Is it normal to get taken advantage of by scams?
How often is it normal to fall for a scam and/or scams?
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44% Normal
Based on 36 votes
(16 yes)
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Terence_the_viking
Yes unfortunately there are a lot of stupid people out there that are taken advantage of.
Go by this rule:
If it sounds to good to be true it normally is.
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Ugh69
Yes, before I attained an proper education I was once scammed by Christianity and the idea of an omnipotent deity.
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drugsrbadmkay
It's all out war against consumers these days. "Buyer beware" needs to be your mantra.
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1000yrVampireKing
That is the point of a scam. Do not fret I will send the goblins after them for you.
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ccjigsaw
I get alot of scam emails from advertising websites. I always leave them some kind of venting anger message back. It lets me cool of some steam for not actually being able to sell my car, and putting up with a "Give me your bank information" scam. Those assholes can go to hell.
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KeddersPrincess
Well, if you're very gullible, I'd say pretty often. I just remember this, everyone just wants my money. Your best bet is to not give it to them ;)
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dappled
I have heard of chiropractic treatment being a scam too. Most people in traditional medicine see it as the work of dangerous frauds who only want money and don't care about their patients. My brother is extremely tall and suffered such bad back problems that he consulted a chiropractor. He doesn't have back problems any more. He was an instant success. That doesn't mean the chiropractor helped him, of course. There could be any number of reasons.
Not worth dismissing just because traditional medicine has a reason for dismissing it, though.
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Anonymous Post Author
I read that it is effective when treating your back, for instance, but that it should not be marketed as a miracle cure, which unfortunately, it sometimes is. I guess he found a good one, or was helped because they treated his back and not his ankle, neck, shoulder, etc. I always wondered how a back doctor could do that, but I just thought they must be really good at healing people.
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dappled
If you're being offered a good deal, ask yourself why. Actually, whatever is happening in your life, ask yourself why. If you're being bullied, if someone acts in a way that arouses your suspicion, if anything at all is different than your expectation of the situation, ask yourself why. If you can't lay your finger on an answer, make a mental note of the question. And keep it filed because one day an answer may suggest itself.
The answer usually comes eventually, and it brings a wisdom that shields you (to some extent) against people scamming.
Don't be afraid to be scammed, by the way, but at least go into it with your eyes open and willing to learn something about the way people are willing to treat those they can extract something from.
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Anonymous Post Author
I am not sure what to make of this. I have just been aware of two scams recently. One of them involves me going to a chiropractor. I have spent all of my money and went to their office about 3 times a week when I could and yet I do not feel much better. The worst of it is that my arm has been becoming "subluxated" repeatedly and I have paid for the doctor to put it into place about 6 times, yet it goes back out of place each time. I couldn't afford to go recently, and I didn't, and I'm surviving. My arm hasn't gotten any better after the adjustments, in fact it's gotten worse. I looked up whether chiropractic care actually works and I found out that it can, but the practices my doctor has been performing on me can actually hurt me. I did notice a couple of red flags over the years, but I believe in alternative medicine and I thought, "I'm not a doctor. I shouldn't question these things."
The second scam I fell for was believing my former S.O. even when I had caught them in their lies. They gave me a good enough reason for the lies, they told me some truths, and I thought that was all that they had lied about. I asked multiple times if there were anymore, and I told them to tell me now and that I would still be with them, and they said that there were no more lies that they could remember, and if they did remember they would tell me. I feel so stupid. I found out they were lying about something today, and it's something that seemed weird all along and that I almost found out about during that first confrontation. We talked about it. They had every instance to tell me the truth, but they kept up the lie until the last time we spoke to each other. I asked them to tell me the truth and clarify the weird thing several times and they didn't. They just kept lying.
I'm sorry this is getting long, but you're usually nice enough to listen and reply dappled and I kind of need someone to do that. Don't feel obligated to write to me if you have something else to do though.
My S.O. has other issues. I guess... them lying to me isn't suprising. The doctor thing I don't know how I could have avoided that or what there is to learn from that apart from when you buy something you should look up reviews online and stay away from it if you read enough negative feedback. Well, that's something.
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