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What do you think are scams?

Started by kirbykart, January 06, 2023, 08:20:09 AM

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kirbykart

Inspired by comments on "Aviation by MMM":

Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on January 03, 2023, 02:02:32 PM
I think Atomic clocks are a scam. You can't measure billionths of a second.
Quote from: abefroman329 on January 03, 2023, 03:13:28 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on January 03, 2023, 02:47:17 PM
Quote from: kphoger on January 03, 2023, 02:46:18 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on January 03, 2023, 02:11:23 PM
What else do you think are scams?

The lunar landing, radon, autism, farsightedness, the Exodus, and the Chicago—Kansas City Expressway.   :hmmm:

Just one for me:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/652193852063501/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF
Can we make this it's own thread?

My contribution: MLMs. Every single one.

What else do you think are scams?


hotdogPi

Cryptocurrency and NFTs in their entirety.
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MATraveler128

Those "You've made the 5 billionth Google search"  pop up's that trick you into thinking you won a gift card or something.
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JayhawkCO

Quote from: 1 on January 06, 2023, 08:21:47 AM
Cryptocurrency and NFTs in their entirety.

Amen. Technological beanie babies.

JoePCool14

NFTs/crypto are definitely scams. Scams you could get lucky with, but scams nonetheless. See the FTX fiasco. I'm sure they aren't the only one.

Yearly sports video games, like Madden, FIFA, 2K games, F1, etc. There's not enough time in a year for developers to add enough content to justify another $60 or $70 per year just for fans to get the latest teams and rosters.

If it were all up to me, I'd charge significantly less money per year for each game, maybe $30, $40 at most. If it's a brand new game, made from the ground up for that season, ok, charge full price.

Another option would be to provide players of the previous year's game an upgrade path. Maybe 50% of the price of next year's game, and yes, this would carry over to the following year too. I know this won't happen, but I did say if it were completely up to me.


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GaryV

MMM and P13 posts.

Oh wait. That should go in the "What do you think are spams?" change-one-letter thread.

MultiMillionMiler

55 mph speed limits on long island.


mgk920

Quote from: JayhawkCO on January 06, 2023, 09:10:51 AM
Quote from: 1 on January 06, 2023, 08:21:47 AM
Cryptocurrency and NFTs in their entirety.

Amen. Technological beanie babies.

I've always thought of 'cryptocurrency' as being the modern day investment equivalent of tulip bulbs a few centuries ago.

Mike

triplemultiplex

Let's see there's....

fake "bid" sites for consumer products (not like eBay, I'm talking about the ones you see advertised on TV)
essential oils
ambulance chasing lawyer ads for class action lawsuits  (NO, tylanol didn't give your kid autism!)
testosterone supplements (Sorry, Frank Thomas.)
Airborne
NFT's for sure, especially ones with some kind of celebrity connection.
the entire diamond jewelry industry
credit scores
online colleges
reverse mortgages
the lottery
chiropractors
anything endorsed by Joe Rogan
charities that spend a lot of money buying TV ads
anything endorsed by a certain disgraced President
most vitamins
anything endorsed by Tom Brady
every "diet"
the gluten free label, especially when they put it on shit that can't possibly have wheat protein in it  (Wow, gluten free eggs!)
same for "non-GMO"
Amway
CBD
home security systems
the tax collection industry
every religion
built-in obsolescence
sports gambling
casino gambling
the lawn care industry
...

There are so many scams, how much time you got?
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jeffandnicole

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bing101

"Your Icloud account is hacked!" I got those scam calls and I never owned an Apple Account however if you have an apple device you easily fall for it at first.

GaryV

Quote from: bing101 on January 06, 2023, 12:21:27 PM
"Your Icloud account is hacked!"
They simply got the verb tense wrong - they meant to say "will be". Click here, and it will be hacked.

kirbykart

Quote from: triplemultiplex on January 06, 2023, 12:03:43 PM
Let's see there's....

the gluten free label, especially when they put it on shit that can't possibly have wheat protein in it (Wow, gluten free eggs!)

https://gfdwater.com/

JayhawkCO

Quote from: kirbykart on January 06, 2023, 02:38:59 PM
Quote from: triplemultiplex on January 06, 2023, 12:03:43 PM
Let's see there's....

the gluten free label, especially when they put it on shit that can't possibly have wheat protein in it (Wow, gluten free eggs!)

https://gfdwater.com/

I mean, Tito's made all of its money by advertising that it was gluten free, as if all liquors* weren't gluten free.

*In theory, in things like flavored vodka, the flavoring additive could have gluten, but the vodka itself prior to being manipulated was 100% gluten fee.

kirbykart


Big John

extended warranties, especially automobile warranties.
any "service" called from an unknown number.

roadman65

When someone texts you looking for another person.  It's not a wrong text text sent to you by accident, but someone trying to engage you to interact with them to get money out of you.

Sadly most are Filipino numbers. 

Do not respond! Block it immediately!
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JayhawkCO

Quote from: roadman65 on January 06, 2023, 04:29:38 PM
When someone texts you looking for another person.  It's not a wrong text text sent to you by accident, but someone trying to engage you to interact with them to get money out of you.

Sadly most are Filipino numbers. 

Do not respond! Block it immediately!

I like engaging. It's kinda fun. I just start getting real creepy and eventually they leave me alone.

skluth

Re: Gluten free

Let's not forget all the items nearly 100% sugar being labeled "Fat-Free"

MultiMillionMiler

I feel bad for all the kids from lunatic families who only feed them "gluten free" stuff. I bet they protest GMOs though, despite them being a great source of Vitamin A.

tigerwings


LilianaUwU

Quote from: skluth on January 06, 2023, 05:04:34 PM
Re: Gluten free

Let's not forget all the items nearly 100% sugar being labeled "Fat-Free"
Fun fact: Tic Tacs are labeled sugar free despite being almost 100% sugar due to their extremely small serving size allowing such a label per FDA rules.
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kalvado

A good example from the other thread:
Quote from: kernals12 on January 06, 2023, 06:45:28 PM
Quote from: Road Hog on January 05, 2023, 09:17:22 PM
I counted 64 spokes on the tire in the OP (yes, I had that much free time), which means 256 total spokes on a four-wheeled vehicle.

If the average passenger car weighs 4,000 pounds, and 8 spokes at a time per tire are supporting the car's weight, each spoke would have to support 125 pounds without deforming while parked for long periods of time. Obviously more with SUVs, and way more still with fully-laden 18-wheelers. That's a lot of titanium and it ain't cheap.
Not if these guys have anything to say about it
https://iperionx.com/



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