BBB.org

I am Colonel Dr RR Kumar Retd Hyderabad, India. I had booked Hair Trimmer from Wishingoal on 23 apr 20 for Rs1300. when I paid it by HDFC Debit card, it showed some dollars which came to Rs4699. I imdt cancelled the order and requested them to refund my money. I imdt complianed to my Bankers who in turn blocked my card and asked me to raise a Dispute form, which I did. So far I must have sent them 50 mails requesting to refund my money. Wishingoal raised a Refund Ticket No WISO 4276329 vide their mail dt 16 july 20, but not refunded my money till date. I therefore
request you to initiate action action against them and ensure my Refund my money imdt. I also complianed to scampulse.com yhrice and also to reportscam.com. They also published my compliant vide ID No 86526 dt 14 nov 20mail. I therefore request your kind auth to ensure my refund my money imdt.
Thanking you
COlonel Dr RR kumar Retd

Imdt action is rquired at your end.
Thanks

they are on the phone trying to scam me my e-mail is [email protected]

Victim Location 15228

Type of a scam Tech Support

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Individual posing as BBB.org representative called to advise that we were refunding $600 refund for security services on computer. Stated they had to transfer to a senior BBB.org rep to process request. Need to be at computer and ready to give IP address to receive refund. Advised that this is a scam to individual and then hung up.

Victim Location 75231

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Our office received multiple calls from a woman claiming to be from the Texas BBB.org, but I wasn’t available to take the call and she refused to leave a voicemail and would just hang up when speaking with our Receptionist. I called back the phone number that showed in our call log which was 1-800-111-4619, but the call would not go through and the number would show as not valid to call back. The woman called our office again and I was finally able to speak with her. I questioned who she was and what was the reason for her call. The woman told me her name was Sandra Davidson with the BBB.org and she said that they are finishing up on an annual development and needed information from us. I told her that I didn’t have any information available (I didn’t want to disclose anything to her) but if she could provide me with a call back phone number then we could contact her back. She refused to give me a phone number and said that they can’t receive incoming calls to their department, then the call was disconnected.

Victim Location 16365

Type of a scam Tech Support

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Mike Microsoft calling for $8,000 for tech support back in October and now he is receiving the calls from number above stating they are the BBB.org and they are going to refund his money. No complaint was filed with the BBB.org and would have no reason for the BBB.org to contact him. This was not the BBB.org but assuming another scammer attempting to get more bank information to deduct more funds.

Victim Location 34668

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Received a Call from a Richard Parker claiming to be from the BBB.org saying that “James Williams from California gained accessed to our Pay Pal account and charged $399.99 to our account” Richard asked if we wanted to accept or cancel the charge. I said to cancel. Then Richard proceeded to ask for my address, account numbers, paypal information and if I had a computer and internet access. I then turned him over to my husband and my husband told him he would call the BBB.org to clarify this call. My Husband called BBB.org and was warned this is a SCAM and to not provide them with any information and not answers their calls.

Victim Location 75038

Type of a scam Moving

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received a call from a Gale Santos claiming to be with the BBB.org of Texas, I asked her 4 times and she confirmed that yes she is with BBB.org of Texas and she wanted to know if we have found a place to relocate our business. I ignored the question and I asked what is their mailing address and she said 12555 Corporate Drive in Suite number 100 in Irving, Texas. When I asked for a call back number she asked me if we had found a place to move once again, and I said I will have to verify with my manager can I please have your call back number and she hung up. I knew they were pretending to be with the BBB.org since the moment I picked up the phone that is why I asked for questions. I followed up by calling the actual BBB.org and it was confirmed by the agent that they are not associated with the information I provided.

Victim Location 98052

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Received multiple telephone calls from someone who claims to be a representative of the BBB.org and goes by the name Sam Holison. This person has a heavy non-English speaking accent. He provided the following phone number (888) 213-6000. This number is not valid.
He claims to be doing annual research of BBB members and wanted to know when we might be moving our business. When pressed about the unusual nature of this call coming from the BBB, he became agitated and then terminated the call.

Victim Location 43235

Type of a scam Phishing

Our senior center received an email from [email protected] with a case number advising us to respond through a link.

Victim Location 54547

Type of a scam Home Improvement

Initial means of contact Not applicable

We recieved a text message that stated he was referred to our business by the BBB.org as a trusted painter and asked for our email address. He then sent an email regarding a painting job that he needed done asap and said he would pay by check 50% up front and the balance once completed. He also stated that he already placed and order for hte paints and that we did not need to come to the house to look at it before starting the job. The address he gave to us is currently listed for sale

Type of a scam Identity Theft

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Had a message on phone from someone claiming to be the BBB.org stating my identity was stolen and I was to press 1 to contact them. I hung up and called the BBB.org of Saskatchewan and verified it was a scam as the BBB.org doesn’t call to tell you that.

Victim Location 85756

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

They call claiming to be George or Tracy from the BBB. They try to ask for personal information to confirm my name, claiming there is suspicious or fraud reports about you. They say it will impact my social security. Do not give any information out. Call the BBB.org and report these scammers.

Victim Location 64145

Type of a scam Debt Collections

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I am a Walmart employee. I had an elderly customer that attempted to purchase $2000 in Walmart gift cards. She had received a phone call from a man claiming to be with the BBB.org informing her that she had been mistakenly credited $2000 into her bank account. In order to repay it she was told she had to purchase the gift cards and then give the man the gift card number. She then pulled the phone out of her purse to talk to the man that was waiting on phone. I spoke to the man. Even after identifying myself as a manager and informing him that I would not sell the gift cards and that I was giving her fraud information he was very aggressive in demanding that I did not speak to her anymore and let him talk to her.

Type of a scam Debt Collections

Initial means of contact Not applicable

They call saying they are from the BBB.org and that I owe money and if I do not pay it that they are sending me to collections

Victim Location 43081

Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Jessica who said she was a BBB.org agent from the BBB.org of Washington DC called to say I had won $750,000. She asked if somebody called me and told me I had won money. She made it seem like she knew something about me winning money and that it wouldn’t be a scam. About an hour later I got a call saying I had won, and the money would be at the airport in Cleveland, OH. He told me I should try to get ahead of the taxes, as the winnings would put me in another tax bracket. He asked if I had asked him for anything. he gave me a claim number 5067156USA and a phone number 202-683-7750 to call to claim my prize. I called them back. They didn’t answer BBB.org. Less than an hour later, he called me back. I told him I called the number you gave me, but they didn’t answer BBB.org. I told him they answered like they were a law firm, saying they knew how to keep my name a secret. I talked to Eric Taylor and a Mexican guy who was hard to understand. They knew my address.

Victim Location 97222

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Called and said they were from BBB.org. I asked for identifying information they gave me a name and an I number (which I assume was made up). They wanted to know how much I paid for the last computer I purchased. I said this sound false because I hadn’t purchased a computer ( a lie on my part ) – they hung up.

Victim Location 30907

Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received a robo call that said the person was from BBB.org and that he had a certified check and gave a number to call. I called just to see what they had to say and it rang and rang. I called BBB.org to report it and they said there is a scam in which the person claims to be from BBB.

Victim Location 99207

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Said said a company that they were the BBB.org calling to tell me that I would be charged $353 for software by another company if I didn’t call them and cancel it they said to call this number one 808-353-8510 I did not call that number back I don’t know what they’re talkin about

Victim Location 98106

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

It was a robocall saying they are BBB
“This from the BBB.org. you are requested to get your money… by calling this number 1-808-353-8598 or you would be charged $345 again from another software company…”

Victim Location 65807

Type of a scam Identity Theft

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Person called us saying he was in investigations with the BBB.org. Called us at 7:30 p.m. Hung up on him.
Same sounding person called again the next night and said they were with Publishers Clearing House. Hung up again.

Victim Location 12203

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

For the past 4 weeks I have be getting crank calls fro someone named Amber and another woman asking my shopping habits and saying they from the BBB.org. Today alone I have had 3 calls before noon. The number they call from is: 312 345-6508. Can you look into this and stop it as it is annoying.

