Theres no such thing as free money.
But onTikTok, the apparent solution to that adage seems to be ignoring it entirely often committingfraudin the process.
Its not a hack its fraud.
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But it took less than three days for the get-cash-quick scheme to become a shitshow.
Users posted hundreds of now-deleted videos showing their Chase accounts with negative amounts up to $50,000.
But bad money content isnt anything new.
its called check kiting and youre all going to jail!!
According to Gonzalez, bad faith financial actors can get extremely popular online by knowing how to market themselves.
But just because somebody is good at marketing or presenting information doesnt make them an expert.
These financial quick wins have more virality, and they spread quickly.
So then youre seeing 20 videos on your for-you page of people doing this.
So you have this misconception that it is a successful hack that you could do.
That can be dangerous.
What experience do they have that allows them to speak on this?
Ultimately, when it comes down to it, you should not be taking financial advice from the Internet.
