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jyoung8607yesterday at 6:44 PM1 replyview on HN

Persistence allows the scammer free license to attempt password recoveries for every account the victim could possibly have. Other banks, retirement accounts, the victim's email account.


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TeMPOraLyesterday at 11:33 PM

Scammer that thrive are greedy, but not too greedy. Easier to break into one type of account for 10 victims, than to break into 10 different account of one victim. Persistence is risk.