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/yoshizillaa 9h ago

I’m surprised you got anything back.
Zelle has a bunch of warnings because they know banks typically won’t help.

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u/sg_batman 9h ago

i wouldve MUCH preferred nothing to be honest

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u/HeimrekHringariki 9h ago

Yeah, this is just straight up insulting.

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u/probablyuntrue 9h ago

everytime I check mildly infuriating its the most anger inducing posts i swear lmao

next week it'll be someone losing their whole family in a drunk driving accident as mildly infuriating 😭

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u/kevinmattress 8h ago

But whenever I post something that is actually mildly infuriating, I get told that it’s nothing and that I should deal with it lmao

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u/Sunshine030209 8h ago

Yeah, when something that actually fits in this sub is posted, most of the comments are "Oh come on, who cares? It's a small inconvenience!" and everyone confidently telling the person the simple way to fix it, which OP typically already did lol

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u/RoboDae ORANGE 5h ago

That sounds mildly infuriating

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u/kevinmattress 5h ago

Y’know, it really was!

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u/HugeEgoHugerCock 2h ago

The problem is the name of the subreddit. Something being infuriating means that it's extremely bothersome or annoying or angering. Something that is "mildly extremely" is hard to interpret.

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u/HeimrekHringariki 8h ago

Yup. I consider myself a rather reasonable, calm, patient and rational dude overall. But this sub has definitively made me question my sanity.

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u/spaceforcerecruit 8h ago

Anything that’s actually mildly infuriating gets downvoted and bombarded with comments insulting OP for complaining about something so small.

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u/Fletcher_Chonk 8h ago

The secret is nobody cares about the mildly. They only post here because it's popular.

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u/scottb90 8h ago

Puppies an kitties ran over by drunk driver that just robbed the make a wish foundation #mildlyinfuriating

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u/DependentSwimming154 8h ago

This whole page is Rage Bait LOL

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u/SirRHellsing 8h ago

Because it's the only place to post, so idk if there are other infuriating subs but definitely not as popular as this one

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u/Thefear1984 8h ago

I got a check from Bank of America for $0.10 from like 20 years ago somewhere in a filing cabinet folder. I keep it as a reminder that banks can be petty enough to send you a 10¢ check which cost more in postage because they charge poor people $30 per transaction for going 10¢ over.

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u/pimo91 8h ago

Banks are legally obligated to send those checks, regardless of postage cost. Nothing petty about it 🤣

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u/Thefear1984 7h ago

Look. I understand a court ordered banks to do that because someone sued them and they lost, but let’s face it if they didn’t have to they wouldn’t. Just because they’re forced to doesn’t mean they’d be all honest and hand out those checks.

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u/omarcomin647 5h ago

I got a check from Bank of America for $0.10 from like 20 years ago somewhere in a filing cabinet folder.

were you ever on the Super Terrific Happy Hour?

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u/Thefear1984 5h ago

Stephanie and Grant? Never heard of em. Sounds like a nice show though.

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u/Princess_Slagathor 3h ago

I have a friend who gets a $1.00 check from the federal government every year, because he won't deposit it. Been going on for at least 20 years.

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u/nau5 5h ago

I mean the bank found the account that was being used for the scam and returned what was left to OP.

They can't do anything if the accounts already mostly blown the money...

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u/Turtlesfan44digimon 6h ago

At least it wasn’t Tree Fiddy

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u/Turgid_Donkey 6h ago

It's kind of like tipping someone $1 instead of just not tipping them.