The Amtrak Ticket Plea That Cost $28
So basically, I'm back in my apartment now, but before this, I went outside to eat at a restaurant by myself for dinner. After I paid, I was walking back to my apartment building s...
Real Stories from Real Victims
Learn from 27 documented cases to protect yourself
PayPal Scam Near-Miss: Am I Safe Now?
A little bit ago I made a post asking if something was a scam on a different subreddit. It was. I think I stopped before it was too late, but I want to ask some clarification quest...
Scammer used my lost cat flyer to fake a photo
Our cat went missing last Saturday. We put up flyers in the neighborhood today. Someone called me and told me they had Otis and would meet me at Target. In my head I knew it could...
Phantom Payday Loan Collection Calls
Numerous calls claiming I took a Payday Loan in VA for $400 like 13 years ago & now in collections. I have had over 10 different companies call me and try & collect. I have told th...
Timeshare Rental Scam: They Kept My Fees
On 7/11/25 I received a call from The Travel Enterprises saying I had 12 vacation weeks I wasn't using from Interval International, and said if I gave them those weeks for a fee, t...
Timeshare rental scam: paid $4,188 for weeks I couldn't rent
On 7/11/25 I received a call from The Travel Enterprises saying I had 12 vacation weeks I'm not using from Interval International and said if I give them those weeks for a fee they...
Phantom Payday Loan Collection Calls
Numerous calls claiming I took a Payday Loan in VA for $400 like 13 years ago & now in collections. I have had over 10 different companies call me and try & collect. I have told th...
Betting site took my last 2,000
So I am a college student who lives in the hostel, so every day is a battle for food and travel. I come from a not-too-well-to-do family, so life has always been a little tough for...
Deceptive return policy for poor-quality clothing
I submitted a dispute for my transaction because the items I received were significantly not as described on the seller’s website. The clothing is of extremely poor quality, does n...
Clothing retailer sends cheap knockoffs, demands costly return to Chin...
I submitted a dispute for my transaction because the items I received were significantly not as described on the seller’s website. The clothing is of extremely poor quality, does n...
Loan Underwriter Scam Calls from Changing Numbers
A random phone number keeps calling me, saying they are a Senior Loan Underwriter assigned to my file. His name is Todd. But the number they call from changes frequently, and the c...
Contractor took my remodel funds and disappeared
The Construction Kings LLC proposed a contract for remodeling my patio decking and roof covering while I was getting lender financing approved. They obtained all the funds, then st...
Contractor vanished with $70k remodel deposit
Proposed contract for remodel of patio decking and roof covering while getting lender financing approved. They then obtained all the funds and stopped communication 2-3 months late...
GoFundMe for Pet Deposit Raises Suspicion
Someone who I thought was a friend made a GoFundMe this last year to raise money for a pet deposit to keep their dog. They raised the money, then got rid of the dog. They said the...
Fell for a Lazy Eyeshadow Scam on Pearkiss
I saw a couple shorts on YouTube for this website's shimmery eyeshadow. They were very pigmented and shiny according to the review videos they posted, but upon further investigatio...
Task Scam: Posting Rentals for a Stranger
I DM'd some guy off his Reddit post. He was asking for people to post his rental property on different sites for him and to keep up with any people interested in the properties. I'...
Gift card codes redeemed without scratching the card
My fault for even doing this, I thought I was doing something nice for someone. Anyway, as the title says, scammers can apparently get the redemption codes off of a gift card witho...
Parents falling for BG Wealth Sharing scam
My parents are in their 50s and 60s and keep guilt tripping me to let them help me sign up for a trading platform called BG Wealth Sharing/DSJ Exchange. For reference, it is a trad...
PSA 10 Pikachu card sold three times on eBay
Long story short, I purchased a PSA 10 Pikachu ex 276 from a seller, only to find out after the fact that the same card, same cert, same pics was sold 2 other times within hours, o...
Stolen Instagram account scam costs artist 30 hours
I started this week on cloud nine, now I’m crying at my desk with 30 hours of unpaid work down the drain. I’m an artist trying to sell stickers to pay for my tuition, and since I s...
My WhatsApp Number Was Changed by a Hacker
I received a notification telling me that my WhatsApp phone number was changed to a different one. I'm not even sure how it happened, as I didn't receive any prompt for verificatio...
I Found $15K in Fraudulent Insurance Claims
I got a stack of notices from our health insurance company (through my husband's employer's plan) yesterday about out-of-network claims. There were 10 different claims for me from...
Doorstep Energy Scam Nearly Switched My Supplier
Hi, I recently had some people knock on my door saying they were from Median Energy, and that there was something in my previous electric and gas bill that could leave me entitled...
Italian Accent Parking Lot Scam in Las Vegas
This time it took place in Las Vegas at a Whole Foods parking lot. The incident was identical to a thread posted three years ago. A guy with a heavy Italian accent asked for direct...
Sight-Unseen Cash Offer for Mom's House: Is It a Scam?
My mom is currently talking to a real estate consultant named xxxxx (Cash Offer For Your House). She claims they have already offered her $400,000 for the house, and a "realtor" is...
The $20 Coursiv App Cost Me $120
Everyone, I know.. there are posts about how surface level and ineffectual Coursiv is, but the Coursiv.io app was $20 and I’m 36yo and thought it was a fair price to see how the di...
Resolving a Nordic Energy doorstep scam before it took effect
I fell for a Nordic Energy scam 3-4 hours ago. It seemed legit until I did my research afterwards and realized its poor reputation and criticism. The agent claimed to come on behal...