There’s a good chance you’ve probably received a scam message or two in your lifetime. Scammers might call or text you, email you, or even DM you on any social media site, just to get some of your hard-earned money.
But spotting a scam is usually pretty easy. Some scammers are pretty bad at hiding their tracks . Like the ones in this list, where they were so bad, it’s actually funny.
“I’ve seen some authentic looking phishing emails before. This isn’t one of them.”
You can usually sniff a phishing scam out by the email address the sender is using (which won’t be right at all). But this email saved the recipient a lot of trouble by being one of the most indescribable messes out there.
“I just caught this in the wild.”
It’s nice when scammers make it obvious that they’re trying to scam you. I’m sure this scammer doesn’t get a lot of hits, since their link is a bit of a dead giveaway.
“Hooray I have won a ‘Walmart.'”
I somehow doubt that they don’t mean you get to run your own Walmart location. Do you think people actually click on obvious scams like this?
“Trust me bro.”
As much as I would love it if the Rock randomly decided to give me $1000, I’d be calling bull pretty quickly.
I don’t know why, but the the “trust me” is absolutely killing me right now.
“Some intense scam, be aware!”
The full exchange is a little longer, but honestly this is where all the gold is.
I love the fact that this person just texted a random number with no plan whatsoever.
“Tried to buy a Chow puppy. Asked them to write today’s date as proof if it’s legit.”
This is probably the funniest scam image I’ve ever seen. They didn’t even try to make the paper look like it was in the picture.
According to OP, they sent another one, too.
Same dog, same tricks.
At least they were consistent with puppy breed and the piece of paper. But oh my goodness this is amazing! They did it twice! I’m in tears right now.
“You never know who’s trying to scam you!”
I think it might just be a fact that most dads text like they’re trying to steal your identity. But at least you know you can trust your dad. Mostly.
“My daughter posted a bad review for a product purchased from Amazon and received this a month later.”
This is probably… not the way you get people to leave good reviews on your product page. Maybe just make better stuff, and leave the threats to the movies.
“This one made me laugh.”
I’m, like, 85% sure this is a meme, but it still counts as a hilariously bad scam. The little “Hee Hee!” at the end is what’s sending me off the deep end right now.
And then there’s this one.
This one is absolutely a meme, and it’s also absolutely insane. Imagine if somebody actually fell for this. Like, it’s so stupid, that it’s actually kind of impressive.
“Scam text message. Tricking them with cat facts!”
It’s the “no” that’s doing me in here. I wonder if that scammer thought the random number they decided to text was actually a different scam account?
“I thought I was worth a bit more lol.”
I’ve seen plenty of scams before, but serial killer and assassin attempting to scam you out of money so you don’t get killed is a new one. This is honestly so unhinged, and so funny.
I wonder if that pdf file has instructions on how to get scammed?
Some scammers are so good, you don’t realize you just got scammed until it’s too late. This scammer, though, didn’t even try. I bet they got zero hits with this scheme.
“Someone wants me to deposit this online thru my bank. See any issues?”
Ah yes, because that’s how you fill out info on a check. Just type on top of an image of one. No one will be able to tell the difference…
“What type of scam is this?”
I love it when comment sections have obvious scams like this. And by love it, I mean it annoys me to no end. Do people actually fall for these?
It might’ve been his car, too!
Because you know, cars totally existed back when Washington was alive.
Weird fake signature aside, what’s the point of selling a car door handle?
“Why bother making a bot to message THIS?”
The poor grammar, the idea that the UK government would randomly ask someone for £1500 in iTunes gift cards, “you under the rest.” This is probably the best thing I’ve ever seen.
“These scams are getting complex.”
I know this is just a joke, but imagine if people seriously sent scam messages through bottles washed up on the beach. That would be a whole new level of weird.
“Meatball.”
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I can’t believe the scam bot wouldn’t even say meatball. Not even once. I’m not gonna lie, that’s kind of disappointing.
