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The Ridiculously Predictable Crash of the Metaverse Real Estate Scam

John Summers

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Two coworkers quit after being denied $100 raises, their replacement "Reggie" steals $300,000 from the company's clients: 'They got scammed'

Ben Weiss

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'He called me back in about 3 minutes': Mechanic goes $300 over agreed repair budget and threatens to keep customer’s truck, customer refuses to pay and calls his bluff

Isabella Penn

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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

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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

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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

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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

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'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

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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

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'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

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‘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

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'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

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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

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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

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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

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'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

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