{"id":86952,"date":"2024-10-28T09:52:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T02:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=86952"},"modified":"2024-10-28T09:52:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T02:52:44","slug":"14-innocent-souls-who-learned-a-lesson-the-hard-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/14-innocent-souls-who-learned-a-lesson-the-hard-way\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Innocent Souls Who Learned a Lesson the Hard Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The competition of dishonesty and disloyalty we suffer from throughout life mold us, often leaving us tougher and more insightful, even when it\u2019s hard to see at first. Those featured in this piece went through startling betrayals, whether from trusted people or amazing circumstances. They pushed through and courageously shared their experiences on the internet.\n</p><h2><strong>Story 1:\n<p>My\u00a0neighbor called at\u00a03\u00a0a.m. He\u00a0yelled, \u201cWake up! There\u2019s a\u00a0man in\u00a0your backyard!\u201d Terrified, I\u00a0ran to\u00a0the back but found no\u00a0one. The next day, my\u00a0dad\u2019s Rolex had vanished. Worried, my\u00a0neighbor and\u00a0I installed security cams in\u00a0our homes.<br>\nMonths later, the police visited\u00a0me. My\u00a0blood ran cold when they revealed they had found my\u00a0Rolex at\u00a0my\u00a0neighbor\u2019s house. His son had been caught stealing from another home just a\u00a0few blocks away.<br>\nIt turned out the father and son were in on it together. While the dad distracted me with his call, his son had already snuck inside, grabbed the watch from my room, and slipped out without me noticing. I was stunned. After that, I could never trust anyone again, especially since I had known this neighbor for over 25 years and had considered him a friend.\n</p><h2><strong>Story 2:\u00a0\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-173575 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/timelesslife.info%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/Screenshot_2268.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"624\"' height='\"162\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><h2><strong>Story 3:\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-173576 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/timelesslife.info%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/Screenshot_2269.png%5C%22" sizes='\"auto,' srcset='\"https:\/\/timelesslife.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot_2269.png' https: alt='\"\"' width='\"785\"' height='\"212\"' data-adbro-processed='\"true\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><h2><strong>Story 4:\u00a0\n<p>A\u00a0man told me\u00a0that he\u00a0was a\u00a0boss or\u00a0something at\u00a0a\u00a0company in\u00a0another city, but he\u00a0lost his phone and wallet. So\u00a0he\u00a0asked me\u00a0for $50. I\u00a0can\u2019t believe\u00a0I just gave it\u00a0to\u00a0him that day.<br>\nWhat\u2019s even more ridiculous is\u00a0that when\u00a0I went to\u00a0a\u00a0lady selling balloons to\u00a0exchange for change, she seemed to\u00a0have noticed something was wrong and didn\u2019t intend to\u00a0give me\u00a0change. However, I\u00a0didn\u2019t realize that she was actually helping\u00a0me.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0ElsaJones315\u00a0\/ Reddit\n</p><h2><strong>Story 5:\u00a0\n<p>We\u00a0found a\u00a0videographer for our wedding online who was a\u00a0good deal\u2014not too good, but on\u00a0the cheap end. They were Vegas-based and hired out their contracts to\u00a0local videographers. They were \u201ccertified lovely\u201d by\u00a0a\u00a0website, and we\u00a0would get more details on\u00a0our specific videographer two weeks prior.<br>\nWe\u00a0also got a\u00a0discount for paying in\u00a0full\u2014$874\u00a0upfront. Well, the two-week mark goes\u00a0by, nothing. One week, I\u00a0email multiple times, try calling, nothing. I\u00a0then go\u00a0on\u00a0Yelp to\u00a0see what\u00a0I can find, only to\u00a0discover dozens of\u00a0reviews of\u00a0people saying no\u00a0one showed\u00a0up.