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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Somebody sent me a check to deposit into my account, but I now think that it's a scam. will I get in trouble?
I am homeless and have been for the last 8 months. Finding work has been difficult as I am physically and mentally handicapped.
This girl on Facebook who was friends with somebody I know hit me up and ...
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Dropship scammer hasn't billed yet - what's going on here?
A family member recently fell for a scammy online merchant who was advertising nice-looking goods at reasonable price. They ordered about $150 US worth of merch, then shortly after the order had gone ...
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Is the bank https://silverexchangebank.com scam or real [duplicate]
Is the bank https://silverexchangebank.com real or scam as they are asking 365$ amount to transfer funds from my Indian account. They are saying that we need to buy VAT as it is in UK and it is ...
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Where do I find RIU codes and tax codes?
I am trying to make a wire transfer from an offshore bank to my bank in the United States. I am being asked for a RIU code and a tax code. Where do I find these codes?
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Energy accounts fraudulently opened in Texas
I don't understand this scam. My wife had several energy utility accounts opened in Texas. They were all opened at the same time, for different addresses, and with different energy companies. They ...
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How does this (presumed) recruitment scam work?
Over the last several days, I've been bombarded with private messages on LinkedIn. Each one comes from someone I have no prior history with, and all of them follow the same template:
Open Job ...
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How would the "direct bank transfer"-scam play out in The Netherlands?
I was selling a low value item (a tv stand) on a local Craig's List equivalent, and received a couple of scam attempts.
One of such asked for me to reserve the item and said they would do "a ...
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Extended warranty scam -- should I dispute the credit card transaction?
My spouse was the victim of an extended warranty scam, and charged ~$2000 to my credit card. I called the scammer back and threatened to dispute the transaction, and he told me that he will void the ...
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Asked to pay dasung in China via paypal, is it safe?
I am purchasing something from dasung in China and I was asked to transfer $ to their paypal account, for which I only have their email address. Is this safe or could the $ be lost?
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Check a bank legitimate [duplicate]
I would like to know if Habib Union offshore bank is legit. They had ask me to pay income tax ($5250) and IMF registering ($25500) to unlock my account.
And now they asking to pay for IRA Clearance ...
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IMF CODE FEES REQUIREMENT [duplicate]
Is this a scam that financial services institutions in order for them to release?
my established savings account with them to transfer funds in united states.
It says I have to put out and pay eight-...
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10 Trading.com - Fake or not?
I invested small amount of money 5 years ago and then panicked and withdrew it all, 10Trading was the company and I believe they were closed down, however periodically I receive emails suggesting I ...
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Foreign bank transactions [duplicate]
I was asked to manage an account on line, since the owner was travelling, and I was given a log in information, first and second transactions went okay, since it was domestic transfers, but when I ...
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Offshore Bank Account [duplicate]
I lent someone some money which they promised to pay back, now I have been asked to open an offshore bank account with a bank called Pub Capital Bank in Mexico which I opened, instead of the money he ...
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I wanted to sell my coins In DHL is the scam or a real buyer? [closed]
Please 🙏 help me I met a buyer of coins in Facebook who are DHL and he wants a delivery fee is that a scammer?
Because he want a delivery fee how is that impossible
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Someone on Instagram is offering to buy art I posted as NFTs. What is my risk?
I have an Instagram account where I post some content from time to time. Recently, I've been posting some images I created via AI, which I indicate in every post.
Today, I received a message where ...
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I believe someone I dated in person tried to scam me
I think a man I was dating in real life tried to scam me - does this sound like a conman?
I met this man 2.5 months ago on the league (dating app). He said he had a high profile career in asset ...
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Cash on Delivery SCAM Germany !!!! I NEED ADVICE?
Cash on Delivery SCAM !!!! Germany. I NEED ADVICE !!!!
I purchased a Mobile phone from one person worth 1000€. We agreed on the Cash on Delivery method that he will deliver the phone through DHL COD, ...
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Is Bravura financial bank is a legit bank? [duplicate]
They created an USD account under my name and encash the cheque. Ask to pay TAC CODE, TAX CODE Via BITCOIN WALLET. while completing the international transfers i was prompted to enter IMF CODE AND COT ...
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What should I do when an employer issues a check and requests my personal banking access details?
If an employer provides a check to be mobile deposited and subsequently the check is insufficiently funded, and creating an overdraft of my account. The employer "claims" in order to resolve ...
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unexpected Goods recieved - area of Concern?
I have received a parcel today of a fake pair of Ray Ban sunglasses.Posted from a Chinese company. A receipt was included . The receipt listed my correct phone number, incorrect details of my credit ...
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Advanced bitcoin/check scam?
So someone is offering me bi-weekly $1,500 checks for services. I know the typical scam is: send check, check clears, they request money back, and after a couple weeks the check is found fraudulent ...
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I know it's a scam, but what is it?
From time to time I receive a message on Twitter like the following:
tavis
Login URL...eth0033.c o m
login name...Adam1986
password...1986Adam
assets≈41BTC
Help me transfer 0.7btc to your brother
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Is withdrawing all one's deposits a good tactic on pressing on the state? [closed]
In recent news, I see calls for people to withdraw all their cash deposits, supposedly to pressure against the state on a certain decision.
(redacted the names since the question is not about the ...
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Tidal loan insurance
I received notification of approval from Lending Club. He said it was structured as a "tidal loan" and an insurance fee would need to paid upfront to allow funding.
Does this sound legit??
