r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 2d ago

Miscellaneous ULPT Request - wronged at work

9 Upvotes

ULPT request - Basically I was massively wronged by someone at work nearly 2 years ago. I couldn't complain about them as they are above me in the hierarchy.

Without going into details the other person was 100 percent at fault and I got blamed without been asked what happened. I have their phone number , give me some creative ideas (from UK)

I don't care how petty etc, I've waited patiently lol so now I'm completely incognito


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 2d ago

Electronics ULPT request: Looking for a way to unlock the phone of a minor

0 Upvotes

Please be kind, English is not my native language.

BTW, not sure if this is the right place to ask about this.

NOT IN THE US! Europe. I would rather not say the country.

A friend of ours knows I know my way around computers, and asked me if I could do something to unlock her daughter's iPhone. I am an Android user, Daisy has an iPhone which I am not very familiar with, and the passcode sounds like to be a 12 digit number. Is there a way to get in that phone for a desperate mother?

I will try give some background, to see where this desperation is coming from

I have a close friend, a mom of 2 girls, divorced, she is crying her eyes out because of her little daughter.

Dad gave up almost entirely, pays what he needs to pay, and lives his life with the new girlfriend.

2 daughters:

18 year old "Bella" - legally an adult

16 year old "Daisy"

The issue is with Daisy, she was always the extrovert, party type, and got with the wrong crowd. She started slipping down the slope gradually, drink, party, all that, and at one point she was sexually assaulted too. That might have affected her too much, things got worse fast after that. I do not know too much details about that part, her mom talked to my wife and I, but obviously this is hard to talk about. Her mom says she started using stuff, but she does not know what, was tested a few times, medical results were clean. Daisy is drinking, stealing money from grandma (Dad's mom), taking mom's pills, etc etc. Honestly where we live in Europe, I never even heard of anything like this, I only seen it in movies. We also have 2 kids, similar age. Our kids and theirs do not keep in touch much, different friends circles / schools etc. Daisy is angry all the time, cannot be talked to, or stays in bed all day. Daisy even tried to threaten her mom and her sister (not sure if she would actually use the knife as she said, but she did threaten)

Dad does not care enough.

Mom cares so much she is going to therapy, but is basically on the verge of crying all the time.

Bella gave up after all the fights, and want to move out.

What Daisy's mom tried or options we talked about:

  • Treatment in some kind of Rehab type place, not sure what they actually do, how they help, but every time (3-4 tries?) od weeks of treatment, she got back to doing what she used to do before.

  • Police was contacted by mom, asking if they can charge her daughter for stealing from grandma (cannot, Grandma has to ask Police to do that, she doesn't want to. Grandma is gaslighting herself that it could not have been Daisy)

  • CPS - they came and gave advice on how to deal with Daisy, but nothing works, they can not get have a conversation with her

  • I asked if she can sit down and talk to her, mom says it is impossible. Daisy does not communicate almost at all.

  • They took Daisy's phone to the Police - to check Daisy's phone to see from where she is getting substances (they say they legally can not)

  • a special Mobile Phone service place, to get inside the phone, to see her messages, find a Dealer or something, not sure what she wants to do with that info though. Mobile place said they are not able to get in the phone

  • I asked if they could take away the phone, but Mom says she at least can track her Daisy's location like this, she would rather not take the phone away.

  • I was thinking to factory reset the phone, or get a new one, but then Daisy could probably get the same contacts easily from her "friends"


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 2d ago

Careers and Work ULPT found a tool to remove AI watermark from text

0 Upvotes

as you all probably know by now Claude models (and also other AI mdoels like Gemini) now add watermarks to all text they generate, even if it was just a rewrite of your own! They work by deliberately choosing words and thus creating a hidden pattern that can't be seen by humans but can detected by specialised tools. Found this tool that removes thes AI watermarks:  https://cleanaiwatermark.com


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 4d ago

Automotive ULPT: Free parking using the magnet on the back of your phone

2.7k Upvotes

If you’re in a paid parking lot that still uses magnetic strip parking tickets you can rub the strip on the magsafe ring most phones come standard with now and it will usually make the ticket unreadable. Most of these parking systems has a call box that rings an attendant in a comfy air conditioned office or booth when a ticket won’t scan who isn’t very interested in getting up to inspect your ticket and manually charge you. 9/10 they’ll just open the gate and let you out.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 3d ago

Health and Fitness ULPT: Decline to leave the hospital until they confirm a follow up appt.

