Have You Ever Been Scammed?

[Aphrodite801]

It’s pretty crazy how common it is for someone to have been scammed in the US

Yes I’ve been scammed before

No I’ve never been scammed before

[Flower7]

Yes, by a moving company. I had to pay a $1000 deposit to set the appointment. But no one ever came to move my stuff and I couldn’t get them to give me the money back.

[Aphrodite801]

Did you pay by debit card?

[Flower7]

Yeah

[Aphrodite801]

Ok did you do a chargeback?

[Flower7]

I didn’t know that’s possible, but I can talk to the bank about it.

[Aphrodite801]

When did this happen?

[Flower7]

June of 2021.

[Aphrodite801]

Ok well next time if something like this happens you have about 120 days to file a dispute with your bank. You show them the evidence 9/10 they will give you your money back.

[Flower7]

I wish I would have went that route. I used the Better Business Bureau to help get my money back, but it didn’t work.

[Aphrodite801]

Yeah they can’t make anyone do anything they just try to get in contact with people. Illegitimate businesses would just ignore em lol

[michael1469]

Just got a call today from a phone number out of TN... said my bank wanted verify a 1200$ pending charge... an agent would be right with me... lol... i hung up... called the number on the back of my debit card... surprise... no pending charge.

Total bullshit... why not get a fucking job. Its not like you can report that money as earned income to buy a house or a car...

[ticonderoga2]

Idiots, in the 25 percentile. Get a brain. You've been scammed and hacked. This is ridiculously stupid.

[Anonymous]

Yep put an order in for a custom bed frame worth $1000, they sent me pictures of the progress and even sent me pictures of them loading it up their truck for delivery. Never showed up and then they just block me everywhere…

[Aphrodite801]

Where did you order from?

[Opinion Owner]

It was a small locally owned business. I found them on instagram and contacted them directly but now they’ve deleted their ig…

[Aphrodite801]

Did a chargeback?

[Opinion Owner]

I called the bank and they can’t do it :(

[Sour-rose]

Yeah. But they ain't' as bad as the one I got myself into almost due to I thought sugar moms and pops are real. 99% they are. 00.1 is a VERY SLIM chance you'll get anything financially. :(

[Pooppoobi]

no not in real life, only on an online game from being careless, i signed into what i thought was the authentic website, but was actually a copycat website used by a hacker, when i signed in he got my logg in details for the real website and took 10mil out my bank,
but in real life im too careful and cautious to get scammed, there was some real clever scams i almost fell for which are very easy to fall for, luckily i was smart, but watch yourself out there and trust no one

[Pooppoobi]

if you have below 110 iq its very easy to fall for the scams these days, theyre so um... whats the word... sophisticated these days

[Anonymous]

Yes on instagram I joined a giveaway and this lady announced me as a winner. The thing is she asked my personal info my name my address and surprise I never got the prize its been 2 mos. But my name was posted on her ig as a winner.

[douride2]

Many have tried to scam me. None have ever succeeded though.

[KostasKouvalis]

Yeah, I was in Antalya and some bald (possibly Kurdish) motherfucker charged me 660 Liras for a 100 Lira meal.

[Anonymous]

Shit hit the fan once at a big weed deal, woke up bleeding from my face, laying in a parking spot...10k are gone
About 15 years ago...

[Anonymous]

Got scammed by the DNC in both the 2016 and 2020 primary.

[Anonymous]

I’ve been scammed by my college’s vending machines twice.

[Wise4myage]

C. No, but people have tried.

[BaldAvenger]

Yes and the feeling really sucks

[mpodeszek]

Yess