When a great story comes across my screen, I have to share it. This is a story of one person not following through with their promise and another taking their revenge to the extreme. This OP is going far, but really, is it too far?
Decline to pay me after I help you pass your exam, have fun getting deported.
So, this happened a couple of years ago during COVID when everything was online. A mutual friend (let’s call him D) reached out to me, absolutely desperate. He was on the verge of getting deported because he had already failed his coding exam twice. One more failure and he wouldn’t be able to stay in the country.
He knew I was good at coding and begged me to take the exam for him. He told me how his entire future depended on it, how he had no options left, etc. Feeling a bit sorry for him, I agreed—on the condition that he would pay me $500 for doing it. He agreed immediately, so I spent a couple of weeks preparing.
The exam was proctored over Zoom, and we set it up so that I could control his computer remotely while he pretended to take the exam himself. We pulled it off without a hitch, and he passed the exam. Afterward, we went out for drinks to celebrate (each paid their own share because I didn’t want him deducting anything from what he owed me).
Here’s where things went downhill. He gave me $100 upfront and promised to pay the remaining $400 in a couple of weeks after he sorted out his graduation stuff. Weeks turned into months, and he kept dodging me with excuses. After six months of this, it became clear he wasn’t going to pay me back. I gave him multiple warnings to pay me or I’ll report him but he kept taking it lightly and blocked me
I was pissed. I helped him out, and he completely ghosted me after getting what he wanted. So, I decided to take matters into my own hands.
First, I reported him to his university for academic misconduct. I explained in detail how I was the one who took the exam for him and provided evidence to back it up. They investigated and failed him retroactively, which meant he couldn’t graduate. Since his visa was tied to his student status, this basically screwed him over completely.
Some context : It was an anonymous tip off to the college with a fake email with all the proof,they called him and gave him a chance to retake exam on the spot but guy never studied and failed at the most basic stuff.
But it didn’t end there. He was still living in the country illegally, hoping to somehow fix things. I knew he had no way out, so I anonymously tipped off the authorities, saying there was an illegal immigrant involved in suspicious activity living in my area. They came, found out he was there illegally, and he got deported.
Context – As for deport I felt bit scared in case he tried to hurt me in some way so I made sure he never set a foot in there again
Now some mutual friends are saying I went too far, that it was a petty move to ruin his entire life over $400. On one hand, I feel like he deserved it for trying to scam me.
I wouldn’t have mind if he came clean saying he doesn’t have money or financial capacity to pay and he was sorry I would have let the matters go without a hitch.
I posted on other sub (AITA) but started getting death threats,i feel like you guys here wouldn’t mind this.
The Final Word
There are some good things to keep in mind, because you never know what can happen and to what extreme, when you don’t follow through with doing what you say you will.
- Pay your bills, don’t leave anyone hanging for money you owe them
- If you decide to screw someone over, make sure that you’re untouchable and have no skeletons in your closet or are exposed to other harms
- Keep an eye on everyone, you never know who will turn on you.
This OP has played the cards that were in front of him, as far as The Revenge Guy is concerned.
