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From text messages to e-mails and annoying calls, we've all received attention from scammers. It is a slimy business that tries to weasel money out from people. It's becoming a real problem as scammers prepare more and more sophisticated shams, going into fields like investment, tech support, foreign money exchange, or bogus debts.
Luckily, not all people get caught up in scammers' lies and sometimes even manage to troll them. We've gathered the funniest new instances when people caught scammers off guard and verbally destroyed them. So check them out below and don't forget to upvote your favorite ones.
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#1
I Found This And I Hope It Can Lead To More Shenanigans With Scammers
Being scammed is incredibly unpleasant. Scammers try to trick you and steal your hard-earned money when you're the most vulnerable. We don't want this to happen to our readers, so we've prepared some tips and tricks on how to spot a scam from a mile away.
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#2
The Person Who Had To Let A Scammer Down Easy
#3
Funniest Scam I've Ever Gotten
According to the Federal Trade Commission, scammers often pretend to be contacting you from reputable organizations. They sometimes even make up a name that sounds official. Some pretend to be from known business companies or even charities. They use programs to change the phone number they're calling from, so you never know the real one.
#4
Found In Tumblr
#5
First Time Ever Interacting With A Scammer, Me And My GF Had A Laugh
#6
Spent 4 Days Talking To A Scammer, Pretending To Make A Payment And Sending Him Fake Screenshots, Getting His Hopes Up But It Ending In Confusion. After The 10th Zelle Account He Send Me To "Try Out", I Told Him I Got A Weird Error. He Asked Me To Screenshot It For Him. I Sent Him This Lol :
Another clue is when they present you with a problem or a prize. You might be informed that you're in trouble with the government or owe money. They might say that someone from your family had an emergency. Others try to trick you by telling you that you won a lottery, but have to pay a fee to receive the prize.
#7
Felt Like Messing With A Spammer
#8
The Person Who Made Their Demands To A Scammer Very, Very Clear
#9
I’m Still Getting Those Random Messages. How Do You Deal With Yours?
If they push you to act immediately, it most likely is a scam. Scammers want you to act before you think. They might threaten to arrest, sue you, take away your business license, or even deport you. They will try to keep you on the line if you're speaking on the phone, so you can't check out their story.
#10
And Now We Wait
️ ️lefty libra️ (she/her) 1 year ago
dont forget about when she danced on the counter top with her poopy hand and dipped them in the punch to 'wash off'. the nerve of some people.
#11
I Hit The Video Call Button On Messenger And They Answered
#12
Someone Pretending To Be The Chair Of My Department Tried To Scam Me. Did I Do This Right?
One last clue - they will try to persuade you to pay in a specific way. This could be paying with cryptocurrencies, wiring money through a company, or putting money on a gift card and then giving them the numbers on the back of the card.
#13
Bait Not Taken
#14
Sorry, First Post. But Had To Share
#15
Special Item For Ebay Scammers
On its website, the Federal Trade Commission gives some tips on how to avoid getting scammed. For example, block unwanted numbers, don't give anyone your personal or financial details, and don't click on random links. As we've mentioned before, scammers try to pressure you to take action, so don't rush into decisions. Finally, talk to a family member or a friend and tell them about the situation; sometimes a conversation may prevent a scam from happening.
#16
A Little Something That I Whipped Up In Photoshop To Leave Them Scratching Their Heads
#17
Tricked A Scammer Into Doxxing Himself
In the unfortunate event of being scammed, many of us would want to get the scammers busted. We would like to track them down and get our revenge. But it is best to leave it to your local authorities.
Stay safe and keep an eye out for potential scams. Keep scrolling to get some lighthearted laughs at the situations when scammers got trolled by their would-be victims. And don't forget to fire up our previous posts on swindlers getting their just desserts here, here, and here.
#19
Scammer Dips His Toe Into Human Trafficking
#20
Why Are These Guys So Dumb Some Times? He Dead A*s Answered My Video Call Like A Noob
#21
The Person Who Let A Scammer Know Exactly How They Do Business
#22
My First One, How Did I Do?!
