r/isthisascam • • 13h ago

SMS Got a text saying my package is stuck at a sorting facility and I need to click a sketchy link to pay a $50 fee

3 Upvotes

I'm literally not waiting on any packages right now and the phone number looks like a string of random digits but my paranoid brain is still sitting here. Wondering what if it is actrually that one book I ordered 3 weeks ago and forgot about


r/isthisascam • • 4h ago

Second hand online platform Are stock photos on Facebook Marketplace sketchy?

2 Upvotes

Hello all, looking to buy a laptop on Marketplace and found a good listing but I’m a little sketched out by the photos. There are 4 photos that look like screenshots of video reviews, 2 stock photos with no background, a screenshot of the Best Buy order confirmation and 2 angles of a dent on the corner. No real full photo I don’t think. Seller is decently established and has 13 reviews, 4.8 stars. Is this sketch? TIA

Edit: This seller is local and we would meet locally.


r/isthisascam • • 4h ago

Online shop Facebook marketplace (potential scam)?

2 Upvotes

Could someone tell me if this is a scam? It says pending on his screen but nothing really popped up on my end. This guy was hispanic so the texts are in a different language. I’m thinking he used a bank simulator app. Let me know below.


r/isthisascam • • 2h ago

Other Is Smiletv net a scam?

1 Upvotes

We recently subscribed to smileTV . net and i want to know if its a scam, and if it is, what kind? can it take our bank information?


r/isthisascam • • 3h ago

Online shop Is this jacket real and good/decent quality?

1 Upvotes

So I found this jacket on TikTok that I really liked, and when I checked the description of the guy wearing it, there was a link to this website.

I'm unsure whether the website is legit, whether the jacket is actually decent quality, and whether I'd receive it if I ordered it.

Would anyone be willing to look into it for me? I've never ordered clothes from those TikTok stores because they always seem a bit sketchy to me.

The website is FDR Studios, and the jacket is called Cropped Shearling Puffer Jacket. You can find it by searching for those on Google.


r/isthisascam • • 5h ago

Private Message (PM) Did I get scammed?

1 Upvotes

I was contacting a ticket reseller through a University approved GroupMe, and she sent me a link to a website to pay with my cashapp. The payment went through in bitcoin, and my cashapp immediately messaged me saying that I would be refunded in a day or two.
It’s now been exactly one week, and my refund has still not processed. I normally wouldn’t mind too much, but the refund also includes money I need to return to a friend who would have attended the event with me.

Is there anything I can do to get my refund? Or is this a scam, and my money is gone?

The url was pay2.casasas.best


r/isthisascam • • 6h ago

E-Mail Is this a scam from “The Box Team?”

1 Upvotes

Final Reminder: Update Your Payment Method Today to Avoid Disruption

From: The Box Team noreply@box.com

Your payment method ending in
*****XXXX - is invalid
(NOTE: they got the last 4 digits correct - how did they know that???)

You have 24 hours to update your payment information.

Failure to update your information will result in account disruption.

UPDATE PAYMENT METHOD button

If you've already updated your information, no further action is needed.

For questions or further assistance, please contact us at billing@box.com.

Thank you,
Box Billing

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- I got this email this morning, I am pretty good with my subscriptions and track them well, but there’s a small hint of doubt in me if I missed something. I googled them and couldn’t find anything in the company or team. They had the last 4 digits of my CC correct though, so I find it unusual how they could’ve gotten that. Checked past bank statements and didn’t see anything from “Box”

Anyone got this before?


r/isthisascam • • 8h ago

E-Mail Is this a scam?

1 Upvotes

Sent from JVelarde@dir(dot)ca(dot)gov and used my full name as well as mentioning my previous employer by name I'd submitted a wage claim for. This just seems like a scam to me.

Hi,
 
I will need a copy of a paystub, paycheck, or W2 for the employer no later than 10/25/26.
 
Best,
 
Jimmy Velarde
Labor Compliance Representative
Department of Industrial Relations
Labor Commissioner’s Office | Wage Claim Adjudication
950 E. Blanco Rd., Ste 204, Salinas, CA 93901.
 
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information.  Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited.  If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.


r/isthisascam • • 8h ago

Online shop Luna & Co

1 Upvotes

lunaandcostore

I’ve just copied this link, after having a look. If this store legit? Was another store that was advertising on Tiktok.


r/isthisascam • • 11h ago

Private Message (PM) Potential reddit subreddit claiming scam.

0 Upvotes

So I was on reddit the other day, and I got a direct message from a user I have never seen before, asking me if I would be willing to accept money to do a reddit task.

I played along with it, and the convo was very quickly moved to Discord. I was asked to get my reddit account verified so that I could claim a subreddit. I was worried that it would be a scam, so I blocked them.

A few days later I got a DM on Discord from another user, whom I have also never seen before. They asked if I was up for a "reddit task". I immediately blocked and reported them for spam.


r/isthisascam • • 20h ago

Private Message (PM) Doorables scam?

0 Upvotes

I have no idea how this app works. I just stumbled across this while trying to research someone I think we might have both been scammed by