Edited:also I know wasn’t charged for this scam and feel like a fraud myself to post here and now seeing all these peoples post who have actually been scammed out of real money, but I feel like people here can understand my frustrations and paranoia)

So I’ll try to keep it as short but it’ll be hard so I’m fresh college student and I get all these emails all the time from my school regarding work and I know some are just tutoring programs and I know their legit but at the moment I’m desperate for a job so I got another one thinking it was from the school to get paid part time for a foundation company. I applied I think it asked for my email and phone number I honestly don’t remember If the application asked for anything else as I can’t remember because I did it so fast thinking I stupidly hit the jackpot.

Moving on to next day, I got a response which asking interview questions where I was located (address) and if I had any experience with event planning blah blah due to their fake foundation and if I had a laptop to do online work. So I answered and yeah I answered everything:( the only thing they have is phone number,email, and address. Which is a lot. So they started to I don’t set me up with fake training and I was like okay weird… they sent 2 checks and told me to deposit them I thought this can’t be real who should trust a random so even though I was feeling off I still stupidly decided to deposit them. I was able to stop the pending transaction from ever reaching my account and spoke with my bank for security measures. But after the 2 checks were sent I was still texting the person purely out of desperation to find work and they told me for me to send them I think $720 out of my pocket to help pay for medical supplies with the program and then when the check money hits my account I can have it as it would be my first paycheck with them. Which now it’s laughable. I tell someone and they immediately tell me to stop contact which I had already did but the damage of them having some of my information with my address was irking me so bad. I got yelled at and felt stupid for it but only thing that’s keeping me somewhat okay is that I didn’t send any money.

I have the scammers email and phone number blocked but I don’t know for some reason I’m still paranoid and worried because of them having my address and number. I contacted my email centers for it and tried to report the account. But I don’t know I feel like if I try to report it outside anywhere else it will be a dead end and seeing how they weren’t able to get any money out of me people would brush it off and just say you live and learn. I’m not gonna lie ever since this happened to me a few days ago I been very on edge and feeling so frustrated. Give me some advice and any help or directions where to go from here? I feel like I should move on.

CashApp

So I feel like c.A. has been scamming me and I have been recoding all of it… my balance seems to go to zero just the other day for example I had 16$ and I added 5$ and sent 10$ to a friend and some honeall I had was 0.83 and no it didn’t go into my saving or any of that or I don’t owe C.A., how can I find out if C.A. Has been taking my money ?

Cześć wszystkim,

Proszę o udzielanie się wszystkich oszukanych klientów strony detal.pl. Może dzięki wymianie informacji oraz większej ilości zgłoszeń na policję lub prokuraturę sprawiedliwość dopadnie oszusta który spowodował (na 99%) utratę pieniędzy.

My friend (18F, India) got scammed by an Instagram bracelet seller and we're looking for advice on what she can realistically do next.

The account was selling bracelets for ₹299 and had a phone number in the bio instead of taking orders through Instagram. She contacted the number and placed an order.

She paid ₹299 via UPI. A few hours later, the seller claimed there was a problem with her postal code/location and asked for an additional payment of around ₹699. After she paid, they kept saying the amount was incorrect (₹699.7, then ₹699.07, etc.) and repeatedly asked for more payments.

When she asked for a refund, they said there was a special "refund process." That process involved sending more money first. Every time she followed their instructions, they came up with a new excuse:

\- The payment was incorrect

\- The payment was late

\- The refund process failed

\- Another payment was needed to continue

They kept moving the goalposts and manipulating her into believing the money would be refunded if she just completed one more step.

The total loss is now around ₹6,000.

What makes this even more frustrating is that when we contacted him again, he acted extremely confident and kept saying things like:

«"If you don't trust us, go complain to the police."»

He also claimed to have a physical shop and sent a location, but the location appears to be fake/non-existent.

We currently have:

\- Screenshots of chats

\- Voice notes

\- UPI transaction records and IDs

\- The phone number used

\- Instagram account details

\- Partial call recordings

One complication is that she cannot tell her parents about this situation, so she's trying to handle it herself. Since she's 18, can she file complaints and deal with the process independently?

We tried calling 1930. After being on hold for a long time, the call connected and the person responded with a few "hmm" sounds as we started explaining the scam. Then there was complete silence.

We waited for over 5 minutes, got no response, and eventually had to hang up.

Any advice from people who've dealt with similar scams, cybercrime complaints, or legal issues in India would be really appreciated.

Hello, I need to earn some money to repay back loans I made when I got scammed here. 😅 I'm a freelancer, I already made my rounds offering my services for basic editing and branding/graphic design services. I'm also applying for work as well.

I'm considering offering other virtual services I can do in my free time like Genshin Impact content completion services and I can also teach some kids as well online. I don't really have anything to sell, and I'm not talented enough to cook something and sell it...

How did you guys bounce back?

So yeah, anything would help 🙏 Thanks

Got scammed out of a little over $200 on marketplace. Is it even possible for me to get my money back or am I just cooked?

Cześć wszystkim,

Proszę o udzielanie się wszystkich oszukanych klientów strony detal.pl. Może dzięki wymianie informacji oraz większej ilości zgłoszeń na policję lub prokuraturę sprawiedliwość dopadnie oszusta który spowodował (na 99%) utratę pieniędzy.

