56 Hilarious Tales Of Scammers Getting Scammed When Con Artists Get Owned

Navigating the internet feels like walking through a digital minefield with endless information readily available, but also scam artists always nearby ready to pounce. Whether it’s those sneaky phishing emails or sketchy social media messages, there’s no shortage of scammers hoping to make a quick buck. It’s enough to make anyone a little suspicious.

But some clever folks out there have decided to fight back against these digital bandits with a good dose of humor. Over the past few years, the internet has seen a surge in people turning the tables on scammers, giving them a taste of their own medicine and making us all laugh in the process. Check out the r/Scams subreddit, and you’ll find a treasure trove of these hilarious interactions. It’s become a hub of laugh-out-loud stories that show just how satisfying it can be to outwit a con artist.

1. What A Nice Lady

2. Meatball

3. Got A Message From A Scammer, Decided To Play With Em A Little

4. Apple Pay Scammer Gets Pissed

5. It Finally Happened! I Got The Text! I Really Never Thought I’d Get This Text. #blessed

6. Why Bother Making A Bot To Message This?

7. When You Just Know So You Reverse The Roles

8. So.. Nigerian Princess??

9. These Scams Are Getting Complex

10. Scam Text Message. Tricking Them With Cat Facts!

11. I Can Tell He’s “Seriously”

12. I’m Still Getting Those Random Messages. How Do You Deal With Yours?

13. Whatsapp Scam, I Don’t Know Why They Didn’t Respond?

14. Nice One Geoffrey

15. Kindly Hit Her With That Uno Reverse Card

16. I Have A Cat With Similar Needs

17. If You Weren’t 100% Convinced These People Aren’t Pieces Of S**t

18. They Didn’t Even Try

19. How My Buddy Deals With Scams

20. This Sub Has Made Me Aware Of Literally Every Scam Before It Happens

21. Found In Tumblr

22. I’m On The Books Guys. I Cannot Wait For My Appointment

23. I Hate When Scammers Don’t Do The Smallest Bit Of Research Ahead Of Time

24. Scammers Really Dislike It When You Force Them To Venture Off Script

25. It’s Not A Story The Scammers Would Tell You…

26. Update, My Friend Did In Fact Get A Text. Details Inside

27. Had To Be Reminded

28. I Don’t Know If This Is A Money Thing Or A Serial Killing Attempt, But It Gave Me A Good Laugh Today

29. Kevin???

30. Some Intense Scam, Be Aware!

31. The Person Who Made Sure The Scammer Was Well Fed

32. A Pleasant Conversation I Had With A Whatsapp Scammer Today

33. I Was Surprised To Get A Message From A High School Friend’s Father

34. Scammer Was Asking Me To “Invest $300”. Had To Do It To ‘Em

35. F*****g With Scammers Is Fun

36. The Person Who Was Kind Enough To Connect A Scammer With Some Other Scammers

37. Omg They Sent It Again

38. Very Bold

39. I Just Caught This In The Wild

40. These Scammers Man

41. If Messing With Scammers Is Wrong I Don’t Want To Be Right

42. I Used To Live In Los Angeles. I’ve Never Owned A House. I Get These Texts All The Time

43. I Finally Received One Of These! I Feel Like A Full Member Of Society Now

44. Thanks To This Sub I Knew Exactly What This Was. Wrong Number Scam

45. The Person Who Definitely Wasn’t Talking With A Bot

46. My Name Is Not Adora

47. What Is Going On Here? (Birthday Cake Message)

48. Got This Yesterday. I Just Want To Rehome Some Guinea Pigs, Not Looking For This Nonsense

49. I Have Suddenly Been Receiving Lots Of Fake Check Scams, Probably Because I Respond To All Of Them. This One Is Gold

50. Scammers Gonna Scam

51. I’m Sooo Tired Of This S**t

52. The Person Who Deployed Eighth-Grade Humor To Great Effectiveness

53. Most Common Lost Pet Scam (Verification Codes)

54. The Person Who Found A Scammer Willing To Go To The End Of Middle-Earth To Scam Them

55. I Love Messing With Scammers. The Phone # Is A Spam Number That I Pulled From My Contacts