back an email with some sort of threat. It is not. It is stupid. Just delete and ignore. Originally Posted by luv2luv
Agreed. 99% of the time they won’t or can’t respond in any meaningful way, but why take the 1-in-a-hundred chance that you’re dealing with a vindictive SOB who decides to make it his personal mission to make your life miserable (and may have enough online ability to make it happen)?
leslie@nn's Avatar
Aw I thought I was special for getting this message! Definitely freaked me out at first! Then I realized the world we live in now.
This is one reason why I have not hobbied in a long while. When I did I did it strictly from P411 or with ladies who had multiple reviews on a board.

Having said that, I would be tempted to ask him what cartel he was with or something like "You're a pimp with a cartel? Well I'm a Sicario with a cartel. So I outrank you and don't have to pay you."
Wild Bill 1964's Avatar
I've always relied on P411 and what information I can find on the boards. Not worth the anxiety or hassle to trying to meet up with something that is too good to be true.

I'm surprised this cartel guy wasn't looking for payment in bitcoin lol
Wild Bill 1964's Avatar
I've always relied on P411 and what information I can find on the boards. Not worth the anxiety or hassle to trying to meet up with something that is too good to be true.

I'm surprised this cartel guy wasn't looking for payment in bitcoin lol
Wild Bill 1964's Avatar
Also, and I can't stress this enough, hobby phone, hobby phone, hobby phone... they can claim to have all your family information but if it's a hobby phone that doesn't lead back to you at all since the hobby phone is fictious....
Wile E Coyote's Avatar
Ignore ignore ignore. Anyone with any gumption does not threaten. If they have the goods on you, they just do it, any threats and it is usually all about squeezing you for money. So ignoring them eventually makes them go away and focus in on another target.

You can play who has the bigger dick if you want, but certainly you have better things to do then that, right?. There are guys who make it a life mission on on-line boards to play games, post nonsensical agendas and insult others whom they really know nothing about so it is not far from reality that it is probably one of those characters when no one else will play with them.
Get a burner phone if you're gonna be calling or texting randos from sketchy websites
I have gotten a few myself which is odd because I don’t contact random accounts. I use a texting app for that. Sometimes I like to play along. Sometimes I will egg them on. Probably some kid pretending to be a tough guy. Not sure if real mafia would even send a text or not.
BLM69's Avatar
  • BLM69
  • 08-30-2025, 11:15 AM
Real ones pull up without saying a thing, not send threats through texts