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The Daily Dot

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

Woman green screen video over computer receipt showing incorrect math (l) Woman annoyed expression (c) Woman over green screen tiktok of another wrong receipt (r)

receipts

TikToker urges customers to ‘check receipts’ after restaurant pay machines show alleged inaccuracies

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

Braden Bjella

Woman in greenscreen video caption "actual photos from my move out inspection after I cleaned for 5 hours and the report they attached" (l) Red house with magnifying glass up to it with other white houses around (c) Screnshot of womans inspection claim "dirty: caption "they really trying to scam me" (r)

inspection scam

‘Goodbye $500 security deposit’: TikToker says landlord tried scamming her by deeming her clean apartment ‘dirty’ during move out inspection

Instacart logo on phone on yellow background with a yellow clock, shopping cart, and shopping cart cutout (l) Woman with hair in towel caption "This isnt true, you have to approve the order when they add items" (r)

f u instacart

‘Took my $37 order to $190’: TikToker says her Instacart shopper tried adding extra items to her order, falsely marked it as delivered

7 eleven skimming scam

‘When you got scammed at your local 7-Eleven’: TikToker finds card skimmer after ripping card machine apart in viral video￼

You can find her byline in Vice, Teen Vogue, Epic, and the Independent, among other publications. You can find her on Twitter @GagliardoSilver.

Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

Poshmark logo on red background (l) name brand luxury purse caption " this is a pretty effective scam because it takes the blame off of Poshmark and removes their incentive to help you" (r)

poshmark scam

TikToker exposes ‘most common’ Poshmark scam after her Chanel purse is marked ‘delivered’ but never arrives

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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target worker calls 24 hr promise scam

‘Don’t say I didn’t warn u!!’: Target worker calls $24-per-hour promise a ‘scam’ in viral TikTok

doordash logo in window (l) man in car with "watch out for scammers on doordash" caption (r)

doordash scam

‘We’re tired of it’: DoorDash driver warns restaurants about screenshot scam in viral TikTok (updated)

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

person getting 0 matches on tinder (l) photshopping a lottery card (m) person getting a bunch of matches on tinder (r)

campus tinder swindler

‘This is why I gave up on dating apps’: TikToker photoshops lottery check to get Tinder matches

Cop talks to woman in car (L) PlayStation 5 (M) Cop (R)

ps5-scam

‘This what happens when you buy sh*t on OfferUp’: TikToker alleges ‘scammer’ sold his girlfriend a stolen PS5

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

Brooke Sjoberg

TikTok ARCO scam

Unclick

‘It’s going up but nothing’s coming out’: TikToker says she was ‘scammed’ at ARCO gas station

Man showing $300 fraudulent Venmo request

venmo-scam-tiktok

‘How is someone copying the exact username?’: TikToker shows Venmo scammer impersonated his friend and requested money

instacart-scam

‘I have bills due’: Customer allegedly scams Instacart driver, tries to steal his earnings (updated)

Eleanor Pahl focuses on all things crypto. Follow her on Twitter: @EleanorPahl

Eleanor Pahl

A bag of money with the Crypto Island logo on it

cryptoisland money

Cryptoland wants to be an NFT paradise—it sounds like a digital FyreFest

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

callikoa-tiktok-scam

‘She was the first influencer I was ever going to work with’: TikToker says Callikoa scammed her after promising to swap crystals for video

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Scams

TikToker urges customers to ‘check receipts’ after restaurant pay machines show alleged inaccuracies

‘Goodbye $500 security deposit’: TikToker says landlord tried scamming her by deeming her clean apartment ‘dirty’ during move out inspection

‘Took my $37 order to $190’: TikToker says her Instacart shopper tried adding extra items to her order, falsely marked it as delivered

‘When you got scammed at your local 7-Eleven’: TikToker finds card skimmer after ripping card machine apart in viral video

TikToker exposes ‘most common’ Poshmark scam after her Chanel purse is marked ‘delivered’ but never arrives

‘Don’t say I didn’t warn u!!’: Target worker calls $24-per-hour promise a ‘scam’ in viral TikTok

‘We’re tired of it’: DoorDash driver warns restaurants about screenshot scam in viral TikTok (updated)

‘This is why I gave up on dating apps’: TikToker photoshops lottery check to get Tinder matches

‘This what happens when you buy sh*t on OfferUp’: TikToker alleges ‘scammer’ sold his girlfriend a stolen PS5

‘It’s going up but nothing’s coming out’: TikToker says she was ‘scammed’ at ARCO gas station

‘How is someone copying the exact username?’: TikToker shows Venmo scammer impersonated his friend and requested money

‘I have bills due’: Customer allegedly scams Instacart driver, tries to steal his earnings (updated)

Cryptoland wants to be an NFT paradise—it sounds like a digital FyreFest

‘She was the first influencer I was ever going to work with’: TikToker says Callikoa scammed her after promising to swap crystals for video

Scammers posing as Melania Trump promote weight loss pill as COVID cure

Scams

TikToker urges customers to ‘check receipts’ after restaurant pay machines show alleged inaccuracies

‘Goodbye $500 security deposit’: TikToker says landlord tried scamming her by deeming her clean apartment ‘dirty’ during move out inspection

‘Took my $37 order to $190’: TikToker says her Instacart shopper tried adding extra items to her order, falsely marked it as delivered

‘When you got scammed at your local 7-Eleven’: TikToker finds card skimmer after ripping card machine apart in viral video￼

TikToker exposes ‘most common’ Poshmark scam after her Chanel purse is marked ‘delivered’ but never arrives

‘Don’t say I didn’t warn u!!’: Target worker calls $24-per-hour promise a ‘scam’ in viral TikTok

‘We’re tired of it’: DoorDash driver warns restaurants about screenshot scam in viral TikTok (updated)

‘This is why I gave up on dating apps’: TikToker photoshops lottery check to get Tinder matches

‘This what happens when you buy sh*t on OfferUp’: TikToker alleges ‘scammer’ sold his girlfriend a stolen PS5

‘It’s going up but nothing’s coming out’: TikToker says she was ‘scammed’ at ARCO gas station

‘How is someone copying the exact username?’: TikToker shows Venmo scammer impersonated his friend and requested money

‘I have bills due’: Customer allegedly scams Instacart driver, tries to steal his earnings (updated)

Cryptoland wants to be an NFT paradise—it sounds like a digital FyreFest

‘She was the first influencer I was ever going to work with’: TikToker says Callikoa scammed her after promising to swap crystals for video

Scammers posing as Melania Trump promote weight loss pill as COVID cure

‘When you got scammed at your local 7-Eleven’: TikToker finds card skimmer after ripping card machine apart in viral video