Turning 30 is a big deal, or at least worth a cake emoji in a group chat. But for one woman working in IT and getting used to life as a new mom, her birthday slipped by quietly. It was lost in post-holiday tiredness, money worries, and the daily chaos of raising a toddler who …
Seguir leyendo ‘As a professional working in IT, I’m strongly not encouraging this’: Mom hits breaking point after everyone forgets her 30th birthday, scaring away a phone scammer who called at the wrong time
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Company shames employee of 3 weeks for only giving $50 to boss’ gift, claims they should have given at least $100: ‘The project manager started shaming me for being greedy’
They say that gifts should always flow upwards, but what should you do when you’re being asked to participate? Nobody likes being the squeaky wheel. Okay, maybe some people enjoy it and get some kind of pleasure out of it, but most of us just want to go with the flow. We don’t want to …
Seguir leyendo Company shames employee of 3 weeks for only giving $50 to boss’ gift, claims they should have given at least $100: ‘The project manager started shaming me for being greedy’
Locksmith charges woman $5390 to get back into her apartment: ‘You didn’t get scammed you got robbed’
Sometimes you have no idea what something costs. You’ve never encountered this particular service or item, so you don’t even have a ballpark. This is me with kegs. I have never purchased a keg before, so I don’t even have an estimate of how much it would cost. You could pull the wool over my …
Seguir leyendo Locksmith charges woman $5390 to get back into her apartment: ‘You didn’t get scammed you got robbed’
58-year-old woman sends $1.5M to scammers, gets angry when 20-year-old son prevents her from taking money out of her 401K to send the scammers $30K more
Some people can’t be saved from their own stupidity. Do you recall the article from a couple of years ago about a woman who put her life savings in a shoebox and gave it to scammers? She claims that she never thought she would fall for something like that, but scammers can manipulate otherwise intelligent …
Seguir leyendo 58-year-old woman sends $1.5M to scammers, gets angry when 20-year-old son prevents her from taking money out of her 401K to send the scammers $30K more
Airbnb host tries to charge guest £389 for a stained mattress, guest finds the image they used on years-old internet forum: ‘Thought it was a bit fishy so reversed image searched’
Airbnb is one of the key inventions of our century. They’ve opened up the world for travel in important ways. They’ve allowed big groups of people to share a vacation home instead of having to pay a bunch of money for different hotel rooms. They’ve allowed guests to stay in places with regular home amenities …
Seguir leyendo Airbnb host tries to charge guest £389 for a stained mattress, guest finds the image they used on years-old internet forum: ‘Thought it was a bit fishy so reversed image searched’
New mom raises $2800 to take unpaid leave to care for her sick 3-month-old baby, coworker discovers she was actually planning on using the money to fund a Canadian vacation: ‘The baby’s totally fine, my mom can watch him’
It is easy to get scammed on GoFundMe if you are tender-hearted enough to give generously when possible. I’m not saying that every GoFundMe that someone starts under a viral tweet begging for survival funds is a lie, but scams like that rely on one of two things. You feel like a good person for …
Seguir leyendo New mom raises $2800 to take unpaid leave to care for her sick 3-month-old baby, coworker discovers she was actually planning on using the money to fund a Canadian vacation: ‘The baby’s totally fine, my mom can watch him’
Event space owner faces retaliation after charging party host $1200 in fraudulent cleaning fees: ‘Last I checked? She’s offering 50% off all bookings’
All too often in this modern world, the price that we pay for convenience is an elevated risk of dealing with scammers. They come in all shapes and forms— from the product that looked so great online, which turned out to be completely different in reality, to the hot date from your app of choice, …
Seguir leyendo Event space owner faces retaliation after charging party host $1200 in fraudulent cleaning fees: ‘Last I checked? She’s offering 50% off all bookings’
‘Things went off the rails’: 50-year-old woman loses her entire pension and savings to a scam artist, then turns to son for financial support, his wife refuses to help her
If you don’t want to keep working until you’re 90, you need to have a solid pension and savings to hold you up during your old age. And this is not news to anybody. The moment we start our first real job, we are aware that we must also start saving money for those later …
Seguir leyendo ‘Things went off the rails’: 50-year-old woman loses her entire pension and savings to a scam artist, then turns to son for financial support, his wife refuses to help her
‘Nailed it!’: Woman discovers nail salon charges $30-$70 according to how much they can get out of you, alerts other patrons and leaves the place in complete chaos
If you have ever been a patron anywhere, then you know how things should go down. You should be alerted of pricing before you commit to the product. That is just how an honest living works. You don’t want to go somewhere where they don’t tell you the price until after you have purchased the …
Seguir leyendo ‘Nailed it!’: Woman discovers nail salon charges $30-$70 according to how much they can get out of you, alerts other patrons and leaves the place in complete chaos
Man buys $1000 worth of MLM cookware against partner’s wishes, partner refuses the ‘gift’ and ices him out: ‘He has a history of buying me things after I explicitly say no, then getting upset’
One of my biggest fears is being at a party that turns into a multi-level marketing sales pitch. Maybe you think you’re just going over to your friend’s house for some rosé and finger foods, and suddenly someone brings out a brochure. They try to make it seem all casual like they’re just asking you …
Seguir leyendo Man buys $1000 worth of MLM cookware against partner’s wishes, partner refuses the ‘gift’ and ices him out: ‘He has a history of buying me things after I explicitly say no, then getting upset’