If you could get a computer to do the talking, like an automated attendant that is super smart on the back end and can actually hold a conversation, post on Facebook, etc it probably gets pretty cheap. The more and more of this you automate, the cheaper it gets. It could be one of the ultimate ways to gather information on people. Someone needs to program this, so maybe this scam helps gather that data while they advance whatever parts can be automated. You'd ideally want the process to include no meet up and just running the mark through all sorts of hoops since they're talking to a computer. There could be all sorts of routines for other personality types, and the software adjusts as it learns more about the mark. Ideally you need to find the best way to extract information from each of these types over time. You could even train it to modify the behavior of the mark on the other end in ways you want. Maybe that's what the running people all over the country part is about.The scam could naturally improve over time as well as they gather more information on people around the globe. They don't have to run with the whole "we met in the hamptons" deal because they'll already have information on many marks based on previous conversations with their friends and relatives. They might even be able to have some other attempts against the actual mark in some other form to gather personality and other information and only launch a more elaborate scam when it has a certain probability of success.Otis probably naturally likes the other people that fell for this scam for 2 years. Their personality is very similar to his.
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I really do believe him now with all of these other stories. Just because he is the man at ND doesn't mean it can't happen to him and maybe he is an easier target as he hasn't had a lot of things "go wrong" where he is skeptical and doesn't trust people.In cases like this, it almost goes the other way in terms of believability. Isn't it easier to believe someone is real than it is to believe that someone would go through such lengths to pretend to be someone who doesn't exist? I can't fathom someone spending their time tricking other people for no reason. Check out the other T'eo thread where people couldn't understand how he was a victim because they couldn't believe that someone was faking him out without his knowledge. Then you read this thread and other stories and it makes sense.