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

The person on the phone said they were doing a survey for the BBB.org and were inquiring to whether I had found a new office location – since I have been in the same place for over a decade the inquiry was odd

Victim Location 43102

Type of a scam Tech Support

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I got a call today from a foreign woman who said she was from the BBB.org. She said we had purchased a protection plan for Malware, but that was a fraudulent company, and you didn’t receive the services. So we are going to get your money back. She said she knew my husband had paid a computer tech person, but hadn’t gotten any services. She asked us to get on our computer. So we were with her on the computer. She said she could get our money back. She said we would need our computer license security number, which she gave us. She said there was a petition and the BBB.org was going to pay all the consumers their money back. She knew the amount we had paid $499.99. She said we needed to fill out a refund form. And a refund form appeared on the computer. To help them deliver the refund form to us, we did everything she said. The form had the BBB.org logo on it. She stressed that it was very important to get all the information right on the form. She kept saying “No, don’t hang up”. She kept asking if we wanted the money deposited in our checking or savings, and they wanted our bank name and account numbers. We gave her the bank name but not the account numbers. We were suspicious from the beginning, but she said “we are legit, and we’re going to get your money back for you. We’re from the BBB.org. ”

Victim Location 32024

Type of a scam Tech Support

Initial means of contact Not applicable

The caller said, “I am with the BBB.org. (but, 1st, he sounded Indian, I could hear a lot of ppl talking in the back ground, like from a ‘scam call station’ or whatever you want to call them.) They said they were “calling to help me get my refund for computer work”. I think he said something else, but I missed it (noise?idk) then he asked, “is that ok, Mame?” About this time, I HUNG UP. I have gotten enough of these in different voices about Computer work refunds that I can pretty much spot it. The caller probably would have asked for money, but I didn’t give him a chance.
I DID NOT GET SCAMMED, BECAUSE I HUNG UP, but I have gotten these before, but this was the first one that said they were with the BBB. I thought you might want to know about that, if you don’t already.

Victim Location 79605

Type of a scam Other

Received a call on an unlisted phone line for my business and an automated message stated that my company had a pending complaint with the BBB and that I should call 1-800-287-0959 to take care of the issue. I called my local BBB and they stated that they did not have any pending complaint on my business, they do not have an 800 number for their office, and they will send out a notification to my business via mail/fax/email to inform me of any complaints. This is a scam and do not call the number back!!

Victim Location 44622

Type of a scam Tech Support

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This is the same scam I reported earlier this evening, although from a different phone number & caller. He told me he was with the B.B.B. & I was due a refund from a company that sold me anti-virus software. I told him I just had a similar call & that he would next ask me to press the Windows button & R button at the same time. His voice started to raise when he said he just wanted me to go to the website to fill out a form. I then asked for the web address, but he said there isn’t one (voice continues to raise). When I said that I was sure the BBB.org had a website address because I had just reported the previous phone call I had received, he hung up the phone.

Victim Location 44622

Type of a scam Tech Support

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Person with foreign accent phoned from 217-540-7246 & asked if I was in front of my computer & had pen & paper. At his point, I knew he was trying to scam me, so I said yes & he proceeded to tell me that I had purchased anti-virus software from a company that did not supply it & they were now out of business. He told me he was with the BBB.org & that I was to get a refund for this charge. He then instructed me to press the “Microsoft” key & the “R” key simultaneously so he could confirm the registered code matched what he had to be sure he had the right customer. I said & did nothing, & when he asked if I had pressed these keys I said “certainly not!”. He then proceeded to call me foul names & continued yelling & cursing at me for the rest of the call.

Victim Location 45212

Type of a scam Tech Support

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received a call from a foreigner with an accent. On caller ID it was unavailable the most recent call was about 11:20a.m. on 12-12-18. He said he was calling from BBB.org and asked for someone else (a man), other than me, and I said he had the wrong number and then he called out my last name. He said you have a refund (you’re owed a refund) from Microsoft, Microsoft is going out of business. I have been receiving these calls for the last two weeks, you have a $299 refund from Microsoft (2 times was advised of this). I got a call from Kathy Jackson 1-844-386-8578 she left on the recording to call this number she said to call you had $299 refund coming back from Microsoft, because Microsoft is going out of business. I called that number and you could hear a bunch of people in the background (talking to people).

Victim Location 95603

Type of a scam Tech Support

Caller stated they were from BBB and wanted to refund me my $499.00 I paid out for service repairs on my computer back in 2016. Stated business was fraudulent and they wanted to pay me back my money. When I asked name of business he said it was Dept. of Computers. Told him I did not remember making such a transaction but insisted that I did. Ask him for information to verify he was with BBB and won not comply. Wanted me to go to a website to download TEAMVIEWER, GUIDED ME STEP BY STEP but would not download for me. Caller stated getting frustrated with me, I asked to send form to me and I would fill out for refund instead but he got more agitated. He even gave me my License ID # of my computer which he said was ***. I finally asked him for the number to the BBB so I could verify which made him more agitated. I finally ended call telling him I was calling BBB.

Victim Location 37919

Type of a scam Phishing

Caller claimed to be BBB, said they wanted to refund $399.99 for purchase of technical support I had previously made to a fraudulent company. Claimed he had to verify that my computer was the one that was entitled to the refund. He read a long serial number and said we had to check inside my computer to see if it matched. He then asked me to start entering certain commands into the computer. At that point I hung up. He called back and tried to persuade me to continue. I told him to never call here again. He actually had my name and my wife’s name.

Victim Location 44627

Type of a scam Tech Support

A BBB rep called me and told me he was calling about a scam. I never told BBB about a scam, but I have been scammed twice by Brother Tech. I lost $2000 last time. I’m not sure how BBB would know I was scammed when I never reported it. The man Frank Johnson asked me to call the number on the back of my bank card, call my bank and cancel my account. He spoke in broken English. He told me that after I called my bank, to call him back at 805-491-4713 and he would get on my computer and fix it. After I hung up I called my local BBB office and they told me it was a scam. I did not call the man back and I did not cancel my bank account.

Victim Location 35055

Type of a scam Other

I received a phone call. He just left his name and number and ask me to call back which I have not done.

Victim Location 97203

Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Consumer called:
I am calling back Jackson Cooper, he just called me to let me know that I won a lot of money from BBB.org but the line went dead. He told me I needed to go to Western Union or Walmart or Walgreens and send $445.00 to BBB.org and that I needed to send the money and it would be refunded to me later today. He told me I won $2.5 million. I told him I don’t have a car I have to ride the bus and he told me he would send a limo to get me. I told him I wanted to be discrete, I told him if I won something big I didn’t want the whole world to know it.

Victim Location 33764

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received an email on my work email address from “BBB.org” labeled as “Customer Complaint”. The details of the email are below. The “APPEAL REPORT” is a link to something that I’m smart enough not to click on. I contacted the BBB.org and they said that there is no case with that number nor under my name which I didn’t think there would be since I do not own a business, I work for a corporation.
RE: CASE # 97540486
The BBB.org has been recorded the above said reclamation from one of your customers in regard to their business contacts with you. The detailed description of the customer’s uneasiness are available by clicking the link below. Please pay attention to this question and let us know about your judgement as soon as possible.
We pleasantly ask you to overview APPEAL REPORT to reply on this complaint.
We await to your prompt rebound.
WBR
Mark Andrews
Dispute Consultant
BBB.org

Victim Location 33024

Type of a scam Tech Support

Initial means of contact Not applicable

The man said his name is Jordan Williams. His accent sounds from India or Pakistan. He said he is calling me for a refund of a purchase of internet security software that I purchased back in 2016. He gave me my computer license number which was correct. I don’t know how he has it. He wanted me to run a program on my computer to remove the spyware and all the malicious programs that are on my computer. As I was about to run the program my computer started talking to me and said stop do not run this program. So I immediately stopped it.He wanted to access my computer to steal my information and money. I told the man that he is fraud and that I was going to contact the BBB.org to report him.

Victim Location 44240

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

They contacted me by phone, the guy said he was from BBB.org and that I was entitled a refund. They asked me to get on the computer and fill out papers to transfer $400 to them. It ended up being $4000. After this, the scammer said to go get Apple gift-cards to refund the $3600, he told me to not hang up. I told him I didn’t have a car. He said I should go get a taxi. He said he had frozen my bank account and would unfreeze it once I gave him the gift-card numbers. I hung up. I called my bank and I asked if my account was closed. The bank associate said it wasn’t. She asked if I transferred $4000 out of my savings into my checking. I told her I did not. My bank is working with me to save my bank account.
I called the number back and it was an actual business that answered. They said they’ve been receiving an influx of phone calls from people about this scam. They said a scammer was using their phone number and suggested I contact the actual BBB to report the incident.

