A Simple Rule to Filter Out Scammers: “How Easy Is It for Them to Recover from Being Exposed?”("LSAT Insider" Scam)

I feel like I’ve become a scam connoisseur.🙄

Promising to hack into the system and change your score is the oldest scam in the exam cheating industry:

Jack(alias) paid $3,500 to someone who claimed they had "insiders" who could hack the LSAT system and manipulate his score. However, the scammer didn’t follow through(of course not🙄)—neither did they do the test and left many answers blank, and the score was canceled by LSAC. Jack later realized he had been scammed and said he wouldn’t trust any online testing help again.

First of all, use some common sense: If they could hack into the database and change your score. Why would you need correct answers during the test?

I believe in growing the pie in the industry, and there’s a place for everyone who provides real value.

However, scammers erode trust in this industry and make it difficult for legitimate businesses to operate.🥲

A simple rule of thumb to gauge low effort:

Ask yourself, If they scam me and I expose them, how easy is it for them to change their name and keep scamming?

Some non-exhaustive and obvious examples of low effort include Google Ads(i.e. paying Google to get a basic webpage to rank #1), a single Reddit account, an impersonator Telegram account, a copycat website, a forum post, or a Medium article ect. If they get exposed, they can simply change the account or name and continue scamming.

More sneaky examples include operating under multiple brands. If one brand goes rogue and gets exposed, they can easily discard it and keep using the others.

Stay vigilant!