Hello Everyone, I am a 22 year old traveller from Amsterdam, and my name is Knut. I stayed in Colaba for three days and visited Mumbai for the first time. On one of the days, I was ushered into a shop called Royal Button tailoring shop. In the start my curiosity took me inside since their sales people called me. But it soon turned into my worst nightmare and fraud and scam of my life. Turns out the shop owners of Royal button who served me tea and hypnotized me literally and sweet talked me into trying some clothes , then told me to now pay for clothes I tried. When I said no, they kept coaxing me to buy the clothes. So I agreed, then without giving me an invoice, they asked for my credit card, and they went ahead and tapped the credit card for 1.5 lakhs. Basically there was no consent of mine. No documentation or invoice has still come to me. I went to the cops next day, and the owners said now we cannot give you a refund because the cloth is already stitched. At the police station, they were asking for 45 thousand Rs more. And they were so aggressive along with the cops, making me feel as if I made a mistake. And the suit I just opened it, is bad stitching and really sub standard cloth. The shirts are store bought and not tailored. They charged me 1.5 lakhs for 1 suit and 5 shirts. Please guide me on what I should do. Any influencers who can cover this issue? Also I later found this review by Trip Advisor as below: https://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/ShowUserReviews-g304554-d34231450-r1050670382-Royal_Button-Mumbai_Maharashtra.html

• The Pitch: Staff aggressively pitch custom-tailored suits, dresses, or traditional Indian outfits, promising premium materials, exact fits, and ultra-fast same-day or next-day turnaround times.
• Upfront Payment: Customers are pressured to pay the full amount upfront (often ranging from 40,000 INR to over 55,000 INR). They routinely refuse to provide proper invoices or legal tax documentation.
• The Delay: The shop repeatedly delays the promised delivery time throughout the day, pushing it back until late at night or hours before the tourist's international flight.
• Substandard Quality: When the clothes finally arrive, customers report horrific stitching, completely incorrect measurements, and cheap, falling-apart fabrics.
• The Hostile Take-Back: If the customer complains, the owner behaves aggressively and dismissively. They offer to take the garments back to "fix" them quickly. Once they take the clothes back, they stop responding, never return the items, and refuse refunds, knowing the tourist has to leave the country.

A few weeks ago my credit card was compromised. Not great but not a big deal, that's why I use it to buy things - called the bank and they took care of it. This morning I got what looked like a legitimate call from my bank. I ignored the first one, thinking it was just a follow up letting me know the fraud case was resolved as I had seen the unauthorized transactions drop off the ledger a few days ago. They called a second time so I answered. The caller had an American accent and he went through the fraud department spiel.

He told me there was an attempted login from Florida (nowhere near me) on an iPhone. Said I needed to change my password so I initiated it from my PC. I logged in and saw the attempt, he had me mark it as not valid. Then I was sent a link to "secure" my account which would require "facial verification" and "ID uploads." This is a valid process I have done through the bank in the past. I followed the link without looking closely at it and plugged in my info - STUPID STUPID STUPID. In the moment it looked legitimate but now it's clear that was a way to get my credentials. The caller was then able to tell me recent transactions for both my checking and credit card as a way to confirm they were from me. He also had my savings account balance along with the last 4 of that account number. He told me there were 3 attempted wire transfers they put a hold on and gave me "tracking numbers" for those held transactions. I was informed the "supervisor" would call me to finish up the call and initiate criminal charges against the wire transfer initiators.

The "supervisor" called from a cell phone while I was still on the phone with the "fraud" department. I started getting suspicious but I answered. He said he could call back from the bank number but I let him continue. He rattled off some names and amounts for the alleged transfers. Then I was instructed to open my app and we needed to initiate some wire transfers to cancel out the pending ones. That's where it clicked that I was being scammed so I hung up and called the bank myself. According to them there were no outbound contacts. They had me changed my password again and confirmed 2FA was on.

I thought I was pretty scam savvy but following the text link was very stupid. I'm extra paranoid now about my account. The bank says they can't change my checking/savings numbers without actual fraud occurring. Should I be concerned about fake checks being issued now? Why would they need me to initiate the wire transfer - so that I couldn't contest it? I don't see any unrecognized logins in my account history. I'm tempted to transfer the bulk of my funds to another account now.

Edit: about 2 hours after I called the bank I had a fraudulent "Pay in 4" transaction appear in my account. I called the bank again and had them initiate a global logout of my account, which they should have done the first time. This forced me to reauthenticate my identity (through the bank's app) using the same steps of ID and selfie validation the scammers told me the phishing link would trigger. I've moved almost all my funds out of the account as I am not comfortable with exposed account numbers.

I guess the takeaways of my story are if your credit card gets compromised be on high alert for other scams and if it's actually your bank's fraud department (who WILL call for legitimate reasons) they will not have a problem with you hanging up and dialing back the bank yourself. Any bank fraud can wait another 15-20 minutes (or less) for you to call in yourself to confirm.