<br>\nLuckily, we\u00a0were able to\u00a0contest the charge with our credit card company and also found a\u00a0super last-minute videographer thanks to\u00a0our wonderful wedding planner.\u00a0\u00a9 NiftyQt816 \/ Reddit\n<figure id='\"attachment_173582\"' class='\"wp-caption' alignnone aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-173582\"'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"wp-image-173582' size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/timelesslife.info%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/Screenshot_2272.png%5C%22" sizes='\"auto,' srcset='\"https:\/\/timelesslife.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot_2272.png' https: alt='\"\"' width='\"721\"' height='\"469\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-173582\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Image for illustrative purpose only.\n<h2><strong>Story 6:\u00a0\n<p>Someone called my grandmother last week, saying her granddaughter had been in an bad incident and the police had taken her to jail. A man pretended to be an attorney and asked my grandmother to send $4,000 for bail. Her \u201cgranddaughter\u201d got on the phone too and started fake-crying. My grandmother was so upset and almost fell for it because she would do anything for her family.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0BaconAndMegz\u00a0\/ Reddit\n</p><h2><strong>Story 7:\n<p>I\u00a0was going to\u00a0buy a\u00a0moped off of\u00a0someone on\u00a0Craigslist. I\u00a0paid $400 in\u00a0cash, and the guy turned over the title and signed it\u00a0over to\u00a0me. We\u00a0also met near his house, and\u00a0I had a\u00a0direct line to\u00a0call him. I\u00a0went to\u00a0pick it\u00a0up\u00a0a\u00a0few hours later with a\u00a0larger vehicle, and the dude ghosted.<br>\nI\u00a0went to\u00a0the cops with the guy\u2019s address, personal phone number, and a\u00a0camera capture from a\u00a0gas station, and they said, \u201cWe\u00a0will look into it\u00a0and contact you.\u201d The cops never did.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0randomasesino2012\u00a0\/ Reddit\n</p><h2><strong>Story 8:\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-173577 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/timelesslife.info%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/Screenshot_2270.png%5C%22" sizes='\"auto,' srcset='\"https:\/\/timelesslife.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot_2270.png' https: alt='\"\"' width='\"822\"' height='\"158\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><h2><strong>Story 9:\n<p>My sister was sent an offer to become a makeup reviewer, but this company offered to send her money to buy stuff and then have her send back whatever she didn\u2019t spend after taking a portion of it for herself as payment. They sent the first $2,000 check.<br>\nIt was a sca:m that I caught before she did anything. The check was real, but the money wasn\u2019t.<br>\nIf she had cashed the check, it would have shown in her account, and she would have spent money and sent most of the rest to the company.<br>\nThen, three days later, the bank would verify the check and remove the $2,000 from her account, meaning she would have sent her own money to the company and spent her own money on the makeup. And the bank can\u2019t do anything about it.\u00a0\u00a9 drflanigan \/ Reddit\n</p><h2><strong>Story 10:\u00a0\n<p>Last winter, I\u00a0went to\u00a0buy tickets for a\u00a0hockey match. I\u00a0couldn\u2019t find any within my\u00a0budget, so\u00a0I tried looking for a\u00a0reseller on\u00a0the spot. After 20\u00a0long minutes, the match was about to\u00a0start, and\u00a0I was getting nervous because\u00a0I didn\u2019t want to\u00a0waste my\u00a0friend\u2019s time.<br>\nThankfully, I\u00a0finally found someone selling tickets. Proud of\u00a0myself for negotiating them down to\u00a0$50\u00a0each, we\u00a0ran to\u00a0the kiosk, ready to\u00a0enjoy the game. Both tickets were fake. No\u00a0refund.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Pepel***fer\u00a0\/ Reddit\n<figure id='\"attachment_173584\"' class='\"wp-caption' alignnone aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-173584\"'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"wp-image-173584' size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/timelesslife.info%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/Screenshot_2273.png%5C%22" sizes='\"auto,' srcset='\"https:\/\/timelesslife.