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Have you or someone you know ever fallen for a scam? What happened? (reddthat.com)

submitted 4 days ago by pleasestopasking@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

At the start of the pan, someone advertised nude media to make extra cash during the initial lockdown. I sent the $20 or whatever it was. Turned out they wanted to draw more cash and that was only the opener. Felt like a scam and I blocked them. Felt I had been conned. Never knew if that’s true for sure.

Otherwise, only shitty products and services that came from corporations.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Plenty of nudes on the internet man.

But that human connection i guess is what you were really after

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 days ago

No, it was more like "I can benefit while helping someone in a time of need, so why not." I wouldn't have purchased had we not been in an unprecedented situation. That's part of why it felt so shitty when I thought I saw signs of a potential scam.

[–] pleasestopasking@reddthat.com 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So you paid for nudes, they sent you one, then tried to get you to buy more?

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They sent a set of pics and vids.

[–] pleasestopasking@reddthat.com 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Idk this doesn't feel like a scam. You paid for something, they sent it, they said "you want more? More money please." Did you want more for free? I don't get it.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 day ago

No, they didn't offer to sell more media. They directly asked for free money with a sob story.