A woman’s video sharing her alleged LinkedIn scam experience recently went viral on TikTok. In her video, user AyJay (@ayjaydajuicemane) claims she had scheduled an interview with a company after applying for a job through a LinkedIn job listing—but there was no interview. After she received an email to schedule an interview through Calendly, the …
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‘It’s ridiculously insane’: TikToker warns of rental scams amid Florida housing crisis
A TikToker posted a viral clip warning people of rental scams in South Florida by sharing her alleged experiences. The area is currently facing a housing crisis, where renters are up against unprecedentedly high rental costs due to low inventory. User @juju__on__dat__beat____ posted the clip on May 25 with the caption, “Be wise & be …
29 “Scams” That Are Way Too Normalized
10. “MLMs (Multi-Level Marketing).” “They prey on insecure women, specifically army wives, to give in. It’s almost like a cult as they guarantee new friends, lots of free trips, and make $20,000 a month. They are not your friends, the trips are only ‘free’ if you become a top earner, and the only way to …
‘It’s borderline extortion. Should be illegal’: Chef exposes food truck events for being scams for workers in viral TikTok
In a viral TikTok posted this week, a food truck owner sparked controversy after explaining why he hates event coordinators and thinks food truck events are exploitative scams. The video, which now has over 35,000 views, was posted by Dashin Simmons (@dashinsimmons), a creator with over 81,300 followers on TikTok. Simmons is a food truck …
23 Scams Are Normalized In Society
6. “So many scams in dentistry. I’ve been in the industry for 12 years, and it’s amazing how common it is. So easy to tell someone they need a bunch of treatment they don’t really need.” —u/Legacy0904 “Years back, my dentist told me I might have a cavity in between the cusps of one of …
FTC warns of ‘huge surge’ in social media scams
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned consumers recently that social media has become a “gold mine” for scammers, with around $770 million in losses being reported last year. The commission said more than 95,000 people reported around $770 million in losses from fraud on social media in 2021. That was about one fourth of all …
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FBI warns QR code scams are on the rise
The FBI has joined other parts of the government in warning the public about a rise in scams that involve QR codes. QR codes, which allow for people to scan an image with their phone that brings them to a specific website, have become popular in recent years—such as restaurants using them for customers to …
‘I have bills due’: Customer allegedly scams Instacart driver, tries to steal his earnings
The story of an Instacart scam has gone viral on TikTok after a driver was allegedly duped by a customer. The original video has received over 2.4 million views and users are sharing stories they’ve heard about this Instacart scam happening to others. Nick (@niicky_diicky) filmed a video explaining the ordeal on TikTok. Allegedly, Nick’s customer …
People Are Sharing Scams That Are Somehow Still Legal In 2022, And It's Sad But Eye-Opening
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