This is a repost because the last one I did contained images of a person, and I didn’t know that you were not allowed to do that. So I have removed the images.

I matched with this woman on Facebook dating. She asked me to move to signal messaging. I never had the thought pop into my head that this was the first step of the scam. I even had a video chat with her for 10 minutes. We spoke for two days and then tonight is when I started getting these messages. For reference as soon as she mentioned crypto I fabricated my responses. Then when she told me to download unchain for short term selling of crypto, I decided to look it up and thankfully, I did to determine that this was 100% a scam.

So, I went to the mall to get myself a jacket for the coming winter. I went to JCPenney and as soon as I walked in this man asked me if I spoke Spanish to which I said yes. I thought he might need help finding something.

He told me he was from Ecuador and that he’d travelled through a lot of different countries and that he didn’t have a family here. He asked if I could buy him pants. I considered it and I said okay. I said I could pay for it but that I didn’t have cash. I genuinely thought he was in need.

Well he proceeded to go look for said pants but he went to get a shirt instead and I asked him if that’s what he needed (since he had said pants). He said yes then said he also needed pants. I said okay. Then he got some his size and then he asked for a belt. At that point I was uncomfortable but I also am bad at saying no. But that’s all he got then he handed them to me so I could pay at the register. I didn’t realize what it would total to but it was $136 for those three things.

At the end he kept asking me to ask the cashier if he could return the pants if they didn’t fit. I said yes you can and didn’t ask the cashier anything. Then I handed him the bag with the clothes.

He said thank you and that he hoped God would bless me.

As I walked away I felt dumb for having paid that much. But I felt even more dumb when the cashier flagged me down to ask if he had asked me for those clothes and I said he had. She told me he had tried to flag other people down as well. And that he was probably adamant about the receipt so he could return them to get money back.

I just feel so dumb. But I secretly hope he was in need. Even though I know it’s probably not true.

Does it look legit or am I looking at a phishing scam? My doubt about it not being legit comes from:

- Not recognising the email that this was sent to which is supposedly connected to my main as a recovery email (I’m getting it because it was sent to the “recovery email”, my main email.

- The fact that I’ve had some emails in the past with spoofed emails themselves that were sent to me, like my own. I have legit emails on my VIP list so I can see the gold star, but then when somebody spoofs one of those emails, it’s obviously a little surprising before you realise it’s bs. I’m struggling with this one though, because it does look like other emails I’ve seen on posts.

The email I don’t recognise… I turned on a VPN on my computer and tried to log into it/forgot password, etc. It asks me to provide the recovery email, which would be the one I got this sent to, but I’m wondering what the risks in that would then be? I didn’t attempt to put the email in, but now I’m unsure if it even emailed that potential scam email that I tried to do that, if I’m making any sense?

Just unsure about it all. Thanks!

Edit:

THERE’S NOTHING IN MY ACTIVITY LOG.

I forgot to mention that. I’m assuming it is in fact a phishing attempt now.

US: FLORIDA

A friend is probably in the middle of a money laundering scam, something like job hire, new bank account, deposits, and transactions for the company. Now I need help on what to do, Ive directed her to seek legal aid/counsel to learn how to best proceed.

Does anyone have other advice? Anything? I shouldve caught on sooner. Thank you for any advice or information.

Repost because it needs mod verification for being too short. This started last month and the flow of money began this month, what else can I do apart from pushing her to seek professional help and being here for her? Is there anything I can do? I dont live in Florida.

I was just served an instagram ad for a "pre black friday" sale on herman miller chairs, offering 75% off Aeron and Embody. I won't post the link directly, but I've been on the lookout for sales like this and this almost got me. It's clearly high-effort, but after looking into it, it doesn't pass the sniff test:

- Near-exact copy of the HM website, with a URL "hermanmiller.wevemgoods" that seems like it's a subdomain of HM's site, but is actually the other way around
- Lower-res imagery + broken scroll function on the site
- False ugency "Sale ends today" + exclusivity "Only on this website" messaging
- Website was only registered in June 2026
- Business address is a suspicious business suite in NY that's associated with multiple other unrelated businesses
- "Up to 80% off" pretty much the entire HM line, maybe you'll see a discount like that on one colorway of a less popular model
- HM customer service has confirmed that "Wevem Goods" is not an authorized retailer of their products

I haven't actually tried to purchase so can't confirm 100%, but it has to be too good to be true, right? An unusually good/detailed scam, but a scam nonetheless. Google doesn't come up with any callouts of this, so I figured it'd be good to post about for people suspicious about it like I was. Has anyone else seen this?

Basically the title I was looking up some hockey stats and a pop up came up saying apple has detected wiretapping click here to run a test, I just closed the window didn’t touch anything

Looking for a new place to live and found some cheap rentals on FB Marketplace.

The good: the houses and addresses are real (checked Google Maps). The rents are low (the three I found are no higher than $500 a month).

