“Something Similar Happened to Me”: Lady Shares How She Was Scammed Her on Her Birthday, SA Floored

• A woman on TikTok finally opened up to Mzansi about how she and her dad were scammed on her birthday 
• She had asked for a new phone from her pops, who promised her he'd get it on time for her special day
• The hun was sceptical when she first laid eyes on the gadget and had many questions after opening her present

Birthdays come once a year, and people who enjoy celebrating them love going bigger and better every year.

Some people see birthdays as opportunities to get whatever their heart desires because it's their special day.

Lady scammed by stranger on her birthday 

A young lady on TikTok finally opened up about her traumatic story of buying an iPhone from a stranger. The hun had been begging her dad to upgrade her iPhone 7 and persuaded him after mentioning her upcoming birthday.

Her pops succumbed to her persuasive ways and looked up affordable places to buy an iPhone. He contacted a lady selling an iPhone 12 for R4,000 and took the deal. 

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Upon arrival, the birthday girl was not excited about the gift because she could tell something was a bit off. The gadget did not resemble other iOS devices and had Android features.

The apps did not work, nor did the WiFi connection. It was an advanced dummy phone.

Watch the video below:

Mzansi floored by stranger scamming lady on her birthday 

Social media users were dusted by the hun's story and engaged in the comments:

@Nele suggested:

"You should have gone to iStore for the pre-owned."

@🤍Petronella _🎀 said:

"The pressure of owning an iPhone will kill some of us one day."

@poetry0846.2.0 had a Déjà vu moment:

"No, because something similar happened to me, and I also use an iPhone 7."

@🦋Regaisetse🦋 was floored:

"She used reverse psychology."

@💗 commented:

"We listen. We don't judge."

@she/her. Said:

"I would cry for 40 days and 40 nights."

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@Beverley Shoniwa explained:

"It nearly killed me. I slid down the door in tears. It worked for a day, then boom, during the upgrade, dead, and the store said it's dead and gone."

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Briefly News also reported that a Cape Town gent busted Eskom and their scamming ways by monitoring his electric meter. The man from the mother city studied his meter to see when the units decreased and why.

Netizens shared their stories in the comments and threatened to protest if things did not change soon.

Source: Briefly News