The scammer had claimed that someone stole their account, and PayPal believed them with no proof or further investigation. I begged and pleaded with them for weeks, but eventually broke down and accepted that I had given up my account for nothing. I’d be able to deal with it fine now, but at 15, I was devastated beyond words.
It definitely left an emotional scar, and I still get angry if I think about it now. © jsalinas90 / Reddit
Story 13:
14 Innocent Souls Who Learned a Lesson the Hard Way
14 Innocent Souls Who Learned a Lesson the Hard Way
Story 14:
I was driving to downtown Dallas for a job interview and pulling into a parking lot, the kind where you pay at a kiosk—$10 or whatever for the day. A clearly homeless guy on a rental bike, wearing some kind of generic “work uniform” shirt (like what you’d see a mechanic wear), saw me pull in and came over to wave me into a spot, then biked over to my window.
I rolled it down. “Good job parking,” he said. “Now you can pay me.” He held up a wad of parking tickets.
“Uh huh,” I said, knowing this wasn’t legit at all but not really wanting to start an argument with a guy who had nothing to lose and would be outside around my car while I’d be trapped inside for an interview for a few hours. “How much?”
He said $10, so I paid him, and he handed me a parking receipt and biked off in a hurry. It actually was a legit ticket for that lot, but it had expired the day before.
I had to pay an extra $6 to park there, but whatever. © sertorius42 / Reddit
