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Refund from “scammer” gambling sites … would you ?

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Bibbidybobbidyboop · 03/03/2025 20:50

I’m sure there will people on here who know what I’m talking about . But there is a “prize competition “ website/ facebook group . It started a few years ago as one of those Facebook ones and then just grew . It - up until recently - had a website / app and was turning over huge amounts. Prizes were in the thousands and tens of thousands . There were giveaways , free events , apparently huge amounts of money going to charities .

There was a bit of a thing going around the scammer groups a few months back and I stopped playing . I didn’t necessarily believe it , but just to be safe.

Now , however , the whole site has shut down and people are out of jobs. There is talk - and actually pretty undeniable proof by the looks of it - that it has been rigged all along. People have spent thousands .

There are posts where people are sharing crime numbers to try and claim everything they have spent back.

I won’t be doing this, I haven’t spent loads - maybe a few hundred over the years - but some have spent loads , chasing wins . The owner is saying nothing and I’m on the fence . In one way I think you spent and didn’t win , that’s gambling . But in another way if there was never no way to win then so they should! I also know this woman made a lot and bought a new house etc but she has kids and all this will surely destroy her.

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Coka · 03/03/2025 21:01

Not sure why you would be on the fence or be worried about the owner, unless you think its not true? It sounds like she has stolen a lot of money from a lot of people. The law should come down very hard on this since there are so many of these websites popping up

Bibbidybobbidyboop · 03/03/2025 21:04

Coka · 03/03/2025 21:01

Not sure why you would be on the fence or be worried about the owner, unless you think its not true? It sounds like she has stolen a lot of money from a lot of people. The law should come down very hard on this since there are so many of these websites popping up

I am this type of person tbh , someone could beat me up and I would be worried their hands hurt 😂

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LastHeraldMage · 03/03/2025 21:46

No idea what you are talking about here. I have not seen this, do you have any other details?

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