Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “duplicitous”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.
BEWARE THE SCAMMERS!
THEY ARE DUPLICITOUS BOTTOM-FEEDERS!
This morning, an innocent-looking popup on YouTube caught my eye. I clicked it, gave it a quick glance, decided it wasn’t for me and exited. One minute later I received an order confirmation via email from PayPal for $79.00, identifying the merchant as the name on the popup … and this is without providing my ID, email address or credit card info.
WHAT??
Here’s where they get you in these days of smart technology. If you do any sort of online shopping, your credit card info is somewhere and everywhere in the ether. I was charged for simply being curious!
WTF?!?
I’m a smart person but scammers are smarter than me and you! Beware the click bait! I immediately contacted PayPal to stop all payments to this fraudulent company but I won’t relax until I receive an email confirming a stop payment action and cancellation of charges.
TOTAL DUPLICITOUS BS!
NAR©2026
This is “Won’t Get Fooled Again” by The Who
Everything on The Elephant’s Trunk was created by me, unless otherwise indicated. Thanks for your consideration. NAR©2017-present.
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That’s awful – and happened so easily. They’re getting so smart and so sneaky. I hope you get it sorted soon ❤️
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These scammers are becoming too clever.
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This has happened to me several times, but I don’t keep any money in my PayPal account, so there is no way for these scammers to get it.
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I report those as SPAM when they come through my email. Annoying theft of my precious time.
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OMG! i had no idea this could happen! Thanks for the heads up.
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