What r/Scams is talking about this week

Today, I received a text supposedly from my bank asking if I had authorized a charge. I hadn’t, so I responded to that effect. Next thing I know, I receive a call from someone presenting...

\[US\] I received a Wolverine card in the mail from someone who had a brain injury trying to reconnect with her boyfriend. So someone named "Lila" who apparently had an accident a while ago and...

My mother thinks she is dating Elon Musk. Clearly, she is not. However, it’s become nearly impossible to convince her of this. I’ve never seen a situation quite like it. This scammer has paid...

Last year at work I received an envelope addressed to a shortened version of my name (If my name is Melanie Parmesan it was addressed to Mel Parmesan). Since my name was close to the name on the...

I got these messages this morning, but it’s from a (240) number which is in my general area. Seems like it could be a genuine case of wrong number but it seemed weird they just immediately sent...

This is what can happen if someone upsets the scammers. Obviously they have to know victim address. I believe it’s best to just hang up, soonest we think something is suspicious, and avoid...

I have a female relative aged 50-60 years old (located in the US). She went to Target alone around 1:30 PM in the afternoon. As she was shopping, two young men in their lower 20’s approached her....

Had a woman message me on eHarmony. She told me she liked my profile and that we were going through similar things. I thought she lived near me so I started chatting with her. She said she didn’t...

Woke up to dozens of these sign ups. I have two factor authentication to my email and changed my password. Checked my case etc and don't see any charges. What am I missing? Seems like they just...

In the past week I've received 7 packages at my apartment in Brooklyn, all USPS Ground Advantage with Vinted.com / EasyPost shipping labels. Each one lists me as the buyer (my real name and...