#23
I Told A Scammer He Had To Fill This Out Before I Could Send Him Money. Effort Put In: Na
#24
A Nigerian Grandma
#25
I Think I Have Come On Too Strong
#26
The Person Who Pointed Out The One Little Detail A Scammer Missed
#27
The Person Who Hit A Scammer With A Scam Of Their Own
Matthew Lindeman 1 year ago
I just realized the person used the same number the scammer used! 🤣
#28
Learn The Script, Break The Script
#29
The Person Who Gave A Brutally Honest Update On Their Family To A Scammer
Alyssa Phillips 1 year ago
It might be the 3am sillies, but this one had me laughing way too hard.
#30
The Person Who Had To Break The Unfortunate News About Cindy To A Scammer
FeelingFrisky 1 year ago
I'm not understanding why some of these are scam text? Could it just be a wrong number? What is the scam? Could someone please explain?
#31
Confused Scammer Had To Start The Script Over
#32
Free Wine
#33
The Person Who Was Brutally Honest With A Scammer
#34
The Person Who Was Kind Enough To Sign Up A Scammer For Some Helpful Updates
#35
Tired Of These Text Scammers
#36
Perfect
#37
The Person Who Met Their Mortal Enemy
My eye bags make me look like a panda. 1 year ago
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#38
No Hate Speech On Coach Nicole’s Team! (Never Heard Back After This Lol)
#39
I'mma Go Buy Milk Now
#40
I Am Not Happy
#41
The Person Who Evoked The Wrath Of God From A Scammer
#42
Hit Em With The Uno Reverse
#43
I Gave A Scammer Another Scammers Phone Number. I Just Wish I Could Have Heard The Call
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Generate his profits, eh?eh? Know what I mean? Generate his profits. A nudge is as good as a wink to a blind man. Know what I mean? Eh?
#44
Fake Id I Used To Bait Out Address And Bank Info
Got an email from “The Illuminati” asking me to buy a membership card. Using the Dwight persona, I managed to bait out a name and address in Massachusetts, as well as one bank account’s information. This has all been forwarded to the authorities. I frustrated the scammers greatly by consistently failing to complete their payment instructions. They gave up in anger after seeing screenshots of me “redeeming” $1,250 worth of Steam gift cards.
Atchaco-Leigh 1 year ago
I write fanfiction and original stories online. From this, scammers have gotten some very interesting information.
#45
A Small English Lesson
Andrew Leaden 1 year ago
As a native English speaker I never knew there was a rule about much vs many... You learn something new everyday!
#46
After Having 3hours Of Useless Conversation I Finally Could Use This Picture :)
#47
Gotteem
#48
The Person Who Wrote A New Mission: Impossible Script With An Unknowing Scammer
Phyllis Panda 1 year ago
Why do you get a new number if your phone is broke? Just transfer the old number to the new phone. 🤨
#49
The Person Who Requested The Secret Scammer Code
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Chris ️️ 1 year ago (edited)
I got my FIRST EVER scammer text literally just yesterday. “She” asked if this was Jack, so I said yes, my name is Jack. She asked is this Jack Brown? I said no, this is Jack Inhoff. LOL, how could I not, when she set me up like that? So for the rest of the conversation she kept calling me Jack Inhoff. 😆 Over and over again she kept pressuring me to download Telegram so we could continue talking. I told her I don’t have Telegram, but that I only use Woof and Gryzzl. Those are phony social media apps from the TV shows The Office and Parks and Rec, respectively. Amazingly she wasn’t on those two apps! I kept it going for 70 minutes before she bailed on me. It was so much fun. If you ever get the chance to participate in one of these, resist the urge to acknowledge they’re a scammer right away, it’s so much more satisfying to string them along.
._. 1 year ago
Did you at least give her some Gryzzldump recommendations?
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mysterious(all pronouns) 1 year ago
The only scams I ever get are texts from a bot number I can't reply to informing me my Netflix account is going to be shut down.
