Before virality become a part of our lives with its effort and grace. social networks And smart phonestelevision was the only television capable of making certain content appear. on everyone’s lips and even in some cases, popular culture.
Now in the collective imagination of middle-aged people, for example, that famous video “What do I mix with a lighter, Sole!”Made popular by the program in 1994 Alfonso Arus “Attack”. Famous in those distant years “Best Videos” they were nothing more than what we see every day on Twitter today.
Well, it’s one of those legendary videos, but in this case Argentina of the 90sIs your program a TV joke? “video match” seen today serves to understand how he could inspiring a large number of veteran scammers.
“Do not tell me!”
In the video in question, which is in the “Acquaintances” section of the venue and continues to be the subject of debate whether it is real or a montage, the journalist, Gabriela Guimarey He interviews a lady in the street to get his opinion on changes in the family, whether people continue to meet for lunch on Sundays.
the woman in question Maria de los Angeles Villaltathen he starts talking to the reporter, Pachu and PabloHe will become one of Argentina’s most famous humor duos, listening to everything he says and taking notes without realizing it.
The lady explains that her last name is Spanishespecially Castile la Mancha, where was he born. Soon after, Gabriela Guimarey tells him she’ll have other ideas and looks for her accomplice, who walks past as if jogging.
Funny couple asked for their opinion about the family, imitate spanishFrom La Mancha to the full and beyond sentimental surprise of María de los Ángeles. “We are the villa”Release Pablo Granados. “Do not tell me!”cried the lady, with a sentence left for the funeral in Argentina.
Then “Who is your mother?” he asks. “Look at that face and tell me who my mother is,” the humorist confuses. “Oh, it’s Teresa”, the lady who started hugging him after confirming that he was right. Not only that, but they pretend to know him: “You are María, right? María de los Ángeles”.
The innocent woman goes crazy with joy. “And this person born after him, don’t you remember him? Look at that face,” the comedian continues, showing him his partner’s face.
“Oh, I don’t remember it,” complains Miss Villalta. “He is … Ma-no’s son,” she points out. “Oh, Manolo, for God’s sake!” she exclaims as she covers her mouth in surprise. The comedian was quick and witty, taking it for granted that there was a Manolo in every town.
“How good is that!”, points to the victim of the joke, and finally dances a kind of jota-muñeira in front of the camera with a lot of joy. Eventually they reveal it was a joke, and the “victim” bursts out laughing:
The germs of the scammers’ working method
The repost of the video on a Twitter account caused argument among those who thought the humor was more naive then than it is now, among those who dismissively and implicitly condemned the behavior of the comedians for “playing with the feelings” of the lady, by including themselves in this group.
But the most interesting is to see how many people have seen this television joke. seed of a modus operandi that many scammers have managed to deceive the elderly.
“This is how the story of your uncle was born. 9 queens“says one tweeter, alluding to the Argentine film written and directed by him. Fabian Bielinskyin which Ricardo Darin and Gaston Pauls They bring to life a pair of crooks, and their trick involves making an old woman believe they are relatives to get her to give them money.
“This is how they defraud the elders, some visionaries today”highlights another woman in the same comment thread.
And in fact, even via WhatsApp this trick pretending to be a relative, acquaintance, or friend who is in trouble and in need of a material well-being.