The crypto scam behind those weird text messages

In the last couple of years, I'm sure you've received texts that start with something like, 'Hi! It's [random name], remember me? How are you?' and try to engage you in conversation. If, like me, you've sensed it was a scam but haven't been able to figure out exactly what was happening, this episode of the podcast 'Search Engine' (which Vulture describes as the 'spiritual successor to Reply All'), entitled, 'Who's behind these scammy text messages we've all been getting?', — Read the rest
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