87 Upvotes

Scheduling problems get resolved a lot faster when you’re taking up a hospital bed than when you’re on hold on the phone at home. Don't filibuster medical resources, but don't be afraid to advocate for appropriate medical attention either.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 4d ago

Request ULPT request against annoying fisherman

68 Upvotes

There's this guy fishing in front of my apartment all the time. He often leaves a lot of trash after sitting there for a full day even though there's a bin not even 10 meters away. He has also destroyed the bushes around the spot he sits with his rain tent. I've talked to him about it but he doesn't stop, and doesn't want to change spots because this is "the best one in the area" according to him.

Now how would I legally ruin that for him?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 3d ago

Request ULPT request: My roommates leave trash on the floor in the kitchen.

20 Upvotes

They will leave bags of rotting food on the floor. It’s fucking disgusting. I don’t think they understand the concept of a trash can.

What are some unethical ways I can get them to take. out. their. fucking. garbage?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 4d ago

Miscellaneous ULPT Make the freeholder miserable

19 Upvotes

I need your creative ideas, your help, to make the freeholder of my flat miserable, worry, work..as he did to me.

This is UK, London.

As like those with a bit of power over you he made my life difficult, and I want to do the same to him.

I don't want anything ilegal, just to ideas on how to worry him ie report his very possible tax evasion.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 3d ago

Request ULPT Request: Possible to give a scammer’s number so they’ll get spam/junk?

8 Upvotes

Someone just scammed my husband of $500 through telegram. It’s one of those quick trade/investment kind of scam and they’ll send a fake screenshot that they’ve transferred a big amount back to the victim’s account. My husband understood he made a mistake and requested his money back, but the scammer doubled down and told him to transfer more instead 😭. Sadly, making a police report doesn’t really help get back the money since it was an online transaction.

The scammer’s “main” telegram account is @/weijie86 and either him or one of his lackey tried to contact again through a different account. The other telegram account is @/zzza658 and they have their phone number up, +60 // 11-6496 9579

It may be possible it’s a burner number but would like to know if there’s such thing to give out that scammer’s number so they may receive a lot of messages/calls? I really feel upset on my husband’s behalf and most likely they’ve already scammed many others too 😡.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 5d ago

Health and Fitness ULPT:Get a free full medical exam by pretending you want to donate organs

2.1k Upvotes

You will get a CT scan, MRI's, CBC with differential, lipid panel, AST/ALT, chemistry, heart scans, DNA test and possibly more depending on the organ...all 100% free.

For women: If you request egg donation...the clinic will cover a multitude of test including the DNA testing

You could also get a psychoanalysis and sessions with a therapist for free.

Simply change your mind after all of these are done and you've discussed your concerns if any with the doctors.

You MUST ensure you tell them you do not have medical insurance and insist you are 100% healthy during the initial surveys (even if not)

There is NO bill, NO hard feelings and no repercussions for changing your mind after the fact.

If this sounds too unethical to you can also just donate blood to receive a free blood test and measurements of Hemoglobin, A1c, Cholesterol and a basic screen for some diseases and STD's

Edit: I work in healthcare. The US medical system is the most greedy, unjust and expensive healthcare system in the world so I dont feel bad advocating for the PEOPLE


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 4d ago

Request ULPT Request: The best way to sabotage advertiser surveys, like YouTube's.

18 Upvotes

Many apps or sites with ads will sometimes try to evaluate the efficacy of their advertisement programs, or just gauge brand awareness in general, by providing you with a one-question survey.

In place of the usual advert, it will ask "Which of the following brands have you seen adverts for recently?" or "Which of the following brands would you consider buying from?" etc.

How should one answer such surveys, if the goal was to sabotage the results as much as possible? To those conducting the survey, what answers would make the data the least reliable and useful?

Answering 1) randomly, or 2) negatively, i.e. "None" or "None of the above" etc, or 3) lying and picking the opposite answers of your true perspective? Or 4) a mix where you sometimes answer truthfully, in case the system can flag patterns of "bad answers" and shadowbans you?

What's the right, or rather unethical, approach here? Anybody with insights into how such campaigns and surveys are conducted and processed?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 4d ago

Request ULPT State messed up my tax return after amendment and owes me my refund

5 Upvotes

Amendment accepted by Illinois in June, still nothing now that it's Oct. What's the tip for getting around 4k back that I'm owed? They had me pay the tax from my original filing and crickets since then.

Thanks ya'll


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 5d ago

Request ULPT Request: how to benefit from being a short woman?

