What do you send a scammer who expects $2,000 worth of merchandise? Once the business owner read the order the scammer asked for… he knew something was going on. It was a $2,000 garments from a very specific brand that had to be shipped the next day. Weird. The buyer sent a check that the …
Seguir leyendo Business owner realizes a scammer has sent him a fake $2,000 check, so he ships four boxes of dirty diapers instead: ‘I hoped they’d get angry about the garbage’
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Airbnb charges extra $150 ‘cleaning fee’ after guests leave one Hershey kiss wrapper and beds unmade: ‘This is all normal cleaning’
Have you ever been scammed out of a fee in an Airbnb situation? Fees are getting out of hand. They are so often tacked onto things that don’t need to be tacked onto. And the only one who suffers is the customer. If you’re not willing and able to fight back against them, then you’re …
Seguir leyendo Airbnb charges extra $150 ‘cleaning fee’ after guests leave one Hershey kiss wrapper and beds unmade: ‘This is all normal cleaning’
Coworker continually scams small restaurant, colleague snitches on them after a petty work argument
Would you snitch on a coworker just to get back at them? We don’t always want to start drama in our place of work… unless you’re that kind of person. Maybe you can’t help but be a little bit messy, and that’s your truth. You thrive on the sense of drama, and you want to …
Seguir leyendo Coworker continually scams small restaurant, colleague snitches on them after a petty work argument
‘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
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
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’
Boyfriend of 10 months asks girlfriend to lend him $7K from her 401K despite not paying her back the $250 she already lent him: ‘The first loan was a test’
He can’t even pay back $250. What makes her think she should lend him thousands of dollars? Asking for money early in a relationship is a huge red flag. If someone you’ve been dating for less than a year relies on you for financial support, they might be after your money more than they’re after …
Seguir leyendo Boyfriend of 10 months asks girlfriend to lend him $7K from her 401K despite not paying her back the $250 she already lent him: ‘The first loan was a test’
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’
Man pays for flights, hotel, and car for girlfriend’s Bahamas vacation with her 12-year-old son, ghosts him when he refuses to pay $2500 more: ‘You are not going on the trip yourself, so you don’t owe her anything’
Transactional relationships are a tough break. You might think you’re entering into a partnership because you enjoy the other person’s company, but they might have a different idea in mind. In the age of social media, this has become more and more common. We’re incentivized to use each other- for access, for clout, or for …
Seguir leyendo Man pays for flights, hotel, and car for girlfriend’s Bahamas vacation with her 12-year-old son, ghosts him when he refuses to pay $2500 more: ‘You are not going on the trip yourself, so you don’t owe her anything’