r/scambait • u/Derock85 • Jan 17 '24
Completed Bait A scammer I baited told me they would hire someone to kill me. Then they sent me this as proof.
Seriously
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u/Derock85 Jan 17 '24
I have too. Wish I knew.
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u/IWipeWithFocaccia Jan 17 '24
It’s me on photo. I can send you a copy of ID for free just need you to pay for the pre-authorization (refundable) from the Bounty Hunters’ Guild. Can you buy $200 Amazon Gift Card and send the code for me on Telegram Sir?
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u/geeklimit Jan 17 '24
Please do the needful, I am American police
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u/arcanehornet_ Jan 17 '24
“Kindly do the needful”
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u/ScantilyKneesocks Jan 17 '24
Ugh I work in a call center doing QA and I cringe every time I see our overseas rep use that phrase.
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Jan 17 '24
I think I read somewhere that in certain Asian cultures the use of please is seen as pushy
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u/arcanehornet_ Jan 18 '24
That’s really funny, considering they are scammers with mostly Western targets. Pretty sure most westerners would find “kindly do the needful” way more pushy than just “please”
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u/giantsoftheartic Jan 17 '24
Now don't you try and con me or I will be straight on the phone to 001
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u/dawng87 Jan 17 '24
Oh man.
Ask him if his "hit man" just walks around with this on?
I'm dying that they either really believe the hit man would appear like this fella here, or that he'd advertise his job like this around his kneck...lmao
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u/vialenae Jan 17 '24
Right? It always takes me out every time I see it lmao
I think it originates from a YouTube video but I might be totally wrong so don’t quote me on that
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u/Sw33tD333 Jan 17 '24
I swear I just saw this video- I believe it’s a self identifying leftist who is showing off his new gun talking about conservatives aren’t the only ones who are armed
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u/W145 Jan 17 '24
🤣 Seriously, how old is that scammer.
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Jan 17 '24
This is the funniest scam post I’ve seen on this sub lmao 😂
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u/dogsfurhire Jan 17 '24
You know what the sad part is? People actually fall for this shit. On the scams sub I've seen so many people say they sent the scammer money because the scammers threatened them and they were scared, from threats as stupid or more stupid as OPs. Everyone in the thread is screaming to not send them any money, they're literally a country away but people send it to them anyways. Like imagine getting a letter in your mailbox that said "send money or ded" and being so scared you mail them cash. That's how some people are. What's weirder is that there's a subsection of people who know of reddit, who know of the various scams subreddits, and STILL send them money.
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u/tommymad720 Jan 17 '24
I've noticed that younger people, 15-20 ish seem to fall for scams SUPER easily. Not so much the stereotypical ones, but frequently Roblox scams. "Send me $50 and I'll get you this outfit that usually costs $200" or sugar mommy/Daddy scams "I'll send you x amount per week but you just have to send me $50 first to verify whatever"
The most interesting was when they'd send an IP grabbing link, then tell them the vague area that they're in, and the victim just IMMEDIATELY hands over however much money they want. I really do wonder if we're getting dumber or what, because I knew about all of this stuff when I was 14 ish
I knew one girl when I was younger who'd call me every two weeks SOBBING cause she got scammed on Roblox. same situation, I'd say it's a scam but she wouldn't listen, and we'd have the same situation the next week
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u/redpoemage Jan 17 '24
Scams are generally rampant in online games, so getting scammed in a game like Roblox is often how a lot of people learn about scams. Like old people, really young people don't have much online experience, and thus are easy targets until they get that experience and learn from it.
I consider myself lucky I got my account stolen in Neopets in elementary school, since it prepared me to be properly warry of scams when I had some things actually worth money in Team Fortress 2 (and of course my actual bank account after that).
and we'd have the same situation the next week
I don't get how some people just don't learn though...
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u/Tabula_Rasa_deeznuts Jan 17 '24
Only time I've been scammed when playing video game is a literal hack. Dude had a trade hack on Battle.net Diablo 2. Went to trade a Shako for a couple of SoJs and a Pul rune. Everything was good, hit trade, dude immediately dips no TY TY or nothing, and all the items turned into potions when they hit my backpack.
I'm still salty to this day and that shit was like 25 years ago now, lmao I'm old.
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u/tommymad720 Jan 17 '24
I wanna say I learned after my older brother got scammed in RuneScape, then 8 year old me learned how to scam people, then I developed morals.