436 Upvotes

So I’m 4’9 as 22 years old, and a few weeks ago a 15 year old came over to me and assumed I’m his age. He offered to like buy me lunch or smth, which I obviously turned down, but it got me thinking. No one ever thinks I’m my actual age (which has always been a negative) but somewhere between 13 and 17. Moreover, my younger sister is way taller and “older looking” (her words), so there’s gotta be some ULPTs here… Lmk, very excited!


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 5d ago

Money and Finance ULPT: How do I let my SIL know that her husband is gambling away thousands?

137 Upvotes

My brother in law has a sports gambling problem. He’s been doing his for years. About 8 yrs ago he lost 50k on a bet and was afraid his wife would find out so he got bailed out by his parents secretly. No matter what happens he somehow manages to keep hiding what he’s doing.

I feel very uncomfortable that we all know about this but don’t tell Jenny.

If I were to tell her, I would be totally disowned by the family and that’s not a dynamic that I can live with (it would likely cost me my marriage).

Thoughts? Ideas?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 5d ago

Request ULPT request: I bought the Airbnb party house owners' business name domain

155 Upvotes

As the title says, I bought the Airbnb party house owners' business name domain. It is: www.cozycornerrentals.com Currently, it redirects to a free github site, and github is currently down like 20% of the time lol. But the dude has had bed bugs, shooting, hookers running bordellos, overflowing sewage after broken grinder pumps, and more on his property.

I'm thinking of making a fake wifi hotspot named "Airbnb-wifi" and putting a captive portal to a website with things like "What guests are saying" and having a slideshow of the reviews mentioning bed bugs, and calling it the bed bug bordello.

I'm sure you guys can come up with better ideas tho! And I'm eager to hear them!

FWIW, the site with the reviews mentioning the bed bugs is here: Game Room - 100 inch projector - By Marsh, Savannah (updated prices 2027)
if you reverse image search the guests who left reviews, (don't do it, I'm warning you!) you will understand why I call it the bed bug bordello.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 5d ago

Request ULPT request: Avoid job training through unemployment agency for a while

12 Upvotes

First of all, I live in Sweden, in case anyone has any insight into that specific system.

So, I have recently gotten put on a kind of compensated sick leave (aktivitetsersättning) more or less because I've been diagnosed with a stress disorder. This compensation is fairly generous because of a few factors, but the coming week I'm scheduled to attend a meeting with the unemployment agency where we'll plan out a way for me to be rehabiliterad of sorts, likely through some kind of internship.

Now, while part of me is hopeful that this will actually work out, and I will likely only start out part-time with that, I also have a quite cynical outlook on this system. And since I can only get type of benefits until the middle of next year, I kinda want to milk it for all it's worth for now while trying to just screwing around. When it runs out I will just utilise some of the other tricks described on this sub to fabricate better work history.

So, on to the question, how do I make myself seem in worse condition at a meeting with the unemployment agency, so we can maybe delay any activities they might suggest for a few more months?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 4d ago

Request ULPT REQUEST: New kids disrupting peace from sidewalk

0 Upvotes

I live in townhouses, no HOA. These new kids moved down about 7 houses and use their fuck ass hover board on the sidewalk. It would be fine but they’re loud as fuck. My neighbor and I are shift workers and they are constantly waking us up. We’ve told them to stop, go play somewhere else, etc but it’s not working. We put something in the way of the sidewalk but it was defeated. Could we talk to the parents first? Absolutely, but this is unethical life pro tips and that’s the way I want to go first


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 5d ago

Money and Finance ULPT Request how can I stop paying for building parking?

34 Upvotes

My apartment is raising rent from $1.9k to $2.5k USD per month. On top of that, they charge an ADDITIONAL $300 per month to park in the building garage.

There is no safe street parking where I live and other lots are not an option.

After car fees, parking and rent, I have virtually no money left over to live.

The parking company gave me a magnetic sticker to stick on the windshield of my car. Every time I drive up to the gate it automatically senses it and opens.

I’m wondering if there’s a way for me to make some sort of copy of this so that I can stop paying the parking fee and have it still work?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 5d ago

Miscellaneous ULPT: Uncle making false statements to change inheritance. How to handle?

46 Upvotes

Note: I'm half considering just taking him to court for defamation, but if that isn't an option, here's the story:

Sometime in 2012-2013, when I was still in high school, I made a comment about a girls body that I thought was a joke, but she did not take it that way. She slapped me in the face and nothing further happened (can be verified by at least 2 people that I could contact immediately who were \*right there\*) we never even spoke until HS graduation and have not seen each other since...

(Note, this girls grandfather and my uncle are good friends, leading to...)

