FAIL Blog

Worst Scams That Young And Gullible People Fell For

This life is a wild emotional rollercoaster that chucks curveballs our way on a stubbornly consistent basis. If it seems like things are running along smoothly and you haven't hit a bump in the road for a while, maybe you've finally gained all the wisdom that you can, or life is just taking it easy on you for a hot second. With that being said, many of us have fallen prey to the shadiest and sneakiest of scams when we were young, gullible, and blissfully ignorant. This AskReddit thread pays homage to those unfortunate scams that preyed upon the young souls of the world when they just didn't know any better. 

Like what you see? Follow our WhatsApp channel for more.

Posted by mattstaff
Advertisement

Stay up to date by following us on Facebook!

Tags

FAIL struggle askreddit ridiculous scam Reddit regret

Next on FAIL Blog

Scroll down for the next article

Comments

Advertisement

Hot Today

‘Let’s save our time and end this interview': Job candidate walks out of interview after being grilled by interviewer who undermined their experience for the job and demanded they up their game 1
Coworker gets final raise after 10 years at the company, resigns and gets 15% salary bump at new job: 'Loyalty will make you poor' 2
‘Either move or I’ll move you': Woman on flight demands passenger give up his seat after learning the airline double-booked the spot, leading to a dispute when flight attendant steps in 3
'No one here has the password': Network employee gets laid off in downsizing move, company realizes he has all the master passwords 4
New boss ruins everything, derails a high-functioning team, leading to key employee's departure: 'For a 0% raise I'm giving 0% effort' 5
Laid off truck driver finds a better job, old employer panics asking him to come back: 'The boss can't find another driver' 6
'No one here has the password': Network employee gets laid off in downsizing move, company realizes he has all the master passwords 1
20 Poorly-designed items that are almost impossible to clean 2
‘Let’s save our time and end this interview': Job candidate walks out of interview after being grilled by interviewer who undermined their experience for the job and demanded they up their game 3
‘Count me out…’: Man expects rent-free accommodation in brother's new home despite years of estrangement 4
'The guy wanted that go-kart': Go-kart employee stunned by oblivious customer's odd request 5
'I can mimic that sound perfectly': 20+ Crafty workplace pranks that totally fooled coworkers 6

Follow The Laughs

Terms | Privacy | Security | DMCA Policy
Advertisement