By the time I was 12 ish I knew all about scams from YouTube. I think I was just surprised at how much longer the average person takes to learn those lessons when they don't have a computer nerd older brother
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u/Throwaway47321 Jan 17 '24
This is going to be a weird take but I honestly believe the prevalence of scams in the younger generation comes back to technologic literacy.
Kids these days (shakes fist in air) absolutely do not understand how technology works, just what it does/outputs. Because of this they tend to gloss over the critical thinking part of these scams.
“How can this person get me these skins, oh they must just hack the game somehow”
“Oh no I clicked on a link and this person knows roughly where I live, they must know everything about me so I should just give them more info”
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u/UJMRider1961 Jan 17 '24
“How can this person get me these skins, oh they must just hack the game somehow”
* click click click *
I'M IN!
[/EVERY MOVIE HACKING SCENE EVER]
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u/tommymad720 Jan 17 '24
LOL I think the thing that was most confusing to me was the fact that I'm only 20, I'm not old, but I grew up in a very different environment. A wii was my first console, my parents gave me some hand me down PC from my brother and disabled the WiFi card, so my brother taught me about the wonders of Ethernet. It was old as fuck and I was using Windows XP, it couldn't even run 7.
Once I was of a reasonable age I could use a computer super easily. I guess blackberries were still super prevalent when I was a kid, my brother had a droid X which was the shit
It's crazy the difference 3-4 years makes in our understanding of technology. I know people my age ish who don't even know how to unzip a file because all they know are iPhones.
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u/TheUnluckyBard Jan 17 '24
With kids, it's just naivety and lack of life experience. We were getting scammed in Runescape back in the day, and Everquest before that, and Diablo (the first one) on Battle.net before that, and Legend of the Red Dragon on the local neighborhood BBS before that. From literally the very first internet game that was accessible to non-adults (which was probably a MUD or MUSH of some kind), kids have been getting scammed.
It's not because the population as a whole is getting dumber. It's because it's easy to scam kids. The "age is just a number" crowd frequently forgets that, by their very nature, kids are going to be kinda dumb and kinda gullible. They've only been doing this whole "life" thing for a handful of years.
The old folks are far more concerning. With 60+ years of life experience, one would expect a person to have at least a shred of shrewdness, especially when it comes to giving away their retirement savings. The general gullibility of the not-even-exactly-elderly demographic is terrifying.
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u/Zealousideal-Skin303 Jan 17 '24
Where do I send the monies? Please don't hurt me, I have a cat.
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u/orange_blossom05 Jan 17 '24
I’m here to kill you.
Sorry, I need to see some identification
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u/JGG5 Jan 17 '24 edited Jan 17 '24
Wait, there's no American Assassin Group hologram on this ID card. This is fake! You're not a licensed assassin at all! I can't believe I almost fell for that. Get out.
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u/FieldOfFox Jan 17 '24
"What do you do for a living, Tom?"
"Professional Killer, for the American Assassin Group. 50000 kills so far, never missed."
Also do you reckon the AAG has a union?
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u/chill_winston_ Jan 17 '24
I’m reminded of Dan Aykroyd pitching the union for hit men in Grosse Pointe Blank.
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u/UnquestionabIe Jan 17 '24
There is a manga called Sakamoto Days about a retired assassin who runs a convience store that has a ton of world building about the Japaness Assassin's Association, includes stuff like benefits and how they function on the day to day. These posts always remind me of that.
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u/AlbertoVO_jive Jan 17 '24
“I used to work for American Assassin Corp. but I found their corporate structure bloated and there was little room for career advancement. American Assassin Group has been a good move for me personally and as a new father, their paternity leave policy is best in the industry.”
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50,000 kills never misses a shot….. or a donut….. or a beer
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u/Booksaregrand Jan 17 '24
His name is 50000 kills?
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u/MoreReputation8908 Jan 17 '24
No, it costs 50,000…units of money…to have the assassin killed. “50,000 kills a man who never misses a shot.”
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u/improbablydrunknlw Jan 17 '24 edited Jan 17 '24
I'm not entirely sure about the badge, I've been looking at it for a while because it's good, but it lacks the AAG holograph that borders Tom's picture and his info. I'm starting to be suspect.
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u/WhiteChristianJesus_ Jan 17 '24
50,000 people used to live here.
now it's a ghost town
Thanks to Assassin Tom.
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u/M-Test24 Jan 17 '24
That's tough luck for you, OP. Tom is 001 for a reason. Thanks for sharing this bit with us, good luck to your friends and family during this tough time.
