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		dennisgorelik on July 12, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How not to design a CAPTCHA Scam does not imply malice. Usually scammers treat their victims as customers and wish them well. In this particular example it was combination of technical incompetence [not being able to deliver proper CAPTCHA] with scam [of getting paid for project that did not deliver on promise].

ignifero on July 13, 2011 [–]

Ehm, a scam with good intentions? Come on, are you a Nigerian prince?

dennisgorelik on July 13, 2011 | [–]

Scammers are like parasites. They take from their victims, but aside from that they want their victims to be well.

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