Questions tagged [scams]
A scam is a fraudulent business or scheme that takes money or other goods from an unsuspecting person. Related tag is "fraud",
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someone wants to send me money to do a painting of me,i get a cut of the money
There is a woman approached me on fb saying she likes my profile picture and wants to do a mural of me. she said her client is gonna fund her 2500. i get 500 for letting them paint a picture of me. ...
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This man offered me money for a sex video - Is it a scam?
We talked just today in an online dating app. His bio says “I’m a giver and I’m happy to help other people”.
He messaged me asking about my life. Then after a minute he offered me 2000 USD just for a ...
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I've gotten a series of near inaudible calls. Is this an AI-voice cloning scam?
Recently I have been getting a few vague, nearly inaudible calls. The voice on the other side sounds so bad, I can't understand a word they were saying. After picking up the phone (answering with my ...
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I sent money to the correct account number but wrong Swift code
I have sent a payment for beneficiary that uses Citi bank but used the swift code of another subsidiary of another citi bank account, the account number is still correct and the beneficiary said that ...
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Someone wants to pay me to be his texting buddy. How am I being scammed?
This man says he needs a texting buddy: someone he could give attention, talk and share things with and he will pay 600 dollars.
He says he is 41 from Omaha, Nebraska, and he is really doing this ...
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How to make sure a payment is actually received and will not bounce, using Paypal, Stripe or online banking respectively?
I recently saw some social media posts about a scam going around targeting artists, where the scammer would pretend to commission art, overpay the artist, then ask for the overpaid amount to be ...
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Stock nodes and trading platform
On a dating app a man asked me to buy crypto currency and to trade stocks during nodes.
Is this a problem?
I had a small profit until now.
But he wants me to invest more and if I don't do it he will ...
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A loan company wants to loan me money & wants to deposit $400 in my account for verification. Scam or legit?
A "loan" company contacted me saying I was approved for up to $4,000. The man said I needed to allow them to deposit $400 into my account to verify my account.
Then, he wanted me Cash App ...
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CashApp to checking
Someone wants to put money on my CashApp account and then I can transfer to my checking account. My question is does this give them any access to my checking account? They are not on my checking ...
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Am I getting scammed? (Linking accounts to send money to someone's daughter)
A man I have been talking to online for a few months wants me to link our bank accounts. He said his account was hacked and is froze while the bank is investigating it. Meanwhile he needs to send ...
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linkedin job post "product tester' recieved a email check PDF to deposit so I can purchase the product which I am supposed to test..Scam?
I applied for a product tester job post through LinkedIn. I received an email and then sent a check through email which I was told to print and deposit and when funds are available I should contact ...
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Why someone that I've been dating for the last 4 months then asks me to make a transfer for him?
Why someone that I've been on a relationship foe the last 4 months was asking me to log in into his bank account and make a wire transfer to another account because he has no network where he lives (...
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Are Unique Options FX and Unique Options a scam?
I invested in Bitcoin through Unique Options FX uniqueoptionsfx.com I paid fee after fee after more fees. Unique Options FX was closed and Unique-Options has been opened. Now unique-options.com ...
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Could this surprise winning of a huge sum of money be legit?
I received a call from someone claiming to be from a well-known Cashback Coupon Co. He congratulated me and told me I had been selected to receive several thousand dollars a week for life. I was then ...
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Employer asking to open a business bank account. Is this job a scam or legit?
I was recently contacted by an employer that wanted to hire me as a Customer Service Officer. They have three ways to pay you: direct deposit, wire transfer, and cash transfer. I did the training with ...
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COT CODE MONEY TRANSFER [duplicate]
There was a post from several years ago(2018) about being asked for a COT code to transfer money. I am asking if there is an update on this. Also does this also apply to international banking?
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Sent someone overseas money from their account to pay their bills
Someone overseas asked me to send money to pay bills out of his account. I did. What can I do to protect myself?
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Do inbound gifted monies require a credit unlock?
My credit has been frozen for the last 20 years and I unfreeze when necessary. I am being told that I need to unfreeze my credit in order to receive these funds. Why would my credit need to be ...
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Is it scam when this sugar daddy ask me to pay like called "international fees" to receive the money? [duplicate]
So this sugar daddy dm me and says he wants to be my sugar daddy. we've been talking for a days and then he asked me about my paypal account.
Now he's sending me the money but he said i need to pay ...
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I'm almost certain this is a scam - but how long can the con be, and what's the end game?
TL;DR I've been messaging a "woman" every day, for hours a day for almost a year who hasn't asked for money but also won't video call. What kind of scam is this, why would anyone put in so ...
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How does this scam work (supposed fraud protection)
I’m getting many calls recently fro m “the bank fraud department”, “visa fraud department”, “PayPal fraud department”, telling me they stopped someone from taking £600 to £1200 out of my bank account. ...
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Is it safe to give this info out if I didn't receive an ACH transfer to my account
I won on an online casino and it's been longer than normal. When I contacted the casino they said they had processed it 7 days ago and if it hasn't hit my account they need the following information ...
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Is there a good solution to not paying extra charges when paying by payment card?
One hears about situations where someone legitimately pays using a payment card, but further charges are made unexpectedly. Examples include additional charges determined by the company without ...
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Is this a medical billing spear phishing attempt?
Background info: I recently had a nasal swab sent off during a doctor's appointment, and I've already paid the small Labcorp bill. My medical insurance is not Blue Shield.
I got this text message last ...
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Is providing the name of the bank I bank with necessary when creating a check that's sent via email or am I at a risk of being scammed?
I was recently DM'd on TikTok by an artist requesting to use my profile picture for mural art as they were creating art based on human expressions. I didn't mind as my profile is public so anyone can ...
