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The Daily Dot

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Hand holding phone with uber app(l), Text from uber driver(r)

uber-tipping-scam

‘All untipped rides will receive a 30% automatic tip’: Customer catches driver trying to finesse a tip by lying about Uber’s tipping policy

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‘If they do it to you, they’re doing to others’: Man catches car dealership secretly raising interest rate, adding warranty without his consent to make cost higher

Eric Webb is a native Texan and national award-winning pop culture critic, arts &amp; entertainment journalist, and editor.

Eric Webb

Woman talking(l+r), Facebook Marketplace(c)

facebook-marketplace-scam

‘Don’t send me any more money. I’m gonna call Venmo’: Woman warns of ‘advanced’ Facebook Marketplace scam

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Woman issues warning after sophisticated jury duty scam cost her ‘a lot’ of money

Jury Duty Scam

‘You will be arrested on the spot’: Woman issues warning after sophisticated jury duty scam cost her ‘a lot’ of money

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Walmart(l), Woman staring(c), Bacon in packaging(r)

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‘They are literally scamming us’: Walmart shopper weighs Great Value smoked bacon—realizes it’s almost 5 ounces less than labeled

Trader Joes(l), Woman looking surprised(c), Pasta in bowl(r)

hotel-room-service-trader-joes-scam

‘Thought it tasted familiar’: Guest catches hotel trying to pass off Trader Joe’s food as ‘expensive room service,’ has to pay $20 for cacio e pepe

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘This is a lesson on being delusional’: Woman says she made $500 selling ‘ugly’ painting she made on Facebook Marketplace

Walmart worker catches woman mid-return scam at self-checkout

Walmart Baby Scam

‘You’re ripping my customers off’: Walmart worker catches woman in the middle of return scam at self-checkout

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Shopper catches Goodwill reselling plastic lunch meat container

Good Will Container

‘They didn’t even clean it good’: Shopper catches Goodwill reselling plastic lunch meat container

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‘There’s so much fish fraud in restaurants’: Woman catches restaurant committing ‘fish fraud.’ Here’s what to look for

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Woman plays elaborate car crash sounds to prank phone scammers

Scammer Call

Woman pranks phone scammer by playing elaborate car crash sounds: ‘Sounds like a whole Michael Bay action sequence’

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

Lowe’s worker catches customer stuffing box, trying to pass it off as porcelain flooring so that they can make return

Lowes Returns

‘We got finessed’: Lowe’s worker discovers customer had passed off stuffed box as porcelain flooring to make a return

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homemade tortillas

‘More of my co-workers made some more orders today’: Man buys ready-made tortillas from Walmart, repackages them to sell as ‘homemade’ to co-workers

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

Discover customer gets verified call from her bank. It’s a troublingly precise new scam

Discover Bank Scam

‘You really can’t trust your money in the bank anymore’: Discover customer gets verified call from her bank. It’s a precise new scam

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