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Reddit·26m ago

Obviously some random person isn't going to send me 6.3million, but what's the scam here?

For many years, I have carried the weight of work and lived in solitude. The world has become exhausting for me, and depression has caused me great suffering. Even so, you are always the one I care about most. But I don’t want to burden or interrupt your life. I have left you some money, hoping that it will become a bond for us to meet again in the next life.Now, I am ready to say farewell to this world. Please hold on to this message. Website:www.hbq.cc Username: Password: Balance:6303050.5 USD

Rental Scam

Reddit·46m ago·🇺🇸

[US] Extended Warranty Scam?

Location: Pennsylvania, US I've been receiving letters regarding an extended warranty I had never activated for my car for a while but never got around to it. Had some time today so I called the number on the letter (I had gotten talked into getting an extended warranty when I purchased my car 4 years ago and the letters mentioned the warranty level/plan I had gotten at the point of purchase, so I figured it was related). The rep ran me through the benefits, and I had gotten to the point where I

Reddit·1h ago

I gave my ssn, debit card, and ID to a scammer, am I cooked?

Hi I'm an idiot and put my information into a "Federal Grant" phishing link that was emailed to me through my community college. What the title says I'm just wondering how bad this is. Basically the email looked pretty normal and when you clicked on the link it displayed my colleges background as if it was affiliated with the school. The email described it saying "Apply Now for the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (Up to $7,000 Annually)". The school has now since deleted the e

Phishing

Reddit·1h ago

Hundreds of texts about job opportunities

Hello, I’ve been getting endless texts and calls about different job opportunities, interviews, tax information, etc all addressing a “Lorenzo”. I seriously get over ten calls and texts per day. This has been happening for over a year or so and has gotten really annoying. One day I decided to answer one of the calls (I know you shouldn’t do) and asked how they got my number and they said a Lorenzo signed up and the lady gave me a zip code which is a zip code in the city that I live in. I find i

Reddit·1h ago·🇺🇸

[US] IPad at my house? Weird name?

A brand new iPad arrived at my house today. It has my address but a completely unknown name. I live with my family and nobody else could recognize the name either. We opened it to see if it could give us an idea of who it belonged to and it was a completely sealed iPad. I reverse searched the tracking number and found that it had same day shipping (or overnight, whatever the case) from IN. But the shipping label said it came from PA? Furthermore, the UPS app also says that the package is under i

Reddit·1h ago

[KCMO]Not sure if I helped someone who genuinely needed it or if I got played

This happened while I was at work at Best Buy. A woman came in who looked homeless and said her phone had died. She was trying to contact someone who had offered her a place to stay. While her phone was charging on one of the store power bank displays, she used the store phone to call whoever she needed to reach because I don’t share my phone with random people I meet. She ended up making like eight missed calls and left a bunch of voicemails, but the person still wasn’t picking up. After that,

Phone Scam

Reddit·1h ago·🇺🇸

[US] Murphy USA Text Scam?

Hello, I am not sure if this is a scam but I am a very paranoid person, so I would rather be safe than sorry. For a few weeks now, a company called Murphy USA has been texting me about updates. I looked them up and saw the closest one was about 100 miles away from me. I have never heard of it, and I am from the new york metro area so this is confusing for me. They are messaging about some money off of a product, but I have never even heard of this company. The website they are linking in the te

SMS Scam

Reddit·2h ago

Anyone get this SAG AFTRA scam?

Got email communication from someone claiming to be Billy Hopkins, was told I was confirmed for a role, then they connected me with their “SAG AFTRA representative” - who had a gmail address. I go through the back and forth for info, he’s officially going to sign me up for an account manually since I don’t have enough credits to qualify for a standard membership via the usual online portal. All of this sounds like standard info you could find online. Then he says I have to make my membership pay

Reddit·3h ago·🇺🇸

[US] Evinomis? Scam? https://evinomis.com/

I hope I’m posting this correctly! An old friend reached out to me with this link… I was a little weirded out because she is usually a little less blunt with her texts! But I didn’t think much of it. I went to the website and downloaded the pack, but when I went to install the setup my system blocked it. I want to make sure by downloading the setup I’m not scammed! I deleted it, but after looking it up it appears to be a malware in disguise! There’s not much information about it, but it l

Reddit·4h ago

Anyone have info on “your age meets” dating app? Apparently my mother has spent over 2 grand on this app.

