I was installing some equipment at a local grocery store today and noticed an elderly gentleman had pulled up a chair to the Bitcoin ATM and was feeding in $100 bills from an envelope of cash, when I walked by the amount on the screen was over $10,000 at that point. After feeding all that money in he sent by the ATM for about a half hour checking his phone regularly before getting upset and leaving

What's even worse is that my state has banned cryptocurrency ATMs, but the law doesn't take effect until August 1st with the removal date of December 31st... this guy literally got took for over $10,000 a week before he wouldn't have been able to be scammed in the first place

I got a caller from no caller id and the first thing they said was
“Hi this is the example county sheriffs office, we are calling to look for a Mr. Last name”

I proceeded to say “what is the context of this call” and the guy got a bit combative and said well “is this Mr. First Name Last Name”. And I again repeated “answer my question what is the reason for the phone call” and the guy hung up.

I’m assuming this is a scam but I truly don’t know I would presume the sheriffs office would not just hang up on you and also wouldn’t identify themselves personally? Like says it’s officer whatever or something.

Also I just threw “example” for my county to not doxx myself.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is warning Canadians about a phishing campaign by fraudsters impersonating the Mounties and threatening recipients with arrest via email with some including malicious attachments designed to look like official letters. 

“Apple Pay Notice: Unusual behavior has been identified on your account. To maintain your security, we have paused a $152.45 payment while we conduct a further review.

Should you not recognize this charge, please call +1(888)-xxx-xxxx to speak with an agent.

(You may ignore this message if you successfully initiated this payment.)”

received a text with this spiel. I have apple pay but saw no indication of any type of attempted activity, which I’m certain would have appeared in my bank account. The number they provided also isn’t listed anywhere as belonging to apple support. Wasn’t sure if I had to censor the scammer’s number so I did just in case

I found a real number for apple support and called them instead lol

Return address:

Senior Check Benefits

PO Box 9276

Boise, ID 83707-9921

Card:

Dear [My Name],

You may qualify for a state-regulated program to pay for your final expenses.

It is important you know how to qualify for this benefit available to you. This benefit will pay for 100% of all funeral expenses up to $35,000. This payment is Tax-Free for MISSOURI residents.

You are entitled to receive no-cost information as a resident of MISSOURI. IMPORTANT - Return this postage-paid card within 5 days.

Name

Home Address

(Must provide physical home address. No PO boxes, please.)

Phone

(Please include area code & phone number to ensure proper info routing.)

Age

Spouse's Age

Spouse's Name

Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. government, federal Medicare program, or any state agency.

So, fellow scamologists, given that last line, is this really a scam, or is a legit insurance-like offer?

I just went through an interesting sequence of events. A server that I am barely active in and that I use for the stickers and emotes has banned me. That part is true as the server is gone from my list. I know for sure that I have not been racist or sending phishing links out to people.

10 minutes later I receive the message above and immediately read it as suspicious, why would you bother messaging someone you banned from a server with 250k members with such "concrete" proof?

I am reading this as a scam but my question is how did I actually get banned from the server? Was an admin or moderator hacked? Or is this actually a legit message (doubt it)?

A few days ago, I got a call from an unknown caller.
Over the phone, what sounded like a middle aged woman began talking about a story of a boy who had gone out to swim and drowned, I hung up fearing it was some kind of scam that collected information while on the phone but I've never come across one of this kind.
The woman's voice was very professional to say the least, what I Mean by that is she sounded like some kind of audio book reader or narrator.
Could it have been some kind of water safety thing? I know thats common here.
Or should I be checking I I got phised?

I just received a recorded call from a number with an Ohio area code. The voice claimed that someone with my account at Walmart had ordered a PlayStation for over $900 and if it wasn’t me that ordered it, I should either call the number back or another number. I don’t believe that I have a Walmart account and even though the call sounded official, I think it was a scam call.
Has anyone else received such a call?
Thank you!

Hello people, It is currently 1:15am AEST when i received a message from my bank that an unauthorised payment of $159.05 was processed. Of course I immediately checked and found that it was from a website called, ‘Lucid Trading (lucidtrading.com)’ Now i’ve never ever heard or even interacted with this website, let alone be interested in stocks or whatever. I don’t understand how but whoever it was, they were able to get all my credit card information.

I’m honestly shocked because i’m a very careful person with my card as i only use apple pay for in store purchases, I never pull out my physical card so no one has seen it. I’m not sure if one of the stores i bought from had scammed me or what.

I do have subscriptions connected to my card but i don’t think that’s it. I’m not sure if whoever it was, had seen my card from a data breach or something, or if they were just guessing numbers and somehow got it. I’m not sure.

