Redditor Gets Together With His Old Friend and Ends Up Getting Scammed

Social media and technology have opened up a whole world of new ways to communicate with each other. Through these platforms, strangers become friends, and old friends return to make cameos in your life again.

People nowadays are increasingly becoming more distrustful as others find new ways to deceive them. This leads them to put up walls instead of accepting the affection they deserve.

However, there are still individuals who will give you the benefit of the doubt and listen to what you have to say. While they may have a higher risk of getting hurt in the process, they also have a greater chance of finding someone worth trusting.

One of the factors contributing to people's distrust of one another is the multitude of scams that others devise. Take this Redditor, for example.

This Redditor, who posted on the subreddit r/TIFU, recounted the story of an old acquaintance contacting him to rekindle their friendship. OP agreed to let her stay at his house since she was in the area for a few days.

Things were going great, and OP really saw potential in her as a friend—until she betrayed him and left him to pay for an expensive bill at a bar.

This is how OP f*cked up

LackedSaucer938

An old friend of OP contacted him and expressed a desire to see him

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OP enjoyed spending time with the friend, but they had to separate since OP had to work

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OP suggested that they should go to a bar with her friend before she had to leave the following week

LackedSaucer938

Things started to look sketchy

LackedSaucer938

They found another bar to stay at, and they agreed that they should split the bill as well as pay for their own indulgences

LackedSaucer938

It was going okay until the girl's friend left. The ones who remained made an excuse to get her before taking OP to their place

LackedSaucer938

They abandoned him. OP explained that he wouldn't be able to pay for anything other than his beer and share of the food

LackedSaucer938

Many people helped OP, including the bassist, but he couldn't cover the bill either

LackedSaucer938

The girls were aware of OP's situation, yet they still scammed him

LackedSaucer938

OP couldn't contact the girl anymore, but his father found a way

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OP's girlfriend also helped him get out of the sticky situation

LackedSaucer938

The mention of the wedding raised everyone's suspicions

dorthyinwonder

That would have made for one heck of a TIFU title

Specific_Tap7296

People on Reddit expressed their distaste for their actions and wanted to see them called out for it

Peelboy

OP replied, and there wasn't even a reason given for their actions other than that they simply wanted to

LackedSaucer938

This Redditor, who got scammed, took his call-out to another level

Ranik_Sandaris

If what they did went viral or public, they might not do it again for fear of getting caught

ThatGirlWithTheWalk

This Redditor offered a bright side to the situation

StaticX27

At least the bassist attempted to help

HilariousSpill

OP understands why he couldn't pay the bill

LackedSaucer938

When they contact OP again, he could block them faster than they can type 'hello'

cofclabman

This story, similar to what OP went through, shows how often this happens to many people

STXman89

It's not bad to be trusting as long as you remain vigilant as well

RicktatorshipRulez

OP could have involved the authorities

CappinSissyPants

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CappinSissyPants

With OP's comments, what mattered was that he would never trust her again and that he would be reimbursed for what he spent. He was struggling to save up after all.

The positive aspect of this story is the number of people who were willing to help him if they could, including the bassist in the bar. Hopefully, even if OP didn't want to publicly expose the women, they would be stopped from scamming others.

What do you think should happen to the women who scammed OP? Should OP spread the word more about what they did?