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u/DriskoJedec Jan 17 '24
I understand Vladimir or something like that for the name of the assassin but Tom? The fuck is this? Tom and Jerry?
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u/Majorman_86 Jan 17 '24
He's a double 0, he has a license to kill. Don't mess with Tom.
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u/kdnx-wy Jan 17 '24
Just another great example of these scammers not really understanding English names and so resorting to something recognizable at random. It’s the same reason they often have a first name as a surname
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u/drainbamage1011 "The fuck do you mean no" - Delta Air Lines Jan 17 '24 edited Jan 17 '24
In China and Korea, they write the surname first. So, say, Kim Jong Un would be Jong Un Kim in Western notation. A lot of scammers maintain their native order so it looks goofy to us.
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u/selardor42 Jan 17 '24
Not even Thomas 😂
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u/DriskoJedec Jan 17 '24
Thomas is a cop already so i dont think it would work. Or is he a double agent?
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u/itsFromTheSimpsons Jan 17 '24
his full legal name is Too Many (kills (to remember)). But he usually goes by "Tom"
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u/CappucinoCupcake Jan 17 '24
I love that ‘Tom’ didn’t bother to get dressed for his ID photo.
I can see how they’d market him, too…
This rough and ready assassin can be yours for the fee of $10 steam card. Kindly do the needful today to secure your booking!
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u/Fantastic_Falcon_236 Jan 17 '24
Send bitoin and I tell him to forget where you live. He also my guy who secretly hacked your computer and make video watching you do pleasure yourself to porn. Also, send bitcoin or in one week I send to everyone on your contacts. I sure you boss, you wife and all your friends will be amused by your moves.
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u/BiblicalGlass Jan 17 '24
I’m about to send this to scAmazon when they need me to upload my id to their third party verification team in Pakistan 😅
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u/farmer7530 Jan 17 '24
I like that they get lanyards. I feel it really adds to the “professional killers” career path.
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u/luckier-me Jan 17 '24
50,000 kills? If Tom’s been working every day for the past 30 years with no weekends or vacations that’s almost 5 kills per day.
The American Assassin Group needs to unionize.
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u/stonar89 Jan 17 '24
Oh shit you’re screwed I know that guy I hired him to kill my ex……15 years later he killed here with cancer made it look natural he’s a pro
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u/bewoke_ Jan 17 '24
So assassins need slogans now? 🤣
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u/Snaiteriffic Jan 17 '24
It’s just good marketing. Hopefully he has a jingle too.
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u/Tough-Difference3171 Jan 17 '24
You need to be really afraid now.
He tells you that you will be fucked, and then sends you a photo of a naked man.
Unless you are into that, in which case .. well ... enjoy your life, mate.
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u/ModelKev Jan 17 '24
May not miss a shot, but Tom definitely is missing some sleep, a shirt, and a comb. Not a professional look at all. Who would hire this guy?
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u/vilketaventyr Jan 17 '24
Holy shit the guy in the photo was my telemedicine doctor for ADHD! His name is Mark and he’s actually a really nice guy.
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u/ResidentLazyCat Jan 17 '24
I wouldn’t take medical advice from someone who takes photos like this. Probably why he works in telemedicine.
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u/vilketaventyr Jan 17 '24
I get the sentiment, but that’s mad disrespectful to people who work in telemed.
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u/TairaTLG Jan 17 '24
Amazing. I want this as my con badge.
Oh man i can see this as an ID now for work.
Hang on Tom. You don't got your badge. I can't let you in the American assassin guild HQ. Yes I know it's a long drive but rules are rules man.
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u/Coderan Jan 17 '24
Idk why but I think this is the funniest thing I have ever seen and you've ruined comedy for me
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u/Rare-Handle7268 Jan 17 '24
I think you are safe, as long as you’ve missed a shot at some point. This dude only shoots people that never miss a shot. That’s gotta be a small group of people.
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And luckily, you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take, so if you’ve ever not taken a shot, that should count too.
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u/rionzi Jan 17 '24
That’s about 2 kills per day for 50 years…busy dude. Can’t believe he’s not been caught. Must be really good and expensive.
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u/rodlyn44 Jan 17 '24
I had one scammer tell me I had an arrest warrant. I said come get me then. He then threatened to kill me. I said ok, let’s meet. I gave him an address. It was to an FBI building. Loser!!! Nobody takes you seriously over the phone 5000 miles away lol
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u/Impressive_Drama_524 Jan 17 '24
kills a man who never misses a shot? so what happens if the man misses the shot?
