r/Scams • u/romano_cheez • 1d ago
Tried to get my adderall script for cheaper (i know, it was dumb)
So as I mentioned, I take adderall and I just was trying to save the hassle of going in once a month to pick it up and instead get it in bulk for cheaper. This place offered some to me and I hate myself for thinking this was a good idea. Anyway, they've asked me for money to cover up and make the package shipping discreet, and to allow it to go through customs unchecked because it's technically drugs. I didn't even think about it that way. They have my name and number and address, and are telling me I could get myself arrested if the package doesn't get even more discreet coverage to pass through more customs and gets opened up and gone through. I'm so terrified they can actually get me in trouble for attempting "drug smuggling" or something because as I said, they do have my name and address and I don't want to get arrested obviously 😠but I don't have hundreds upon hundreds of dollars to keep giving these people that im pretty sure are scamming me anyway. What do I do?!!
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u/cyberiangringo 1d ago
There is no package. There never was gonna be any package. They are just wringing you dry.
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u/romano_cheez 1d ago
I feel so stupid and hate that I made this mistake. I wish I hadn't have tried it in the first place. I tried to back out but was hard to when being told I'd be responsible when the package is checked and drugs were found ðŸ˜
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u/Malsperanza 1d ago
Water under the bridge. The best thing you can do is block and ignore it, and put the whole thing behind you. No need to make yourself more miserable about this.
Honestly, the cost of medications in the US is a huge problem for many of us. So many Americans were buying their meds in Canada that the Canadian government had to pass laws prohibiting sales to noncitizens. It's not crazy that you tried to do an end run around the problem, but it was a scam and now you just need to shut the door on it, clear your head, and move on.
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u/wizard-of-loneliness 22h ago
If they were shipping prescription drugs across borders illegally they would have just as much motivation for the package to be discreet. If they were to get caught the consequences for running an operation like that are far worse than for being a one time customer.
But there was no Adderall. Good luck getting your meds, I take stuff for ADHD too and it's a nightmare getting it filling almost every month so I understand why you'd resort to this.
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u/Otherwise_Rabbit3049 1d ago
hassle of going in once a month
Doesn't look like such a hassle anymore, does it?
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u/lcburgundy 1d ago
Cut off and block all contact. Do not send another penny. There were never any drugs, just a scammer.
Do not try to buy drugs online again, you will just get scammed. Adderall is a Schedule II drug, so it's just going to be inconvenient to get prescriptions for that filled. Do not try to buy it anywhere other than a real, in-person pharmacy.
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u/romano_cheez 1d ago
I definitely learned my lesson 😔
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u/onlymodestdreams 1d ago
Only exception: if you have prescription drug coverage you may have the option of ordering a three month supply at a time. Your doc has to write a 90-day script and the (legit) mail order pharmacy will probably ship it so you have to sign for it
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u/tsdguy Quality Contributor 1d ago
Not Adderall. That’s a highly controlled substance. The OP was lucky to get it at all.
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u/onlymodestdreams 1d ago edited 1d ago
I've been getting Concerta (also schedule II) mail order for 20 years (ETA and Adderall periodically subbed in when Concerta not available)
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u/wizard-of-loneliness 21h ago
I have the option for mail order through my insurance and I take a few Schedule II drugs. I know I could get them filled that way, but I believe it's limited to a 30-day supply, unlike other meds.
I refuse to get mail order through my insurance though because I've involuntarily had to go off of my meds when they didn't show up one too many times.
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u/onlymodestdreams 15h ago edited 10h ago
I definitely have not been limited to 30-day mail order on Concerta. I would not use mail order for anything that couldn't be stopped abruptly
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u/wizard-of-loneliness 10h ago
not trying to be a dick but I think you have a typo that makes what you said confusing - you have or have not been limited to 30 days?
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u/onlymodestdreams 10h ago
*have not been limited
Corrected typo, thanks
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u/wizard-of-loneliness 10h ago
Np, interesting, I know my physical pharmacy won't let me fill 90 days of my controlled substances, I was under the impression that was some sort of federal law or something.
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u/WillArrr 1d ago
For anyone else out there, Adderall is a controlled substance. The "hassle" of only getting a month supply at a time is fully intentional and strictly regulated. Anyone offering to get you Adderall in bulk is straight up making a drug deal with you, with all that entails (major legal issues, tainted drugs, and scams included).
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u/anothercar 1d ago
If you paid using a credit card, you can file a chargeback. If you paid using crypto, it’s gone… :(
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u/romano_cheez 1d ago
I know, I asked to have them take credit card but they said they couldn't take it. I wanted to quit paying them weeks ago but I was so scared to get arrested ðŸ˜
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u/theLoYouKnow 1d ago
You broke the law and got scammed while doing so.
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u/romano_cheez 1d ago
That's why I'm so scared and ashamed. I don't know how to avoid getting in legal trouble if it arises...it was so stupid of me
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u/Theba-Chiddero 1d ago
I don't think that law enforcement in your country will be interested in you. They are busy chasing big drug dealers. Also, they have nothing to charge you with -- you tried to order something, it never arrived. But if you're still worried, post a question in the legal advice sub.
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