59 Sneaky Scams Millennials Fall For—And How to Outsmart Them Before It’s Too Late
Scammers asked for me to transmit a few thousand dollars as down payment using a real-looking online web portal, which I didn’t question. When the real contractor showed up on the agreed-to first day, we realized what had happened. Turns out he’s an older guy and not super computer savvy, preferring to communicate by phone and receive payments by check in-person.
Moral of the story is that you’re only as safe as the other party’s cybersecurity practices. I’ve since insisted that I pay contractors by handing them a check in-person, whenever possible.
It was awhile ago but I remember lots of my fellow millennials getting super wrapped up in KONY 2012.
I fell for a scam where someone offered me a job on Upside, posed as a legit publishing company, stole one of the employees LinkedIn profiles, had me on Whatsapp with their “team” and then sent me a fraudulent check to deposit for my equipment costs. 😭.
I feel so embarrassed about this but I fell for a scam pretending to be talent acquisition at a company following up about an application I submitted.
In my defense the job title was absolutely something I would have applied to and was kind of niche.
That’s what I get for spamming out my resume ….
Spent $25 on a tshirt scam. Little TikTok add got me. Never bought anything off TikTok again.
Products that go on sale a lot go on sale for a reason. Either because their MSRP is jacked up to crazy margins to begin with, or the quality is s**t and they have too much stock as a result due to poor sales.
Quality well built products may go for a modest discount from time to time, but unless it’s a cyclical product like electronics or cars that they are trying to clear out end of season models for next model year, it’s probably junk.
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