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Re:A fake job offer gone wrong by newaccount74 on Saturday December 10, 2022 @08:34AM (#33932477)
> The thing that pained her the most was the shame of having been scammed.

I've fallen victim to a scammer as well (paid rent to a "landlord" who it turns out didn't actually own the place). It sucks, but I don't think it's something to be ashamed of. Our society is built on trust, and some people exploit that.

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Re:A fake job offer gone wrong by fxtentacle on Saturday December 10, 2022 @08:11PM (#33938894)
It can also go the other way. I was once asked to wire money to a person I had never met in a country I had never been to. They said I needed to pre-pay my holiday rental. It totally felt like a scam, but it turned out to be legit and the apartment was lovely.
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Re:A fake job offer gone wrong by trinsic2 on Saturday December 10, 2022 @11:11AM (#33933770)
I'm sorry to hear that this happened to you.

I almost got scammed by this as well. But it felt strange to me that there was no actual person I needed to meet to complete the rental agreement. And then when they asked me to wire the money I knew it was a scam.

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