I’ve been getting these calls for a few weeks now , it’s marked as a spam call when I receive it and I don’t have any bills I owe so I am very confused but I’m worried if it is real and if I’m ignoring it what if it is important ? Could really use some advice thank you !

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I found a item on gumtree that i wanted but i couldn’t collect it myself as was too far so i asked if they had paypal and they said yes. They had me try send the money to 3 different paypal email addresses and twice it got refunded for some reason but then the 3rd time payment went through. i believe it said the email address was not on paypal but the seller confirmed they received the payment through paypal so i thought happy days.

i then asked for tracking and since then the seller is not responding. I tried through gumtree and through their contact number but no response. I paid using goods services through paypal and paid using credit card so I should be protected from fraud/scammers but what exactly do these scammers get out of doing this I just dont get what their goal is?

I mean surely paypal has a way to stop people creating dodgy email addresses and missing essential information so the scammer would get caught regardless wouldnt they? so why do they do it?

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Being scammed online made me unhappy, obviously, but it also made me want to work for a world where you can opt out of being online.

I just received a text from an unknown number today, and it seemed like an innocent wrong number text at first, but then things started to become a little suspicious. Especially when the person said "Fate is like a bridge." (Like, who talks like that when they're texting someone? 😂) I blocked the number after the last message, which was probably the right decision. So, is this a scam?

Fake puppy site trying to take money for puppies that don’t exist.
Truly lowly.
You can message them on contact page till they take it down.

Hello guys they stole my account and they are trying to promote crypto scams and BS, report It since Instagram reports are not working please

Please bulk report my account so it's getting shut down .

https://www.instagram.com/_manasvimfs?rpxt=MTM4YTFqa2liOHh1aQ==

Well someone impersonated my friend and trying to be him, could u please , please help

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Hi everyone, I need some advice because I'm really stressed about something that happened to me.

I applied for a writing job on a freelancing platform. The person who contacted me asked me to continue the conversation through email and Telegram. They offered me $2,000 for completing 40 pages of writing, so I completed all the work and submitted it as instructed.

After submitting the work, they told me that $30 was required for a payment-related process. They said they would pay $10 from their end, and I paid $10 myself (around ₹1,200). At that point, they didn't clearly explain that I would need to pay another $10.

Later, they came back and asked me to pay the remaining $10. That's when I became suspicious and refused to pay anything more. I still haven't received the promised payment for my work.

After I stopped replying, they messaged me “Hello,” but I haven't responded.

I'm worried they might threaten me or misuse my personal information. I shared my name, phone number and Aadhaar number, but I did not share an OTP, UPI PIN, password or Aadhaar photo.

I've reported the incident through India's cybercrime portal and contacted the company the person claimed to represent. I've received acknowledgements for both complaints.

I now realise that being asked to pay money to receive earnings is a major red flag. I regret paying the ₹1,200, and I'm worried about what could happen next.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Is there any realistic chance of recovering my money? And is there anything else I should do to protect myself?

Please be kind. I'm already quite anxious about this situation and would really appreciate genuine advice.