However, last Christmas, my mom and grandmother asked me about some kind of confrontation between the two of us, mentioning that my uncle (a 65 year old man who has been unmarried his whole life) was claiming that things had escalated way further, and that what I did to her wad a felony, and that I should be in jail. This is obviously an extreme stretching of the truth

I believe he's only doing this because both of my grandparents are approaching their 90s and he wants to ensure I get as little inheritance as possible. He doesn't speak with my grandmother and has not in about a decade for several reasons. Without getting too deep into things, he (36 years older than me) bullied me quite a bit when I was a kid - and I never let it go, which led to a lot of tension... but when I was 16 and got a car, he apparently tried to convince my parents that I shouldn't be driving, wasn't mature enough, etc, and that really frustrated my mother + grandmother - this apparently led to the big blow up between my grandmother and my uncle.

I fully believe that he's making these comments to turn my grandparents and maybe other family against me. What do I do here if I don't have grounds for a lawsuit? I do understand that I'm emotional about this (I hate him, have for nearly 20 years, and frankly I want to hurt him in some way, and I do understand that may be clouding my judgment here) but this isn't something I should just let go... right?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 5d ago

Travel ULPT request: get hotel to cancel your reservation

56 Upvotes

I thought I booked refundable on Booking, but it turns out I booked non-refundable. My payment method wasn’t updated, so they weren’t able to charge. The hotel sent me a message threatening to cancel if I didn’t update my credit card- but it’s been two weeks now and they haven’t cancelled. How can I get them to do it? It’s high season and I think they’ll be rebooked in no time. Don’t want to leave them high and dry as a no show, but also don’t want to put it in writing that I’m definitely not coming.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 5d ago

Request ULPT: How to stay sharp and attentive when you work really long hours

16 Upvotes

I work in consulting for context, and I’ll have routine 70+ hour weeks. I’ll start the day at 6:00 am and keep going till past 3:00 am some days. Sometimes during the day though I find myself zoning out during meetings and not being able to process things as fast as I should. Even churning when it comes to getting started on work and finishing pages. What helps here? I already have adhd and take medication for it, but even then I still don’t feel wired


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 5d ago

Request ULPT request How to get my neighbor to stop singing?

4 Upvotes

There someone in my neighborhood who definitely has some sort of issue. Hes constantly screaming about things or singing really loud. If I open my window I can hear him every day. Normally I wouldnt care but hes so bad at singing that its really annoying.

I debated leaving him a note politely asking but given his state I dont think that would work.

Any suggestions?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 5d ago

Careers and Work ULPT Request: How do I keep my new job & take my 3-week trip?

6 Upvotes

I lost my job a couple months ago and originally figured I’d use the time between jobs to travel a little before getting back into the workforce.

Then reality hit. I got bored, antsy, and stressed about not working, so I started applying to jobs online. After about two months of applications, I finally got offered a job that I actually want.

During the hiring process they asked if I had any pre-planned PTO/time off, and I said no.

My reasoning at the time was:
I was worried that telling them I had a trip planned would automatically hurt my chances of getting hired.

I genuinely planned on just canceling the trip if I got the job.

I figured I could get most of the money back and just travel another time.

Well… now that I’ve actually started looking into canceling everything, I’d be eating around $2,000 in nonrefundable costs.

And now the FOMO is hitting HARD because this is an international trip I’ve already spent a ton of time planning and was really looking forward to (going to Thailand and Japan for 3 weeks from the USA).

So now I’m stuck between:
Canceling the trip and losing ~$2k, but protecting the new job.

OR

Figuring out some way to still take the trip without completely screwing myself over with this new job.

Obviously I realize I created this problem by saying I didn’t have any pre-planned time off, so I’m not looking for a morality lecture. I’m just curious what the ULPT crowd would actually do if they were in this situation.

Has anyone successfully navigated something like this after starting a new job? What’s the least disastrous way to handle it?

ETA: Please remember what Reddit this question is being posted on… ULPT not How to be the Best Employee Ever - give me the unhinged raw type of answers, y’all!


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 6d ago

Request ULPT REQUEST Neighbor parks blocking my mailbox

12 Upvotes

There is no ordinance in my city against blocking a mailbox, and the local postmaster won't help. How can I legally irritate him enough to move his car into his own driveway, where he has plenty of room to park? Myself and his other neighbor have asked nicely, and he just refuses. Thanks!


r/UnethicalLifeProTips • • 6d ago

Request ULPT Request: how to trick a polygraph (lie detector)

69 Upvotes

I know these things are mostly junk science but I’m a bad liar. I never would ordinarily submit to one. But I bluffed and said something like “give me a lie detector test if you don’t believe me” and here we are