scams

Customer calls out Wayfair for ‘catfishing’ her with couch delivery

‘Wayfair used to be affordable junk, now it’s expensive junk’: Customer calls out Wayfair for ‘catfishing’ her with couch delivery

'This is not the couch that I bought.'

On Feb 22, 2024 by Jack Alban

Waitress looking confused(l+r), Dad(c)

‘She look 22’: Father tells restaurant server his daughter is 8 years old to get discounted kids meal

'My mom used to always make us lie.'

On Feb 21, 2024 by Jack Alban

Hand holding phone with uber app(l), Text from uber driver(r)

‘All untipped rides will receive a 30% automatic tip’: Customer catches driver trying to finesse a tip by lying about Uber’s tipping policy

'It's just a lie.'

On Feb 21, 2024 by Braden Bjella

Man talking(l+r), Car dealership(c)

‘If they do it to you, they’re doing to others’: Man catches car dealership secretly raising interest rate, adding warranty without his consent to make cost higher

'Dealerships need to go away. No need for the middle man anymore.'

On Feb 21, 2024 by Braden Bjella

Woman talking(l+r), Facebook Marketplace(c)

‘Don’t send me any more money. I’m gonna call Venmo’: Woman warns of ‘advanced’ Facebook Marketplace scam

'An immediate red flag.'

On Feb 18, 2024 by Eric Webb

Woman issues warning after sophisticated jury duty scam cost her ‘a lot’ of money

‘You will be arrested on the spot’: Woman issues warning after sophisticated jury duty scam cost her ‘a lot’ of money

'They had an answer to every question I had.'

On Feb 16, 2024 by Tiffanie Drayton

Walmart(l), Woman staring(c), Bacon in packaging(r)

‘They are literally scamming us’: Walmart shopper weighs Great Value smoked bacon—realizes it’s almost 5 ounces less than labeled

'I’m gonna have to start taking a scale to the store with me.'

On Feb 14, 2024 by Brooke Sjoberg

Trader Joes(l), Woman looking surprised(c), Pasta in bowl(r)

‘Thought it tasted familiar’: Guest catches hotel trying to pass off Trader Joe’s food as ‘expensive room service,’ has to pay $20 for cacio e pepe

'I would've lost my mind.'

On Feb 14, 2024 by Braden Bjella

Woman talking(l+r), Facebook Marketplace

‘This is a lesson on being delusional’: Woman says she made $500 selling ‘ugly’ painting she made on Facebook Marketplace

'Wait new side hustle unlocked.'

On Feb 7, 2024 by Jack Alban

Walmart worker catches woman mid-return scam at self-checkout

‘You’re ripping my customers off’: Walmart worker catches woman in the middle of return scam at self-checkout

'You do it all the time. You turn around and return it.'

On Jan 29, 2024 by Jack Alban

Shopper catches Goodwill reselling plastic lunch meat container

‘They didn’t even clean it good’: Shopper catches Goodwill reselling plastic lunch meat container

'I'm not paying $2 if I don't get the turkey with it.'

On Jan 25, 2024 by Stacy Fernandez

Woman talking(l+r), Sushi(c)

‘There’s so much fish fraud in restaurants’: Woman catches restaurant committing ‘fish fraud.’ Here’s what to look for

'It's banking on you, the customer, not knowing what it's selling.'

On Jan 23, 2024 by Braden Bjella

Woman plays elaborate car crash sounds to prank phone scammers

Woman pranks phone scammer by playing elaborate car crash sounds: ‘Sounds like a whole Michael Bay action sequence’

'The longest car crash in history.'

On Jan 19, 2024 by Audra Schroeder

Lowe’s worker catches customer stuffing box, trying to pass it off as porcelain flooring so that they can make return

‘We got finessed’: Lowe’s worker discovers customer had passed off stuffed box as porcelain flooring to make a return

'The folks at the return desk will accept anything.'

On Jan 18, 2024 by Rachel Kiley

hand holding empty tortilla bag (l) young man (c) tortillas in plastic wrap with 'Hector' written on it (r) caption 'Homemade Tortillas business is growing'

‘More of my co-workers made some more orders today’: Man buys ready-made tortillas from Walmart, repackages them to sell as ‘homemade’ to co-workers

'You'd probably make more profit actually making it homemade.'

On Jan 16, 2024 by Brooke Sjoberg