Victim Location 02445
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter
I applied for Global Entry online thinking that I was on a govenment website because the scammer’s website was very similar to government websites. After I entered all my credit card, home address, and passwords for Global Entry and Pay Pal, the website listed that it was not a government website, but a private website.
It charged me $139.99 in addition to the $100.00 fee for the government.
I normally am very careful about these sites, but this particular one was very tricky in its appearance and processes to mimick the government’s website.
Thank you.
Victim Location 77450
Total money lost $139.99
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
This site is not government site. They charge additional on top of government fee. This seems to be fake since government fee is not charged on my credit card but their service fee charged. asked through refund but not sure it will come back.
Victim Location 91604
Total money lost $139.99
Type of a scam Identity Theft
I Googled Global Entry, thinking the top result would take me to the official CBP.gov website to apply. Instead, it was a website claiming to be a third party that could expedite my application — and needed both a credit card and PayPal account to submit the transaction. It wasn’t until I never received an email that I realized this was a scam. They also took Drivers License and other personal identification for possible identity theft.
Victim Location 19317
Total money lost $278
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Phone website for applying for Global Entry