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Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

Woman talking(l+r), Hand holding phone with zelle app(c)

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‘I called my bank and apparently there’s not much that they can do’: Woman scammed out of $2,000 on Zelle by teens who said they were fundraising for basketball uniforms

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

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‘I almost fell for it’: Expert issues warning on Sephora gift card ‘scam’

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

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‘That’s not even enough for one serving’: Costco shopper catches Del Real Foods falsely advertising how much meat is in birria container

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‘If Emo Brunch comes in your area, do not do it’: Austin Emo Brunch attendee says she was scammed

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Customer issues warning after losing $25K to sophisticated bank scam—and blames Wells Fargo customer service

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‘I suddenly had this gut feeling’: Wells Fargo customer loses $25K to sophisticated bank scam. She says the bank isn’t helping

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

man greenscreen TikTok over Spotify ad with caption "so I basically got scammed by Spotify" (l) Spotify on phone in hand (c) man greenscreen TikTok over Spotify ad with caption "it's like being marketed as a concert" (r)

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‘It wasn’t a concert’: Man calls out Spotify for allegedly scamming users with fake concerts

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

Aldi customer warns of cashback button trick at checkout

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‘Yep she was about to get that money but had to hand it over since you noticed’: Aldi customer warns of cashback button trick at checkout

Car buyer catches Dodge dealership tacking-on thousands of dollars in random fees

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‘This is just ridiculous’: Car buyer catches Chevrolet dealership tacking on thousands of dollars in random fees on Dodge

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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Charlotte Colombo

Customer says Ticketmaster canceled her $400 Nicki Minaj tickets

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‘I remember people saying this happened to them at Renaissance’: Customer says Ticketmaster canceled her $400 Nicki Minaj tickets

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

Braden Bjella

Uber customer warns of new scam drivers are pulling after being charged almost $300 extra

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‘Don’t take Uber anymore’: Uber customer warns of new scam drivers are pulling after being charged almost $300 extra

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Customer says Bank of America closed her accounts without consent. She’s ineligible to open them ‘ever again’

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‘They can just decide that’: Customer says Bank of America closed her accounts without consent. She’s ineligible to open them ‘ever again’

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‘He was really in the trenches’: Viewers slam popular influencer for scamming small artist out of $20

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‘This changes my mind on opening an account there’: Woman says Chase Bank deleted fraud claim after scammer stole $3,000

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Patient issues warning on dental scams after almost getting ‘robbed’ by her dentist

Dentist Scam

‘This is why I’m afraid to go’: Patient issues warning on dental scams after almost getting ‘robbed’ by her dentist

Taco Bell worker says he fell for scam that let customer get 2 orders for the cost of 1

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