Victim Location 65233

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received a call from this number the other day claiming to be with the BBB.org. The man sounded foreign. They claimed I was needed to be given a refund. I knew this was a scam. I got a second call in 2 days from the same number claiming to also be from the BBB. I did not speak to the second person since I figured it was a scam. I just told him I knew he was not with the BBB.

Victim Location 37311

Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes

Scammer called me early in the morning saying I 1 3.5 million dollars plus a car a Mercedes Benz and they said i had to go by the transfer receipt which was $300 then they said that to lawyers and officer would come to your house in a limo to take you to the bank to deposit it. And they won’t stop calling over and over. He said I had to transfer the money to Calvin Levy. Please watch out don’t get stand he almost fooled me. Please be careful this guy sounded like he was from Jamaica that’s the phone number that keeps calling its from Jamaica and he says don’t pass up the opportunity this is what God is giving you hes very Convincing.

Victim Location 68025

Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Scammer called my mobile phone number indicating he was with the BBB.org and that I was the lucky winner of the Publisher’s Clearing House 2nd prize of $3.5 million and it would be delivered today at 1:15. English was clearly not his first language. He sounded like he was Indian. He asked whether I wanted this to be private or public and then asked whether I wanted the money delivered to my home or my bank. I entertained his questions for my own humor knowing it was nothing more than a scam, but provided him no personal information. He wanted me to get in my car while I was still on the phone and drive to a Walmart or Walgreens so that I “could get a receipt” for $7500 to pay the taxes on the prize money. When I laughed and asked if people really fall for this and if his time would be better spent getting a legitimate job that earns a paycheck he hung up on me.

Victim Location 44103

Type of a scam Tech Support

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received a call at 8:20 AM this morning from the above number from a gentleman with a heavy accent, claiming to be from the BBB.org. He wanted to help me upgrade my computer system. I told him I knew this was a scam and hung up on him. They called back immediately after I hung up and this gentleman argued with me, telling me he was from the BBB.org just trying to help me upgrade my computer. I hung up again and have received no more calls from the number but have had this number blocked on my phone now.

Victim Location 75067

Type of a scam Tech Support

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Person on the phone said he was from the BBB.org. He said that I had purchased tech support for my computer that had been found to be fraudulent. And, that the BBB.org would be offering me a refund for the $299 that I had paid for the service. All I needed to do to claim this refund was to send him some number off of my computer.

Victim Location 03244

Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

I received a phone call from Arnold Sawyer stating he from the Accounts Division of the ScamPulse.com. He said that I would be receiving money via check for $1,480.00 because I had done business with three companies had been closed down. He emailed me a copy of the check which said that it was from John Smith of San Francisco. In order to receive the check I needed to purchase Google Play Cards in the amount of $500.00 and give him the numbers on the card. He said he would deliver the check at that point.

Victim Location 98102

Type of a scam Phishing

A lady that said she was from the BBB said that there was a new law that was going into effect and if I paid a one time fee, my credit card transactions wouldn’t be affected. It didn’t make sense and I didn’t ask her to elaborate because at that point it clearly was a scam.

Victim Location 27837

Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

Initial means of contact Not applicable

So these numbers have been calling our home for over several months. So on July 20, 2018 I received a phone call as usual from them again representing Publishers Clearing House. That is who they claim to be. After hearing them speak I informed them I knew it was a scam, I then hung up. 2hrs later I got a call from a private number, when I answered the man said that he was Jeffrey Douglas from the BBB.org. I laughed because like I told him I never knew the BBB called people. So I just wanted to let it be known that now they are impersonating you the BBB.

Victim Location 33311

Type of a scam Phishing

I was contacted via telephone on 06/22/2018 @ 6:27 PM claiming to be the BBB and that they had a refund they wanted to return to me as a company on line fraudulently took my money for services and the BBB wants to return the funds to me and gave me a key to place on my computer 888DCA6O-FCOA-11CF-8FOf-OOCO4FD7DO62 I have never heard of BBB refunding money so I am thinking it is a scam Please advise

Victim Location 87114

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received a call from a man claiming to be with the BBB.org, stating that I would be receiving a refund in the amount of $264.00 from the BBB because I purchased an Virus Protection Program from a company that was not legitimate back in 2016, which I apparently paid for with a credit card. He wanted me to give him my IP address to verify that it was the computer that was scammed. I told him I had never heard of the BBB giving refunds to people because another business scammed them, and he responded that was because I had never been scammed before. I told him I was not at my computer so I couldn’t access that information and I would be able to call him back tomorrow when I was home. He said he did not have a direct line so I wouldn’t be able to do this. Does the BBB do this? Refund money?

Total money lost $299.99

Type of a scam Other

Called asking for computer access or access to the original credit card used to refund $299.99 paid to a credit card in 2016 under the name of PC Experts.

Repeated several times he was calling on behalf of the BBB who were handling the refunds.

Victim Location 87043

Type of a scam Online Purchase

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received a call at 11:33a, May 22 2018, from an Indian sounding man saying he was calling from the BBB.org. He said he was calling about a payment I made to PHONEY Microsoft company for services for my computer. To verify my claim status he wanted me to give him my computer’s service code number. I told him that it was inconvenient time and to call back.
I have paid for services for my computers from Dell, which has expired. I also have gotten calls from some one (also Indian sounding) saying they were from Microsoft, and saying that I needed their help because my computers were corrupted. These calls came one to two times a week for several years. Always they had different number and were very argumentative when I asked/told/pleaded with them to quit calling.
I do not know if these were related but it sounds possible. I believe this is a scam because he refused to give me any iverification information that he was who he said he was. Rather he repeatedly said he needed the computer serial numbers to verify my claim.
Please let me know that this is indeed a scam so others can be warned. Thanks, ***

Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Male called said he was from BBB.org said I won a prize of 2.2 Million dollars and at that point I hung up.

Victim Location 34203

Type of a scam Credit Cards

Initial means of contact Not applicable

It was a call on Monday May 14th of 2018 and it came in at 3:30 on my cell phone they said whatever the guy was using for his name and that he was looking for me to return money that was owed to me $199 that was supposedly took from one of my credit cards to a company called Computer Service Guru I told them I never heard of that he said it could have been within the last year I said I don’t believe you because you’re saying you’re the BBB.org and the BBB.org does not call and try to refund money to you and so I think this is a fraudulent call I’m calling the sheriff’s department and my BBB.org and they hung up

Victim Location 48875

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Called claiming to be from the BBB.org, asked to speak to the owner, and wanted to verify address and other business information. This is typical scam call behavior.

Victim Location 89523

Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I keep getting a call from ?+1 (598) 653-2457?, which comes up as “United States.” The gentleman, with a thick foreign accent keeps saying he is with the BBB.org and that I have a refund. After calling my local branch, we’re pretty sure this guy is a scam! A) I don’t have a business on the BBB.org and B) I’m not affiliated with the BBB.org to receive any kind of “refund.” Be aware of who is calling you. You never know :(.

Victim Location 65610

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

The person who called me said they were from the BBB.org. They said they could help me get money back from a computer fraud issue in 2016. They said they could get me $299.00 back. I knew this wasn’t the BBB.org calling, and I called the person out on this. When I said there not from the BBB, the person hung up on me. I tried calling the number back and it was just fuzzy sounding and nobody answered.

Victim Location 43026

Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I was in a car accident last week. Some pretending to be from the BBB.org called to warn me of 2 chiropractors; *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Victim Location 57717

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Said she was from the BBB.org and she was going to get her a $299 refund on computer protection. I told her I use the geek squad and hung up. Called right back and said yes that is why I am calling to get you your money back from that.
wanted to get online and take remote access from her computer

Victim Location 13108

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

They leave a name of agent from the BBB.org and ask if I want to follow up, as there is complaint based on my phone number. I have no business and retired. They call two or three times a day.

Type of a scam Phishing

I have had 3 phone calls today from the above phone number. The first phone call when I questioned him about what the complaint was all he would say was you had a complaint filed against you, when I questioned him further he hung up on me. He never said our business name or what the complaint was. I called the number back and there is no answer there at all. The next two phone calls when you press one to speak to someone it hangs up on you right away.

I looked the number up online and got:

Attribution: Guizhou Liupanshui

card type: Guizhou unicom GSM Card

operator: Guizhou Unicom GSM Network

Province: Guizhou

City: Liupanshui

Area code:0858

zip Code:553000

Carrier Web site: http://www.gz.chinaunicom.com

include mobile number:13195280000-13195289999

I though maybe you would like to know about this.

