People Are Sharing Scams That Are Somehow Still Legal In 2022, And It's Sad But Eye-Opening

On Friday, Reddit user u/F1yff asked people, "What is a legal scam that is still happening in 2022?" People gave examples of scams, schemes, and just straight-up shady business practices that are still thriving in 2022.

Here's what they shared:

1."MLMs (multi-level marketing companies). 'I'm my own CEO.' No, you aren't. You literally have a company telling you what you can and can't do."

—u/Ok-Act-6869

2."If you’re a personal business owner, you may receive what looks like a bill in your mail from the US Domain Authority. At first glance, you’re under the impression that you need to pay $289 to renew your website domain name. There is very fine print stating that you are not legally required to pay the listed amount. It’s actually an ad requesting you pay that amount in order to have your website listed on the US Domain Authority site. I can’t imagine how many people have been tricked by this."

—u/RecentLingonberry821

3."Civil forfeiture. You're going to tell me that if a cop thinks that my property might be used for illegal activity, then that cop is going to steal it from me and pad their department's bottom line? What the actual F?"

—u/MYule90

4."Extended warranties — so many promises made, but when time comes for a claim, almost all are denied."

—u/ggs_golf

5."Paying ‘service charges.’ I don’t mind paying a $10 delivery fee, but will not pay a $0.99 'service charge.'"

—u/carbondupe

6."Printing fees for digital tickets."

—u/eastherbunni

7."Insider trading within Congress. But if WE do it, we end up in prison."

—u/vabeach23451

8."Having to file your own taxes, and then being fined if you don’t do it right."

—u/DestroyingAwesome

9."Super-high interest, predatory rent-to-own furniture rental/loan things — where you end up paying, like, $3,000 in the end for a $500 laptop."

—u/codenameZora

10."Charging for parking in hospitals and clinics. Also, charging people money to withdraw money or because they have small (positive) balances in their bank accounts."

—u/P13r15

11."Insurance companies stating they'll cover 100% of the cost. But when you get the bill, it's 200% and you gotta cover the difference. Who the hell reads 100% as literally anything other than fully covered?"

—u/DTF_Truck

12."Cable company making you 'rent' a router for $10 a month. Shit should be illegal."

—u/xmuskorx

13."My kid's school charges a $3 'internet fee' if you want to refill their cafeteria cards via the website. If you do it in person, there's no fee."

—u/TakeoGaming

14."$4.95 ATM service charge."

—u/Revolutionary_Mess59

So what else do you think is a scam/scheme/shady business practice that still happens today? Let me know in the comments below!

Note: Responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.