A timing scam is generally any sort of scam or even just a regular action which needs to be performed at a precise time to work. The purest form, I'd say, is doing something in between two other things being done in an unexpected way; Alex has a particularly great example that I can't recall.
On Wed, 22 Nov 2017 at 20:03 Madeline <[email protected]> wrote: > What is a "timing scam" and how do I go about performing one? > > > On 2017-11-23 12:00, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus wrote: > > Oh, well that's plausible, but I just wanted to be safe. That could also > be cover for a timing scam. > > ---- > > Publius Scribonius Scholasticus > > [email protected] > > > > > > > >> On Nov 22, 2017, at 7:54 PM, Aris Merchant < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Isn't it possible that e was trying to test the size of different > >> whitespace characters to make a report table line up? That's what it > >> looks like to me. > >> > >> -Aris > >> > >> On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 4:53 PM, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> SCAM ALERT! ALL HANDS ON DECK! SCAM INCOMING! SCAM WARNING! SCAM > WARNING! A test message contains confusing contents was received at 0:45 on > November 23, 2017. This message took the form of other similar messages > that led up to timing scams. Please be aware that a scam may be incoming. > Watch out for suspicious messages from this player or eir associates and > scrutinize all messages thoroughly. Agora has recently experienced an > attempted scam and this could be in preparation for a follow-up. Please > monitor the list carefully. Please forward this as widely as possible for > maximum awareness. > >>> ---- > >>> Publius Scribonius Scholasticus > >>> [email protected] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> On Nov 22, 2017, at 7:45 PM, Madeline <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> | Telnaior | > >>>> | 天火狐 | > >>>> | Trigon | > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> | Telnaior | > >>>> | 天火狐 | > >>>> | Trigon | > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> | Telnaior | > >>>> | 天火狐 | > >>>> | Trigon | > >>>> > >
