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r/scambaiting
scambaiting; keeping them busy for our own amusement
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We're the people that get scammed online, and we love it. This sub is dedicated to the unsung heroes that keep online scammers distracted and preoccupied by "baiting" them with false promises, crazy demands, and other tactics. After all, if they're busy with you, they're not focusing on someone that might actually fall for their scam. This is a place to share experiences, tips and resources in order to keep the scammers at bay.
Welcome to r/scambaiting!
This sub is dedicated to the practice of scambaiting. What is scambaiting? It's the act of posing as a potential victim of online scammers to waste their time and resources, gather information to report to law enforcement, and publicly expose the scammer. If you're keepin...
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December 6, 2012
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Total Submissions
7,400
Total Comments
16,840
Earliest Submission
February 5, 2015
Earliest Comment
October 5, 2016
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Rank↕ | Word↕ | Occurrences in Subreddit | Total Occurrences | Rate in Subreddit (per 1M words) | Rate in Reddit (per 1M words) | Ratio (Sub Rate / Reddit Rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 292 | 89,944 | 1325.7 | 0.8 | 1767.60 | |
| #2 | 74 | 44,140 | 336.0 | 0.4 | 912.79 | |
| #3 | 80 | 164,845 | 363.2 | 1.4 | 264.23 | |
| #4 | 49 | 101,279 | 222.5 | 0.8 | 263.42 | |
| #5 | 937 | 2,121,079 | 4254.1 | 17.7 | 240.52 | |
| #6 | 71 | 206,365 | 322.3 | 1.7 | 187.32 | |
| #7 | 1,257 | 5,574,595 | 5706.9 | 46.5 | 122.77 | |
| #8 | 89 | 434,729 | 404.1 | 3.6 | 111.47 | |
| #9 | 43 | 237,299 | 195.2 | 2.0 | 98.66 | |
| #10 | 35 | 279,305 | 158.9 | 2.3 | 68.23 | |
| #11 | 96 | 780,673 | 435.8 | 6.5 | 66.95 | |
| #12 | 687 | 5,984,169 | 3119.0 | 49.9 | 62.51 | |
| #13 | 266 | 2,564,556 | 1207.7 | 21.4 | 56.47 | |
| #14 | 77 | 747,713 | 349.6 | 6.2 | 56.07 | |
| #15 | 85 | 837,582 | 385.9 | 7.0 | 55.25 | |
| #16 | 192 | 1,960,779 | 871.7 | 16.4 | 53.31 | |
| #17 | 291 | 3,245,049 | 1321.2 | 27.1 | 48.83 | |
| #18 | 70 | 816,871 | 317.8 | 6.8 | 46.66 | |
| #19 | 33 | 449,629 | 149.8 | 3.7 | 39.96 | |
| #20 | 69 | 1,000,011 | 313.3 | 8.3 | 37.57 | |
| #21 | 146 | 2,279,882 | 662.9 | 19.0 | 34.87 | |
| #22 | 48 | 749,867 | 217.9 | 6.3 | 34.85 | |
| #23 | 35 | 557,761 | 158.9 | 4.7 | 34.17 | |
| #24 | 69 | 1,102,757 | 313.3 | 9.2 | 34.07 | |
| #25 | 81 | 1,335,680 | 367.7 | 11.1 | 33.02 | |
| #26 | 55 | 920,743 | 249.7 | 7.7 | 32.52 | |
| #27 | 91 | 1,553,464 | 413.1 | 13.0 | 31.89 | |
| #28 | 213 | 3,812,287 | 967.0 | 31.8 | 30.42 | |
| #29 | 97 | 1,752,675 | 440.4 | 14.6 | 30.13 | |
| #30 | 176 | 3,282,411 | 799.1 | 27.4 | 29.19 | |
| #31 | 39 | 743,099 | 177.1 | 6.2 | 28.58 | |
| #32 | 48 | 954,325 | 217.9 | 8.0 | 27.39 | |
| #33 | 182 | 3,794,892 | 826.3 | 31.6 | 26.11 | |
| #34 | 88 | 1,951,207 | 399.5 | 16.3 | 24.56 | |
| #35 | 50 | 1,151,480 | 227.0 | 9.6 | 23.64 | |
| #36 | 71 | 1,786,145 | 322.3 | 14.9 | 21.64 | |
| #37 | 145 | 3,697,992 | 658.3 | 30.8 | 21.35 | |
| #38 | 85 | 2,270,413 | 385.9 | 18.9 | 20.38 | |
| #39 | 84 | 2,268,281 | 381.4 | 18.9 | 20.16 | |
| #40 | 42 | 1,146,509 | 190.7 | 9.6 | 19.95 | |
| #41 | 138 | 3,937,208 | 626.5 | 32.8 | 19.08 | |
| #42 | 82 | 2,390,803 | 372.3 | 19.9 | 18.67 | |
| #43 | 92 | 2,806,037 | 417.7 | 23.4 | 17.85 | |
| #44 | 101 | 3,110,869 | 458.5 | 25.9 | 17.68 | |
| #45 | 67 | 2,119,003 | 304.2 | 17.7 | 17.22 | |
| #46 | 39 | 1,273,326 | 177.1 | 10.6 | 16.68 | |
| #47 | 225 | 7,496,011 | 1021.5 | 62.5 | 16.34 | |
| #48 | 63 | 2,157,128 | 286.0 | 18.0 | 15.90 | |
| #49 | 81 | 2,872,897 | 367.7 | 24.0 | 15.35 | |
| #50 | 312 | 11,194,677 | 1416.5 | 93.3 | 15.17 |