Victim Location 59022

Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes

He told me he is calling from BB and said myname was picked out of a mailing list and sai d I won 150,000 he gave me a number to return his call at, he said meet me at walmart but Im an hour away He said what is you rphysical addresss do i can meet you at your hoouse, I’ll com eto my camera crew, and told me its not a scam, because the FBI knows about it and he is from the ScamPulse.com

Victim Location 98337

Type of a scam Tech Support

I got an e-mail that looked like it needed to be reported. Any time I get scam calls or e-mails I attempt to contact the company the hackers are attempting to use. In this case it was the ScamPulse.com! My favorite part is where it says they cheesed the company. What DOES that mean?

This is to inform you that you have made payment for your computer the invoice number for which is (random numbers) paid by the Visa Card and the amount is (price of McAfee tech support) to the TECH SUPPORT companies. There was several complaints against this company against many fraudulent activity that was conducted by the company in the name of providing technical support to the customers like you. We have conducted an investigation on this as per complaint launched by several customers and came to know that the company was running a scam and was misguiding the people by providing the technical support on there computers and charging them several dollars for the support which they did not required at all.

After proper investigation we have now cheesed the company for the fraudulent activity that they were doing to all customers like you.

Many customer have successfully got the refund from the company by their own, but there are many who have not yet got the refund. So we are helping to all the customers who have not got the refund from the company yet.

So if you are among the customer who have being scammed and yet have not got the refund then you can call us 518-417-2709 within 31st of JANUARY 2018 to get the refund from them as we are cheesed the company and refunding the money to all the customers. The case id number for the above fraudulent activity is RR-AA-6#3 mention the case id number at the time when you call us without the case id number your call will not be attend.

We look forward to your reply and a resolution to the problem.

Sincerely,

Jacob Shaw,

Manager,

Trade Commission.

518-417-2709

Victim Location 98580

Type of a scam Tech Support

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I don’t know if this is legit but the caller said he was with the BBB.org and wanted to give me my refund for the iYogi support I purchased in 2015. When I told him it would take awhile for me to find the receipt he said it wasn’t a problem and had me go to the command line of my computer and run a command then read off what he said was my computer ID which was in the list and it matched. He then had me run a command from the command line that started Microsoft Malicous file scan which appeared legit. Then he wanted me to connect to Teamviewer to do a remote support which I did. He wanted me to run a program that appeared to be from teamviewer that I believe was supposed to blackout my screen and for some reason it didn’t and I could see that someone was accessing my control planel and was attempting to change my login password. At that point I was worried and kept hitting ctrl-alt-del and it finally shutdown my computer and the connection and at that moment the phone disconnected with the caller.

Victim Location 34601

Type of a scam Tech Support

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I keep getting called and when you finally answered one of the phone call, they claimed to be from the BBB.org stated that I’m entitled to a refund for being scammed by an IT tech support company.

Victim Location 53534

Type of a scam Phishing

I received an email from Jacob Shaw, Manger Trade Commission, using the BBB Logo and a fake BBB email stating that I was to get a refund for Tech Support that I used my Visa for services in the amount of $69.95. I called the number back and started asking questions. They wanted to get my credit card to refund the money. The thing is, I used a mastercard, not a visa so I thought it was fishing. I could not understand why the BBB would want money for a Tech issue, so figured it was a scam.

Victim Location 32176

Type of a scam Other

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received a telephone call on January 22 at 1:36 PM from a cell phone Georgia 478-258-9654 claiming to be from the BBB.org. They claimed that I had paid 199.99 in March for tech support from a company by the name of Iogee. The government had determined that the company was fraudulent and would have to return my money.

Victim Location 68132

Type of a scam Phishing

I had a questionable call and vague voicemail from this number stating she was Trisha Gardner, a message for the owner of the company asking to call back extension 888-455-7172 ext 410. I do not have a company and there is no actual information-which is suspicious.

Victim Location 53214

Type of a scam Tech Support

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Scam caller claimed to be representative from the BBB.org and urged caller to get on their computer

Victim Location 13027

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

A person called stating he was from the BBB.org (came up on my caller ID as “better bureau” – no caps) and asked me if anyone contacted me in the past year to repair my computer for $199.99. He claimed my email and computer were hacked, that my credit card was charged $199.99 and that people had stolen my identity and were getting loans in my name. I asked for his phone # ( he said it was 321 209 7163, but it came up on my caller ID just as 209-7162, with no area code). I immediately contact the BBB, which told me it was a scam, which is what I was expecting.

Victim Location 80126

Type of a scam Other

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Claiming to be from the BBB.org trying to sell “accreditation”. Could not tell me my business name…

Victim Location 29909

Total money lost $1,000

Type of a scam Tech Support

I keep on receiving calls about a refund I’m due from a computer service to repair my computer on line.

It’s a scam

Victim Location 47905

Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received a call today that said they were from BBB.org and they knew I had been scammed by a business called Eversoft (they had a popup on my computer and were supposed to clean up the virus on my computer). They said they were in charge of distributing refunds for the victims of this business. They somehow accessed my bank account (probably using the info from the time I was scammed by Eversoft) and deposited money into my account. I was then instructed to go get some iTunes cards with that money. That’s when I got a weird feeling about this and called BBB.

Victim Location 84116

Type of a scam Tech Support

A man with a thick accent called and said he was from the BBB and was doing a refund for a computer. He tried to get the woman to get on her computer and assist her with navigating in order to get her refund. She said no because they called Columbus Day and the BBB was closed. He was very insistent on her getting on the computer but she refused and he eventually hung up. He gave her a computer license number 888dca60-fcoa-11cf-8f0f-00c04fd7d062 and when googled it came up as a computer number that is used in scams to hack personal computers by having the victim navigate and enter the code into their own computer giving them access.

Victim Location 07882

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Rec’d the following email: This email has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB has received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhxY6d
We also request that you send a answer in 48 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you plan to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the abuse ID “216039875612:75” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Cheryl S Velez

Victim Location 92660

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Here’s what looks like another scam that I received and would ask to share to inform others:
—–Original Message—–
From: Jennifer A Pedersen [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2017 8:13 PM
To: **@***.com
Subject: Incident:733719343130:97
This notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of compliant by following the link (DO NOT CLICK) https://bit.ly/2jjk7we
We also request that you give a response within 48 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you plan to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the abuse ID “Incident:733719343130:97” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Jennifer A Pedersen

Victim Location 19014

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

BBB.org received complaint that your company is violating the Safety and Health Act. Download doc. and reply in 48 hours along with info on what you plan to do with it.

Victim Location 33860

Type of a scam Phishing

Received an e-mail from this Berta Shewmaker. Here is the contents of e-mail:

This notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.

You can download the text file with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jiAlW2

We also ask that you send a short reply within 24 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you intend to do with it.

Important note:

When replying to us, leave the abuse ID "Incident:492532774996:429" native in the subject line.

ScamPulse.com

Abuse Department

Berta V Shewmaker

Victim Location 32819

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This is the second day in a row that I have gotten this phone call from the same phone number. It says they are located in Richmond VA on our phone caller ID. They state their name (today was Mike Jones) calling from the BBB.org in regards to a refund you are due for some work done on your computer. Without seeming rude they can hardly speak English. I just hang up on them but I’m sure that this is not the way the BBB operates.

Victim Location 98589

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Claims that the BBB.org they “have got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.” and that you can “download the text file with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jho04A”. “When replying to us leave the abuse ID Case: 1356436159619:776 native in the subject line.”
It is signed BBB.org
Compliant Department
Helen S Lawrence
We did not follow the link.

Victim Location 55330

Type of a scam Phishing

This is an email I received today at 10am CST. I feel it is fraud, and will not click the link or learn more about it at this time. "This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. You can download the document with the explanation of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhy2Tb We also request that you give a reply in 24 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you plan to do with it.Important note: When replying to us, please keep the abuse ID "Incident:017259833687:316" unchanged in the subject .BBB, Abuse Department, *** * ***"

Victim Location 66547

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Below is the email I have received:
This email notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explication of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhlDPa
We also ask that you send a short answer in 48 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you plan to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please leave the abuse ID “Case:73994686112:026” native in the subject line.
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Jacqueline J Perez

Victim Location 46802

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Here is the email message:
This email message has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jilafx
We also ask that you send a short message in 24 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you intend to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, keep the compliant ID “Case:304976905478:690” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Donna J Dugan

Victim Location 06704

Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes

At 1:45 I received a phone call from John Baker with the BBB telling me I won some money through Readers Digest contest in 2009 and never claimed. So the BBB wants me to call NY phone #7185680874 and to ask for James Carson,son of Johnny Carson and give him my claim number 8944457302-ct and then they would automatically deposit the money in my bank account. I asked how much and he asked what my name was and I told him laughingly SCAM SCAM and hung up.