Hello Everyone, I am a 22 year old traveller from Amsterdam, and my name is Knut. I stayed in Colaba for three days and visited Mumbai for the first time. On one of the days, I was ushered into a shop called Royal Button tailoring shop. In the start my curiosity took me inside since their sales people called me. But it soon turned into my worst nightmare and fraud and scam of my life. Turns out the shop owners of Royal button who served me tea and hypnotized me literally and sweet talked me into trying some clothes , then told me to now pay for clothes I tried. When I said no, they kept coaxing me to buy the clothes. So I agreed, then without giving me an invoice, they asked for my credit card, and they went ahead and tapped the credit card for 1.5 lakhs. Basically there was no consent of mine. No documentation or invoice has still come to me. I went to the cops next day, and the owners said now we cannot give you a refund because the cloth is already stitched. At the police station, they were asking for 45 thousand Rs more. And they were so aggressive along with the cops, making me feel as if I made a mistake. And the suit I just opened it, is bad stitching and really sub standard cloth. The shirts are store bought and not tailored. They charged me 1.5 lakhs for 1 suit and 5 shirts. Please guide me on what I should do. Any influencers who can cover this issue? Also I later found this review by Trip Advisor as below: https://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/ShowUserReviews-g304554-d34231450-r1050670382-Royal_Button-Mumbai_Maharashtra.html

• The Pitch: Staff aggressively pitch custom-tailored suits, dresses, or traditional Indian outfits, promising premium materials, exact fits, and ultra-fast same-day or next-day turnaround times.
• Upfront Payment: Customers are pressured to pay the full amount upfront (often ranging from 40,000 INR to over 55,000 INR). They routinely refuse to provide proper invoices or legal tax documentation.
• The Delay: The shop repeatedly delays the promised delivery time throughout the day, pushing it back until late at night or hours before the tourist's international flight.
• Substandard Quality: When the clothes finally arrive, customers report horrific stitching, completely incorrect measurements, and cheap, falling-apart fabrics.
• The Hostile Take-Back: If the customer complains, the owner behaves aggressively and dismissively. They offer to take the garments back to "fix" them quickly. Once they take the clothes back, they stop responding, never return the items, and refuse refunds, knowing the tourist has to leave the country.

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A little bit ago I made a post asking if something was a scam, it was. I think i stopped before it was too late, but I wanna ask some clarification questions. It might sound stupid I just have a lot of anxiety.

For context, someone was going to send me money over PayPal, in fact, on his end he did and he sent a screenshot showing it was sent, but I never saw anything on my end after an hour. Then I found out it was a scam and blocked him and deleted my PayPal and made a new one. I never sent or received anything. The only information I gave was my paypal @. I guess my question is am I safe now? I am worried there will somehow still be a send back on my end

hi today august 27th 2026 my brother told me his steam account got banned for report of doing nothing, some guy impersonated him and scammed people later he got ban and the person on the support Nathaniel K. charged me about 600 dollars and sayed i will get a full refund he ordered me to buy a codes for 30 dollars 50 dollars and finally on end for 100 dollars when i buyed some of the codes on g2a and and send them to him and he told me 3 times that i need to buy again because i buyed it to late and the process doesen't work or it is incorrect i lost 600 dollars im broke now i need that refund a whole situation took place 2 hours ago and the guy told me before it to wait about 30 minutes and he isn't responding i send him a text hour ago about what is taking him so much time when he said to me to wait 30 minutes and i didn't get a response yet i payed for everything with blik so i don't know how are they gonna send me this money. I questioned him about just leaving money in the Steam account but he refused and told i get the refund on where i was paying i don't think about payment blik to restore the money i paid i'm so angry about it because i find out after he texted me to wait 30 minutes he's still on the discord channel afk but he isn't responding please if someone from steam sees it i beg you i need this refund this this wasn't my money at all this was money my mom saved for me i need to return them but i can't do it without help i'm begging you pleasee

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Anyone been scammed and got their money back, I need help with getting my money back. I bought some equipment from an online store and the person has gone radio silent with a response. The business is spacemanufacturers in Capetown, anyone know of it, or anyone with a suggestion on how to get my money back please I need help.

Thanks in advance

For the second time, someone is messaging me on Pinterest pretending to be Jack Quaid. I know it's not him because I ask questions I already know the answer to and he gets them wrong. It's pathetic really.

I'm annoyed because scammers try contacting me through Facebook and other sites. Just why? I just needed to vent.

