Obvious Scams That People Still Fall For

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mattstaff
Oct 8, 2021 12:00 PM EDT

Unfortunately, there are far too many scams out there that people fall victim to. The reality is that there are just some people that are committed to taking advantage of others. If anything, the hope here is that this kind of AskReddit thread serves an educational purpose and helps steer you clear of any obvious scams that you otherwise might fall prey to. 

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    Font - No-Sheepherder-2896 · 3d Extended warranties on small electronic devices. Total waste of money. 402 Reply Share Report Save
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    Font - beepboop-009 - 3d I work at a bank and I've seen this scam a few times. Pretty much the customer sees an ad on Craigslist, Facebook, Instagram, etc for something like "Babysitting my dog/house" and what draws the people in is that it's an absurd amount for doing such a simple task. I'm talking $700-$900! So the scammer tells the person I'll send you a check up front with the amount cause I'm busy or something along those lines. Of course the customer is going to want it right away at that
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    Font - irishmickguard · 3d Facebook. If you're not paying for it, you're not the customer, you are the product. 240 Reply Share Report Save
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    Font - RaarImaGiraffe · 3d Extended warranties 61 Reply Share Report Save
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    Font - themightymcb · 3d Chiropractics. It is literally classified as pseudoscientific alternative medicine. 203 Reply Share Report Save
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    Font - mmichellekay 3d Working 40 hours a week 5 days a week. 69 Reply Share Report Save
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    Rectangle - _rioting_pacifist_ · 3d rent, oh you can't afford to buy because house prices are too high, well it's a good thing you are paying your landlord's mortgage to keep them that way 27 Reply Share Report Save
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    Font - ProudTitania8 · 3d Buying books for college courses. Can't buy from anywhere but the official campus bookstore. Have to buy the NEWEST edition, even if the only difference between it and the old edition is a new Oxford comma in the text somewhere. Oh, but you can't sell the books BACK at the end of the year and get some extra cash, either! You're stuck with that humongous 800-page Art History book that you will never use again, but it cost you a cool $200 dollars! Thank God for PDFS and f
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    Font - Ragnarblackmane88 · 3d Insurance 26 Reply Share Report Save
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    Rectangle - Aaron_Criddle1· 3d Lightbulbs, the technology is in place to make them last a lot longer but companies need more business so they intentionally shorten their lifespan Reply Share Report Save
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    Font - solidsumbitch · 3d Paying a school tens and possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars (and increasing at an annual rate that puts inflation to shame) so that a few professors can use their influence over you to teach you how to feel about the world with occasional facts and education sprinkled in. All for a piece of paper that loses more and more of it's value as more and more people also get it. 2 Reply Share Report Save
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    Font - weirdkid71 · 3d Megachurches. Not religion, but church communities of nonspecific denomination led by people who somehow own private jets. Reply Share Report Save
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    Font - Lua_Lu · 3d Vegetable milks. At least where I live, when I look at the ingredients it is 99% water and 1% almond (or soy, rice, or whatever). And some additives sometimes. So, here you pay around 1€ or more for 1l of water with a bit of something else. I make my own vegetable milks when I want and it is cheaper and healthier, and it has more substance than the commercial ones. Reply Share Report Save
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    Font - abegnale1 · 2d sim card cost and connectuon activation charges here in canada.telecom companies pay peanuts for sim cards and activation is a total money grab Reply Share Report Save
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