Are we getting scammed? We found an engagement photographer nearby us that we liked and sent an inquiry into her website. In the inquiry we specified that we wanted to do 2 outfits and 2 locations for the session, and that we wanted to include indoor photos and outdoor photos by the water. The photographer contacted us based off our information we left in the inquiry, …

Hopper Scammed Me I feel scammed. Don’t use them. I live in Canada. I booked 7 seats on flights all within Canada. My currency is set to CAD. It showed $399.60 per seat return. Nowhere in the process online did the prices being shown show it was in USD. Not only that, the receipt showing the charges was not sent out until AFTER the 24 hour cancellation period pas…

Scammed by a locksmith? I accidentally lost my key walking my dog and couldn’t find it anywhere. I called a locksmith out of desperation and the company said one of their technicians would reach out to me. The man called me and then said he’d need to see the car in person and it would be free of charge for him to get to me. So I agreed that was fine. My dad and boyfrie…

Did we get scammed? This is a first post for me so not entirely sure how it works. As a gift to my sibling, I purchased a pet photography session from a photographer. The gift certificate was $250 for an hour. When the photos were finished we had access to a library where we could take a look at them and they turned out really cute. There were maybe 30 pictures tot…

I think i just got scammed… I just got a call from an unknown number. I answered it and a guy said “Hey /u/plazman30, how’s it going?” So, I said “Fine, who’s this?” And he said “This is /u/plazman30, right?” And I said “yes” and they immediately hung up. I have heard of scams where they record you saying “yes” and then use that to do bad things saying you agreed to someth…

I got scammed by Vivid Seats at Tyler Childers I went to see Tyler Childers tonight at Pine Knob (Michigan) and ordered my tickets in April through VividSeats. I never received my tickets, but they kept assuring me they would be there by the concert (7pm). After several times contacting customers service they finally gave me a time of arrival at 6pm (an hour before the concert). That satisfi…

I was scammed by SmartCheapFares.com I made a reservation on SmartCheapFares.com for a round trip ticket from Raleigh Durham to Medford, Oregon I thought the website was legitimate since I found it through Kayak, which I have used on several previous occasions with no problems. The round trip fare I booked was $392.36. I was told very clearly that, once the flights were confirmed b…

Grandmother has been scammed out of ALL of her money My grandmother was scammed by someone claiming to be a “detective who is trying to protect her” and she emptied and closed all of her accounts and proceeded to write a cashier’s check for the full amount – around $250k. She has early-stage dementia and is not lucid, therefore she believes she did the right thing. What should my next steps be if …

I think I got scammed by a landlord. Context: I’m a young guy living in Maine, in the US. Hey guys, might end up being a long post, but I need help. About a month ago, I met a property manager, speaking on behalf of the landlord. We will call him Bob. Bob seemed like a very nice guy, and the apartment was kind of shabby, but we decided we would take it. We didn’t have the money up …

Scammed by camera technicians? I took my Nikon D3100 (and the unglued mirror) to an optical store that also does camera repairs, because one day the mirror came unglued from the camera body mechanic. I told them explicitly that when the technical saw the damage, the store would have to call me to give me an estimate BEFORE actually repairing the camera, because I wanted to kn…

Scammed by jewelers. Screwed? My husband made the silly mistake of financing jewelry instead of waiting till he had the full amount which wouldn’t have been long anyways. He put down a down payment for about half the cost of each jewelry piece. A total of two. Turns out it has all been a bit of a scam. The jewelry was supposed to be ready three weeks ago to pick up in store …

Have You Been Scammed By FlightHub? Here’s My Story. Thought my name was misspelled on my boarding pass for an international flight with multiple legs. Went on one of those “talk to a human” shortcut websites that gives you the number to speak to someone without going through a maze of phone menus. I thought I had called United but in reality I called FlightHub. I got a weird feeling while talking…

Did I get scammed? So last night I got a message from my hotel through the bookimg.com website that I need to verify my credit card so they can confirm my reservation. If I don’t they’ll cancel my reservation. However I had already paid for it months ago. With mails from booking etc just the usual confirmation stuff. In any case it seemed legit(link was booking.st…

Scammed by Hopper travel app Used the app to book a flight because they offered a $40 discount. I checked out and after payment went through, realized the discount of $40 was offset by a “VIP charge” of $42, making it $2 more expensive than buying from the airline directly. Knowing Hopper has a full refund for travel made within 24 hours, I processed the refund and bought f…

Am I about to be scammed? So I’m part of this baby led weaning Facebook group. Has nothing to do with finance right? Well this woman befriended me and at first we talked about our kids, foods that our kids eat, toys that our kids like… Totally normal stuff for two moms to talk about. And then she started sending me pictures of her kids. Which I thought was kind of stra…

I think I just almost got scammed. I’ve been applying for jobs and had a Skype interview today. The interview was all in chat. After the interview I almost immediately received an offer. Then I was told what material and software I need and that I would get sent a check for everything (including a new MacBook Pro). So I ‘get the check’ for 2500$ and I’m told to use my mobile ban…

Am I getting scammed? Booked boutique hotel Galatea in Rome and the day before we arrive they’ve emailed saying there’s an emergency at the hotel but they’ve rebooked us at Moderno Hotel which they’re saying is 4 stars. However, it’s recently redone according to google and I’m not finding a ton of good info. Address is wrong too, it should be 2, not 12. So do I run? …

Am I Being Scammed? I am starting a clothing business and looking to get my manufacturing by a company on AliBaba. For the record, their communication through the chat itself has been top-notch and they are constantly working to make my product better (logo design…edges too wide…etc). Right before I was going to put my sample order, I asked if I could do a phone ca…

Is this legit? or am i being scammed I received a voicemail from what I think to be a debt collector. They were contacting me about a case about to be filed in Lee County and provided a case number. The voicemail indicated that it was a legal notification by phone and since they were unable to reach me they’d be contact my employer and speaking directly with my supervisor and that …

Am I being scammed here on Facebook marketplace? I found an item where the seller was shown as a mile away from me but when I asked him he said he lived somewhere 110 miles away and sent me his address, he said he could do delivery. I have no experience with deliveries and the seller accepted my offer from 300 quid to 250 quid with no hesitation. The seller sent me his bank details and wanted …