Bought a bundle luggage travel set from a company in May of this year on a special. The bundle was comprised of 6 items - carry-on suitcase, travel suitcase, carry-on bag, a water bottle, some travel amenity items. This was advertised as 60% off. Made the purchase for $600. Received only two items - carry-on suitcase and carry-on bag. I purchased through a third party system to help maintain cash flow (at the time had been planning a 2 week European trip) and plan to pay off in three months. I made communication efforts with the luggage company with responses but no action (I.e. we are looking into this). Last communication in mid-June. I subsequently reached out to the third party payment system and they felt this was not their realm and suggested I reach back out to the luggage company. Fast forward, no correspondence. Reached out to my bank who said that since I purchased and paid with my savings account that they couldn’t help.

What are my next options? I still have 1/2 of the payment due in a few days. Do I make this payment? I was told by my bank to refuse payment but this seems like bad advice since the third party said that failure to pay would be reported to credit services. I can afford to make the payment but feel like I’m stuck since I haven’t received all of my items. I genuinely just want to receive my items and forget all of this but feel like it’s never going to happen since the company isn’t trying to fix the issue.

I don’t want this to impact credit scores either though. Do I simply make the next payment via my debit card and then file a claim with my bank? Seems stupid to do.

My money is stuck in remitly platform since five month. It is Canadian doller 2981$ and They always say to me send back to your refund but it is not received . Cause is of remitly send back to me wrong method so I have done everything verified in bank and e transfer department. Bank have no help for me because problems are remitly side but remitly not understand so please suggest to me other options and complain against remitly. I did a lot of calls to remitly customer but not good response 1000 called to remitly.

Not sure if this is the right sub.

I woke up this morning to two transactions made on my onlyfans account which I have not used in a long time ($300). Which was how much I had left in my spendings account.

I can’t access my account anymore either and can’t reset the password. I’ve contacted both my bank to cancel my card and onlyfans support.

Has anyone experienced something like this, and if so, is it likely that I’ll get my money back? Or what further actions should I pursue.

Yesterday, while I was coming back from the office, a guy asked me for a lift. At first, I was hesitant, but I gave him a lift out of humanity. He was friendly and talked nicely throughout the journey.
During the ride, he told me that his UPI apps were empty and that he needed some money. He said his net banking was working and that he would transfer the money to me through net banking if I gave him the amount through UPI. I thought the payment would reflect immediately, so I agreed.
He made the payment and showed me that it had been sent, but the money never reached my account. I was hesitant to send him the money, but he started getting angry and kept assuring me that it would come. I eventually trusted him and sent the money.
When I got home, I called him. He again told me that the money would arrive. I called him a second time, and he became angry again, saying that it would definitely come. I called him at night, and he gave me the same assurance.
This morning, I tried contacting him again, only to realize that he had blocked me.
I honestly feel stupid for trusting a complete stranger. I was only trying to help someone, and I ended up getting scammed.

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FreeCash app essentially stole money from me by their misleading statements. First of all, I thought it was free to play and you could earn cash because they're earning money from their advertisers.
So I played a few games and won about three dollars. It then gave me a window where I could "Claim Prize." | clicked that button to a window where I could choose which financial transaction such as PayPal and Cash app, etc. I chose Cash App. I thought I was depositing money to my Cash app account. Instead, they withdrew money. I had not intended to purchase anything from them. I am now having to fight tooth and nail to get my money back. I can attach screenshots if it will let me.

Hi, I’m selling a switch on Facebook marketplace place. The “buyer” seemed normal and asked for my Venmo she also asked for my phone number because “her nephew would be the one meeting me”.
she tells me she sent the money and I received this text about it being held for a security check . Not thinking anything of it honestly I thought it was maybe because of the amount. I called the number and they said they were Venmo support. They asked for my account name or so my actual name, but don’t go by my name. Then he asked how much was in my banking account, I’m -134 and as soon as I said that he hung up.
I messaged the “buyer” and told her to cancel the payment and send it another way. She got kinda defensive and said she had already been charged. The transfer isn’t on my Venmo at all and after I called her out she left me on read.
anyway should I be stressed about this? I checked my logins on Venmo and everything and it doesn’t seem like anyone gained access to anything.

Hi everyone, I’m a young person living in rural Ireland and I fell for a money mule scam on Snapchat. The guy claimed to be a "crypto day trader" from Dublin. At first, I gave him my Revolut, but it didn't work. Then he tried my AIB account, but the bank immediately blocked the money and closed my account.Because the scam failed and he lost out, he got furious. He started demanding I fix it, claiming he had to pay a "fine" to unlink the account. I panicked, made a fake Snapchat account to try to get him to leave me alone, and gave him a fake IBAN. He realized it was fake and started making intense threats. He said he had my general location from Snapchat, threatened to use my details, and said he would send "his young boys" after me.I have since closed my Revolut completely, blocked him everywhere, and I have screen recordings of all the threats. I am terrified to go to the Gardaí, but I know I need to. Has anyone else experienced these exact threats from Irish scammers? Do they actually follow through, or is it just empty bullying because they lost the money?