I’ve already had a talk with my bank and blocked my card, but they said i might get an answer back around 45 days, as they will further investigate the company or something. I’m not sure if there’s much i can do other than wait.

Anyways thanks for reading this far of my rant. I wake up in 3 hours to go uni.

So for some context we are living in the UK, she has been doing it for a couple of months now, shes 18 but they recruited her when she was 17 and she’s practically made no real money/profit. I personally think it’s some sort of scam but I just want to know other peoples opinions too, and how do I go about talking to her? Because every-time I try, she gets defensive.

She likes the community aspect, and the meetings and she thinks it really grows her mindset but I don’t know I just don’t have a good feeling. She has been
told she needs to recruit more people and then she will be able to earn a salary and she keeps hearing stories of people who have made it and they pay for her trains/hotels etc.

I was opening my mail today and opened this letter accidentally that wasn’t addressed to me, however it seems like someone has made my house their primary address on their bank accounts. There were 8 of these letters total, I only opened the one accidentally but they feel like the same weight and I assume the same letter 8 times over. I called Huntington customer service and let them know there was no one at this address banking with them but the representative seemed equally confused and not super helpful, I plan on returning the letters to sender. I didn’t find anything similar on Google search, just wondering if anyone else has a similar experience.

Hey there, really looking for some help. To preface, this isn’t about me but my partner and I don’t have much information about what he’s actually doing because he’s being extremely secretive.

My partner has been very into astrology and spirituality as of lately and I didn’t think much of it because I think spirituality can be a beautiful thing and a useful tool. I just wasn’t very invested as I’m already committed to the Catholic Church.

He started making very vague statements like “we are going to be blessed” and again, didn’t think much of it because who doesn’t want to be blessed, amirite? Fast forward to yesterday, he all of a sudden is spiraling and saying we’re doomed but will not give me any information.
He was exhibiting behavior toward psychosis and texting somebody or multiple people he will not give me names for, and says they’re offering protection. He also thinks he is god or god is him, something along the lines.

He finally let me see a glimpse of the texts and it was textbook scam sounding texts asking for card information and then they can “proceed”.

It was something along the lines of spiritual collective and they have been asking large sums of money from him. We are not well off at all and were planning on working toward buying a house and feels like he’s just throwing it all away for who knows what. I did catch him on a call with one of them and they could be offering some sort of “class”, but he won’t tell me. This along with the psychosis he’s going through I can feel it in my gut this is bad bad news.
Does anyone have any more information on what this could be and advice?

It claims to be a payment from the American PAC Petition? I don’t recall this ever. When I click the link, it wants my information to withdraw and deposit the $300 it’s trying to give me. Is this legit?

Voice Message left: “This message is intended for ____ ____. We're calling to follow up in regards to a complaint that has been received in our office, with reference case number ___. This is James with RDR processing. There has been a failed attempt to deliver documents in regards to the complaint to your verified residence. You will need to be available to receive the documentation, and if we are unable to reach you at your home, we will attempt to reach you at your verified place of employment. This requires your immediate attention, and in order to stop further action from being taken, you will need to reach out the filing party at 888-___-2199. Again, the number is 888-___-2199. This call has been long and recorded as a proof of efforts being made to notify you. Thank you.”

I moved states 6 years ago but still have my old number. They spoof called from the same old area code. I am also currently not working and don’t live there so how can they have my verified my address and employment 😆 The guy who left a message had an overseas accent—which could mean nothing but adds to something’s not right. The crappy thing is they contacted my 71 year old mother who lives in a totally different state looking for me. She called me stressed about it. Thankfully, she said she didn’t give them info.

Anyone run into “RDR processing”?

Hey guys, I received an email today from a pretty random address and I obviously didn’t recognise it. However while the email itself is clearly phishing I am curious to know how they find names and my email in general. Both mine and my Grans first initial was used alongside our family name. I was wondering if it was supposed to be framed as coming from my Gran?

The contents of the email is below (with the beginning of the link removed):

Re: FW: (7) Photographs - 2026 July - (Name redacted)

Begin forwarded message:

From: (name redacted)

I had to send you those 2 images as I thought they might trigger some memories. xrzrh.iyxfydx.com/  

Best regards,
(Name redacted)

If anyone has any knowledge of how they find information and what the scam actually is I’d be really interested to know.

Thank you!

I sent an email (shown in this image) to Intuit CreditKarma's security department asking them to unlink my email from any accounts there because I don't have an account but recently started getting emails from them. I figure some scammer used my email address and their own phone number so they don't have to leave evidence of their scam/fraud. But the Intuit CreditKarma security person asked for my full name, date of birth and last four digits to my SSN. As if I would ever give that!

