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1. I am so weary of scammers and thieves.

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 01:55 PM

18 hrs ago

What would this woman have done without this reporter?

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90 year old woman charged $3,800 by a locksmith...until the news showed up at his door [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd 18 hrs ago OP

I am so weary of scammers and thieves. MontanaMama 18 hrs ago #1

And that guy is likely already running scams progressoid 17 hrs ago #2

And, having installed the "new" lock, they likely now have a key! dickthegrouch 16 hrs ago #4

Im glad the news showed the scammers image BlueWaveNeverEnd 14 hrs ago #14

Despicable. As an old gal Joinfortmill 15 hrs ago #6

I bought one of those real estate agent locks and keep extra keys BlueWaveNeverEnd 14 hrs ago #15

Oh..kinda of like when you order flowers BlueWaveNeverEnd 15 hrs ago #13

I'm sure that's where they got the idea FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #16

Equally sickening to me was an asshole in the comments who insisted niyad 15 hrs ago #11

Was his name Trump? MIButterfly 12 hrs ago #17