Apatheist Account2 1 year ago
The irony of spam posts in the comments section of a thread like this...I'm so glad I'm not on Whatsapp. In a way, I miss the emails offering money for Nigeria that I used to get in the nineties.
David A Paterson 1 year ago
Do scam calls like these actually exist or are they just made up for fun? Here I get plenty of scam calls from people pretending to be some money-related authority: the tax office, immigration, PayPal, three of the banks, the Chinese embassy, your subscription has expired, etc. etc. But nothing even remotely personal like "hi mom" or "you may not remember me". The most personal was "this is your insurance company, you've just won a trip to New York", and that one turned out to be completely genuine.
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 1 year ago
I really do try to bypass the comments, because they are often so . . . sad and clearly desperate cries for attention. But then my eye will catch . . . and before I know it, I have forgotten to scroll quickly past them. Fourteen. One serial commenter dribbled on fourteen entries. That's a third of the list. And not one comment was clever or original or worth the time to read, much less to have typed. No, I didn't have to count by hand--I hit Crtl-f, which opens a "search page" box, and entered the text and it shows the number of instances. I really do try to not see them . . .
Lynda Birch 1 year ago
We had our first one about a month ago and strung him along for hours. Joking apart, they started with the phishing line of 'dad - I've upgraded my phone and this is my new number'. It was only when they asked for an obscene amount of money and our real son texted me about something else that we realised the scam. Unfortunately, many people do fall for these types of scams and it's heart breaking
Chris ️️ 1 year ago (edited)
I got my FIRST EVER scammer text literally just yesterday. “She” asked if this was Jack, so I said yes, my name is Jack. She asked is this Jack Brown? I said no, this is Jack Inhoff. LOL, how could I not, when she set me up like that? So for the rest of the conversation she kept calling me Jack Inhoff. 😆 Over and over again she kept pressuring me to download Telegram so we could continue talking. I told her I don’t have Telegram, but that I only use Woof and Gryzzl. Those are phony social media apps from the TV shows The Office and Parks and Rec, respectively. Amazingly she wasn’t on those two apps! I kept it going for 70 minutes before she bailed on me. It was so much fun. If you ever get the chance to participate in one of these, resist the urge to acknowledge they’re a scammer right away, it’s so much more satisfying to string them along.
._. 1 year ago
Did you at least give her some Gryzzldump recommendations?
Load More Replies... mysterious(all pronouns) 1 year ago
The only scams I ever get are texts from a bot number I can't reply to informing me my Netflix account is going to be shut down.
Apatheist Account2 1 year ago
The irony of spam posts in the comments section of a thread like this...I'm so glad I'm not on Whatsapp. In a way, I miss the emails offering money for Nigeria that I used to get in the nineties.
David A Paterson 1 year ago
Do scam calls like these actually exist or are they just made up for fun? Here I get plenty of scam calls from people pretending to be some money-related authority: the tax office, immigration, PayPal, three of the banks, the Chinese embassy, your subscription has expired, etc. etc. But nothing even remotely personal like "hi mom" or "you may not remember me". The most personal was "this is your insurance company, you've just won a trip to New York", and that one turned out to be completely genuine.
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 1 year ago
I really do try to bypass the comments, because they are often so . . . sad and clearly desperate cries for attention. But then my eye will catch . . . and before I know it, I have forgotten to scroll quickly past them. Fourteen. One serial commenter dribbled on fourteen entries. That's a third of the list. And not one comment was clever or original or worth the time to read, much less to have typed. No, I didn't have to count by hand--I hit Crtl-f, which opens a "search page" box, and entered the text and it shows the number of instances. I really do try to not see them . . .
Lynda Birch 1 year ago
We had our first one about a month ago and strung him along for hours. Joking apart, they started with the phishing line of 'dad - I've upgraded my phone and this is my new number'. It was only when they asked for an obscene amount of money and our real son texted me about something else that we realised the scam. Unfortunately, many people do fall for these types of scams and it's heart breaking
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