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Spanish police arrest five people over fake Brad Pitt scam(www.theguardian.com)

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Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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It’s weird that you so rarely hear about this happen to men. Is it so commonplace it’s not worth reporting on, or are we a lot more sceptical?

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Anivia@feddit.org
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Sextortion victims are primarily men. So no, you are just living under a rock

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Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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So, the first option?

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topherclay@lemmy.world
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I have seen the topic of pig butchering scams come up in multiple news articles, podcasts, and web news shows. Women are not the only ones lonely enough to be victims of this. What you have here is a combination of your own confirmation bias boosted by a false dichotomy.

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Cenotaph@mander.xyz
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I honestly feel that I see far more of these pieces about men than women. I suggest that it is neither of your hypotheses, but that you are looking in the wrong places.

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Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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I don’t actively go looking for these stories, to be fair.

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