I can’t find this app in the App Store but ai overview of it on google says it is used for people middle aged and it’s very wary because of scams. I can’t really find anything else on this. I’m pretty sure that’s the name because my uncle told me. My uncle has access to my mom’s bank because she makes very poor financial decisions. Just a couple weeks ago my mom said her friends grandsons girlfriend helped her set up a profile on this app. So I thought it would be good because a young person set

Romance Scam

Reddit·4h ago

Debt Collector Scam - It Can Happen to the Best of Us

I always thought I was pretty good at spotting scams. Turns out panic can make even obvious red flags seem legitimate. Back in March, my husband got a call from someone claiming to be collecting on a debt of mine and saying a process server was coming to serve me. Since I’d had debt issues in the past and we were days away from closing on a house, I panicked. When I called, the collector had an address I lived at 8 years ago in another state. He claimed the statute of limitations had “frozen” wh

Phone Scam

Reddit·4h ago·🇲🇽

[Mx] Can they scam with Apple gift cards?

Hi, I'm from Mexico, and I need to ask for your help and guidance. The situation is this: My friend is single, and a girl contacted him on tiktok, and told him that if he wanted to be her sugarbaby, he accepted because he had nothing else to do. The girl asked him to talk on Signal (we don't know that app) and asked him to pass a "trust test" before starting to send him money haha.. The test consisted of buying him a $50 Apple gift card, and after that he would refund it and send him "his paymen

Reddit·4h ago·🇺🇸

[US] Smith Titanium Cookware (https://smith-titanium.com/) brand is a scam

There's a lot of ads for Smith Titanium Cookware that claims to have been in business for 30 years and is now closing. This is a scam for several reasons.... The brand is not 30 years old. Facebook page, domain page, etc were created in the last few months. FB page is managed from NL ad PH, not the US. The images on their site are all AI, including the ones of real user testimonies. Confirmed by checking Gemini's Verify ID. There are no reviews, articles, or any mentions of this brand old

Reddit·5h ago

Did I get scammed on fb marketplace?

I have a listing on fb marketplace for a piece of furniture. I ask for a small Venmo deposit to secure holds bc in the past people have had me hold things and ghost me. Today I received a message from a guy wanting to pickup tomorrow and asking if he can Venmo to hold. His profile at first glance looked legit but now I’m questioning it. Seems like he hasn’t posted anything in over a year. He has some listings on there but they are over 4 years old. And his hometown says Kenya but profile shows h

Shopping Scam

Reddit·5h ago

Listing on Zillow - HOA application fee?

Hey everyone, I’m looking to rent an apartment in DC and I’m not really familiar with how things works in the US, so I’m wondering if it’s normal that there is a one time $300 HOA application fee involved? Also, they want me to apply via RentSpree. Why wouldn’t they use Zillow directly? I’ll ask for a video tour of the apartment (as I’m not in the US at the moment), but what else should I look out for? They’ve added me on WhatsApp and I can see their photo and phone number. Not sure if I can do

Reddit·5h ago

Jury summons scam Atlanta GA

I never post on reddit but I’m honestly so perplexed my this scam that got me today. The “police department” called my place of work and our reception came and got me to go speak with them. To preface, she says our place of work upon answering so they knew it wasn’t a home phone or something. I got on the phone and they stated that I had missed a jury summons this morning and wondered if I had seen it. I told them I had not and they went on saying this happens and needed to ask a few questions.

Rental Scam

Reddit·5h ago

Lonely old mother getting romance scammed

My American mom doesn't have much income, but she lives with me in the US and she doesn't need much, either. She's being romanced by a tour guide we met on a bucket list trip to Cairo. ​ He texts her a couple dozen times a day. She sends him money and gold. He's got her passport number because he's getting her a visa to go to Egypt and be with him. He's 50 and married. My mom is almost 80, doddering, with rotten teeth and questionable hygiene ​ The thing I worry most about is if she does go to

Romance Scam

Reddit·5h ago

Elaborate Job Scam- Webinar

I know. I know. Of course a webinar turned into a job scam. But I have to applaud them, it was really well put together, and I still am not really sure what the whole point is. Basically, I found a job through indeed where I emailed them with my resume and info, and they got back to me about a week and a half later. They let me know they were reviewing applications, and asked if I was still interested in the position. I said yes, and the next day they sent me info and the link to book a webinar

Shopping Scam

Reddit·5h ago

AssetCareLLC thinks I owe them +2k.

I got a mail notice from AssetCareLLC. In the mail it said patient name, got my first and second last name right right but the other last name was wrong. They had my social, phone number and address. I called the hospital, told me that last year I got stiches on my left cheek from an open wound. Not me. I asked the hospital for the info of the patient, obviously they can’t give it so I started telling them mine and asked them to atleast tell me if it matches with anything and it did not. AssetCa

Reddit·6h ago

US: Just need to vent about roommate getting scammed out of 100 thousand dollars

I have never known someone personally who has fallen for a scam. However I moved into a sober living house about 10 months ago and this is what’s going on. This guy who lives here mentioned that he has a girlfriend and was very proud of it. She’s in Lithuania or however you spell it. And she’s in the military of course. Whatever scammers say, she has some bank account that she can’t touch until she completes her time in the military and comes back to the USA. But of course there’s loads of mon

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