Blew $150 on a 'truth serum' course that was just random YouTube videos

I fell for this whole 'expose the deep state' online course that promised to teach me how to spot government psyops through body language. The guy had all these testimonials and a slick website, so I dropped $150 on it last month. Turns out it was just a bunch of poorly edited videos that basically said 'trust your gut' for 10 hours straight. I tried to get a refund but the dude ghosted me after I sent three emails. The worst part is I wasted like 20 hours watching that garbage when I could have been actually researching real stuff. Anyone else get ripped off by one of these 'secret knowledge' gurus?

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sanchez.blake17d ago

What exactly did the testimonials say, were they from real looking people with full names and bios or just generic usernames? The refund ghosting is a huge red flag, that alone tells you the guy knows his product is trash. These scammers always bank on people being too embarrassed to fight for their money back.

emmam6717d ago

Refund ghosting is a huge red flag" - that's exactly the kind of behavior you see everywhere these days, not just with shady products. The whole "too embarrassed to push back" thing is a trick they use everywhere, like when a store ignores your return request hoping you'll just give up. It's the same pattern whether it's a scam course or a subscription you forgot to cancel, they count on people being too tired to deal with it.