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I was approached to invest in short-term Blockchain node transactions. Is this scam?
Full story:
That person contacted me with these details :
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Before the cryptocurrency discussions initiated by the scammer, our initial conversation took place within the context of online ...
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Why haven't government/banks acted to prevent money laundering and other scams?
I read about so many scams where people are given large cheques to deposit, and then asked to repay most of the money and keep a bit for themselves. The cheques then bounce, and the person is out the ...
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New job turned out to be scam to use received money to buy then sell bitcoin-how do i fix when money is gone?
I accepted a remote secretary position recently, gave my bank information for direct deposit paychecks.
It went from he's supposed to mail secretary office supplies to me to asking me to buy bitcoin ...
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I am in a sugar daddy scam and he is threatening me because I want out. What do I do?
I have been involved in a sugar daddy relationship for a little while. He would send me money from Moneygram to Walmart from other people he was working with. I would then send most of the money to a ...
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How does a scammer know the first 4 digits of my card number?
I had a series of attempted fraudulent payments on my debit card, my bank was very proactive and alerted me, and I have received a new card. However I had a call on the same day my new card arrived ...
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Sales company wants me to add an affiliate account to my personal bank account — are they trying to scam me?
I applied recently for a Remote Sales Manager position, everything was going cool in the email and they said I got the job. So I’m reading the contract and something seems odd:
"During the ...
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Is this a fake bank?
Is www.firstcapital.com a legit bank? Someone transferred money to an account they told me to set up with this company. Now I realize this may be some type of scam.
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Asked for a Western Union postal deposit receipt before visiting a rental property: is this a scam?
I recently responded to an apartment rental ad in Paris that the owner is managing. Flat is attractive but a smidge on the expensive side, not usually scam territory. However, the following email ...
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Possible customer asking to do a favor of paying the ex owner of house he bought
I got a possible customer and everything was going good. He wanted to pay upfront, but send by mail and then we do the work after we cash the check.
Later he asks if we can do him a favor - that he ...
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Can I dispute a credit card charge for a hacked Vanilla Visa Gift Card?
I bought 4 $500 Vanilla Visa Gift Cards from CVS Store #2149 in Alexandria, VA right before Christmas. I used my Citibank MasterCard to pay for the gift cards. They were for my employees as a holiday ...
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Is Dafexcounty bank legit or scam? [duplicate]
I received the payment for my task on Dafexcounty. However, in order to transfer money to another bank. I need to avail VAT Code or they say Virtual Account Token Coin worth 150$. They said that I can'...
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Could this be a scam [duplicate]
I'm asking a couple questions for a friend because I think he is being scammed.
Is it possible to receive a check of a very large amount into a banking system (ILC group), but for you to receive it ...
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E-reciept Email scam
I received an email from Jolene saying that I owe $419, then I looked under my transactions and it said “Deposit Id Number : $417.72, but I don’t ever remember buying that much of a subscription……what ...
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What is this scam? Card CVV entered incorrectly too many times
I have a Visa debit card that I use mainly for travel (it has low FX fees).
The other day I received loads of notifications from the corresponding app: 2 with 'The CVV was incorrect', followed by 4 ...
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account activate plus stamp duty charge, is this a legit fee for bank transfers
A online bank account was set up for with a bank called cornerstone bank I was told before I could transfer any money or have access to the account that I needed to pay a fee called account activate ...
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LMS Code for making international transfer
I have been asked to make advance payment of 85 usd for LMS code inorder to make international wire transfer. Why are they not deducting. Could this be a scam attempt by the bank.
The bank is ...
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How does this scam work where a potential employer emails me the scan of a check to deposit?
Two weeks ago, my husband lost his job. We NEED money and I used to edit and proofread before my son was born. I put my resume on Indeed and was contacted by a law office in California.
After my ...
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Bought a lemon and the bill of sale has an incorrect price
I paid $2100 for a vehicle but on the bill of sale he put $839.75. I paid with card through cash app so I have proof of what I actually paid.
The vehicle got less than a quarter mile down the road and ...
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Do I have rights to money that was intentionally deposited in my bank acct
I've been talking to this gentleman online who wanted me to open a bank account. So I did. He deposited money into my account and then transferred some out and deposited again. I tried to transfer ...
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Is a tcp code fee a legit fee what is a tcp code [duplicate]
I was told that I have a account with a bank "Ashdean Bank". I never heard of that bank, and a Google search came up with nothing.
I was told that a fee needs to be paid to obtain a "...
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A stranger messaged me “please put 10 dollars on my card”, followed by a card number. Is this a known scam?
I got contacted by someone on Telegram with the user name "." with the following message:
I am a citizen of Uzbekistan, my child is sick with gout, so can you
put 10 dollars on my card
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What's app crypto romantic scam?
didn't have...and then I could tell he was frustrated because it seemed like he just dripped the conversation. I tried to contact him a few times, I can see that he saw the message, but there was no ...
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Is this eRupee email from my bank a scam?
I received an email like this, supposedly from my bank.
It is unclear to me if this email is just some kind of scam. On the one hand, GMail seems to have put a blue checkmark, indicating that the ...
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The security team has noticed suspicious trading activity. Insurance fee is 25%
On my trading platform(TCI-Investment), I've received a message from security, that I must pay an insurance fee of 25% cause they thinking I'm trading with insider information.
"Starting from ...
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Guaranteed Funds from a 9 day trade [duplicate]
Has anyone conducted a simple bitcoin trade with a "financial fund manager" where in 7 to 9 days you received a guaranteed 3-5x return on your investment?
were there any charges associated ...