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[US] Mom gave away $130k but gets monthly interest? Long story short, my mom lended this “developer” about $130k five years ago and he pays her about $1600 every month in “dividend payments” which she uses to pay her ren...

Celebrity Money Muel Scam An actor named Stephan A. Chang (from what I believe is *Bosch: Legacy*) has a "verified" Facebook account that isn't linked to any of his other social media (Instagram, Threads, YouTube, etc.)....

alvaro andres valarezo sandoval arrest in 2013 i became a victim of a man named Alvaro Andres Valarezo Sandoval of Ecuador. over a month ago marks a year since he was sentenced to federal prison for child pornography pro...

"Comcast data breach settlement" postcards are real (Hasson v. Comcast), not phishing — how to verify Heads up — postcards are going out for a real class-action settlement over the October 2023 Comcast data breach (the c...

[us] sent money to a scammer through zelle Ok so I sent money to a person I thought was my cousin through social media since I didn't think anyone would impersonatey cousin (I was wrong) they asked me to send between 350...

[US] So I got this random friend request on Discord today, and this is obviously a scam right? I like to post on Casting Call Club from time to time, and I randomly got a friend request on discord (which I hardly ever us...

[US] Alright- real or fake email offer Got this email today and I’ve had plenty of phishing emails over the years of which I’m fairly sure this one is too….. but just in case, what do you all think? It’s entirely free al...

Need help determining if this is real or not I received this text yesterday, and I was concerned about it’s legitimacy. I have not clicked the link, just opened the text and that’s it. I have gotten scam texts about pack...

U.S. Did I fall for a fake Citibank scam? I realized I lost my Citibank debit card. I was out on the street and quickly googled “contact Citibank help” and the attached web page (pictured. Looks like a legit Citibank co...

[US] got an email from “payflow” i received an email from “payflow” that had the actual paypal email telling me i had a pending order charge/invoice related to a customs fee telling me to log into manager.paypal.com abou...

Eartmoving MSU. https://emsu-equipment.com So I looked them up and they seemed legit. I wired them $35,850. They failed delivery three times so I cancelled the order. They sent me a cashiers check through UPS but it nev...

[US] I was targeted in a sextortion scam yesterday and I'm barely holding it together… I (35M) just need to get this off my chest because I can’t even function today. I'll give some context first. I was celibate for fiv...

Australian email scam for subscription that expired last year This is what was emailed to me today. I was part of this subscription service in 2022 and had a 3 year subscription which I paid upfront. I made sure the subs...

[US] Is this Trump Account Email legit? Ok y’all. I have no love for the pdfile in chief, but the government is handling out $1000 for kids born in 2025 and beyond or something like that so I’m going to take the money. ...

SCAM ALERT – Fake hyatt marriot Hilton “Friends & Family” Discount Scammer Resume: • Name: Dhonzkie Naz (aka Madonna Naz) • WhatsApp: donzkie2017 • Gcash: 09948405093 Modus Operandi: Pretends to work at Hilton...

Please help! Wife sells crochet patterns and characters. This man is pushy to use "Venmo Business" and not Etsy We don't have Venmo and only have done sales through Etsy, from her shop. This guy saw a giant spider my wif...

Is this a classic “wrong number” love scam? Why open like that? I think this is a scam text opening but my question is why would they choose this line over other better ones?? Is it a cultural difference like blocking me...

My friend is preparing to give $ to her online partner to runaway I’m concerned about my best friend, but I’m not sure if I’m being paranoid. She’s(FriendA) in a long-distance relationship with someone(GirlV) she met on ...

Data Entry Position | Interviewer wanted to know what credit cards I had. Send they would send me a check for software

[US] My scammer has unlocked time travel. Sent a receipt dated for tomorrow. I was dealing with a totally legitimate, definitely-not-evil scammer (Charleyn\_OriH) who wanted me to complete a "free trial sign-up task." To...

[US] Is my future sublease a scam? I recently got an internship in another state (so I can't go look at the listing, which is a big yikes I know), so I'm really paranoid about scams. Particularly, there's one listing tha...

Scam? Pretrial Release for inmate I wanted to share an experience in case it helps someone else avoid becoming a victim. My brother was recently booked into jail, and shortly afterward we received a call from a blocked n...

Wecat Management Solutions - Remote Data Entry. Is it legit or not? Need advice: Is this work-from-home form-filling job legit? I got a call from a company called weCAT Management Solutions offering a work-from-home form...

Father in law called the number I'm trying to help my father in law. Here's the situation as I understand it. He clicked on a message on Facebook, from an unknown person, and then his computer froze. The message said: do...