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PTSD: Post-Tutor Scam Disorder

PTSD: Post-Tutor Scam Disorder — A term first coined by online class help expert, Jim O'Hara, that refers to the phenomenon that occurs whenever a student gets scammed online by someone claiming to be a "tutor," and now suddenly believes that ALL online tutors are scammers. Out of fear of being scammed again, students with "PTSD" force genuinely legitimate online tutors to go through completely arbitrary & convoluted nonsense to try to “prove” the tutor's legitimacy. However, because of the student's "PTSD," no matter how much concrete evidence the tutor provides bolstering their legitimacy, the student is still convinced the genuinely legitimate online tutor is just another scammer.
Jeez, this student that texted me got some serious PTSD: Post-Tutor Scam Disorder! Apparently, some foreign scammer from the Middle East claimed to be an expert in chemistry and tricked her into paying him upfront. Then he blocked her number and never heard from him again. Because of that, this student is making me jump through hoops to try to prove I'm not another scammer. It is complete BS that she's making me go through this nonsense when she totally didn't make that other guy do so before. But it's pointless, no matter how much proof I give her, her PTSD will still make her think I'm a scammer, so what's even the point of humoring her?
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Glam Scam

Something that at first glance appears to be totally glam, but is really a scam.
by FredEx November 22, 2004
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Trans Scam

Trucking companies that convince inexperienced drivers to lease a company truck under the guise of making lots of money, but in reality only manage to pay for the truck, the insurance, fuel, maintance and upkeep for the company equipment while falling short of making any take-home pay.
Man, my dispatcher never seems to put enough miles together for me to get over the top!
Yeah dude, thats the Trans Scam, you're only here to pay for their stuff.
by Driver of the Year February 20, 2011
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ultra-scam

excessive or going to the extreme when swindling others, while attempting to gain an advantage over other persons.
Eddie, while attempting to have off for July 4th weekend, pulled an ultra-scam by creating a dog walking injury.
by ultra scam victims July 7, 2010
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Centale Scam

The act of selling or getting sold illegal drugs that are laced with enough Cyanide to kill. It gets its name from how people would usually get scammed of their life by their dealer telling them they had some extra left over the previous night and would give a discount for the drugs left over. A discount which would be the equivalent of selling the drugs for a CENT.
John had heard of people who had fell for the centale scam before, but he took his chances.
by Qinhlerjano November 29, 2019
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Sebasti Scam

When someone named Sebastian or nicknamed "sebasti" tricks you into believing you can break a rule, because they did it, but it turns back on you.
Person 1: Dude I got detention for eating in class...
Person 2: why would you do that?
Person 1: sebasti ate some chips, and shared some with me.
Person 2: sounds like you got sebasti scamed
by WeyBean April 12, 2021
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stonewall scam

Construction term for a dirty contractor who takes a huge cash deposit and then works as slow as legally allowed until you fire them. Then, they keep your money for breach of contract. In my state, they only have to do work every 90 days.
Could have had my addition done last year, but I'm locked into a stonewall scam.
by BR Don May 1, 2021
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