She spent $8,000 at a seminar on an "internet business opportunity". Now what? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 10, 2009 - 30 answers

Looking to buy a WW2 ring. Help me not get scammed on eBay. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 3, 2009 - 9 answers

Help! My landlord is trying to scam me! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 11, 2009 - 20 answers

I have a good friend who's getting screwed by his (soon to be former employer) re: expenses and payroll taxes. What's the best way to resolve this situation? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 28, 2009 - 4 answers

Why, exactly, are pyramid schemes so bad? Should I try to convince a relative to leave one, and if so, how? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 22, 2009 - 28 answers

I got ripped off by the person whose lease I took over. What should I do to recover my money? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 28, 2008 - 19 answers

Looking for advice about how to handle a cultural misunderstanding...or possibly a scam. Not sure how to reconcile the experience and associated feelings, and especially unsure about how to deal with the situation in the most sensitive and informed way. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 31, 2008 - 13 answers

Was I scammed by a domain name registrar? Should I legally be able to get my money back for unavailable domains despite not having read their terms & conditions? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 24, 2008 - 3 answers

A friend of a friend has started to shell out money to Dani Johnson. She's only a few hundred dollars in so far and I'm trying my best to find information to dissuade her from getting in any deeper. Google, however, is letting me down - every link I find is basically a scam site of some kind gushing about her. Taken as a whole the result of this search being garbage is damning enough on its own but I'm looking for something more definitive I can bring to her. 500 results in I see a Yahoo Answers question asking the same thing but there isn't a substantial answer there. Hopefully Metafilter knows better. :) Is it a scam? Is it a pyramid scheme? Is there any proof?
posted by anonymous on Mar 12, 2008 - 9 answers

Can your health insurance company raise your rates when you have a positive STD test? Does this typically happen? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 7, 2008 - 15 answers

An area of rural Norway I am very fond of is currently fighting a development bid by a possibly dodgy operation... [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 20, 2007 - 5 answers