Reddit Scam Pattern
Advance fee scammer strung along by scambaiter
3 reports · first seen 1 May 2026 · last seen 1 May 2026
A documented scambaiting series depicts a recurring advance-fee operator being engaged through elaborate fictional characters and logistics, wasting the scammer's time and resources across multiple instalments.
How the scam works
Reverse social engineering using fictional narrative escalation to occupy and frustrate advance-fee scam operators.
Member posts on Reddit (3)
- Tommy part 14. Jerry takes the money to Matthew. Or not. We're both so confused!
A scambaiter running a multi-part series documented an advance fee scammer's confusion and anger as fictional characters complicate a staged money transfer.
reddit · 26 Apr 2026 · advance_fee
- Tommy part 15. He really buys into the plot as we try to get the money back from Jerry. Much MAD
Tommy Part 15 continues a scambaiting series in which the advance fee scammer reacts with anger to convoluted fictional obstacles placed by the baiter.
reddit · 27 Apr 2026 · advance_fee
- Tommy part 18. Carl finds Jerry, cash is returned, "get going!" A real nail-biter night
A scam-baiter's ongoing series documents Tommy's invented cash-delivery story involving characters named Carl and Jerry to maintain victim engagement.
reddit · 29 Apr 2026 · advance_fee