Victim Location 94545

Type of a scam Phishing

This email moves you t a unsafe window telling you that there may be a problem withe the requested link that was provided in the e-mail body.

This does not look like an official Better Business e-mail.

Victim Location 71302

Type of a scam Phishing

This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. You can download the text file with the explanation of the complaint by following the link ***. We also request that you send a reply in 48 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you intend to do about it.

Victim Location 62067

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I have been getting crazy junk emails like this probably because I was caught in the Equifax credit info breach. My email is from PA but I live in IL. When we moved, Windstream let us keep our email addresses for $2.99 a month so we did. Have had this address since 1999.
From: 21 2017
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From: John M Conner
To: [email protected]
Subject: Incident:3486291714962:423
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 18:13:40 +0300
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This email has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2ji4x3F
We also request that you send a short reply in 24 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you intend to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the compliant ID “Incident:3486291714962:423” unchanged in the subject .
BBB
Abuse Department
John M Conner

Victim Location 75247

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

We received an email claiming to be from the BBB. Please see below:
Date: Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: Incident:0918566742120:091
To: Chester C Ikeda , Rusha Joshi
On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 9:22 AM, Chester C Ikeda wrote:
This email notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jfmhww
We also ask that you send a short reply in 24 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you intend to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, keep the abuse ID “Incident:0918566742120:091” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Chester C Ikeda
I could not find anything about this on the BBB.org website. Please advise.

Victim Location 44146

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Figured I’d let everyone know that someone is using the BBB.org’s name to phish others. As usual – DON’T CLICK THE LINK if you get something like this! I didn’t fall for it, but I don’t want anyone else to be harmed, and I ESPECIALLY hate to see organizations as responsible as the BBB.org having their name slandered in this manner!

Victim Location 97058

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Email sent to one of our business email addresses. Claiming to be from the BBB.org having received a complaint sent a link to click on  requesting response

Victim Location 46151

Type of a scam Phishing

We received this email notification of "complaint" in our company email. Thankfully, the computer wouldn’t allow us to open the attachment.

Victim Location 79323

Type of a scam Other

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This emai was sent to me automatically because BBB.org has got an abuse, claiming that my company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. I can download the document with the explanation of the complaint at the above website. I am to send a short message within 48 hours explaining what I intend to do about the complaint. They also gave me an abuse incident number 2647965270991:14.
I am reporting this to you because I do not even have a business.

Victim Location 77032

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Received the following email to several of our business email accounts:
This email notification has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jgoyYv
We also request that you send a short reply within 48 hours to us. This response should contain information about what you intend to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please leave the compliant ID “Case:619344841582:39” native in the subject line.
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Haydee J Williams
You can learn more about these bogus phishing and malware scams at https://www.bbb.org/council/news-events/bbb-warnings/2017/09/phishing-scam-claim…⇄

Victim Location 01566

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This email notification has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jgEIB8
We also request that you send a response within 24 hours to us. This response should contain information about what you intend to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please leave the abuse ID “04759482142:92” unchanged in the subject line.
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Victor F Harmon

Victim Location 77381

Type of a scam Phishing

SENT EMAIL BELOW:

This email message has been automatically sent to you because we have received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.

You can download the document with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhSMKP

We also ask that you give a answer within 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do with it.

Important notice:

When replying to us, please leave the abuse ID "3913904345535:817" unchanged in the subject .

ScamPulse.com

Compliant Department

Darryl S Hannon

You can learn more about these bogus phishing and malware scams at https://www.bbb.org/council/news-events/bbb-warnings/2017/09/phishing-scam-claim…⇄

Victim Location 44601

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

The Email claims to be from Ryan L Alley of the BBB.org Compliant Department but hovering over email shows up as [email protected] typically look for misspellings, and as you will see, the word “complaint” is spelled as “compliant” which spell check would not catch…the email is as follows…
This email has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/***
We also ask that you send a short message within 48 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you plan to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please keep the abuse ID “Case:293257886209:255” unchanged in the subject line.
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Ryan L Alley

Victim Location 72543

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I did not respond to the email. The body of the report indicated that they had received a report of abuse, that my company was violating the Safety and Health Act. My current company is a xxxxxx in Heber Springs, AR. I am a retired nurse and know that there are many different Acts pertaining to health and safety. There was no phone number, only an link to the internet. The email address is not a .gov, or .org email. I viewed this as suspicious and chose to report it to you. I have copied and pasted the body of the email below.

This email has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of compliant by following the link xxxxxxx  We also ask that you give a reply within 48 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you plan to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the abuse ID “Incident:250682143753:566” unchanged in the subject line.
BBB
Compliant Department
Barbara R Esparza

Victim Location 32033

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I called the BBB.org and they said this was a scam. Below is the email I received.
This email message has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2ji8Ufe
We also ask that you give a reply in 24 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please keep the abuse ID “Case:82609580443:442” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Erica B Polk

Victim Location 32550

Type of a scam Other

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Here is email I received:
This notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of abuse by following the link *** We also request that you give a short response within 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the abuse ID “Case:425518360094:68” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Emma C Pacheco

Victim Location 75042

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received this email:
This email notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2ji4GUY
We also ask that you give a message within 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the abuse ID “Incident:258072502745:940” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Veronica N Jones
I believe they may be “phishing”. I don’t really know what other purpose it would serve?

Victim Location 97497

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Fake email from BBB.org

Victim Location 97048

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Scammer pretends to be from the Compliant [sic] Department at BBB, says a complaint has been filed about my business, details available at given link. I did not follow the link. I do not own a business. The email reads as follows:
This email has been automatically sent to you because BBB has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jgSkwo
We also ask that you send a short message within 24 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you intend to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please leave the compliant ID “Incident:271408688260:265” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Minnie C Morse

Victim Location 97365

Type of a scam Phishing

Copy of the email received:

This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.

You can download the text file with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhoCH

We also request that you send a reply in 48 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you intend to do about it.

Important note:

When replying to us, please keep the abuse ID "Incident:95927536494:255" unchanged in the subject .

BBB

Compliant Department

Dora R Thomas

Victim Location 05446

Type of a scam Phishing

Email from Bobby P White claiming BBB has received an abuse claiming my company ( that doesn’t exist) is violating the Safety and Health Act (also non-existent?). With a link to download document of complaint

Victim Location 98109

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received the following email:
This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jji7nI
We also ask that you send a answer in 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please leave the compliant ID “Case:403042673630:928” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Victoria L Orme

Victim Location 99518

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Here is raw source of email:
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Received: from biz179.inmotionhosting.com
by biz179.inmotionhosting.com (Dovecot) with LMTP id ieWsHByotlkyRgEAqMFV/A
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Content preview: This notification has been automatically generated and sent
to you because BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating
the The Safety and Health Act. You can download the text file with the explication
of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2ji4tkA […]
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You can download the text file with the explication of compliant by follo=
wing the link https://bit.ly/2ji4tkA
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contain information about what you plan to do about it.
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subject line.
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Barbara S Fair
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Victim Location 49345

Type of a scam Business Email Compromise

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Was told the BBB.org had received an abuse claiming that our company is violating the Safety and Health Act. Wanted me to click a link and wanted a short reply within 24 hours.

Victim Location 98801

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jimjE9
We also ask that you send a message within 24 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you intend to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please leave the abuse ID “Incident:828542240566:83” native in the subject line.
BBB
Abuse Department

Victim Location 32068

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Received an Email as follows:
This email has been automatically sent to you because BBB has received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhMf2L
We also ask that you give a short response within 24 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you intend to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please keep the compliant ID “5451526023090:081” native in the subject line.
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Tessa C Roman

Victim Location 76559

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Details of the email is as follows:
Email sent from Sharon R Smith shown as case number 906316589:127
This email has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explication of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jikrej
We also request that you send a response in 24 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you plan to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please leave the abuse ID “Case:9063163589:127” native in the subject .
BBB
Abuse Department
Sharon R Smith

Victim Location 92677

Type of a scam Phishing

This email notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.

You can download the document with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jix3lE

We also ask that you give a short message within 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do with it.

Important note:

When replying to us, please leave the abuse ID "0199619124586:606" native in the subject line.

