Although not as common these days, some people still think it is a good idea to scam others via messages or emails. A reason that this has become less common is that over time people have become smarter at recognising scammers and not giving them what they want. One tactic used a lot these days is to troll the scammers until they give up or at least until they get annoyed. One user on imgur shared screenshots of a conversation he had with a scammer pretending to be his aunt where he took this tactic and clearly had some fun doing so.

This is how it started

Sussing out the situation with the scammer.