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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.)....

[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...

"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...

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] 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...

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] 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...

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...

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...

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...

Same Crypto Syndicate Scammed the Same Person 3 Times — $58,000 Lost Crypto scam investigator here. Active 2026 case, anonymised. 2020 — Fake UK broker. Fabricated profits. Bitcoin "exit fee" to withdraw. Refused. $47,00...

[US] Possible Romance Scam? So I’m in a situation with a possibly fake lady who has agreed to attend a Vegas trip with me. So this girl and I suddenly became friends on Facebook. I can’t remember who added who first but ...

[AUS] Microsoft Support Hi all! My dad managed to get a virus pop up on his computer (shout out to Bing for making one of their top results a trogan virus) He called the ‘Microsoft support’ number on his screen during th...

[US]. Not sure if this is a job scam. Not sure if this was a scam or not. I'm trying to find work and was contacted by a company fora job that sounds like it pays way too well. Who. The company is pasture bioscience. ...

Fell for a Romance Scam So, feeling like the prize idiot, but here goes. Last two weeks I fell pretty hard for a Romance Scam. The lucky part, is, I did \*not\* lose any money from this, just emotional damage. So it sta...

[US] One of the best ... scam setups. Identifytheft.gov As everyone knows a scam works best when they hit "sensitive" points. I got a call saying that Citibank issued a credit card using the last 4 digits, and my proper...

Possible Reddit investigation or scam? I'm posting here because I'm not sure whether what happened to me is a legitimate Reddit process or an attempt to compromise my account. A few hours ago, another Reddit user contact...

SIM card romance scam? Situation: The company I work for rents a large piece of wooded property. We have no mailbox there but there is a small home where the landlord lives. He has been the victim of a romance scam in ...

Job scam? Company seems to be legit but I don’t think these guys are. I was contacted via text and asked to move to Teams for further communication. I thought it was strange that at one point the person messaging under “...

[US] Was scammed recently Hi everyone. I was scammed recently, and I want to talk about it because it's been weighing on me so much. A few days ago my “mutual” (their account was hacked) on twitter reached out to me sayi...

Selling Laptop On Ebay I am currently selling a pretty expensive laptop and I put it on ebay to be able to sell it faster, It is my first time and I don’t wanna get scammed. I’ve been getting offers for what the laptop ...

[US] Probably a phishing email but sending address is legit My wife got this email from a quickbooks email address which seems legit. I am positive this is a scam but why is the sending email address legit? **INVOICE**...