BBB

Compliant Department

Leonard S Berg

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L’absence de virus dans ce courrier électronique a été vérifiée par le logiciel antivirus Avast.

https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Victim Location 99202

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Subject: Case:6910895776857:260
From: “Gladys L Renaud”
Date: Mon, September 11, 2017 10:09 am
To: [email protected]
Priority: Normal
Options: View Full Header | Print | Download this as a file
This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB has
received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and
Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explication of compliant by following the
link https://bit.ly/2jfP985
We also request that you give a reply in 48 hours to us. This message should contain
info about what you plan to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the abuse ID “Case:6910895776857:260” native in the
subject line.
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Gladys L Renaud

Victim Location 97365

Type of a scam Phishing

Copy of the email received:

This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.

You can download the text file with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhoCH

We also request that you send a reply in 48 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you intend to do about it.

Important note:

When replying to us, please keep the abuse ID "Incident:95927536494:255" unchanged in the subject .

BBB

Compliant Department

Dora R Thomas

Victim Location 95632

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Received this message with a link in it – I did not click on it and removed it for your protection. It came from daum.net, which is an Asian website (Korea or China?). I don’t know where the link goes or they were going to attempt to get money from me, but it’s safe to assume it isn’t good.

This email message has been automatically sent to you because we have received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explication of compliant by following the link [removed link]
We also ask that you give a reply within 48 hours to us. This response should contain information about what you intend to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please keep the compliant ID “Incident:742929255008:024” unchanged in the subject line.
Abuse Department
Ryan E Looper

Victim Location 32308

Type of a scam Phishing

Our business received an email from the above individual stating that we had a case of "abuse" reported against us "violating the Safety and Health Act" and included a link–which we did not click–and a case number ("Case:380559762746:249). This individual claimed to be an employee of the "Abuse Department" at the ScamPulse.com.

Victim Location 32601

Type of a scam Employment

This is the second similar e-mail that I received (reported the other earlier today):

This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.

You can download the text file with the explication of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2ji4FAk

We also ask that you send a short answer within 48 hours to us. This response should contain information about what you plan to do with it.

Important notice:

When replying to us, leave the compliant ID "Incident:283056231473:324" native in the subject .

BBB

Compliant Department

Danny C Reid

Victim Location 97741

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This notification has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhBH3n
We also request that you send a short reply within 24 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you plan to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the abuse ID “679161760:688” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Alice D Goode

Victim Location 08701

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Received an email from “Wendell K Cordova” who is claiming to be from the “Abuse Department of BBB.org”. The full email contents are below:
This notification has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/***
We also request that you give a short response in 24 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, keep the abuse ID “10295779491:883” unchanged in the subject .
BBB
Abuse Department
Wendell K Cordova

Victim Location 19525

Type of a scam Other

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This email notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the text file with the explication of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jihBGb
We also request that you send a answer within 24 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you plan to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, keep the abuse ID “Incident:2669250471419:40” native in the subject line.
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Benjamin N Brown

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

From: Warren I Hanes [mailto:[email protected]mwiz.com]
Sent: September 11, 2017 10:22 AM
To: *** Subject: 122255832944:898
This email has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of compliant by following the link *** 
We also ask that you give a response in 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you intend to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please keep the compliant ID “122255832944:898” native in the subject line.
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Warren I Hanes

Victim Location 02138

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This notification has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. You can download the text file with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2ji5lpq We also request that you give a short answer in 48 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you intend to do with it. Important notice: When replying to us, keep the compliant ID “809928396510:992” native in the subject . BBB.org Abuse Department Walter P Schipper

Victim Location 77340

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Received an email with a link in it.**See***
This notification has been automatically sent to you because ScamPulse.com has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jg54mG
We also ask that you give a short answer in 48 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you intend to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please keep the abuse ID “Case:39557393679:87” native in the subject line.
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Glenna G Edgar

Victim Location 75840

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received the following email:
his email has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jioW8Z
We also request that you give a short reply within 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please keep the abuse ID “Case:256382902229:759” native in the subject line.
BBB
Compliant Department
John W Wisdom

Victim Location 60523

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Below is a copied paste version of the email sent to our office;
This email message has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhOkvB
We also request that you give a message in 48 hours to us. This response should contain information about what you intend to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, keep the abuse ID “Case:4941086880549:564” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
George C Russell

Victim Location 80215

Type of a scam Business Email Compromise

Initial means of contact Not applicable

“This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
We also ask that you send a short message within 48 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you intend to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, leave the compliant ID “Case:3098070164457:96” unchanged in the subject .
BBB
Abuse Department
Dixie H Pate”

Victim Location 94080

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

We received an email from Jason A Clark this morning with the following message:
This email notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jg7yS2
We also ask that you send a message in 24 hours to us. This response should contain information about what you intend to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, keep the compliant ID “Incident:663894348981:197” native in the subject line.
BBB
Abuse Department
Jason A Clark

Victim Location 85012

Type of a scam Business Email Compromise

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This is the email: This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of abuse by following the link *** 
We also ask that you give a short answer in 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you intend to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, keep the abuse ID “Case:54190766183:626” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Daniel K Hanks
Here is the email address: [email protected]

Victim Location 73112

Type of a scam Business Email Compromise

I have the email. I wish there was a way to forward it here. But I have it, in case anyone from the real BBB wishes to contact me.

It is a plain email without official contact info or logo’s. The web site I was suppose to go to could not be accessed through the email and there was no further contact information to which if I needed further info or clarification. It was a simple email stating that there had been a claim filed against me. that I was in violation of the fair labor standards act & that I had 24 hours in which to plead my case. To which there was no specific info to tell me what I should be pleading for. No name of accuser or the specifics of how I violated or even a date of the violation. Only an Abuse Id#. That was it except it was signed by a person with the last name of Banks, from the abuse dept.

BBB note: We’re receiving reports that multiple businesses across North America are receiving a similar email.  This unfortunately is a phishing scam and we would urge you not to download any files.

Please disregard the message and hope this hasn’t caused you an inconvenience

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Case:734678875878:23
This email message has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of compliant by following the link *** 
We also request that you send a short response within 48 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you intend to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please leave the abuse ID “Case:734678875878:23” native in the subject line.
BBB
Abuse Department
Willie R Morgan

Victim Location 97703

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received this in an email.
7049127283:050
This email notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the text file with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jg9D0i
We also request that you give a short answer in 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, keep the abuse ID “7049127283:050” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
William J Olive

Victim Location 06489

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Not sure. This doesn’t look like how BBB.org would contact me (The XXXXXXX XXXXX Company, a BBB.org member) of a complaint. Following is the email with a link that looks suspicious:
This email notification has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bitlyXXXXXXXXX We also ask that you send a reply in 24 hours to us. This response should contain information about what you intend to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, keep the compliant ID “Case:784548791497:496” native in the subject line.
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Robert B Brown
 
***Message from BBB.org***
FULL URL OF ARTICLE:  https://www.bbb.org/council/news-events/bbb-warnings/2017/09/phishing-scam-claim…⇄

Victim Location 94539

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Recieved email with this text:
This email notification has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the text file with the explication of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jg7Ica
We also request that you send a response within 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you intend to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please leave the compliant ID “Incident:670578187946:232” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
James D Quintanilla

Victim Location 06032

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

this is the email I received
This email has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bitlyXXXXXXXXX We also request that you send a answer in 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you intend to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please leave the compliant ID “12886284630:829” native in the subject line.
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Ronald A Finklea
 
***Message from BBB.org***
FULL URL OF ARTICLE:  https://www.bbb.org/council/news-events/bbb-warnings/2017/09/phishing-scam-claim…⇄

Victim Location 58501

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Sent via email This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. You can download the text file with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://*** We also request that you send a short message within 24 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you intend to do about it. Important note: When replying to us, keep the compliant ID “Case:447575125630:660” unchanged in the subject . BBB.org Abuse Department *** * ***

Victim Location 05468

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Received an email that our company had violated health and safety codes and that the violations were reported to the BBB.org and to click on a link to submit my plan of action to correct the violations within 24 hours.

Victim Location 80227

Type of a scam Other

Initial means of contact Not applicable

“This email has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhlPOo
We also request that you send a short answer within 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, keep the compliant ID “785625020093:742” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Jose H Crowell”

Victim Location 80301

Type of a scam Business Email Compromise

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This was confusing because the email prompts you to follow a process similar to what the BBB.org asks you to do. It also mentions something very scary in our business stating someone said we “abused” a dog. However, the email address, name and branding on the email is not ligitmate at all. I didn’t open the hyperlink (which did not resemble anything the BBB.org would actually put out) so I am not sure what engaging would have lead to but something, it seems, you want to stay far away from.

