Today, I received an envelope from Verizon. I assumed it was my bill. I opened it and saw a Visa credit card offer so I quickly snapped it in half to prevent identity theft. Only after playing with the pieces for 10 minutes did I realize that it was the $100 rebate for my new phone. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today I bought a $50 voucher card to refill my phone. After I purchased it, I threw the receipt in the dustbin. When I got home, I found out that the 14-digit pin code was on the receipt. I basically threw 57 bucks in the dustbin. FML
Today, I received a new debit card, so I cut the old one into pieces. I then picked up my remaining card, and realized I'd cut up the wrong one. FML
Today, I gave my friend a $5 VR set that I purchased from the dollar store for Christmas. I received a $60 gift card. Later, I realized I left the receipt in the package. FML
Today, I opened some junk mail addressed to my fiancé and saw a credit letter about applying for a new mortgage. When I called to tell him his identity was stolen, he admitted he bought a house, and then broke up with me. I had no clue he was unhappy. FML.
Today, I went to switch my phone number to a new carrier. During the credit check, I was told that I couldn't because I already had an active account. This came as a surprise, as I've never had an account with that carrier. Time to file a fraud claim. FML
Today, I realized while paying bills on my phone I fat-fingered which credit card I was paying and sent 299 to a paid-off card instead of 200 to another one. Now I'm going to have overdraft fees too. FML
Today, my boyfriend gave me a $100 gift card for Victoria's Secret. Suspicious, I checked the receipt he'd left in the bag. Turns out he had bought it during the two weeks we were broken up for some other girl who rejected him, so decided to give it to me instead. FML
Today, I opened my mail and mistook it for my bank statement. It was my hospital bill. FML
Today, I had to sell my phone to pay for the phone bill. FML
Today, I had money set out to pay bills, for a gift, and to put in a card as my cousin's wedding gift. I was rushing and not paying attention and ended up putting all of the money in the wedding card. $400 from one person. I guess I'll have no cable or cell phone this month. FML
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null_fml 11
What exactly was your thought process? I'm thinking either: "QUICK! Somebody could come into my house, rip the credit card offer out of my hands, run out and go redeem it in my name! I better snap it in half (because that's completely irreparable and would foil the thief) before reading it!" Or: "QUICK! I've opened the envelope so now spy satellites can see it through the window! I better snap it in half (so they can't see it anymore because spy satellites don't actually record anything they see) before reading it!"
debbtennis 0
URE AN IDIOT YDI
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Comments (118)
movies12 0
YDI for using verison. I have no hope of being s troll.... and I don't wanna be. OOl
compuryan 1
Yes... because even if it was a fraudulent card, snapping it in half prevents identity theft. How dumb can you be? If it WAS a fraudulent card, you would need the card intact to read the account number to cancel it. ****, I cannot deal with the stupidity of some people.
jdog69 0
YDI WHY WOULD YOU SNAP IT IN HALF BEFORE YOU READ IT. It's not like an identity theft ninja is going to steal the details within a few minutes at home
xljp24 0
haha YDI
grumpyOldGuy 0
wait you snapped it in HALF and you had to "play" with the pieces for 10 minutes? Wow.
moopsy234 0
thank you :) but u have jus talkd to a twelve year old!!! ;) lol haaaaaaaayyyyy jk jk but ya I lik arguing with ppl
bdraivains 0
You totally deserved it because you're an idiot. I agree, your life sucks because you're an idiot.
ikari00077 0
"Today, I opened my wallet to get out some money, and saw a variety of different cards containing my personal information. I immediately set my wallet on fire and destroyed them all to prevent identity theft. Only after staring at my destroyed wallet for 10 minutes did I realise that my tinfoil hat is REALLY tight around the ears. FML"
NATTiCUS 0
LOL
rhodium 0
I lol'd pretty hard.
Bathory_fml 0
"To prevent identity theft". This is not how identity theft works. You deserve losing that $100 dollars, although I suppose you could contact Verizon and inquire how your stupidity has affected your rebate.
PolygonSquad 0
This letter will self destruct in 10, 9, 8...