zachimusprime44@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 day agoWhat is the biggest scam you've fallen for?message-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down13
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the biggest scam you've fallen for?zachimusprime44@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 day agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squarenaeap@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up35·1 day agoI was 16 and saved all my money for my own laptop. Was looking at a MacBook Pro, which was sold on eBay as an outlet unit with minor defects (like scratches) for a third less. Bought it and sent my money through Western Union just to never see it - or any laptop - again 16 year old me was more than heart broken…
minus-squareJimmycrackcrack@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 day agoIs Western Union used for anything other than scams? What’s it for legitimately? Can’t you just send money via your bank?
minus-squarewhats_a_lemmy@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 hours agoInternational money transfers, iirc
minus-squareJimmycrackcrack@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 hours agoYeh, I can send money from bank to bank internationally already. The banks use the SWIFT system.
minus-squareJimmycrackcrack@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·14 hours agoNo shade on you man, you were young, just wondering if any who isn’t being scammed ever chooses to use that service or of it’s basically dedicated entirely to facilitating scams.
I was 16 and saved all my money for my own laptop.
Was looking at a MacBook Pro, which was sold on eBay as an outlet unit with minor defects (like scratches) for a third less.
Bought it and sent my money through Western Union just to never see it - or any laptop - again
16 year old me was more than heart broken…
Is Western Union used for anything other than scams? What’s it for legitimately? Can’t you just send money via your bank?
International money transfers, iirc
Yeh, I can send money from bank to bank internationally already. The banks use the SWIFT system.
As said, I was young…
No shade on you man, you were young, just wondering if any who isn’t being scammed ever chooses to use that service or of it’s basically dedicated entirely to facilitating scams.