Victim Location 98116

Type of a scam Phishing

Notice of Abuse of the Safety and Health Act.

Victim Location 03835

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Email is from the BBB.org on 9/11 and saying that they’ve received a complaint about a violation .
It wants you to follow a link: bit/ly/2jfUiwV
from:
Abuse department
Helen L Rogers

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Email received today, pretending to be BBB:
This email has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhL6Ij
We also ask that you give a short response in 48 hours to us. This response should contain information about what you intend to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the abuse ID “Incident:374140984348:221” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Todd W Perez

Victim Location 95945

Type of a scam Phishing

What made me believe this is a scam, is when clicking the link they prompted it could not find the pngage and my virus software did a quick scan.

Victim Location 59718

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I got the following from “Edith J. Chittenden” asking me to follow a link to find a complaint filed with the BBB. If I have a complaint, please mail by regular mail or call with some legitimate information. I assume this is a scam.:
This email notification has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jjJ9LJ
We also ask that you send a short message in 24 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you plan to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, leave the compliant ID “745287017534:056” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Edith J Chittenden

Victim Location 97035

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explication of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jgpMTB
We also ask that you give a answer in 48 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you intend to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please keep the compliant ID “5389272187667:325” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Kenna T Talley

Victim Location 94583

Type of a scam Phishing

Paws In Need is a non-profit organization. Today 9/11/17, we received 4 messages similar messages by 4 different names and email addresses. Of course we didn’t open any attachments.

—–Original Message—–

From: Jane G Abreu [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 8:04 AM

To: [email protected]

Subject: Case:3661600987236:322

This email notification has been automatically sent to you because we have got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.

You can download the text file with the explanation of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jiiDCl

We also ask that you send a message in 24 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do with it.

Important note:

When replying to us, keep the compliant ID "Case:3661600987236:322" unchanged in the subject .

BBB

Compliant Department

Jane G Abreu

Victim Location 44224

Type of a scam Other

Initial means of contact Not applicable

We received an email stating that the BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that our company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. There is a link in the email stating that the details can be downloaded in a text file but the website address in the link is suspicious. The email is signed by BBB Complaint Department, Pamala G. Presley with not phone number or other contact information.

Victim Location 77511

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This is what the email said:
This email notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of compliant by following the link ***  We also request that you send a short response within 24 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you plan to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please keep the compliant ID “Case:56507714006:312” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Steven K Burrell
You can learn more about these bogus phishing and malware scams at https://www.bbb.org/council/news-events/bbb-warnings/2017/09/phishing-scam-claim…⇄

Victim Location 27591

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This is the email I received…no phone number, address or anything.
This email has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the text file with the explication of abuse by following the link We also request that you send a short response in 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you intend to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the compliant ID “276267867277:519” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Gary S Smith
 
***BBB has issued a warning about phishing emails http://go.bbb.org/phishing0917 

Victim Location 83861

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received this e-mail today and it is obviously a scam trying to get into my computer and get my information. I did not respond and will not click on their link. The following is the message:
This email message has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhqG2f
We also ask that you give a short answer within 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you intend to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, keep the compliant ID “43515915934:687” native in the subject line.
BBB
Abuse Department
Beverly D Capps

Victim Location 94402

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

from the orig. email
This email notification has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jffMd6
We also ask that you send a message in 48 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you plan to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please keep the abuse ID “392060162037:635” unchanged in the subject line.
BBB
Abuse Department
Carrie J Moore

Victim Location 56007

Type of a scam Other

We received an email (scam) and I forwarded it onto the BBB.

Victim Location 06371

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

The following email was received:
This email notification has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Tammy H Gonzalez
 
***Message from BBB.org***
FULL URL OF ARTICLE:  https://www.bbb.org/council/news-events/bbb-warnings/2017/09/phishing-scam-claim…⇄

Victim Location 98366

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This is the body of the email I received-
This email notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jjeQoq
We also request that you give a short answer in 24 hours to us. This response should contain information about what you plan to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please leave the abuse ID “Case:0268252499539:494” native in the subject line.
BBB
Abuse Department
Cynthia A Koga

Victim Location 97520

Type of a scam Phishing

The scammer claims that there is a claim against us, "Case:20103727649:238", and wants us to click on a link.

Victim Location 98004

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This email has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhihvJ
We also ask that you send a short reply within 24 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you plan to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please leave the abuse ID “Case:97772321693:730” native in the subject line.
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Theresa A Messer
Theresa A Messer

Victim Location 98271

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Emailed the following:
—–Original Message—–
From: Mike B Hines [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 8:05 AM
To:
Subject: Incident:390967930558:376
This notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jgbYIG
We also ask that you give a short response within 48 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you intend to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, keep the compliant ID “Incident:390967930558:376” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Mike B Hines

Victim Location 86406

Type of a scam Business Email Compromise

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Date: Monday, September 11, 2017 8:06 AM
From: Eva L Knight Add to Addresses
To: [email protected] Add to Addresses
Subject: Incident:428372518288:826
Size: 4 KB
Attachments:
This email has been automatically sent to you because we have got a complaint,
claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explication of compliant by following
the link *** 
We also request that you send a response in 48 hours to us. This message should
contain information about what you intend to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please keep the abuse ID “Incident:428372518288:826”
unchanged in the subject line.
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Eva L Knight

Victim Location 80306

Type of a scam Business Email Compromise

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I just received the following email (text copied below). The only red flag that this is a scam: the email address is not for BBB. “This notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the text file with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhnWli
We also ask that you give a short message within 48 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you plan to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please keep the abuse ID “Incident:160674104443:451” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Sally C Delariva”

Victim Location 80919

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

email address automatically sent stating BBB has got a complaint, claiming company is violating “The Safety and Health Act”.
You can download the text file with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhja7r
We also request that you give a reply in 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you intend to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please leave the abuse ID “Case:8455365192733:851” native in the subject.
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Cesar J Kisner

Victim Location 45243

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Received an email “claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.” (I have been operating as a private accountant filing a Schedule C return as a sole proprietor.) The email gives reference to a link “https://bit.ly/2jfgDuk. Also states: “”We also ask that you give a reply in 48 hours to us. This information should contain information about what you intend to do with it. When replying to us, keeo the abuse ID “Case:28274528216:296”
(Signed): BBB.org
Abuse Departmenrt
Charles E Arellano

Victim Location 02879

Type of a scam Phishing

A client of mine got this email…

This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.

You can download the text file with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhyeSp

We also ask that you give a message in 48 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you plan to do about it.

Important note:

When replying to us, please keep the abuse ID "Incident:381052018869:83" native in the subject .

BBB

Abuse Department

James K Torres

———————————–

The "Text file" is a Javascript file that is most likely malicious and should not be run

Victim Location 75006

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This email has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explication of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2ji6Zr6
We also ask that you give a short reply within 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, keep the abuse ID “504669183774:452” native in the subject line.
BBB
Compliant Department
Gladys T Clark

Victim Location 60047

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Subject of email:
Case:39435973537:111
Body of email:
This email has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the text file with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhqVdu
We also request that you send a response in 24 hours to us. This response should contain information about what you plan to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please leave the compliant ID “Case:39435973537:111” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Luther I Roberts

Victim Location 83616

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This was sent to me via email
This email has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhxaOp
We also ask that you give a short message in 48 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you intend to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please leave the abuse ID “Incident:861825733557:498” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Compliant Department

Victim Location 47404

Type of a scam Phishing

Emails says we got a complaint about violating the safety and health act with a link to click. Email was not from BBB.

Victim Location 19107

Type of a scam Other

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Here’s what I was sent:
This email message has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of abuse by following the link *** 
We also ask that you give a short reply in 24 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you plan to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please keep the compliant ID “Incident:531876758511:840” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Compliant Department
James J Wright

Victim Location 77584

Type of a scam Phishing

Got email saying I had a complaint against my business and to click on their link.

You can learn more about these bogus phishing and malware scams at https://www.bbb.org/council/news-events/bbb-warnings/2017/09/phishing-scam-claim…⇄

Victim Location 98682

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Here is the text of the email I received today. I believe it to be fake.
From: “Dominic T Wilcoxson”
To: *** Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 8:05:44 AM
Subject: Incident:399070610017:453
This email has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhl9Zq
We also request that you give a short reply in 48 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you intend to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please keep the compliant ID “Incident:399070610017:453” native in the subject .
BBB
Abuse Department
Dominic T Wilcoxson

Victim Location 15146

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

We received an email today from an individual by the name of Donna J. Hill from the Abuse Department at the BBB. I have attached the email to this communication. I called the BBB.org and was instructed to complete this form.

