Joy – Victim Location 11206 Total money lost $150 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a coat / jacket from a company called Inkjunkeyz and I never received it and they refused to give me my money back. I have asked repeatedly. And my bank cant do anything because its been too long. …
Shannon – Victim Location 98198 Total money lost $70 Type of a scam Online Purchase I searched for a repair part for my drone, and one of the google links, was a very very convincing website, with lots of stuff. One of the things, was my minidrone, for 22.00 which was a deal, as I …
Steven – Victim Location 42001 Type of a scam Other This is not a school it is a diploma mill. They only take student’s aged 17 and older because they can fit within the Home School law, which they are not a home school because they do not require any coursework. They do not provide …
Tyler – Victim Location 19090 Total money lost $20 Type of a scam Charity They called and it said scam likely on my phone
Aimee – Victim Location 64063 Type of a scam Other They keep calling me to set up an appointment to discuss car insurance for a car I have never owned. They have called about 6 times and I keep telling them not to call back. I have also reported them to the Missouri Attorney General. …
Andre – Victim Location 15668 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency Repeated calls from business listing. Person/recording starting they were in trouble and had been arrested.
Randall – Victim Location 98684 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Deposit money into account and buy gift cards Company may be the victim of a scam involving their name. Address does not belong to company.
Dane – Victim Location 39047 Total money lost $450 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency In March of 2016. I received a call from my mom that a lady by the name of brenda if im not mistaking.. Said that my brother that was (already incarcerated in jail) for other misdemeanor charges in Mississippi, stated …
Jaclyn – Victim Location 29492 Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange I was contacted by a company claiming to be called "International Cash Awards" supposedly based in Las Vegas that i won $550,000 plus a bonus gift of a new Mercedes (didn’t say which model). The initial gentleman called himself John Williams and called …
Raymond – Victim Location 31407 Type of a scam Employment Alledgely, they are major company coming to the US based out of Hong Kong. They have promised me a signing bonus, company car, as well as a housing allowance. They have been stringing me along for several months now.
Brett – Victim Location 15944 Type of a scam Tax Collection Today, I have received two (2) phone calls from an automated caller identifying itself as the ‘Internal Revenue Service(s). It said that ‘IRS WAS SUING ME. ‘ It advised that I call phone number : 346 971 6256 (which I DID NOT CALL), for …
Javier – Victim Location 39443 Type of a scam Employment I posted my resume to several sites & received. Text message from # bloated above. I replied & was asked to have online interview through google hangouts. I was offered the job, now they are wanting me to purchase a $100 iTunes card so that …
George – Victim Location 90047 Type of a scam Employment I, _______________, authorize Integration International, Inc. to submit my resume for job requisition # JCI2JP00002836 at *** for the position listed as Administrative Assistant II. I understand that Integration International, Inc. is the sole supplier representing me on this position and
Angelica – Victim Location 77034 Type of a scam Employment I was initially contacted via email after applying for a work from home job known as Halter Group, but after contacting the company directly I discovered the emails were from someone impersonating the president and the HR admin by name, they even mailed me a …
Marie – Victim Location 01890 Type of a scam Tax Collection A fake IRS agent called me saying that a warrant has been issued for my arrest because there we discrepancies in my tax filing over the last 6 years. He threatened to have the police issued to my house unless I paid the balance …
Patrick – Victim Location 33182 Total money lost $193 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered a dress from this website. Then realized I should have done research so when I did I noticed there was no address of phone number on the website along with way too many bad reviews on the internet. They …
Jordan – Victim Location 34711 Type of a scam Identity Theft Company claims they are the IRS. They claim I have a discrepancy in my tax file with a company called Viera. Harassment over phone when I do not give them personal information. Won’t let me speak to a supervisor. Person is named mark. He …
Curtis – Victim Location 77090 Type of a scam Employment I was contacted by and company via text claiming to have viewed my resume in ziprecuiter (which i never used) then i was instructed to contact the HR Manger via google hangout (a messenger app) about a customer service position then i was told the …
Maurice – Victim Location 77070 Total money lost $139 Type of a scam Online Purchase The Scammers offers free trial for a small fee, doesn’t inform the buyer that, we are only paying for the shipping and that by accepting this offer you will automatically sign up for a monthly supply of the products you …
Erika – Victim Location 40220 Total money lost $2,000 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I called for computer technical assistance, reached Techs named Roy and David. speaking broken English. asking them to fix my computer and they agreed. Said computer was old and server had issues. Requested to purchase $200 Google play gift card …
Henry – Victim Location 56011 Total money lost $199.99 Type of a scam Tech Support Called said they were from Microsoft and the license on my computer had expired . Said there was malware on computer Paid $199.99 to fix the problem
Bobby – Victim Location 22152 Total money lost $155.70 Type of a scam Tech Support I had been on the phone for over half an hour with iTech-Squad, who claim that from their office in "Falls Church, Virginia", are a legitimate company that provide online tech support through remote access directly into customer’s computers and …
Reginald – Victim Location 53214 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations SCAM! Received a flyer on our business fax offering vacations for unrealistically low prices – 6 days/5 nights for $99 -!!!!! It says to call a toll free number and provide a "reservation code" at the bottom of the fax. I called the number 877-564-3135 …
Megan – Victim Location 62948 Type of a scam Employment I dont know about the validity of this yet, but it seems fishy. I was filling out applications. None of them were for anything called store post. I received an email asking me to fill out the rest of the application and video interview questions. …
Mallory – Victim Location 53014 Type of a scam Utility The person called saying they are from AT&T and need to verify my address which was flagged invalid. So basically they got my address and my confirmation by saying yes.
Raquel – Victim Location 93263 Total money lost $600 Type of a scam Other This person’s name is *** ***. She claims to know so much about legally preparing documents and claims to have experience in the legal field. She takes your money and doesn’t complete the paperwork and doesn’t file anything. To top it …
Colleen – Victim Location 38122 Type of a scam Employment I received an email concerning an office administrator job from Anna Martinelli at 7 in the morning. I knew it was a scam when I went to their website and I called and the message said that you have reached us after business hours. So …
Ronnie – Victim Location 44202 Type of a scam Debt Collections Contacted on Thursday 10.8.15 by a Phony Debt Collector 855-218-7378 and 855-209-1888 [email protected] He then contacted my mother on 10.13.15 at 12:45 pm. The address they are using is 3840 E Robinson Rd, Ste 224, Amherst, NY 14228. The caller said we owe $365, …
Kyle – Total money lost $11,000 Type of a scam Online Purchase Looking at a truck for sale on ***.ca Contacted seller I was sent a *** everthing looked good we were to use Ivers Trading Corporation (escrow service) http://ivr.itc-vehicles.com all seemed good company contacted me with a id number they were there to protect …
Marco – Victim Location 95621 Type of a scam Rental In the beginning they said free rental. Even on there website. Now I have to put a deposit. They not going to scam me. I won’t send money at all
