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-up1232arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldnews@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-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.
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.
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.