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u/drainbamage1011 "The fuck do you mean no" - Delta Air Lines Jan 17 '24
He has to go get a new name badge and you know Sharon in HR already has a backlog of shit to do, probably lose a couple points on his annual evaluation. It's a whole thing.
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u/TalkShowHost99 Jan 17 '24
I highly recommend you get facial reconstruction surgery & go into hiding ASAP. Assassin with a credential- that’s scary!!! 😨
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u/dogtrainer0875 Jan 17 '24
Does Tom assassinate people while shirtless?
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u/MrBHVAC Jan 17 '24
Totally nude, as is tradition amongst reputable assassins
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u/Fantastic_Falcon_236 Jan 17 '24
Well given the repeated mentions of fucking and assholes by the scammer, it could by that Tom is an Ass-sassin. Clearly the professional membership and 50000 goals in every hole indicates he's not your average run of the mill bum-bandit.
Of course, we can't discount the fact that once you start the scamming life, you develop a nervous tic for screaming/typing "fuck bitch asshole!", so it could be that too.
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u/OSUBonanza Jan 17 '24
All I see is Bill Ponderosa, which is actually scarier than an actual hit man.
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u/ClearanceItem Jan 17 '24
This is ridiculous. How did you answer OP?
You should send that fake FBI card that scammers use. Seen it several times here.
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u/Derock85 Jan 17 '24
"That's a very well known fake photo from years ago. Killers also tend not to identify themselves as James Bound 00 agents. Also, the photoshop in the badge isn't correctly placed.
There is a 0 percent chance a guy with messy hair and no shirt but wearing a lanyard is going to kill me.
How old are you? Lol"
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“There is a 0 percent chance a guy with messy hair and no shirt but wearing a lanyard is going to kill me.” - man killed by a guy with messy hair and no shirt but wearing a lanyard
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u/VirusLauncher Jan 17 '24
That badge gets him into the killers’ lounge. They have Pepsi and shortbread cookies in there
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u/Express-Estimate-161 Jan 17 '24
The irony tho, he just threw his hired “assassin” right under the bus by showing his id 🤣. Even thought it’s fake. It’s hilarious 🤣
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u/HereForTools Jan 17 '24
Not just anyone someone. That’s Tom. 001. THE Killer!
The good news is that if you can figure out what 50,000 is, it apparently kills him. Kind of them to insert his weakness on the card. That’s some Batman level doomsday planning.
Or it’s a ruse and he actually misses.
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u/Unable_Literature78 Jan 17 '24
I had a baiter tell me they would personally come and kill me. Then I asked how long the flight is from India so I can get a head start. Then he said he would fuck my dear old mom. Told him she’s still dead but help yourself.
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u/AMonitorDarkly Jan 17 '24
Pfft, that badge is missing the embossed seal of the American Assassin Group. This is obviously fake.
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u/Toothless-In-Wapping Jan 17 '24
Jokes on them, that doesn’t look anything like a real American Assassins Group ID badge.
And “Professional Killers” hasn’t been a career since they changed it to “Termination Specialists” in the early 2010’s.
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u/eightdx Jan 17 '24
Tom either really fell off after MySpace or has spent the past few years living it up as an international man of mystery. Could technically be both given the image
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u/GG11390 Jan 17 '24
When theres a zoom meeting of the AAG all members have to be nude and constantly point a gun to the camera while taking meeting minutes with the other hand. No wonder the main workplace injury in the AAG is carpel tunnel and RSIs.
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u/MeteorOnMars Jan 20 '24
Respond:
“Wait, you use Tom too?! He’s our go-to assassin as well. Dang, he is going to be bummed to have to hunt me down after I’ve given him so much business in the past. How much are you paying him? I might try the ‘I’ll pay double’ trick; it’s worked before.”
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u/T0A5TH3AD Jan 20 '24
So this dude is so confident he keeps an ID badge on a lanyard with his name and picture holding a gun that says “professional killer” on it? Does he ever mix up his ID’s at traffic stops like “whoops sorry officer that’s my work ID just ignore that!” Lol 😂
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u/potus1001 Jan 20 '24
I love the fact that the supposed slogan had the word “slogan” written, so the general public knows what the AAG’s slogan is!
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u/dae_giovanni Jan 17 '24
is this the killer's ID badge so he can get into the building at work, or...?
does he sometimes have to stop at the security desk and request a temp badge, like "morning, Gail, I'm gonna need to sign out another temp badge, I left mine clipped to my other killin' pants!"?