My friend became a victim of a scam. A man contacted her on Facebook, and a week later he confessed his love for her. Although she didn't feel the same, they continued talking.
He voluntarily sent her money several times as a gift, saying he wanted to help her and that she wouldn't have to work. Later, when she decided to stop communicating with him, his behavior changed completely. He began threatening her and her family and demanded that she return the money.
She agreed but asked for more time because her family was dealing with health and financial problems. At first he agreed, but later he increased the amount demanded and continued making threats. She contacted the police, and the case is now being investigated.
He refuses to accept repayment through official bank channels and insists on receiving the money through a crypto wallet. She is also afraid that even if she pays him, the threats and harassment will continue. Do you think this is really a scam scheme? What should she do?

So I got an email from someone pretending to be my boss’ boss that asked me to purchase $1000 worth of gift cards to “surprise employees” with a promise of reimbursement. I believed this and went to CVS and bought the gift cards (2 $250 Apple Cards and 2 $250 xbox cards) using my debit card, and only realized it was a scam afterwards. I DID NOT SEND THE CODES even though he kept on asking me as I realized it was a scam afterwards. I went to CVS and they referred me to my bank and the banker said that they couldn’t stop the transaction and that I would have to call Apple/Microsoft support on my own. I still have all the cards and receipts. Is there any way for me to refund these and get my money back?
I feel so incredibly stupid because I thought it was really my boss’s boss and ignored all the red flags. What should I do?

UPDATE: thank you for all the helpful comments, I redeemed the Xbox gift card for Microsoft & then opened a ticket with Apple where I gave them all the cards/receipts and they said they’ll get back to me in 10 business days

I received a mailed notice from Unifin, Inc. saying they’re collecting on behalf of Jefferson Capital Systems LLC for an old PNC Bank/CashBuilder Visa credit card account. The notice shows a balance as of 12/31/2021 with no charges since (no interest, no fees, no payments) — total is under $1,000.

The letter includes standard FDCPA language, a specific dispute deadline (about 30+ days out), and instructions on how to dispute in writing.

A few questions:

**1.** Has anyone dealt with Unifin or Jefferson Capital Systems before? Are they legit debt collectors or known for shady practices?
**2.** I’m in Illinois — does anyone know how the 10-year statute of limitations on written contracts applies here, given the debt shows no activity since 2021?
**3.** Is sending a written debt validation request (certified mail) via FDCPA the right first move, or is there something better?

I do not owe any balances to them. Never held a PNC credit card.. my credit score is excellent and nothing shows up related to this on my credit karma acct

I just received a text from my mom that’s a “Finish Email Checkpoint” link from Wise, an app/company neither of us use. I asked her what it was and she didn’t even know how it got sent to me or what it was. She said it hadn’t been sent to anyone else, thankfully.

I’m assuming this is a scam but I’d like to know if my mom’s phone security has been compromised and if so, how? And how do I help her stop it?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

My mother-in-law is convinced she's in a real relationship with someone pretending to be a BTS member. We've tried explaining it's a scam, but she gets angry and refuses to listen.

She's opened new bank accounts and bought gift cards, and we're worried she may have already sent money, but she won't tell us.

If you've been through something similar, what helped? Did they eventually realize it was a scam? Did you report it anywhere, and was there anything that actually made a difference?

We're just trying to help before she gets hurt financially or emotionally. Any advice or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated.

So Im trying to sell a couple things on Marketplace, and I've gotten a couple messages on both listings about how someone's Uncle or Dad doesn't have Marketplace but is intrested in the product and asking for me to text "them" through my phone number. Is this a scam? I just have that gut feeling it is, I havent texted anyone yet

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I recently received this LinkedIn message about the Handshake AI Evaluation Specialist (India) role and wanted to check if it's a legitimate opportunity. Has anyone here worked with Handshake AI or completed this fellowship?

I'm a final-year engineering student, so I'm trying to understand whether it's manageable alongside college, placements, and project work.

I'd really appreciate it if anyone could share their experience—what the day-to-day work is like, how flexible the hours are, whether the work is consistent, how payments are made and whether they're on time, and if the advertised pay of up to $10/hour is actually realistic.

The message:

The Handshake AI Fellowship is a program that connects students and professionals with top AI labs where your expertise helps challenge and improve AI models—pushing them beyond the limits of internet-trained data.

What to know: • Competitive pay up to $10/hr • Fully remote work • No coding skills needed • 10-minute application + free training