Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

half/byte @halfbyte@ruby.social

1/23/2026, 12:49:51 PM

Public

I have this very persistent "company" of sorts claiming they have a "family office" that wants to invest in Depfu. They contacted me with, I think, two different persons (personas?) with wildly different email addresses, which look scammy and don't have any websites attached. I don't even have a company name to research their credibility.

So I'm assuming it's a scam, but what kind? Is the family office a "Nigerian Price's" family?

(Sorry to Nigerians. I'm afraid it's a bit of a generic term)

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