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 …
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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’
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’
Scammy dude calls girlfriend’s friend in the middle of the night to ask for $2500, wants to use her identity for sports betting: ‘He’s never going to make that profit’
Betting is by nature a dangerous game. There have to be more losers than winners, or else the whole system would fall apart. But everyone seems to think that they’re going to be the winner, so many try. And sure, there are ways to bet smartly in sports betting, but ultimately you’re relying on a …
Seguir leyendo Scammy dude calls girlfriend’s friend in the middle of the night to ask for $2500, wants to use her identity for sports betting: ‘He’s never going to make that profit’
‘Credit scores are a scam’: Driver pays off car, gripes about drop in credit score
You’ve got to spend money to make money, or so they say. The hidden addendum to this popular phrase is that it’s usually other peoples’ money that you’re spending in the process. One of the craziest things about being a responsible adult is that you’re generally considered more trustworthy financially when you have some (well-managed) …
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Scammer steals credit card information to rent car, emails card owner and asks why he canceled the rental: ‘Sorry to use the details hee hee’
Back in the day, you had to be genuinely sneaky to be a scammer. There were no websites with people’s credit card information available for any old schmuck to purchase. In the 20th century, you had to pick a pocket or snag a fat juicy wallet off the ground and make some magic by purchasing …
Seguir leyendo Scammer steals credit card information to rent car, emails card owner and asks why he canceled the rental: ‘Sorry to use the details hee hee’
‘Close doors buttons in elevators are placebos’: 20+ Hilarious low-stakes conspiracies that entertain and provoke
Conspiracy theories have deservedly gotten a bad rap. They shine, though, not when they’re about anything earth-shattering, but when they’re so stupid that they just might be true. Here’s one that I would think about in college: I was convinced that the coffee at one of the dining halls was secretly decaf. I would drink …
Seguir leyendo ‘Close doors buttons in elevators are placebos’: 20+ Hilarious low-stakes conspiracies that entertain and provoke
Willy Wonka experience uses AI renderings to sell tickets, delivers bleak nightmare: ‘They charged $45 for this’
Snake oil salesmen have been around as long as we’ve had snakes and oil. Conmen have been preying on our vulnerabilities for decades, if not centuries, and they find new ways to get us every year. Sure, maybe we’ve evolved past thinking a dubious «miracle elixir» that smells suspiciously like urine is going to make …
Seguir leyendo Willy Wonka experience uses AI renderings to sell tickets, delivers bleak nightmare: ‘They charged $45 for this’
Delusional Lady Charges People to Cat-Sit, Calls It a ‘Cat Cafe’
You call it a cat cafe, I call it a surefire way to accidentally ingest cat hair. And if I wanted to do that, I would have stayed at home. Based on the amount that my cat sheds… I’m probably unknowingly swallowing it more than I’d like to know. That said, cat cafes are generally …
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“Next we’ll have food rentals”: Stingy restaurant charges bizarre fees for taking food to go
Going out to eat is an expensive venture these days. In my city, you can hardly get away from a dinner with a friend for under $50, and I’m just talking about your portion. Eating at restaurants is one of life’s greatest joys, though. I’m sometimes convinced that it’s the reason I was put on …
Seguir leyendo “Next we’ll have food rentals”: Stingy restaurant charges bizarre fees for taking food to go