Reginald – Victim Location 56310 Type of a scam Online Purchase This company called me out of the blue and told me my computer had been compromised. I had never heard of them before but they pressured and scared me so I allowed them access to my computer. They then asked me to post date …
Francisco – Victim Location 80015 Type of a scam Phishing I received an email threatening to release sensitive information about me if I did not send 399 USD in bitcoin to the sender of the email. They said they had infiltrated my computer with malware and had photos of me and would release these to …
Eric – Victim Location 33853 Type of a scam Phishing they called doing a survey on election then asked if i would be willing to do another and told me to say yes or no. i said yes and they hung up. i dont know what to do because i heard about this scam but …
Paula – Victim Location 94606 Total money lost $300 Type of a scam Identity Theft Not really sure how they accessed my financial and other personal data. They did and have been charging me and receiving payment for months. The only written communication from them was today 9/13/18 when they sent me via email confirmation …
Aaron – Victim Location 53072 Type of a scam Tax Collection Multiple calls to my office 10/16,17.18th saying I am being sued by the IRS for tax evasion. Called number back to tell them to go away and no one answered.
Carly – Victim Location 03234 Total money lost $1,300 Type of a scam Government Grant I was contacted by a "Debbie Lang" on Facebook Messenger who I was already friends with on Facebook. She said that I could receive a government grant and that she’d received her money by paying $2,000 to IFC Government Grants …
Sierra – Victim Location 53405 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Asking for personal information and claiming to be with department of health and family services. I have told them to stop calling me and yet they persist…multiple times a day. The number comes up unavailable on the caller ID
Seth – Victim Location 06330 Type of a scam Tech Support While trying to get help from the CANNON Printer Support group to resolve a software issue with my printer I was informed by them that they could not assist me until a virus was removed from my new Dell PC. The virus was call …
Jon – Victim Location 32259 Type of a scam Business Email Compromise I am currently job searching through Indeed. I received an email saying my resume was selected for an Interview and it came from [email protected] I followed the instructions and connected through google hangouts as the messaging system to conduct the interview. The asked …
Brad – Victim Location 37072 Type of a scam Tax Collection Elderly lady (92 years old) that is a family friend received a telephone message on answering machine that the "IRS was calling regarding Tax Issue". She panicked and enlisted our help to get to the bottom of it. We Googled the number they left …
Bryan – Victim Location 23320 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill They mail this requesting a ridiculous amount for storing and trademark in their database when their is no need. Tired of ** scams and terrible people like this. Just don’t want anyone who may be young, innocent or naive to fall for something …
Natasha – Victim Location 43730 Type of a scam Government Grant My son’s ex-mother in law sent me an IM from her Facebook account, telling me she got $50,000 and she didn’t have to pay it back. She said I could get a grant from IMF Grant US Government United Nations Fund to fix up …
Mario – Victim Location 46256 Total money lost $1,471 Type of a scam Utility A person named Samantha Reid called my office number and left a message and return phone number with my receptionist. The message said that she was calling from Indianapolis Power & Light company ( IPL). Our electricity for the commercial building …
Darrell – Victim Location 40031 Type of a scam Online Purchase Don’t be a fool! This lady sent my 90 year old Uncle a threatening letter telling him there was a curse on his family’s name and if he would send her $20.00 she could lift the CURSE! I believe this is mail fraud and …
Kelly – Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill Requesting payment of $1470.00 for what appears to be some sort of international registration of trademarks.
Isaac – Victim Location 76133 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Tech Support a message appeared on my screen saying to call a number immediately and to not do anything else on the computer because its been compromised. I was skeptical about certain things that they said and asked a lot of questions …
Evelyn – Victim Location 92114 Type of a scam Rental I was looking for apartments on the app zumper and I ran across an apt for 1000$ rent I asked for info and recieved this, upon research I saw others across the U.S that also got the same reply and some were even scammed into …
David – Victim Location 33432 Total money lost $250 Type of a scam Yellow Pages/Directories Man going by the name of Terence Hibbert came into my store in person. He was in his early 70’s, looked trusting. He sold advertisement in a small directory mailer. He used the name Ikonos Pocket Directory. I’m sure he …
Virginia – Victim Location 49034 Type of a scam Tax Collection They called me telling me that I was audited but the irs and that if i didnt pay a 1000.00 or the that the IRS was going to send out a warrant for the police to come arrest me for fradulate IRS filing. They …
Grace – Victim Location 46280 Total money lost $2,000 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I truly feel compelled to share my story with all I can. With that said…I have known the owner of this business and her husband since high school. I considered them to be great friends, so it saddens me that …
Michele – Victim Location 36117 Total money lost $3,000 Type of a scam Employment College students seeking marketing business internships are hired and offered a position described in the attached offer letter. The students are told during interviews that their salary will be $300-$350/week. There is no mention during the hiring or offer process that …
Carmen – Victim Location 75028 Type of a scam Tax Collection I received a call from the office of David Gray, on behalf of the U.S. Treasury, telling me that I need to call a different number back to discuss settlement of back taxes owed, or I would be taken to court over it. I …
Nikki – Victim Location 53597 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare I received a phone call from 888-635-4744. I didn’t answer it but the scammer identified themselves on the voicemail as a representative from Humana, and that they were calling with "important plan information." They left a "unique 7 digit code that I should use when …
Matthew – Victim Location 83715 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill Company has over 250 employees. The invoice came from IP Data, with an address to the Czech Republic. It ordered business to pay for trademark protection internationally. There was no phone number or contact information other than the return address.
Preston – Victim Location 89436 Type of a scam Tax Collection He called saying that I was in a Federal Investigation for the IRS. I asked for information first and then I asked for someone that I could understand also. He said why can’t you understand me, I told him because of his accent and …
Frederick – Victim Location 92883 Type of a scam Debt Collections I had a phone message from supposed I.R.S. rea final notice and that they are going to file a lawsuit against me. The name appeared as Jim Watson (right). The call back number is 202-239-8365. They left the message on 10-5-16 at 1:56 p.m.. …
Melanie – Victim Location 92612 Type of a scam Phishing This is not a real business, presents itself on Google as a computer training school..
Kaitlin – Victim Location 35208 Type of a scam Tax Collection I received a call 3 times back to back at around 9 am I have 2 voicemails saying that there 4 serious charges against and that I have 24 hours to respond or the local cops would arrest me . I knew it was …
Angelica – Victim Location 48880 Type of a scam Tech Support Received a message that said I needed to contact Microsoft technical support because spyware was found on my PC and it was serious. Was told not to close my browser pr turn off my computer or I would lose data. I did not contact …
Raul – Victim Location 44718 Type of a scam Employment Approach through text message , then ask to download google hangouts. And went through a text message interview. Sent some information about the company but the website seems kinda fishy
