# Woohoo, I just won $300,000 and a new Tesla **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 7, 2026, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-i-just-won-300-000-and-a-new-tesla/1026421 "2026-01-07T05:39:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 27
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-i-just-won-300-000-and-a-new-tesla/1026421/27 "2026-01-07T23:06:15Z")
We’ve linked a lot of scams in this thread: > [@Scam (Internet and Otherwise) Omnibus Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265): > > Continuing the discussion from ["Is this a scam?" chapter seventy-billion, need answer fastish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-chapter-seventy-billion-need-answer-fastish/962247/17): This thread, one of many recently, got me thinking that it might be worthwhile to have an omnibus thread where everyone can share and SEARCH scams that have already been identified. This isn’t so much for complaining about scammers although it’ll probably be inevitable to a degree, but to see if other posters have had a similar experience before anyone makes a mistake. I’m linking several scam threa… And @Mangetout and @running_coach have a lot of experience identifying and _playing_ with scammers. But by the noodle-y appendages of the FSM, they will do and say almost anything if they think they’ve got a live one on the line. It’s all about creating that sense of urgency, or, alternately, praying upon the lonely or isolated, as stated here and there. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-i-just-won-300-000-and-a-new-tesla/1026421)._