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Checking system vs. SEPA and the like
My first question here was inspired by the massive load of questions labeled scam here, especially the once involving checks. If this is too broad or off topic in some way please let me know so I can ...
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Bitcoin scam: how screwed am I? [duplicate]
I was sent contact information from an agency for a job. After a ton of emails, the person seemed legitimate, and they then sent me a check for the work and supposedly to book flights and such for ...
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Insurance Fees on Withdrawal on Trade Account [duplicate]
The company is called Anvex Trades and they are based out of the UK. I have seen many inconsistencies in this account manager, and I can see it right through her lies. Yes, shame on me for falling for ...
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Am I being scammed after paying almost $10,000 to a tree company not being able to withdraw my profit without paying a fee
I was contacted by a woman on Instagram who told me I could make a $50,000 profit after sending in $500. This has been going on since August 2022. The senior trade manager told me that my account had ...
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Confirmation email and shipment sent for order I did not place - but not charged for it?
I received an order confirmation email completely out of the blue recently, thanking me for a $200 purchase of CBD gummies. This was not caught by a spam filter and went to my regular inbox. See below,...
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Where can I report a cryptocurrency fraud?
I am positive that I have been taken in a wild chase to get my money back in a cryptocurrency advanced fee scam, and I have reported this to google, WhatsApp, ic3, Coinbase, etc., and I am not getting ...
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Potential Craigslist Scam with Cashiers Check [duplicate]
I am selling a hobby robot on Craigslist and received an email claiming interest but asked me to email them directly. I have some throwaway emails so decided to see how it would play out. After ...
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Web has multiple contacts for a business or bank; which is real?
"A websearch finds five or six different phone numbers for my bank. Are they all real, or is one or more of them a scam? How do I know for sure?"
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Received a message saying Western Union received $600 from Mastercard- I assumed a scam- how does it work?
My parents live in Australia and they emailed me to say they received an automated message that $631 from Mastercard. Western Union- that is an instant red flag as scam but how it is supposed work?
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How can I get Zelle to refund my buyer?
I just set up an account with Zelle because that’s how my buyer needed to pay for tires I’m selling, she sent me $400 well Zelle made her send an additional $400 because they said the amount sent ...
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Scam caller asked for last 4 digits of card. Fake number doesn't fool him, does he have my full number?
I just got off a very obvious scam call where the scammer was offering to "lower" my interest rate. I played along to try to waste some of their time. I gave a fake expiration date and a ...
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A paid website subscription subscribed me on two additional paid websites without my consent. Do I need to do more than cancel on those websites?
I am hoping someone can help me determine if I was scammed (and need to cancel my card). My gut says scam but I want to be sure.
I was trying to obtain a PDF textbook by signing up for a free trial on ...
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Is this a scam?
So,a photography page i follow on Instagram made a story post on the person who can answer this riddle "what has 88 keys but can't open a single door" wins 1000$ from the Fidelity company ...
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Scam with lowball offer on eBay (pick up only item that gets unpaid)
I have several items listed on eBay and a few of them due to their size and/or weight are listed as "for local pickup only". The description of each of these items clearly states that I won'...
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I’m pretty sure this is a scam [duplicate]
I had a ‘sugar daddy’ follow me on Instagram, he asked me to get another app to converse on there (so I did) and now he’s telling me I have to play a $100 fee to convert $5000USD to AUD. I’m 95% sure ...
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Car buyer wants to pay by actual cash - what are the motivations and risks?
My partner was is listing her car for sale (about $9-10K CAD). She got contacted by someone who wanted to pay with cash bills.
He was somewhat reassuring about the obvious risks of walking around ...
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Should somebody telling you that they are a policeman ring any alarm bells when money is concerned?
My partner is selling her car and one of the offers she had was from someone claiming to be a policeman. My partner did not ask him what he did for a living, it was definitely volunteered information....
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Please help me with scam? [duplicate]
I stupidly found a sugar daddy site and found one. He sent me $1900 and now wants it back and is threatening to call the police if I don’t send it back. I do not have the money in my account since it ...
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How do I know If a bank is legit or not [duplicate]
How do I know if an online bank website is legit or not? Is there Syntax Metropolis bank?
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My online boyfriend ask me to do the bank transfer using his bank account because he can't access it from another country [duplicate]
My online boyfriend asked me to do bank transfer because he is in another country and he can't access it.So I log in to his account and I did the transaction, there was an international pin ,cot pin, ...
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Scam: Opening Fraudulent Checking Accounts in Someone Else's Name
I've recently been the victim of identity theft, where someone has used my information (including my Social Security, somehow) to open up a handful of fraudulent checking accounts. I have already ...
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Is that going to be a scam and who has been hacked? [closed]
A friend received this probably fraud email and asked me several questions about it:
Coucou, mon message est-il parvenu?
Which is French (we are French) for:
Hi, is my message arrived?
There was ...
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A fee of 1000$ is requested to get refunded from Blockchain
Good Morning all,
I hope to get an answer to this question.
I have been scammed from cryptocurrency platform. I have received many calls of people who wants to help me recover my money.
Recently, I ...
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I may have sent a lot of personal information to a scammer via email
Yes, I know. I'm an idiot. As a very young person who doesn't have much experience with anything, I almost fell into debt from a scammer. I didn't, but I gave them a lot of my personal information. I ...
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Is this potential sugar daddy trying to scam me? [duplicate]
A potential sugar daddy requested that I send him my email & name, so he can send me a check. He said he wants to use the mobile deposit to send me the money. Once the mobile deposit has been ...