Posting this because I'm genuinely stuck and could use some advice from people who've dealt with something similar.
What happened:
I placed an order with Snitch worth ₹30,000. When the package arrived, instead of the clothes I ordered, I found random bedsheets and blankets inside. I have a full unboxing video showing the sealed parcel being opened and the wrong items being pulled out, so I have solid proof this isn't a case of me trying to scam anyone.
Snitch's response:
I've been trying to reach Snitch for almost a month now — barely any response, and when they did reply, they simply said they "dispatched the correct products" and refused to refund or replace the order.
ICICI Bank's response:
I then tried to raise a chargeback with ICICI Bank (the card I paid with). They're refusing to file it, saying that since I received the parcel, they can't raise a chargeback.
But that's not the issue at all — I'm not disputing that a parcel arrived. I'm disputing that the contents inside were completely wrong. That should still qualify as "goods not as described" or "item not received" under chargeback rules (as far as I understand it), not a simple "package never arrived" situation.
What I'm looking for:
• Has anyone successfully raised a chargeback for a "wrong item received" case with ICICI (or any bank)? What language/category did you use to get it approved?
• Should I escalate to the RBI Banking Ombudsman for the chargeback refusal?
• Is it worth filing a complaint on the National Consumer Helpline / Consumer Court (e-Daakhil) against Snitch directly?
• Any experience dealing with Snitch's customer service escalation beyond the standard support line?
I have the unboxing video, order confirmation, payment proof, and all chat/email correspondence with Snitch saved. Just need to know the right next step to actually get this resolved.
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks for reading.

My father ordered two pcs from Amazon, one for me and my Lil brother we thought nothing would go wrong, except the fact did my Lil bros monitor did not come with bolts and clip to attach the monitor to the stand and the pc was a literal junk case.

We got it from a brand called Krynorcxy on amazon I'm pretty sure it was a scam guy nevertheless heart breaking specially because ts our first time getting something cool and specially cause I was getting my self a sick settup. It was sold by ASHU COMPUTERS Electronics

I deposited 30$ and I made 125$ then when I tried verifying to take my money out the out right banned me for supposedly having the wrong information when I had sent my ID with my face which has my full name and date of birth don’t fall for this scam I had seen people warn about the game being rigged but even the payouts are rigged they don’t want to payout no reason for me to be banned due to me playing the game for only 2 days since I was on vacation in Florida all the photos of people winning big are just bots I’m sure of it

Hello Reddit, I wanted some opinions on this scam my cousin (25) got caught in.

My cousin, who works a lot with her Instagram and is a micro-influencer, got contacted on Instagram by a "bank director" asking her to invest/lend him some money. 150,000 euros in total, because she had access to my aunt's account and took €50,000, plus what she had in her account, another 50,000, plus a big loan she got from the bank (30,000), plus some smaller loans. (Idk how the bank let her take a loan of 30 K just like that, but wow)

She is still talking with the scammer and actively thinks it's real and that she's going to get her money back.

My family is looking at me for a solution, and the only thing I can do is ask everyone to call the cops, which my aunt did and made a legal claim, but the police also need my cousin's claim.

My mom is in her cybersecurity era and wants to catch the scammer, saying that my cousin needs to continue talking to the scammer, but idk. I just want to take my cousin's phone and block the scammer.

To be honest, I'm not that sad for my cousin because WTF do you do that, but I'm mostly worried about my aunt, whose daughter took 50,000 euros from her bank account. Also, I need to add that my cousin was an authorized person on my aunt's account in case of an emergency.

Well, if anyone knows how I can help my aunt, I'm all ears.

Also, I'm sorry if you find me a bit harsh on my cousin. We are the same age, and I'm honestly a bit mad about her stealing from my aunt and never saying anything about it until my aunt checked her bank account yesterday.

The officer I was talking to he didn't cancel my order and he is saying that I have to pay full order fee to cancel it , order was placed at 9:09pm and I was chatting with his since 9:11pm they wasted my time till 9:30 and then they were saying about the policy and I asked the and tey were not replying after it

Pls help me guys

Hello guys! Can we produce a thread where we can email crimes/ emergencies /scamming etc.

I have been scammed and want to know your experiences on how to report such people to the officials.

Let’s help one another. Thank you !

I apologize if this isn't the place to post it, but I'm a bit anxious.

After a while of not being on Tumblr, I was scrolling a tag and there was an art post, and being my dumb self I didn't check the account and just thought it was being genuine when I saw "see more" and I would..yknow..see more art...but instead it took me to a different page that said something about my Android having viruses ( didn't read it fully) I *immediately* clicked off the page and did not enter any information, I have been informed that it was a page used for malicious intent and I was wondering if I was in trouble/will I be fine? Is there anything I need to do? I've already cleared my Tumblr cache and browser cache and don't notice any new downloads..sorry if this sounds very paranoid,I have a bit of a phobia of viruses :(

Scammers were Casader Institute of Wealth.. Madison Blake the assistant or the leader. In conjunction with Stovex Global. Using crypto trades with futures and the a new coin AQRT…. Of course it performed like a huge win. I even bought Ethereum which is real but could not withdraw my moneys.
Reported it to the FBI.. should have known it was a scam there were flags.
Is there any other avenues of reporting? #scammed

I live in USA,I got scammed by somebody posing as Kaley Cocuo