Work, Money and Scams: A fool and his money are soon parted

A fool and his money are soon parted

By blondie - 20/02/2022 12:00

Today, I was scammed by con artists, using a business to send out fraudulent checks for a fake "stay at home" job. Now not only do I have to try job hunting again, I'm also $2,000 in the hole with my bank account. You scam artist losers need to get off your ass and get a real job. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/04/2021 07:49

Today, I got a call from my bank, saying that the cheque I deposited in my account bounced and my account is now -$2900. The cheque was from a work-at-home company, who asked me to deposit the cheque, then send them some of the money through Cash App to buy office supplies. They won’t answer their e-mails. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/09/2010 05:39 - United States

Today, after weeks of allowing my parents to borrow money, I got a check for $2000. I took it to the bank only to find out it was fake. FML

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By Iknowitlooksbad - 22/06/2016 05:16

Today, I learned the hard way not to keep my own cash in my pocket while working as a cashier, when I was forced to give $30 to a scamming customer. FML

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By Relevance - 13/08/2010 04:03 - United States

Today, my husband fell for an online scam leaving us 1450.00 in the negative. We get paid tomorrow and most of our money is going to cover that debt. FML

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By Thegout69 - 28/07/2022 02:00

Today, I lost my job because I fell victim to an incredibly complex phone scam. The hackers didn't get anything, but now I don't know what's worse - I can't afford to feed my kids, or I can't afford my chemotherapy for my my terminal cancer. FML

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Scammers gonna scam

By BlackHoleSun. - 05/06/2022 16:00

Today, it was the day that I had been waiting for weeks to arrive: I finally finished the hiring process for my new job… Only to find out not only my paycheck, but the job itself was fake. Thanks Indeed, my first new bank account after years of debt, my disability, and my will to live greatly appreciate it. FML

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Scammers gonna scam

By Hady - 25/06/2021 00:01

Today, I found out that the $100,000 scholarship I "won" was a scam. I found it on a website. When I won, they asked for a "processing fee" that I begged my brother to let me borrow. The website has vanished into internet wasteland and I have no way of paying back the money. FML

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By BrokeAsHeck - 23/03/2018 15:00

Today, for the second time in a year, I am a victim of bank fraud. All my money was in there, and I move today. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/09/2018 05:00

Today, getting home from a long day at work, I checked the mail and saw three envelopes from the IRS. Apparently I now owe over $4,000. I only have $2 in my bank account. FML

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By Meghan Elise - 02/03/2019 16:00

Today, I found that there were charges of almost 2,000 dollars on my bank account. Some asshole in Florida stole my money. I have bills and that was money I saved to buy myself a new car. FML

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RichardPencil 30

Sunday 20 February 2022 15:59

Yeah, **** them, the ******' losers! I'm writing a book on scammers, but I can't get it published because "they" don't you to know what's going on. Please send me 0.02 Bitcoin to cover the publishing cost and I'll put you in the acknowledgments (aka list of suckers.)

bobsanction 18

Sunday 20 February 2022 20:22

This scam has been going on over 20 years, how the hell do people still fall for it?

Comments

RichardPencil 30

Sunday 20 February 2022 15:59

bobsanction 18

Sunday 20 February 2022 20:22

This scam has been going on over 20 years, how the hell do people still fall for it?

DarkAngelsBlade 25

Sunday 20 February 2022 20:39

Yeah... you should also probably not fall for obvious scams bro.

Jon Tessler 14

Monday 21 February 2022 1:39

they have a real job, making people like you send them money. seems to be working well for them

1known 30

Monday 21 February 2022 7:04

You don’t pay to get a job!

BurnInDemonFire 34

Wednesday 23 February 2022 14:44

Bit rich coming from the loser sat on his ass unable to get a job and is also stupid enough to fall for an obvious scam. And that's as rich as you're ever going to be.