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Scammer charges roommate $1000 per month after telling him the rent is $1600, roommate discovers the rent is actually $1000: 'The landlord says we're short on rent because he only gives the landlord $800 a month.'

Emmy Pratt

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Coworker continually scams small restaurant, colleague snitches on them after a petty work argument

JR Atkinson

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Girlfriend secretly charges boyfriend's credit card for months, secretly takes out $500 in cash advances: 'I feel like I’m being gaslit about this'

JR Atkinson

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'As a professional working in IT, I’m strongly not encouraging this': Mom hits breaking point after everyone forgets her 30th birthday, scaring away a phone scammer who called at the wrong time

Isabella Penn

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Company shames employee of 3 weeks for only giving $50 to boss' gift, claims they should have given at least $100: 'The project manager started shaming me for being greedy'

JR Atkinson

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Locksmith charges woman $5390 to get back into her apartment: 'You didn't get scammed you got robbed'

JR Atkinson

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58-year-old woman sends $1.5M to scammers, gets angry when 20-year-old son prevents her from taking money out of her 401K to send the scammers $30K more

Emmy Pratt

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Airbnb host tries to charge guest £389 for a stained mattress, guest finds the image they used on years-old internet forum: 'Thought it was a bit fishy so reversed image searched'

JR Atkinson

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New mom raises $2800 to take unpaid leave to care for her sick 3-month-old baby, coworker discovers she was actually planning on using the money to fund a Canadian vacation: 'The baby's totally fine, my mom can watch him'

Emmy Pratt

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Event space owner faces retaliation after charging party host $1200 in fraudulent cleaning fees: 'Last I checked? She's offering 50% off all bookings'

Ally Perry

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'Things went off the rails': 50-year-old woman loses her entire pension and savings to a scam artist, then turns to son for financial support, his wife refuses to help her

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘Nailed it!’: Woman discovers nail salon charges $30-$70 according to how much they can get out of you, alerts other patrons and leaves the place in complete chaos

Elna McHilderson

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Man buys $1000 worth of MLM cookware against partner's wishes, partner refuses the 'gift' and ices him out: 'He has a history of buying me things after I explicitly say no, then getting upset'

JR Atkinson

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Filmmaker recruits scriptwriter and only pays him 30% of his fee, faces payback when he gets a new job: 'I realized I had been taken for a ride'

Ally Perry

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'Your employer is in the wrong and they know it': Company scams employee at charity raffle, takes his money and sends him a different item

JR Atkinson

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Man pays for flights, hotel, and car for girlfriend's Bahamas vacation with her 12-year-old son, ghosts him when he refuses to pay $2500 more: 'You are not going on the trip yourself, so you don't owe her anything'

JR Atkinson

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