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Scams & Pyramid schemes

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Watching this on YouTube rn... damn, I hate this world :c

This is messed up

There was this woman who wanted me to join a business site and make my own business portfolio this a scam?

She was on facebook and wanted me to make more money

Do you get sucked into customer reward programs or see them for the scam they are?

So many people can't understand that they are a scam! Just a legal one.

I got a spam text today about my package I've been waiting for apparently

The only problem with that is, I actually don't have a package I'm waiting on, sooooo yeah. Either way, if a package didn't get here on time I would contact whomever shipped it or my local post office.

Name a scheme or crooked tactic that a business will use

That was not a thing before the scam demic.

What is scam that so many fall for without realizing?

I Said A Bad Word To A Phone Scammer When I Told Him To Shut Up…

🤬 He claimed to be calling from “Account Services”. I asked him what company is Account Services. His reply was Wisa and Mastercard. 😂 Told him you’re not even American or you would know how to pronounce the names of those companies, you’re a...

Is that a scam???

Some guy told me he will send me money on paypal Then he said I had to pay a fee lol I was like too good to be true So i said No! Is that a scam or did i lose opportunity???

i just got HERE, already I get hate crap

i was warned.. I will use the button

Is Love these days a scam?

Love is not a scam it has never been, only modern lovers are! Man and woman were found together in a Ukrainian grave after she was buried ALIVE with her dead husband. The wife who made the ultimate sacrifice for a 3,000-year loving embrace....

Is it hard to get a legit non scam work from home job?

It seems I'm running into a lot of scam work from home jobs

name a scam so prevalent we have forgotten it is one

I'll go first: marriage, when it is for the sake of a) the cessation of loneliness, b) having children as accessories, c) getting the house you couldn't afford alone, d) serving a man hand and foot because it is your sole role and ultimate purpose as...

A New Telephone Scam….

This one is where they pretend they are from Customs & Border Patrol and that you have a package that needs to be delivered. They need more information such as your address to send the package. They will text message days before telling you they need...

Should I post a thirst trap

Had a phone call earlier, said someone payed £700 and some other charges. Is this a scam? I ignored it cause I'm pretty sure its spam scam.

So heads up fellow UK-ers incase you get a call like that.

UPDATE ON THE SCAM

Still weak and shaking, but spoke to the police again and contacted a lawyer. Both say don't pay the rest of the money the builder was asking for. The police say call 911 if they show up or keep calling, that they're still investigating, and still...

Does anyone have experience with romance scams?

Have you or someone you know been the victim of a romance scam? What happened when the scam collapsed? Apparently a relative of mine has been "investing" in crypto with a famous musical performer. He is also in love with her and is in the process of...

Is Amway a scam?

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Got A Scam Call….

I will ask if they’ve been drinking the toxic waters of Camp LeJeune….

Met a scammer realtor, really dodged a bullet at least?

First of all he was wearing sweatpants to a showing, showed me a room with no heat and a door to the outside instead of a window. Then he had the nerve to talk about my credit score

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