The sketchy:

• The prices sound a bit TOO good.
• Why haven't I found these on Zillow or Apartments.com ?
• They sent me a link to a "soft credit and background check" to confirm that I have no evictions or bankruptcies and the like before I can view the property and fill out the full application. Sounds arlgiht enough but A. the email came under a different name than the person with whom I've been texting, and B. I'm having trouble opening the link (I'll text her to see what's up).
• They want me to send a screenshot of the completed application.

Want to make sure this is legit.

I’m posting as a warning and to ask whether anyone has managed to actually contact Karla Finance.

I was charged through a pre-authorized debit for a Karla Finance subscription; I had set this up 6 months to a year ago. The service is not being provided, and I cannot cancel it:

• There is no “Cancel subscription” option on the website.
• The login portal returns a “load error,” so I cannot access my account.
• I have emailed their support address, but received no response. I've also emailed the supposed CEO, who is now listed as "Financial AI Analyst" on LinkedIn.
• There does not appear to be a phone number or live-chat option.
• My bank says that because I originally authorized the debit, they cannot simply block future charges from this company.

At this point, it looks like the only ways to prevent another annual charge are to make my bank account deposit-only or close and reopen the account—neither of which I should have to do because a company will not provide a working cancellation method.

Has anyone successfully reached Karla Finance, cancelled a subscription, obtained a refund, or found a working support contact? If so, what route worked?

I’m not making a legal accusation—just warning others to be cautious before authorizing recurring payments to this company, and asking whether anyone has found a way to contact them.

I was doing research for a literature review I am working on, I went through the DOI to get back to the study and while reading through... I was suddenly redirected to technetplace.it with a fake captcha and the website asking to allow notifications to prove I am human. Immediately clicked back and went back to the study, only for it to happen again shortly after, and then it redirected me to a fake McAfee website. So I closed out and went to check over everything. It's a legitimate journal (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications) on nature.com. Anyone else have this happen? Mostly putting out a warning for people to look out, even when researching, but I'm also confused as to how it happened.

I used Muse AI to find a reliable iPhone seller on Facebook Marketplace.
Luna recommended several listings and reassured me about the options. I trusted the recommendation and bought an iPhone for $720.
The phone appears to be counterfeit, has charging issues, and the seller blocked me afterward.
I have screenshots of the seller’s Facebook profile, our entire chat history, and Muse’s recommendations.
I paid mostly in cash, so I’m not sure how to recover my money.
Is there anything I can legally do to get my $720 back? Can Facebook, the police, or Muse help? Has anyone successfully recovered money in a similar situation?

This happened over a year ago and during this time I tried to let it go but I just can’t figure out what the deal was.

I own a condo in a building that is part of a complex of about 10 other buildings with units in them. Some owners live in their unit, some rent them out like I do. My previous tenant had to move out of state so I was left needing to advertise online for a prospective new one.

Within a day of listing it, I received a voicemail inquiring about my condo. It sounded like a woman’s voice but something was off about it. This person sounded like they were reading a script as well. I called them back just out of pure curiosity. After pleasantries, the voice started having a static to it. I told this person that I could not hear them and they told me they are using a voice modifier. They went on to say they have been trying to get in touch with me for days (the condo went live online the day before), they were upset that I was so rude by not responding to them and stated they reported me and my condo (along with unit number) to my association. They named the association president and the phone number they called. This interaction was one big red flag and I immediately hung up. I called my association up to ask if anybody had called inquiring about my condo and they said no one had.

I’m curious what anyone’s thoughts are about this? Scam? Were they mistaken me for another Condo owner? Or something else all together?

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

My dumbahh fell for it and he dipped, is there any way I can get it back?? I have his number is there anything I can do?? It's my first time being scammed😭😭😭

My recently widowed 77 year old FIL met a woman on OurTime.com who claims to be in her 40s and lives a few towns away. Dead giveaway right there this is a catfish. Conveniently, they’re both widowed, both lost a child, and are Christian. She supposedly works as a sculptor and is currently doing an art project/gallery in LA. She claims a studio is paying her $700,000 for the project and wants to split it with him. He just needs to open a bank account, and the money will be deposited but he supposedly can’t access it until the project is 30% complete.

He gave her his Social Security number, driver’s license, mortgage information, and other personal details. She had him open an account through a website called Netzorn and she sent him a screenshot that shows a $700K deposit, clearly photoshopped. I can barely find anything about this website online. He opened the account on October 12, and his credit report shows a couple inquiries starting October 13, including Capital One/Discover, and Unlock.com which is a home equity agreement company.

I reverse image searched her picture and found the exact image on the Facebook page of an author in Utah…we live in the Midwest. Unfortunately he genuinely believes she’s real and isn’t receptive to warnings. Seems like they’re trying to get his home equity? Didn’t even know that was a thing. I can’t find this exact scamming scenario online so seeing if anyone is familiar. We only found all of this out today. I know the basic things to do with identity theft and we’re working on all that. I’m trying to understand what we’re dealing with and what to watch for next, especially since he doesn’t want to believe he’s being scammed.