scam

Airbnb host tries to charge guest £389 for a stained mattress, guest finds the image they used on years-old internet forum: 'Thought it was a bit fishy so reversed image searched'

JR Atkinson

New mom raises $2800 to take unpaid leave to care for her sick 3-month-old baby, coworker discovers she was actually planning on using the money to fund a Canadian vacation: 'The baby's totally fine, my mom can watch him'

Emmy Pratt

Event space owner demands cleaning fees from all clients, claiming they leave the place ‘unusable’, one client puts an end to her scams by leaving detailed reviews: ‘Her rating dropped from 4.8 to 2.9’

Bar Mor Hazut

Event space owner faces retaliation after charging party host $1200 in fraudulent cleaning fees: 'Last I checked? She's offering 50% off all bookings'

Ally Perry

'She sent a random man into our home and then pretended she was there': Pet sitter scams hardworking family out of $300 after agreeing to watch their doggos overnight, forcing the pawrents to send Dad home in the middle of vacation

Blake Seidel

After a year of spam calls, guy gets revenge with 266 calls in 35 minutes to defeat the final boss of telemarketers: 'I'm still riding the high'

Isabella Penn

'Things went off the rails': 50-year-old woman loses her entire pension and savings to a scam artist, then turns to son for financial support, his wife refuses to help her

Bar Mor Hazut

‘Nailed it!’: Woman discovers nail salon charges $30-$70 according to how much they can get out of you, alerts other patrons and leaves the place in complete chaos

Elna McHilderson

'I was scammed by a rescue': Young mom rescues two stray kittens, receives "free" help from a local rescue to get them fixed, only for them to send her a bill she can’t afford

Blake Seidel

Man buys $1000 worth of MLM cookware against partner's wishes, partner refuses the 'gift' and ices him out: 'He has a history of buying me things after I explicitly say no, then getting upset'

JR Atkinson

Artist demands money from family friend for a painting he did not commission, he refuses despite her guilt-trip over time and money spent on materials: "She had said nothing to me about before making it."

Ely Bulnes

Filmmaker recruits scriptwriter and only pays him 30% of his fee, faces payback when he gets a new job: 'I realized I had been taken for a ride'

Ally Perry

'Your employer is in the wrong and they know it': Company scams employee at charity raffle, takes his money and sends him a different item

JR Atkinson

‘What a scammer’: Airbnb host demands guest cancel their reservation after claiming the room will not be ready in time, guest refuses when discovering they were already charged for it

Bar Mor Hazut

Man refuses to give girlfriend his Social Security number for a 'background check,' narrowly avoids manipulative scam by breaking up

Ely Bulnes

Man pays for flights, hotel, and car for girlfriend's Bahamas vacation with her 12-year-old son, ghosts him when he refuses to pay $2500 more: 'You are not going on the trip yourself, so you don't owe her anything'

JR Atkinson