'How I Got Scammed Out of $50,000' Essay goes viral

[just444]

i try really, really, really hard to never to assume I'd be better than someone at navigating their own circumstances BUT man this article is testing my limitshttps://t.co/rCPChqLUc2
- Sophia Benoit (@1followernodad) February 15, 2024

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The financial-advice columnist for The Cut Charlotte Cowles got scammed out of $50k, and she wrote about

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[fernandocolunga]

i look at financial irregularities for a living so i was trying to be sympathetic but i -

a CIA agent?

miss.

[trendsnational]

IN CASH!

[picturemegone]

Like why would the CIA ask her for money in a shoe box! I can't.

[passionless_me]

I've seen a couple people point out that the scammers probably use "CIA" instead of a more likely agency because it gives rich white people more of a thrill. Like she went on a little spy adventure to help catch drug smugglers.

[blahblahcakes64]

This was my exact thought-she got a hit of main character adrenaline and went with it.