Today, I convinced my father that "Juanito", our relative who needed money for immediate surgery in Mexico was a stranger attempting to scam him. I was $1400 too late. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was conned out of £50,000 by my own father, who everyone thought had been dead for 3 years. FML
Today, my dad asked me to lend him some money to buy his medication, since he's all but broke right now. He returned with nothing but a bottle of tequila. FML
Today, despite warning my mother repeatedly about scammers, I got home to her on the phone giving her bank details to someone for security purposes. I grabbed the phone and hung up, and now she’s mad at me because he sounded like such a "nice honest man" and I was very rude to him. FML
Today, I had a vulnerable day, which led me to being scammed 2400 dollars, worried about something that a simple Google search and five seconds of reading would've rectified. FML
Today, I had to go cap in hand to my father-in-law to ask for a loan so I could pay the mortgage, so now he thinks I’m a useless bum who can’t support my family. The truth is it was his daughter the gambler who wasted all our savings, but I can’t bring myself to upset him by telling him the truth. FML
Today, I learned that my dad invested my entire college fund into some shady internet stock, despite my dire warnings about being careful. He told me not to worry as he'd done some research, and he guaranteed everything would be fine. Two hours later that same stock dropped almost 75%. FML
Today, my dad sent me $200 by mail, only to mail it to the wrong person. So now some random person is getting $200 from my dad. FML
Today, my father stole the money I'd saved up by working and spent it all gambling. I'd saved it up for a year for a new car. FML
Today, and for the past 2 years, my aunt has owed me money. She just admitted that she fell for a scam, and gave the scammer more than double the amount I'd loaned her. I felt bad for her… until I realized something. When I asked how she had it to give to them, but not to pay me back, she got mad and hung up on me. FML
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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Top comments
Mauskau 36
Unless you actually have Mexican relatives, why would he believe it in the first place? Common sense seems to go out the window when someone says, "give me money I need surgery"
annoyedchild 17
You gave him jaun thousand dollars?
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Mauskau 36
Unless you actually have Mexican relatives, why would he believe it in the first place? Common sense seems to go out the window when someone says, "give me money I need surgery"
soccerstar1996 18
This has to be one of the sketchiest FMLs I've ever read
JMichael 26
Common sense goes out the window with just about everything these days.
\ 28
In China a few years back, people were caught up in scams where someone would just say "Hi, it's Me. Send money!"
NoMore_CoolNames 14
43- I see exactly what you did there.
jensen21 19
Did he not know he didn't have a relative named Juanito in Mexico?
ThatFancyPenn 18
Obviously not if you'd read the FML.
hollyanne27 9
At least his heart was in the right place. But that's still pretty unfortunate. Better luck next time!
Dodgydaly 11
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
what's a Mexicans favorite sport cross country
deathtothepix 26
Well done you look like an idiot, if not a bigger one than OPs dad.
AnOriginalName 19
#4, that comment has such horrible grammar that no Juan knows what you were trying to say.
Schiffy 18
No no, a Mexican's favorite sport is golf. That way you can get a whole in Juan.
annoyedchild 17
You gave him jaun thousand dollars?
Liamj774 36
OP Tried to save the money but Juanito took Jamal
TheTacoMan 24
No Pun intended is a pun on "Unintended" *Brain Explodes*
girlrome 19
How come you turned out smart?
annie_nk 23
The mom ;)
Zimmington 21
The family dog
Venister 11
Me
revidffum69 22
What's your address? I need emergency surgery in Mexico too.
j_cat187 20
It is amazing that someone so gullible can function in society.
Grand_Cookie 21
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Can I have $5?
Ari1337 15
no.
abhi95 31
Your dad's email if you don't mind?
awsamb 8
gold