Chris Remington to Technology@beehaw.org • 9 months agoGen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents dowww.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1229cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1229external-linkGen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents dowww.vox.comChris Remington to Technology@beehaw.org • 9 months agomessage-square71fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
minus-square@Unsustainable@lemmy.todaylinkfedilink7•9 months agoI got scammed by Columbia House when I was a teenager.
minus-square@agent_flounder@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglish1•9 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.
minus-squareHubertMannelinkfedilink1•9 months agoI actually made out pretty good with them. Got my stuff. returned the stuff every month and once done dropped em.
I got scammed by Columbia House when I was a teenager.
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.
I actually made out pretty good with them. Got my stuff. returned the stuff every month and once done dropped em.