Money: Scammers gonna scam

Scammers gonna scam

By sarahwittman - 13/06/2011 22:29 - United States

Today, my aunt and I went shopping. When we got to the store, she said she forgot her wallet, and I told her I would buy some things for her. When we were at the checkout, I was a dollar short. She said, "Oh, I'll get it!" and pulled out her wallet. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/09/2010 04:59 - United States

Today, at work, an old lady came through my line to buy some groceries. She told me she lost her purse and was a little short. It was busy, so I pulled out my little purse and gave her the money she needed. A few minutes later she returned with my boss, insisting that my purse was hers. FML

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By clip_kate - 01/07/2016 02:36

Today, I went to the store, but after I'd selected my items, I saw that I'd forgotten my wallet. When I tried to explain to the cashier, he thought that I was trying to steal and called the cops. My roommate had to come to the store to save me. FML

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By whaaaaat111 - 09/03/2013 12:04 - United States - Vienna

Today, while at the mall, a lady dropped her credit card while in line to buy something. I came over, picked it up and gave it to her just for her to shove it in my hand and scream, "She's stealing my wallet! My wallet!" The police came. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/03/2023 15:00

Today, I went to the grocery store, but once I'd filled my cart, I realized that I'd forgotten my wallet, and because I'm not the sort of animal who just dumps stuff in random aisles, I had to awkwardly put all my items back on their shelves. FML

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By fleur_de_fevrier - 21/12/2008 15:36 - Ireland

Today, I finally decided to go Christmas shopping. It's only once I arrived that I realized that I had forgotten my wallet. FML

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By dude, where's my balls? :( - 22/12/2012 20:25 - United States - Anchorage

Today, my mom and I went to Best Buy for some Christmas shopping. She picked up some presents for me and told me not to look at what she was buying. When we got to the register, she didn't have enough money, and I ended up having to buy my own presents. FML

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By Ambar - 15/02/2010 17:02 - Canada

Today, I was missing $20 from my wallet, so I decided to ask my sister if she had taken it. Her response? "That reminds me, I need to borrow another 50." She has a job. That was my Christmas money. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/11/2009 13:49 - United States

Today, I was shopping at the grocery market and was next in line. Behind me was a woman who only had two items, so I nicely let her in front of me, as it looked like she was in a hurry. When she was all rung up, she decided to pay her $16.45 in loose change which needed to be counted out. FML

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Smooth criminal

By Anonymous - 28/04/2012 01:55 - United States - Darien

Today, I was walking down the street, when a little old lady bumped into me and fell over. I helped her up and she thanked me for being "such a nice young man". It was only an hour later as I was in line at the store that I realized she'd pickpocketed my wallet. FML

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By Frasier - 10/08/2024 16:00 - United States - Portland

Today, I lost my wallet while out shopping. Panicked, I retraced my steps and found it at a store, turned in by an employee. Grateful, I opened it to find a note that read, "We left the money but took one dollar for karma." I checked. They did actually take one dollar. FML

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alwayzjess 0

Tuesday 14 June 2011 8:38

What a cheap aunt you have! you should of made her pay or kept the stuff.

Plasmaxyz 5

Tuesday 14 June 2011 8:45

lol, she forgot about her own con.

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ohwellyouknow 0

Tuesday 14 June 2011 17:39

tell your mom and dad, that should work ;b

chickadie2004 0

Tuesday 14 June 2011 17:40

maybe she has memory loss. or she's a true bitch. sorry about what she did..

danx900 7

Tuesday 14 June 2011 17:51

UH OH

joshuaUNWRITTEN 0

Tuesday 14 June 2011 18:11

Aunts Are Weird, Nuff Said...

ameliafmlr 7

Tuesday 14 June 2011 18:54

she made you pay how much?? and try to hide it and then pay you a dollar .. maybe it's just being rude. or she's trying to tell you that she's bought you lots before. example birthday presents ?

froggies8828 0

Tuesday 14 June 2011 19:41

haha that's funny ! your aunt is a smart women =)

shoecrazy 5

Tuesday 14 June 2011 21:48

make get give you back your money

tinytimmy2 2

Tuesday 14 June 2011 21:57

which is probly why noone in your family likes you

Sparx1_1 16

Tuesday 14 June 2011 22:20

You left a lot out OP. Like did you confront her or make her pay once you realized she was scamming you? Has this happened before? I'm assuming you didn't say anything. What you should have done at that point is just said "Oh cool, you found your wallet" and then taken your money back and let her pay for her own things. Whatever happened this time you now know for the future that your aunt is a scum bag. From now on just nod and smile and offer to help her look for her wallet or take her home to get it and just keep your mouth shut and never offer to pay for anything again. If you offered to pay as a gift then you're out of luck for getting your money back but if not then make sure she pays you back before you ever do anything for her again. Just because she's a relative does not mean she gets to treat you this way. I would also make sure your parents know what happened in case she's been doing this to other people in the family