…How do these people not realise they’re being scammed? It’s… blatant!
It could only be more obvious if the documents were being held by a Nigerian Prince who wanted to send $1 million along with them! I feel like I could walk up to one of these fools and tell them, “I am actively scamming you, but if you trust me with a few dollars, magical fairies will come and restore you to your prime and grant you and those you love eternal youth, life, and wealth,” and they’d give me everything they could get their hands on!
It’s almost hard to not pity them at this point…
The best (worst?) part about this… that address is a church
They are being scammed by a church, but is a time honored tradition
Some people like the community aspect of it, and doing charity / volunteer work. But other than that you are mostly right.
To be fair, it’s probably a randomly chosen address that has nothing to do with the church. It’s not exactly like they’re going to process returns.
It would be fun to come up with a grift like this but use the same twisted legalese to claim what they are paying for is worthless. If you can’t beat em, join em.
I would worry someone might try to sue you or prosecute you for making fake documents. I’m wondering if I could do a similar grift for the flat earthers. Seems more tricky to capitalize on that but less likely to land you in legal trouble.
Maybe selling long hidden true maps of the flat earth infused with wisdom of the ancients would do the trick. It must also adhere to other conspiracies though, like a Finland sea in place of Finland
I have been so tempted over the years to set up scams for crazy people. Homeopathy, SovCits, crystal healing, Trump fans. My greed is slightly less powerful than the self-loathing I’d endure having to have more contact and immersion in these worlds - to do a good scam, you have to know the domain, talk the talk, and I just can’t.
But I don’t hate the people scamming these suckers. It isn’t like not scamming them is going to help them be less stupid.
At this point we should just rename the community to InsaneSovCits. Not that I don’t get a chuckle out of the posts
I’ve pretty much taken it over lol but I’ve always wanted to share this lunacy so forgive me.
I’ve been collecting these for years and my friends are sick of it so you’ll definitely be entertained. The depths of their crazy is bottomless.
Yesterday or so I suggested starting a new sub if this one got busy, but I said the if because with Lemmy as small as it is, it doesn’t need a niche community for everything yet. Someday if there is more plentiful content it might need its own place, but even Reddit funneled most things into r/reddit.com for years.
Plus sovcits really are insane. It fits!
Who wants to open a business with me to fleece sovcits who think this kind of thing is legit?
I mean, it looks like that business is already there selling passports. Maybe we could sell them World Vehicle Registration plates?
Sure. As long as it doesn’t conflict with my business ripping off maga nuts by selling trump 2024 merch.
Or my business of selling repackaged scented oils labelled as Covid cures.
Countries that have accepted the World Passport
The following is a list of countries which, on at least one occasion, have recognized the World Passport on a “de facto” basis, by stamping a national visa and/or entry/exit stamp.
I like the fact that they argue their passport isn’t fake because some bored / overworked customs guy once stamped it.
Their website has a Legal section as well, but I’m too tired to look through it.
The World Passport is a fantasy travel document sold by the World Service Authority, a non-profit organization founded by Garry Davis in 1954.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Passport
Wikipedia’s throwing down.
Also I had to find this list:
https://worldservice.org/visas.html
They’re claiming 191 out of 192 countries recognise their shitty document.
“Yeah I’m gonna get me a World Passport and get me out of the weight of all this oppressive government, I might be able to get into… (checks notes) Burkina Faso.”
On second thought going to a country which has been hit by proper coups, direct Islamic State interference & has legal slavery may actually be an enlightening experience for the type of people to buy this. Splurge away!
Isn’t applying for a passport like this, from any third party, kind of directly counter to what sovcits say they stand for? What with the sending of photos and money to a shadowy organisation to be registered in a database, and all.
