Scam

05 Aug 2024

West Coast Taco & Beer Festival Being Called Fraudulent

Last week a friend invited me to go to the West Coast Taco & Beer Festival. I had a ton of stuff going on, so I declined, and it appears I’m lucky I did. The event, which happened on Saturday August 3rd, appears to have been an utter shitshow, and

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
06 Feb 2023

A Chef Found a Scammer Peddling a Fake Dinner on Eventbrite

The other day I was reached out to by Telmo Faria, the Chef/Owner of Uma Casa, a Portuguese restaurant in San Francisco’s Noe Valley. “Just found out someone is running a scam posing as restaurants/events on Eventbrite,” he told me via Instagram. Apparently the scammer took information and images from

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
06 Dec 2024

The 2025 SF Beer Passport is Here!

Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

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24 Oct 2022

FBI Warns of Potential Fraud Related to Student Loan Forgiveness

By Victoria Hsieh The San Francisco FBI office said Friday the public should look out for scammers attempting to defraud individuals seeking federal loan forgiveness. With new government aid programs, scammers will see this as an opportunity to defraud new victims, according to Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp.

Bay City News 0
09 Jan 2020

A Fat Guy’s Guide to Scam-y New Year’s Weight Loss Tricks

by Jonas Barnes It’s a new year and a new decade, readers. I’ve given you a full week to get settled, and now I’m here to set you straight. If you’re a gym goer, you’ve surely already noticed that this week is a short breathed, sweaty hellscape of newly resolution-driven

Guest Writer 0
06 Aug 2011

Fortune Tellers: Not for Broke-Asses!

Scare tactics that leave your wallet empty…. I have a confession to make. The other day I was shopping at Ross on Geary, scrutinizing a $3 wooden hair brush under florescent lights, when this gypsy woman walked by and seriously looked inside of me. “Your aura is really open right

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