Chris Remington@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoGen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents dowww.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down10cross-posted to: quebec@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.onlinenews@lemmy.world
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minus-squareUnsustainable@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoI got scammed by Columbia House when I was a teenager.
minus-squareHubertManne@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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-up1·1 year 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.