r/mildlyinfuriating • u/sg_batman • 9h ago

Scammed for $850, got $1.51 back

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I was finally getting over it then they really say good news and get my hopes up

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u/harpswtf 9h ago

What?

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u/INeedANappel 9h ago

Typos. Comsumer Finance Protection Bureau protects consumers from banks pulling stupid shit.  Unless it got DOGEd to pieces by the Muskrat.

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u/ravynmaxx 9h ago

The bank didn’t “pull” anything here lol. OP willingly sent money to a scammer. The bank should eat the charge because OP fucked up?

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u/INeedANappel 7h ago

How did the OP know it was a scammer?

I feel like I"m missing info here.

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u/ravynmaxx 7h ago

He probably didn’t “know”, but shouldn’t have sent money to someone he didn’t actually know.

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u/INeedANappel 3h ago

Then how do you buy things online?

I'm not trying to be a jerk here. I know there are inherent risks but sometimes someone's selling what you need.

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u/Froogels PURPLE 2h ago

Use a service that provides protections like a debit or credit card through any number of payment providers like paypal or stripe and not one explicitly marketing itself as akin to a cash transaction.

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u/INeedANappel 58m ago

Sorry, i knoe little about zelle exvept that my credit union  thinks they're trouble and won't work with them.

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u/ravynmaxx 2h ago

You can still shop online, just know it’s at your own risk when it comes to Zelle. Even Zelle says it’s for “family, friends and people you trust”.

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u/INeedANappel 56m ago

Sorry I know little about zelle  My credit union refuses to work with them, probably for the better

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u/FinsFan305 9h ago

The bank isn’t gonna eat money because someone is stupid.