Woman loses thousands of dollars to romance scammer posing as astronaut in distress, police in Japan say
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The scammer told the woman he was "in space on a spaceship right now" but was "under attack and in need of oxygen," an official said.
  • Bronzebeard@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    4 days ago

    … What was money going to do for them while they were still in space, though?

    Also astronauts are salary. They were getting paid while stuck in space, they also get hazard pay. I would imagine being stuck in space counts as a hazard. Most of them are making 6 figures.