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‘She can’t let it go’: Elderly Florida woman fell for a “How was your day?” Caller. Then she lost $141,000, her house and car

By Umme Tun Nessa Oct 12th
‘The absolute audacity’: Nurse forgot her wallet and asked a Black couple to pay for her Costco toilet paper. She was furious when they said no

By Terrina Jairaj Sep 29th
Dad was sweating hard after getting convinced he was suspect in a $4 million money-laundering case. Then he tried to raise $300,000 for bond

By Sky Blanton Sep 29th
Woman Tips Walmart Spark Driver $40. Then the Driver Sees How Much He Actually Got: ‘Is Walmart Spark…Stealing Our Tips?’

By Melody Heald Aug 18th
‘Honestly the second time this has happened to me’: Los Angeles woman buys Saint Laurent heels from The RealReal. Then she realizes they’re from Temu

By Nina Hernandez Aug 16th
Her Friend Was Flown to Los Angeles. She Suspects That She Was Trafficked by a Man Her Friend Met on Instagram

By Vanessa Esguerra Aug 13th
‘I can’t return them’: Woman orders Jimmy Choo shoes from The RealReal. Then she notices something ‘off’

By Melody Heald Aug 9th
Man Buys 50-Piece Popcorn Chicken From KFC. Then He Starts Counting Them. Then KFC Responds: ‘Anything Less Than 46 Is an Issue’

By Rachel Thomas Aug 9th
Woman Buys Innovasian’s General Tso’s Chicken. Then She Measures It and Compares the Quantity to the Serving Size: ‘There’s Just 1 Problem’

By Melody Heald Jul 31st
Philly Woman Gets Scammed Out of Her Coach Purse on Depop. The Lies That Follow Are Insane: ‘I’m Immediately Suspicious’

By Terrina Jairaj Jul 24th
Philly woman wears House of CB dress once. Then she packs it in her suitcase, and finds out the hard way maybe it wasn’t worth the price tag

By Melody Heald Jul 16th
North Carolina Influencer Gets a Sephora Gift Card As Payout and Goes on Google to Check her Balance. Her Laziness Got Her Scammed: ‘I Did it Twice’

By Kopal Jul 13th
Woman sees Welch’s jelly for $6 on the Walmart app. Then she walks into the store—and realizes people are being tricked: ‘We’re being robbed’

By Rachel Thomas Jun 16th
‘T-Mobile is scamming me’: Customer says she paid off her phone in full—then T-Mobile blocked her phone, making it inoperable

By Rebekah Harding Jun 3rd
Woman sees Lysol ‘value pack’ of 2 at Target, so she whips out her calculator—and realizes how much people are being scammed

By Rachel Thomas May 26th
Walmart shopper finds $3 shoes, but they ring up for $19, says the price changed 3 times—while she was in store: ‘Dynamic pricing should be illegal’

By Melody Heald May 25th
Server exposes what she actually serves when people ask for Ginger Ale and they’re out: ‘Don’t ever bring me this’

By Tiffanie Drayton May 11th
‘Don’t get fooled’: Orlando woman helps ‘homeless’ women at Target buy $100 of baby supplies. Then she realizes she was bamboozled

By Tiffanie Drayton May 4th
‘Walmart doing us dirty’: Texas man goes to Walmart for extension cord. Then he finds one on clearance—and rolls back the price

By Rebekah Harding Apr 29th
Did JetBlue Just Admit the Quiet Part Out Loud?

By Teresia Gray Apr 21st