Victim Location 98026

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

An email was sent to me from Gladys R Johnson from the BBB.org Complaint Department that my business (I don’t have a business) was reported in violation of Safety and Health as quoted: “This email notification has been automatically sent to you because we have got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.” There is a link to click to see the report and a request that I send an answer in 24 hours. They also add this: “Important notice:
When replying to us, keep the abuse ID “Incident:540071959359:623″ unchanged in the subject .”

Victim Location 98445

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This email has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the text file with the explication of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2ji7voY
We also request that you send a reply in 24 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you intend to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, keep the abuse ID “Incident:350496965784:775” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Wayne L Jones

Victim Location 98275

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received this email today claiming to be from the BBB.org. I noticed the poor grammar and was suspicious.
“This notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhorfa
We also ask that you send a short response in 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you intend to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please keep the compliant ID “Case:98685967374:369” unchanged in the subject line.
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Kandice W Beardsley”

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Here is the email I received this morning;
This notification has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jijuTh
We also ask that you send a short message in 48 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you intend to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the abuse ID “Incident:7179987190065:932” native in the subject line.
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Betty S Taggart

Victim Location 76082

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Email claims to be a complaint from the BBB.org with a link to view the complaint. I’m sure the link is a way to download malware or a virus to your computer. (see email below)
—–Original Message—–
From: Paul N Bruce [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 10:08 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Incident:814532820776:358
This email notification has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jiurUS
We also request that you send a short answer within 24 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you intend to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, leave the compliant ID “Incident:814532820776:358” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Paul N Bruce

Victim Location 95825

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

THIS IS THE EMAIL I RECEIVED:
“This email notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of abuse by following the link *** 
We also request that you give a reply within 24 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you intend to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the abuse ID “Case:966040295446:49” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Roy J Jones”

Victim Location 60523

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Below is a copied paste version of the email sent to our office;
This email message has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhOkvB
We also request that you give a message in 48 hours to us. This response should contain information about what you intend to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, keep the abuse ID “Case:4941086880549:564” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
George C Russell

Victim Location 64108

Type of a scam Phishing

The email stated we violated The Safety and Health Act. They gave us a link to reply to.

Victim Location 78387

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Below is the email I received. Since I have no employees I immediately knew it was a scam.
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This email notification has been automatically sent to you because we have got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jgMFpT
We also request that you give a answer in 24 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you intend to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please leave the compliant ID “Incident:0878394126875:077” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Brenda R Domingues

Victim Location 99202

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

One of our staff received this email:
From: Caroline A Schmitz
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 8:49:48 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
To: motors
Subject: 2759210515:790
This email message has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jg8nKC
We also ask that you give a response in 48 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you intend to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, keep the abuse ID “2759210515:790” unchanged in the subject line.
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Caroline A Schmitz
________________________________________
Total Control Panel Login
To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Message Score: 25 High (60): Pass
My Spam Blocking Level: Medium Medium (75): Pass
Low (90): Pass
Block this sender
Block kopasz.cz

Victim Location 78240

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Received the e-mail pasted below:
“This email has been automatically sent to you because BBB has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explication of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhnYcU
We also ask that you give a message within 48 hours to us. This response should contain information about what you plan to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, leave the compliant ID “355221563985:01” native in the subject .
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Judy G Huls”
It’s nothing I’d ever click on, but some people might.

Victim Location 98584

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Received 2 emails from different email accounts on 9/11/2017 telling me that my business had a BBB.org complaint against it for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act, and that I should click on a link in the email to download a document with “explication of complaint” (their words).
Here is the entire message:
[This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jiwiZQ
We also ask that you send a answer in 24 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please keep the abuse ID “Case:299939774234:610” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Melissa R Young]

Victim Location 43240

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This email notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jio4RL
We also request that you send a message within 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please leave the abuse ID “70320097900:471” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Evelyn R White

Victim Location 99207

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

—–Original Message—–
From: Miriam L Rodriguez [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 8:06 AM
To: *** Subject: 55627086157:79
This email has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jjQ7An
We also request that you give a response in 48 hours to us. This response should contain information about what you intend to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the abuse ID “55627086157:79” unchanged in the subject .
BBB
Compliant Department
Miriam L Rodriguez

Victim Location 60612

Type of a scam Phishing

Obvious phishing email, claims a BBB complaint has been filed against me, giving me 24 hours to follow some web link and respond. (I did not open the URL; it would have possibly infected my computer.)

Attached file includes all email headers.

Victim Location 81201

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

This notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jgadeu
We also request that you give a short response in 24 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you intend to do with it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please leave the abuse ID “3326018823425:089” unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Jean G Thacker

Total money lost $150

Type of a scam Identity Theft

Initial means of contact Not applicable

A fellow by the name of *** ***, ID # 10703, phoned me this morning, November 20, 2015 at 11:20 a.m. to tell me that he was from BBB.org and he wanted to return some money to me from the scam I had been subjected to last year at this time. I questioned him about his authenticity and what he wanted from me. After being scammed last year I am very suspicious with these kinds of calls and I told him so. I would like you to verify to me if you actually have a person by this name working for you. I would like to know if he was legitimate or was I really facing another scam. The phone number that I got off my ID list was 239-205-4843. The questions that I have filled out further down are pertaining to last year’s scam as I do not know if this call today was a scam or not.

Victim Location 11796

Type of a scam Other

Initial means of contact Not applicable

On Monday, November 9 I found a voice mail message left at 7:55am to call Geraldine (?) Ford at the BBB.org 866-907-1001- x403. My caller ID identified the call as coming from 914-319-7565 which appears to be a Yonkers cell phone.number. I did not call because i had received recently at home two IRS imposter calls and concluded that this call had all the earmarks of a similar attempt to my office number. I thought you ought to know.

Victim Location 34488

Type of a scam Tech Support

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Over a period of 4-5 days I’ve received calls suggesting that I need to have someone correct a problem with my Gmail account. The most recent call was from “The BBB.org “; it was a female, no noticeable foreign accent. I did not give any info other than to say I need no help. She asked if I’d had any calls from Nigeria or other foreign people.

Victim Location 71730

Type of a scam Phishing

Initial means of contact Not applicable

Received a call from this number 360-450-3987 from a person by the name of Tim Burke. He said that he was with the BBB.org and that my computer had been used to make illegal transactions. He said for me to check the email that he just sent me and I told him that I was not at home. He said to check when I got home and call him at that number. The email said that I was guilty of Money Laundering and that there was an arrest warrant for me and that a copy was attached to the email but it was not. I also said that I had to appear before the magistrate as soon as possible and that law enforcement would be at my house very soon. When I called him I had already figured out that it was a scam so I didn’t act like I was scared or desperate. He said that the amount of the case was $28,000. I still didn’t react so he said that arrest warrant would be served soon and I just said okay and then he hung up. I suspect that if I had been upset he would have have offered to settle the case for me for a lesser amount. Not sure what else he would have offered because I didn’t fall for it.

Victim Location 35182

Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received a phone call from Westly Campbell @ 206-312-2959 and he claims that he work for the BBB.org and wanted me to call 866-996-5997 and use conf#600101 to claim a prize of over $700,000 from Bank of America.
I know this is a scam and would appreciate someone giving him a call. Thanks.

Victim Location 45372

Type of a scam Debt Collections

Initial means of contact Not applicable

someone from the BBB.org flsu by the name of David Cooper #598015 is contacting me and saying that i have an outstanding loan with cash advance USA. he will not give me a phone number or an address and only wants me to pay this by means of a money gram etc. I don’t understand why if i owe this that he would not give me his address and phone number and he can not send me information in the mail so that i may review it and decide how to best repay this if this is truly mine which i doubt that it is. I don’t understand why he is telling me that he can only do business by email if he is truly with the BBB.org in the state of fl. Please advise me as to how i should handle this?

Victim Location 96760

Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes

Initial means of contact Not applicable

A person named “Bobby Taylor” calling from 1-876-562-8752 claimed to be calling from the BBB.org stating that I won $2.8 million dollars and a brand new Mercedes Benz. No personal information was given to this person. Just wanting to give a heads up. The caller had a possible Jamaican or Caribbean accent (for lack of a better description, I apologize if offensive).