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Refund Scam

Paid Too Much Money

How it works

  1. You are contacted by a scammer who claims to have paid you too much money for a product or service
  2. The scammer will ask you to send the excess money back to them
  3. You pay the scammer the excess money
  4. The original payment never happened, leaving you out of pocket

Sometimes scammers send fraudulent cheques, which can take weeks for your bank to idenitfy as fraudulent.

I've already fallen for this scam

  1. Contact your bank and explain the situation
  2. Report the scam to the police
  3. Report the scammer to Discord Trust & Safety (opens in a new tab)
  4. Block the scammer

How do I avoid this scam?

  • If someone claims to have paid you too much money, that is something they can resolve on their end.
    • (translation: tell them to piss off)

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