felixm29•3d agoMost Upvoted

Vent: That viral "buy this course to get rich" guru still owes me $200

I fell for this finance guru on YouTube who promised a 6 figure side hustle if I bought his $200 course. I watched all 8 hours of videos and it was just generic advice like "work harder" and "network on LinkedIn." Turns out he built his whole platform on fake screenshots of his bank account showing $50k months. When I asked for a refund, his support ghosted me for 3 weeks. Now I'm out $200 and feel like a total fool. Has anyone else gotten scammed by one of these "hustle" courses?

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sean_barnes243d ago

Bought a similar course once and learned my lesson the hard way too. @wader71 I actually got my money back by disputing the charge with my bank and telling them the product wasn't delivered as promised. Took about two weeks but they refunded the full $200. Also started asking course sellers for a free preview or sample before buying anything now, and that saved me from getting burned again at least two times.

wader713d agoTop Commenter

Bought a "crypto trading" course once. Paid $150 and the "mentor" just linked me to Wikipedia articles.