Three ladies from Chechnya scammed ISIS fighters online and got ‘em good.
Let John Oliver tell the tale:
The three young women persuaded ISIS fighters to send them money, promising they’d journey to Syria for marriage—only to block the accounts once payment was received. Stone cold—and a better smackdown of ISIS’ social media recruitment than some international authorities have achieved. Although the girls were detained by Chechen police E unit, which focuses on monitoring online crime, we agree with Oliver: they deserve a parade, or maybe a pixelated statue.
Though catfishers are usually not viewed with sympathy, the Internet has been celebrating the women as heroes and polls are greatly in favor of releasing them from charges.
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