Scam Accusations

Users repeatedly label and debate whether a specific company, service, or offering discussed in the thread is a scam, questioning its legitimacy and referencing scam-like practices.

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Sample Comments

dotcoma Aug 17, 2009 View on HN

it's basically a scam, isn't it?

pjc50 Nov 26, 2025 View on HN

It's scams all the way down!

chirau May 8, 2024 View on HN

There is a top comment above classifying it as a scam

ForFreedom Aug 15, 2018 View on HN

That is a scam in the making...

amf12 Sep 26, 2023 View on HN

Why do you think it was scammy?

newguy1234 Aug 24, 2019 View on HN

Now you know why people call it scamify :)

sdinsn Jan 24, 2019 View on HN

Yikes, that's a scam right there

watty Oct 24, 2014 View on HN

Can you explain the "scam" part?

pog92 Jan 26, 2021 View on HN

isn't it something like a scam?

uberman Dec 21, 2018 View on HN

Sounds very clearly like "scam" as well!