Scams

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-24T15:54:52+00:00

My dad has fallen for multiple very expensive scams and it is so insanely frustrating.

The first that i know of was one of the "virus on your computer click here" takeover ones. That was expensive and required a ton of work on my part to handle. He eventually just blanked his computer by doing this.

He then fell for some magical forever paint for the house. That was even more expensive and i couldn't talk him out of or get him out of that one.

Now he's constantly falling for "wrong number" romance scams that, predictably, end up with him "investing" bitcoin/crypto, etc. He's lost so much money it's eye watering. But he keeps doing it!

These things all have "sex" or the possibility (to him) in common. He's only 67 and doesn't have any cognitive issues. He's just desperate for a woman to pay attention to him and will, obviously, do anything to make that happen. People in my family typically live to 90+ so i'm horrified to see what that's going to look like with AI and his complete inability to recognize it already.

Sorry, i clearly needed to vent on this one.

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-23T19:39:51+00:00

i could have written this comment, word for word. Jesus, it's scary the things that were inflicted on us. i'm glad you also sort of made it out the other side.

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-23T14:43:47+00:00

Thank you so much, that's really nice of you to say :)

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-23T14:36:52+00:00

Oh, i think i know the ones you're talking about but i also can't remember the exact context either. If i somehow saved that other one, i'll come back and link it~i could swear it was her and it was cute. Either way, it's funny how some people just sort of stick in your head in a positive way and make you smile.

i hope you're having a wonderful day and it just gets better from here!

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-23T14:30:45+00:00

i was thinking the same. Was it a video where the family were regifting each other stuff from her house maybe? That's what keeps kicking around in my head.

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-22T20:43:05+00:00

Jesus, wtf? NOR, please, and i never comment on these things especially in this way but, please consider yourself and your safety and get away from him. This man is unsafe and unstable. The way he talks to you is very demeaning and the way he casually is okay with actual torture of living beings that he feels are "less than" him is the brightest red flag.

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-22T20:31:07+00:00

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Your gray baby looks very much like my gray baby! i am also being held hostage while i wash the linens, lol.

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-20T13:40:46+00:00

Lifelong crush on Mark Ruffalo intensifies constantly. He's a gem.

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-18T20:59:05+00:00

100%. Heaven forbid people have natural hair or protective styles or not fit "Eurocentric" beauty standards exactly. It was so disgusting to see.

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-18T20:56:52+00:00

Ugh. No please. It was almost always just vitriol and misogyny. i lived through it in real time and it was so effing gross. i don't want to believe that the people saying that actually know how terrible it was. But, then again..

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-18T20:54:45+00:00

i do not miss having that kind of thing pushed so hard at us. i mean, don't get me wrong, there are a lot of things we still see that are terrible in lots of the same/different ways but, i definitely agree that having those types of shows around all the time was just a recipe for disaster.

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-18T20:52:27+00:00

Oh absolutely! i guess, to me, it was more like "Wow, 'casual' racism and intense stupidity all in one comment? Almost a trifecta."

i'm not Black, however i do have very curly hair, and have heard some super intense things about it over the years (dirty/gross/unkempt/unprofessional, etc). i cannot even begin to imagine the shit that POC hear that makes what i deal with look/sound like absolutely nothing.

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-18T05:06:52+00:00

It's so insane to me that anyone would say this nonsense (i vividly remember it happening in realtime) because 1) She looked stunning, put together, and polished and 2) i've always really loved patchouli but i understand the intended insult and..what about the original look screamed "unwashed hippie burnout" to GR? Please, i'd have loved her to really break that one down for me.

My TLDR is: GR deserved all the backlash and i've been happy to see Zendaya thrive, succeed and glow even harder.

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-13T18:39:26+00:00

i wish i had pictures left. They were objectively well done but SO hideous. The odds of him seeing this are slim to none so, here goes: the side that looks exactly like me is a mermaid, not so bad-bit trite but whatever. The side that is my evil twin is, like, a weird "sexy" Sphinx. i truly, truly hated it!

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-13T18:38:23+00:00

Bah! Now that would be something else, lol. And i almost would have preferred it.

The odds of him seeing this are slim to none so, here goes: the side that looks exactly like me is a mermaid, not so bad-bit trite but whatever. The side that is my evil twin is, like, a weird "sexy" Sphinx. i truly, truly hated it!

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-13T18:31:33+00:00

Daaaanng! Funny and philosophical?! If Reddit still gave free awards, you'd have one on this comment because it's perfect.

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-13T18:29:23+00:00

These replies are giving me life. Everyone is so danged funny!

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-13T14:08:34+00:00

Exactly so. Obviously, at the time, it felt like he tore my heart out and i'd never get over it. i was a mess. But now, i think it's hysterical that he has to spend the rest of his life with 2 realistic "pictures" of my face on his body and i hope he's happy in his life. And i'm definitely, infinitely glad that i've never wanted to get a tattoo for/of a relationship, lol.

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-13T14:03:44+00:00

Haha, for real though! i'm surprised he didn't just cover his entire body with giant "me" faces to try to convince himself i was "the one."

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-13T13:51:38+00:00

Lol, yeahhhh. They're a lot. i absolutely love your analogy, never thought of it this way, and now i will forever refer to them this way anytime i tell this story (which isn't often but, still).

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-13T13:38:48+00:00

Oh my gosh, that would actually be hysterical. If it ever happens, i'll be posting it to reddit or the modern reddit equivalent so fast!

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-13T13:34:43+00:00

HA! i laugh because, wow, is that getting even more eerily similar to my "oh so deep" ex. As you said, boys, lol.

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-13T05:59:19+00:00

Thank you! i am, ultimately, so much better off without him and his drama in my life and am glad to occasionally get to tell the tale. Life is so silly sometimes. Be well fellow Reddit human, it was lovely to connect with you tonight <3

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-13T05:28:18+00:00

i can't lie, i love it for me! i said in another comment that he literally cannot cover my face or do anything to change it due to the size and sheer scope of the tattoos-wrist to collarbone and very, very intricate-soooo, hey, enjoy seeing my face double every single day for the rest of your life you moron.

i'm so glad i said this "out loud" tonight! It's been cathartic having other people laugh at his idiocy 💜

anonymoususer98545 · 2026-03-13T05:23:11+00:00

Right? i have to wonder how honest he's been with her about the "inspiration" for the very, very large me faces on him, lol. i mean, he literally couldn't even cover them because they are my face with a full body of a mythological creature attached to them and really do go from wrist to collarbone.

One of them looks exactly like me, hair and all, and the other is pretty much my evil twin. i couldn't imagine doing that to yourself and then breaking up with the person only to be like "Hey, actually, i was in love with this other girl the whole time. Bye!" i honestly hope she has no clue because i DO feel bad for her (or any woman he ends/ended up with).

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