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I'm being conned...........

rebelann1949 @rebelann (117199) • El Paso, Texas 16 Nov 19

Yep, it's kinda funny too. That's Princess Boobear in the photo, she's the one conning me. If I'm around she acts so scared and runs off when...

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Popular Saying – To Milk

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 9 Nov 16

To milk someone is to take their money, often all of it through confidence trickery and fraud. The cow willingly yields its milk; the person being swindled freely gives the money, credit or goods to the con-man. Theft, mugging,...

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This part of my life ignored.

harlen qualls @quarternoes (236) • Indianapolis, Indiana 26 Mar 16

I stopped writing here some time ago after I got burned from a few clients. Apparently contracts don't scare off con artists any longer, and for some apparent reason, I keep finding them. I work hard, very hard for my money,...

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A friend that stepped over the line.

harlen qualls @quarternoes (236) • Indianapolis, Indiana 12 Mar 16

Well, looks like the the one thing that I tried to avoid has now came true. I lost a best friend. Not just any best friend,mind you, but a friend that worshiped the ground I walked on. The type of friend that celebrated every time...

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Making a bad deal go good.

harlen qualls @quarternoes (236) • Indianapolis, Indiana 12 Feb 16

See this picture? It's my new insulated garage.I got the insulation for free too! (Well, sort of). I had a bad business deal turn for the better after an owner to a brand new store lied to me. Ever heard of the line, "If life...

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The controversial HPV shot. Was I deceived by a doctor?

harlen qualls @quarternoes (236) • Indianapolis, Indiana 21 Jan 16

We all love our children. We"ll do just about anything for them, and to be honest, we often sacrifice a lot more then what they will ever understand. .that is, until they have children. More often than not, we are constantly...

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Can I call myself STUPID now!

zandi458 @zandi458 (28102) • Malaysia 4 Sep 11

I think I am stupid for easily trusting on others without going through background checks. Sometime in May I appointed a contractor to do some renovations on my new house. This contractor was recommended to me by the contractor...

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Who else has bought some Totally Useless Gadgets in there life..

HADDOWZ @HADDOWZ (1469) 9 May 10

I am having a bit of a spring clean in my flat at the moment and I am amazed as to how much rubbish, useless items I have bought thinking , Oh that will come in handy. Or, that will save lots of time etc etc. Please tell me I am...

buying for a new home

household tools

kitchen equipment

pointless gifts

sharing thoughts

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Have you been conned or hurt by a spiritual teacher

gurucoach @gurucoach (132) 21 Apr 08

When i was working in the Us on a retreat I met several women who had been 'tricked' into believing that the 'spiritual male guru' was a good guy, when in fact he manipulated lots of the vulnerable females in the retreat to 'look...

My mom was almost conned into buying cutlery

onedollar @onedollar (781) • Belgium 7 Oct 07

It's a classical con played in many variations. Here it goes. My father was working in the garden when a big BMW stopped, a man in suit got out of the car and said he just came from a neighbor a lawyer where I delivered...

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How many people believe sales 'science'?

rhinoboy @rhinoboy (2129) 15 May 07

We are constantly bombarded with consumerism fuelled science from newspapers and television. I've seen a few people asking whether things 'actually work' after seeing "amazing results" in a commercial! Are you hoodwinked into...

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Falling for scams

cyclonewriter @cyclonewriter (2168) • United States 5 Apr 07

Has any of you ever fell for the scam emails that always come regarding EBay or Paypal? I get three to four a day and some are so crazy. One I just received said I purchased a Stero for $700 from Amazon and if I wanted to diapute...

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Have you ever got conned by someone?

naman95 @naman95 (1552) • India 21 Nov 06

I have never been conned by anyone and what about you?

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Have you ever been scammed?

kerryq2705 @kerryq2705 (8672) • United States 20 Nov 06

Has anyone ever scammed or conned you before? If so how were you scammed, what was it for? Fortunelty this has never happened to me.

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