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Has this ever happened to you? (lemmy.world)

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[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 33 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Is it really a scam if you tell them up front the work is unnecessary, you don't want to do it, and they insist? At a certain point, it's the customer hoisting themselves by their own petards.