Re:I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed
by InitialLastName on Thursday March 31, 2022 @04:09PM
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Wait until you find out that Grubhub and ilk have been known to prop up fake websites for places.
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Re:I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed
by Nextgrid on Thursday March 31, 2022 @07:02PM
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When a small guy does something like this it's called fraud and heavily punished. When a VC-funded company does this it's called "growth hacking" and applauded.
Re:I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed
by rhizome on Friday April 08, 2022 @09:02PM
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Grubhub et al promoting their own phone number as a restaurant's is exactly what I'm talking about.
Re:I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed
by daniel-cussen on Thursday March 31, 2022 @06:01PM
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Go to the right address in person. If you have no real-life connection with the restaurant, or any restaurants, give up and take what you get.