Chris Remington@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 11 months agoGen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents dowww.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1230arrow-down1external-linkGen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents dowww.vox.comChris Remington@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 11 months agomessage-square72fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareUnsustainable@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoI got scammed by Columbia House when I was a teenager.
minus-squareHubertManne@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoI actually made out pretty good with them. Got my stuff. returned the stuff every month and once done dropped em.
minus-squareagent_flounder@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoOof. Brings back the memories. Though it was expensive, my Time Life 80s Music series (CD) was worth it and I still have em all. Thankfully, it wasn’t hard to cancel once I realized I was getting redundant stuff and they would never stop sending CDs as long as I kept paying.
I got scammed by Columbia House when I was a teenager.
I actually made out pretty good with them. Got my stuff. returned the stuff every month and once done dropped em.
Oof. Brings back the memories.
Though it was expensive, my Time Life 80s Music series (CD) was worth it and I still have em all. Thankfully, it wasn’t hard to cancel once I realized I was getting redundant stuff and they would never stop sending CDs as long as I kept paying.