Timeline for Am I being scammed after paying almost $10,000 to a tree company not being able to withdraw my profit without paying a fee
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| Mar 1, 2023 at 7:18 | comment | added | Nelson | @TimSparkles I've only read a single question where it wasn't a scam. It was the lawyer of a distantly related dead relative executing an inheritance will. It was all legit, but the OP only had to show up at the lawyer's office, signed some papers, and got his money. No money needed to be paid by the OP (just charged the estate I presume, as that's how these things work anyways). | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 21:00 | comment | added | Tim Sparkles | In my experience, "Am I being scammed" is a sufficient trigger to stop reading the question and confidently answer "yes". | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 9:48 | comment | added | csstudent1418 | Exactly, this should be every Internaut's reaction by now after reading no more than this first sentence. It's a scam. | |
| Feb 27, 2023 at 20:47 | comment | added | Zach Lipton | Re the last sentence, it's possible that they (or their buddies) could target you for other scams in the future on the assumption that you might bite on another one, so it's worth using this time to learn more about how scams work and to be even more extra cautious in the future in case they try again. | |
| Feb 27, 2023 at 17:59 | comment | added | Ben | The first sentence contains two entirely independent ways to determine something is a scam. 1) Ridiculous promised profits. 2) Approached on social media. Add 3) "fee to release money" - nobody does this, fees are generally deducted from the amount, and at most they need to get your authorization to do that. They never ask for money up front. | |
| Feb 27, 2023 at 17:51 | comment | added | Herohtar | @DJClayworth The first sentence in the question is the answer to how to tell it's a scam. | |
| Feb 27, 2023 at 16:39 | comment | added | DJClayworth | This answer is completely correct. But a good answer would also explain how to tell it's a scam, and how the scam works. | |
| Feb 27, 2023 at 3:06 | history | answered | littleadv | CC BY-SA 4.0 |