scams

woman speaking caption "I'm fed up." (l) Linkedin website "World's Largest Profession..." (c) woman speaking caption "I'm fed up." (r)

‘This is the second interview this week that’s been nonexistent’: TikToker calls out interview scams via LinkedIn job listings

'Are you telling me you faked this entire thing so I could download some noise-canceling software for free?'

On Jul 1, 2022 by Melody Heald

IRL

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‘I didn’t realize what the scam was until I ran into it’: TikToker says she was nearly scammed by a ‘sugar daddy’ on Instagram

'I decided to entertain one for funsies, just to see what would happen... Spoiler alert: It was a scam.'

On Jul 1, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL

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‘Your naps are not laziness. Listen to your body’: TikToker shares how the 8-hour sleep cycle is a capitalistic scam

'Capitalism has made it so that we see naps and rest as inconvenient.'

On Jun 28, 2022 by Grace Stanley

IRL

‘I wonder how much money we have all lost’: TikToker weighs Heritage Farms chicken breast—realizes it’s 2lbs less than labeled

'Sounds like you found yourself a class action lawsuit!!'

On Jun 24, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

IRL

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‘NEVER book w/ third parties’: Family uses Bookaroom.com for hotel on trip—but the hotel doesn’t exist

'Never understood how mid-age adults can't see if something is a scam or not.'

On Jun 24, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

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‘What’s a scam that’s become so normalized that we don’t even realize it’s a scam anymore?: TikToker says the job-hunting process has become a scam

'If you are an employer, and you do not put the rate of pay on your job listings outright, ... you f*cking suck.'

On Jun 23, 2022 by Linda Hamilton

IRL

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‘What’s a scam that’s become so normalized that we don’t even realize it’s a scam anymore?’: TikToker shows how seemingly easy it is to open Master Locks

"Daily reminder that 'security ratings' are just made-up numbers."

On Jun 21, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL

woman speaking in car caption "Beware of the FL Housing Scams" (l) house keys on mouse trap on white background (c) woman speaking in car mouth open shocked caption "THE SCAMMER TOOK ALMMOST $3000 FROM THIS POOR WOMAN" (r)

‘It’s ridiculously insane’: TikToker warns of rental scams amid Florida housing crisis

'I wanted to say something so this doesn't happen to other people.'

On Jun 17, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

IRL

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‘People would do this all the time when I worked at Nordstrom Rack too’: Shopper says he found Balmain label stitched into ‘regular’ shirt from T.J. Maxx priced at $300

'Damn, y'all really played the system.'

On Jun 13, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL

pulling skimmer off of debit card reader (l) 7-11 worker behind counter (c) back of credit card skimmer

Customer allegedly discovers card reader on 7-Eleven machine

'You guys stole my cash out of my account.'

On Jun 13, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL Tech

TikToker says he’s being threatened with legal action for ‘exposing’ Starbucks. Is it for clout?

'The amount of people who believe this is scary.'

On Jun 9, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

Internet Culture IRL

‘How are you falling for this in 2022’: Facebook Marketplace scammer fooled a TikToker with a fake Zelle email

'I deserve it.'

On May 30, 2022 by Jack Alban

IRL

Elon Musk speaking into microphone textured grey background

Deepfake Elon Musk is here to scam you with fake cryptocurrency

'Yikes. Def not me,' Musk said in response.

On May 27, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Tech

Credit cards on white background with open lock on top (l) woman talking caption "SCAM ALERT" (r)

‘They literally switched and gave me a fake card’: Woman says she was scammed by a child and taxi driver who stole her credit card

'Everyone thinks they won’t get scammed but there are so many tactics it can happen to anyone.'

On May 21, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL

woman hand on cheek caption "@ our landlord who scammed us. We rented her entire house and then she moved her things into the attic and illegally lived up there for 8 months of our lease and harassed us" (l) wooden house on keyring with silver key on blue background (r)

‘She let the mortgage go unpaid and lived off our rent money’: A woman alleges her landlord illegally moved into her attic

'I would SNAP, glad you took her to court!'

On May 20, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

IRL