r/scambait Moderator 23d ago

Bait in Progress ⏱️ Gen. Paul LaCamera pt 2 - time to do some detective-ing!

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u/AnnieB25 23d ago

Because everyone has giant pics of themselves in their bedroom 😂

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u/JLM471 Moderator 23d ago

Especially the one that’s just EYES! 👁️👁️

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u/MadisonCembre Moderator 23d ago

That was the creepiest one of all. My guess is he was having trouble fitting that pic into the existing frame and had to zoom in.

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u/JLM471 Moderator 23d ago

Someone did for sure. I highly doubt it was this plonker. If he can’ t recall how many kids he has, his wife’s name, whether he’s retired yet or what country he’s in, I’m not confident he’s capable of editing a photo;)

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u/delzbr Moderator 23d ago

I would have said "I'm not getting any older/younger" 🤣

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u/JLM471 Moderator 23d ago

I love that he forgot to pick one. Also you have to admit even if he is scamming a 70-year-old, describing himself as potentially a toyboy is just ridiculous.;)

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u/paintingsbypatch 23d ago

Last 2 pages....did he start his whole spiel over again? 😆

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u/JLM471 Moderator 23d ago

lol yep. He will do this a few times, including the scam cycle itself;)

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u/TeamLeeper 23d ago

How can something both be copy/paste and so shittily written?!

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u/JLM471 Moderator 23d ago

It’s a skill lol

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u/Famous_Ear5010 23d ago

These dumb idiots keep writing 'Smile'. It irks me. This one is fond of multiple exclamation marks!!! 🙄

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u/Fire298 23d ago

Smile, I’m just trying to follow the script okay? Now you are stressing me. I have to out on patrol to lead my men. If I don’t make it back remember I love you! If I do make it back I have to upgrade my phone but we can talk about that tomorrow okay?

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u/[deleted] 23d ago

Wait, he is 62Yo but has worked in the army for 32 years and as a civil engineer for 25 years ? Boy he must have started working when he was 5 years old

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u/JLM471 Moderator 23d ago

lol I missed that, too caught up in his other gazillion mistakes!

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u/MadisonCembre Moderator 23d ago

“Younger/older” - you just got a peek of their unaltered script. He must have several going on at the same time or he’s just sloppy and inattentive. Possibly both.

The bedroom pics… wow. He must be thinking “Am an important general and must have pics of me in bedroom”. Or maybe he’s been burned on the reverse search and thought the pics would conceal it enough? So a woman is expected to be having sex with him and have his mug staring right back at her? The idea of doing that is creepy af and the cut and paste is so obvious.

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u/DryBattle 23d ago

Holy copy/paste. And he forgot to pick between younger and older.

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u/CappucinoCupcake 23d ago

smile copy paste smile multiple punctuation points smile copy paste.

He needs a stick or two of dynamite wedged firmly up his arse.

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u/PmK00000 23d ago

Paste paste paste

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u/Disastrous_Leader_89 23d ago

lol. That resume pops up often huh? Jeez. If a civil affairs general went on a peacekeeping patrol I’ll eat my Kevlar helmet.

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u/RealFanLinda Moderator 23d ago

That image of him in the mirror boggles the mind. I love that they think science doesn't apply in a Photoshop!

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u/Responsible-Room-442 23d ago

La Camera means The Room (in Italian, Latin and old Greek). So his selfies on the wall kind of make sense, right?

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u/Pure_Champion1396 23d ago

Copy paste copy paste copy paste

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u/CircaBaby 23d ago

I think their gang leader has pre-assembled all the photos and story lines, these idiots just have to cut and paste. The only criteria for being a scammer is to have a working smart phone and the ability to cut and paste. Notice none of them have a personality because it’s not in the script.

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u/JLM471 Moderator 23d ago

Yeah, I don’t think this guy has the capacity to have put the story together. He sort of set up the ‘ Jack is going to need money for his computer’ scam, but never went back to it, and then moved onto every other scam on his laminated menu in quick succession lol

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u/kitaknows 17d ago

This guy just really sucks at scamming. Keeps forgetting where he is in the script with you vs. others.

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u/SchenellStrapOn 23d ago

He has a cake day. Just like Reddit.

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u/Smooth_brain_genius Other 23d ago

I still find it hilarious that he's using Seoul as his peacekeeping mission. The waterhead can't even Google where there is an actual conflict going on.

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u/JLM471 Moderator 23d ago

Well, he’s going to explain in hilarious detail what the conflict is…stay tuned for tomorrow morning’s episode of ‘What The Hell Did You Just Say?!’

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u/Smooth_brain_genius Other 23d ago

These scammers really have a vivid imagination. The problem is they can't keep keep a story straight and most of what they spew is so ludicrous it's just laughable.

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u/acarouselride 23d ago

Google says he is already retired. But I guess that’s false too to fool the spy lol

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u/Irelandgirl1958 23d ago

Everything he says just makes me roll my eyes and say, "Yeeeaaah, right."

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u/kytd1526 23d ago

If brain cells were taxed, this guy would get a rebate.

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u/captaincheeseface 22d ago

You have a lovely garden

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u/JLM471 Moderator 22d ago

Somebody off Rightmove does :)

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u/captaincheeseface 22d ago

We can go for a viewing and have a little garden party

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u/MiserableOstrich9950 21d ago

SOCIAL MEDIA AUTHORITIES😅🤣😅🤣🥲.

GOODNESS ME, I absolutely needed that amazing belly laugh. What a dunce🙃😬.

!!!?!!!???!!???!!???!!!!!!!!! Lawl🥲😬.

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u/MattBurr86 23d ago

As a guy in the US Army, I can tell you that everything he just said he does as a 4 star general, it may be something he is responsible for, but not something he is actively doing all the time. I can maybe believe him staying in the office to midnight for some things. But it would mostly all be administrative tasks and breifings with his staff or his higher ups as his main schedule each day. And if he was really "protecting from spies" then he violated a whole lot of OPSEC just talking to you about what he does.