I didn't think I was the type of person who would fall for a scam. A $15,000 charge on my credit card proves otherwise.

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The author (not pictured) thought she was donating $20 to a worthy cause while walking her dog in a park. Later, she saw that the charges totaled $15,000 instead.

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I was scammed out of $300,000. Two years later, I'm rebuilding my life.

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Wannapa Suprasert hiking.

Courtesy Wannapa Suprasert

An 80-year-old was scammed out of $285,000. His computer was accessed remotely, and his money turned into cryptocurrency.

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Davos attendees are getting scammed by 'fake VIP passes' for the USA House

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Scammers are selling fake VIP passes to the USA House.

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The DoorDash Deep Throat scam lays bare our new era of untruthiness

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Environment
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My friend's boyfriend seemed perfect until he started asking her for money. We think he could be a con artist — how do I help her?

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I was scammed out of $6,000 a year ago — even though I knew better. It's not the financial loss that continues to haunt me.

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The author was scammed out of thousands.

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Finding Dora

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Months ago, Ahmet Tozal took out three credit card loans and withdrew his life savings to make a fortune off crypto.

I'm a real estate agent who thought I was too smart to fall for a scam. Then I almost sold a $200,000 lot to a fraudster.

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Adam Pretorius.

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I was scammed out of $300K in a 3-month-long government impersonation scam

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Woman with two phones around her face -- one with a card going in and the other with cash coming out

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Wannapa Suprasert, a 28-year-old from Thailand now based in San Francisco who was scammed out of over $300,000. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

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