59 Sneaky Scams Millennials Fall For—And How to Outsmart Them Before It’s Too Late
According to my friend who works in the fraud department at a large bank, crypto/bitcoin/nfc scams are very popular. People give up their whole life savings to people who promise them that they will be the next billionaire, and never see a single cent ever again.
Ugh, apparently a lot of people are falling for ChatGPT and generative AI being the answer to all their questions — and I mean ALL THEIR QUESTIONS. I refuse.
I’ve noticed that we’re prone to having mental health weaponized against us. I’ve heard ppl talking about how buying c**p like Funkos, Lububu dolls etc, helps them heal their inner child that was neglected. Some marketer or influencer convinced them that buying=mental health.
I work for a bank and can confirm there are a ton of large-scale financial scams that are active. Some common ones are:
Convincing customers that their computer is compromised, need to pay to clean/unlock it
Posing as their bank to phish for financial account info
Hacking email posing as a known correspondent to change a billing address/account for a payment
Contacting customers saying they owe money to the IRS/DMV/Town of Residence and are at risk of arrest.
My pal got his identity stolen after he thought he found a discount site for a brand that almost never does sales. Poor guy was just trying to get his fiancé a surprise gift.
I’m embarrassed to admit that I felt for one of those blackmail scams on IG where you send a racy picture to someone you think you’re hitting it off with and they threaten to send it to everyone if you don’t pay. No one ever did (not that I know of) but it scared me enough that I haven’t been back fully on IG since, this was almost 3 years ago.
Lonely friends falling for romance scams. Crypto schemes. Getting buried in buy now pay later debt. Signing up for student loans. Had a buddy fall for a blackmail scam from an email saying they had photos of him jerking off they’d send to everyone on his contact list.
Engaging with bots online.
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