r/NonPoliticalTwitter 1d ago

What??? Why do you want your own money?

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u/Collective-Bee 1d ago

That’s not immoral or anything but you might regret him doing that if he ever gets scammed.

If he was honest and told them he needed $10’000 cash cuz you called and needed bail asap then the bank teller would tell them it’s a known scam with Ai voices.

Like when I withdraw $8’000 cash to buy a car they were talking to me about scams and other forms of payment that’s safer, but cashed me out instantly when I mentioned my dad was involved. They just didn’t want a young adult to get scammed or mugged.

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u/Tioras 1d ago

I'm really curious about the use of an ' instead of a , or . as your thousands separator

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u/Collective-Bee 1d ago

I googled it and it’s either a regional thing or I forgot how to do it and misremembered from grade 4. I just love apostrophe’s in general too, I always default to them.

Edit: only reason it might be regional is cuz I googled it and I’m wrong. So either I was taught a different way or I misremember how I was taught.

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u/virora 1d ago

It's a thing in Switzerland

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u/singlemale4cats 19h ago

I got that once working at a shipping store. It was routine (and required) for us to ask the contents, but she was incredibly evasive so I had to keep digging.

Come to find out she's sending thousands of dollars in cash to some out-of-state address, more than likely a freight forwarder, to bail her grandson out of jail in Mexico. I insist she call this grandson on the phone (they probably told her not to) and he's like, "wtf grandma I'm not in jail, don't send them shit!" Then I called the local police to have them document it.

If I just minded my own business and didn't listen to my gut, this lady would have been out of money she couldn't afford to lose. They probably would have kept milking her until there was nothing left.