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Find extra apartment charges in email and request a refund with Grok Bot

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by @Baconbrix
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Outcome

The poster says that while getting him a parking spot, Grok Bot found about $986 of extraneous charges from his apartment in his email and emailed the building asking for a refund; he shared a screenshot.

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Grok Bot

Prompt Recreated prompt

The source didn't share its exact prompt, so we wrote this from what it describes.

Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about the details below and wait for my answers. Once I've answered, confirm the plan in one line and run the whole task start to finish.

Goal: Find charges from my landlord that look wrong and ask for the money back.

Quick-check questions: Which landlord or building, what period, and what should your rent and fees normally be?

What I need from you:
- Access to your email
- Your lease or the agreed rent and fees
- The period to check

Rules:
- List every charge from the landlord in that period with date, amount and description.
- Flag charges that aren't in the lease or appear twice, and total them.
- Show me the list before contacting anyone.
- Draft a polite refund request citing each charge; send it only after I approve.
- Don't accuse; ask them to explain or refund.

Output: A table of charges with the questionable ones flagged, the total, and the request you sent.

If my answers leave a gap, make a sensible choice, say what you assumed, and keep going.

You'll know it worked when: you know exactly which charges are disputed and the request is with the landlord.

Source

https://x.com/Baconbrix/status/2101058998527279242

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