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot_2273.png' https: alt='\"\"' width='\"716\"' height='\"472\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-173584\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Image for illustrative purpose only.\n<h2><strong>Story 11:\u00a0\n<p>I fell for a rental scheme in April. I worked and met with the guy for two weeks. He ended up renting me a house he had l.o.s.t to the bank\u2014that\u2019s how it worked out so easily.<br>\nThe bank is\u00a0across the states from where we\u00a0are. I\u00a0had keys, a\u00a0lease, and everything. He\u00a0took my\u00a0money and disappeared. It\u00a0turned into a\u00a0full-on investigation, still pending.\u00a0\u00a9 GoldIndividual1606 \/ Reddit\n</p><h2><strong>Story 12:\n<p>When I\u00a0was about\u00a015 (in\u00a02005), I\u00a0tried to\u00a0sell my\u00a0World of\u00a0Warcraft account. The $350\u00a0I thought\u00a0I would get seemed like a\u00a0fortune at\u00a0the time. I\u00a0sold it\u00a0using PayPal. His payment went through, and\u00a0I gave him all the info.<br>\nTwo days later, the money was gone, and\u00a0I contacted PayPal, but because it\u00a0was a\u00a0\u201cvirtual\u201d item I\u00a0sold, they wouldn\u2019t do\u00a0anything for\u00a0me. The scammer had claimed that someone stole their account, and PayPal believed them with no\u00a0proof or\u00a0further investigation.<br>\nI\u00a0begged and pleaded with them for weeks, but eventually broke down and accepted that\u00a0I had given up\u00a0my\u00a0account for nothing. I\u2019d be\u00a0able to\u00a0deal with it\u00a0fine now, but at\u00a015, I\u00a0was devastated beyond words. It\u00a0definitely left an\u00a0emotional scar, and\u00a0I still get angry if\u00a0I think about it\u00a0now.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0jsalinas90\u00a0\/ Reddit\n</p><h2><strong>Story 13:\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-173578 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/timelesslife.info%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/Screenshot_2271.png%5C%22" sizes='\"auto,' srcset='\"https:\/\/timelesslife.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot_2271.png' https: alt='\"\"' width='\"771\"' height='\"123\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><h2><strong>Story 14:\u00a0\n<p>I\u00a0was driving to\u00a0downtown Dallas for a\u00a0job interview and pulling into a\u00a0parking lot, the kind where you pay at\u00a0a\u00a0kiosk\u2014$10\u00a0or whatever for the day. A\u00a0clearly homeless guy on\u00a0a\u00a0rental bike, wearing some kind of\u00a0generic \u201cwork uniform\u201d shirt (like what you\u2019d see a\u00a0mechanic wear), saw me\u00a0pull in\u00a0and came over to\u00a0wave me\u00a0into a\u00a0spot, then biked over to\u00a0my\u00a0window. I\u00a0rolled it\u00a0down.<br>\n\u201cGood job parking,\u201d he\u00a0said. \u201cNow you can pay\u00a0me.\u201d He\u00a0held up\u00a0a\u00a0wad of\u00a0parking tickets. \u201cUh\u00a0huh,\u201d I\u00a0said, knowing this wasn\u2019t legit at\u00a0all but not really wanting to\u00a0start an\u00a0argument with a\u00a0guy who had nothing to\u00a0lose and would be\u00a0outside around my\u00a0car while I\u2019d be\u00a0trapped inside for an\u00a0interview for a\u00a0few hours. \u201cHow much?\u201d<br>\nHe\u00a0said $10, so\u00a0I paid him, and he\u00a0handed me\u00a0a\u00a0parking receipt and biked off in\u00a0a\u00a0hurry. It\u00a0actually was a\u00a0legit ticket for that lot, but it\u00a0had expired the day before. I\u00a0had to\u00a0pay an\u00a0extra $6\u00a0to\u00a0park there, but whatever.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0sertorius42\u00a0\/ Reddit\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>The competition of dishonesty and disloyalty we suffer from throughout life mold us, often leaving us tougher and more insightful, even when it\u2019s hard to see at first. Those featured in this piece went through startling betrayals, whether from trusted people or amazing circumstances. 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