Beth – Victim Location 27376 Type of a scam Phishing I was expecting a return call and was caught off guard. Caller:"I just have one question and all you need to say is yes or no." I foolishly answered yes and he then started to ask something else, I then hung up. I gave no …
Toni – Victim Location 93722 Type of a scam Employment Offers you a good paying stay at home job. Gives you task to complete. Reginald – Victim Location 63113 Type of a scam Employment I had applied for a job on Craigslist or indeed when they first called me I didn’t answer I called back …
Roberto – Total money lost $901 Type of a scam Tech Support they crashed my computer then phoned to fix it and put in a 10 year firewall all in the pretext they where iMac[apple] technicians. they got me for 901.00 dollars it was all bogus.
Daisy – Victim Location 76148 Total money lost $2,300 Type of a scam Phishing I was contacted by phone sometime back, maybe about a year or so ago. A person saying I had been chosen to be in the international who’s who of professionals as I was recommended by a colleague. I stupidly listened and …
Erika – Victim Location 17522 Type of a scam Online Purchase They called me and offered to send me a bunch of free stuff along with a drill bit set that I could try free of charge and either pay for if I liked it or return it if I don’t. The salesman made false …
Javier – Victim Location 91731 Total money lost $300 Type of a scam Online Purchase READ THIS! DO NOT USE iSocialFame.com !! I will in detail explain to you why. On a surface level iSocailFame.com appears to have a professional presentation with the promise of a Money Back Guarantee, Lightning Fast Services and 24/7 Customer …
Nathan – Victim Location 16407 Type of a scam Other Gentleman calls and advises he will be sending material. They are advised that we do not want this product and not to send it and was asked how he has our phone number and address. Two days later the product is at our address, even …
Krista – Victim Location 11206 Total money lost $25 Type of a scam Online Purchase Inne beauty products has an instagram page. I was shown many ads advertising their products on instagram. I purchased a hair removal product through their website. I received an email confirming my order. The next day I received an email …
Erika – Victim Location 49048 Total money lost $150 Type of a scam Tech Support Computer services briefly interrupted and " call this number for help" appeared. I paid $150.to get it " fixed " and it continues to get bugs. They call and ask for more money or they won’t fix it. Elaborate and …
Danny – Victim Location 89015 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received an unsolicited check for $2070.96 via USPS Priority Mail along with a letter that detailed instructions to deposit the check in to my personal account, withdraw the funds, then use the money to act as a secret shopper at Walmart. The …
Catherine – Victim Location 48638 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare I received phone calls from all three numbers around the same time one after another. None of them left voicemails, except for the one phone number where it sounded like he had his phone on speaker and was talking to someone else about $500 and …
Barry – Victim Location 85281 Type of a scam Business Email Compromise I’ve been scammed and they have all my bank account information. Either they can reach towards my social security I don’t know yet. But they have a picture of my driver’s license gov. issued ID. It’s creepy and uncomfortable to know they have …
Rosa – Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order They will be mailing me a $400 cheque to be deposited into my account and value of that payment to be withdrawn to send via western union/cash money, etc. & report back my evaluation of services. I have not yet received my "cheque" so I have …
Erik – Victim Location 11206 Total money lost $67 Type of a scam Online Purchase Pre-ordered, never arrived. Seems to be out of business. Victoria – Victim Location 92549 Total money lost $164 Type of a scam Online Purchase Please be advised: Instant Superfoods sounded like someone that would be perfect for me and my …
Crystal – Victim Location 99148 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Received international lottery letter in the mail.
Jenny – Victim Location 59803 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief Got a call from this number say I g they are the I international student loan forgiveness program. I don’t have any student loans and when I asked why they were contacting me they hung up. When calling the number back a message …
Joseph – Victim Location 43138 Type of a scam Employment First email: Thanks for your response toward the Administrative Assistant position that I posted on Indeed. I’m looking for someone that can be trusted and reliable, someone with good understanding and working skills. I’m Mr. Dennis Hedke, 58 years of age, I served as a …
Brenda – Victim Location 20680 Total money lost $89.95 Type of a scam Online Purchase In answer to an online ad for a free trial of Instant Elixir Proactive Skin Repair product, I placed a free trail order for $4.95 on 4/07/18. I received the sample on 4/12/18. On 5/08/18, my bank was charged $89.95 …
Jason – Victim Location 48035 Type of a scam Debt Collections The message has my name and social security number and city, no address. They are saying I am currently in default under its obligations to Interstate Creditor Reviser in the amount of $1,240.00. Our records indicate that payment on your account is overdue in …
Amelia – Victim Location 95757 Type of a scam Employment They will ship items to your house so you can “inspect” them then you ship them off. They will say u will get paid at the end of your 30 days. Charlotte – Victim Location 93619 Type of a scam Employment I had applied for …
Danielle – Victim Location 95621 Total money lost $12.95 Type of a scam Online Purchase Received an online ad for free product just pay shipping. Paid for the product, but never received it. They only have an email for contact and they don’t respond.
Hannah – Victim Location 85254 Total money lost $60,000 Type of a scam Investment Was solicited to buy multiple work trucks that the company was supposed to recondition and sell returning me my car nicest and a profit. I spent $60,000. The owner was suppose to send me the title overnight to hold as collateral. …
Brad – Victim Location 95603 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Online Purchase When reading what I thought was news on line it stated a famous female newscaster was retiring since developing a wrinkle repair cream. It stated plastic surgeons were concerned it would affect their future business. I ordered one free sample …
Christopher – Victim Location 64086 Type of a scam Employment I applied to a job listing on LinkedIn and was contacted via my personal email regarding the job. I submitted my resume, then was emailed asking for a cover letter, which I submitted. 2 days later, I was emailed by a man named Michael Connelly …
Jerry – Victim Location 94566 Type of a scam Debt Collections On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 11:30 AM, COLLECTION DEPARTMENT wrote: August 4th 2017 INTERSTATE CLEARANCE This is to inform you that you are going to be legally prosecuted in the Court House within 24 hours. Your S.S.N. is put on hold by the …
Sheila – Victim Location 60046 Type of a scam Employment They send an offer of employment. Mine was through a recruiter. The job is a reshipper, but they called it a logistics coordinator in the email. On the website they call it transportation assistant. They send you this. Our web-site is: www. instanttrans.com We provide …
David – Victim Location 28128 Total money lost $732 Type of a scam Tech Support Did not provide adequate service. Hard to understand over phone. Tried time and again to get into bank account. Would not give a refund. Not working number posted on refund and cancellation web page. Do not get tech service on …
Kristine – Victim Location 08080 Type of a scam Tax Collection they left a case number to call regarding, but when I called wanted my info, which I refused to give. When I asked them to give me case information, the man asked if I wanted to "suck his ***" don’t know what they were …
Deborah – Victim Location 07874 Total money lost $174 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered two cameras from them from a link off Facebook. The money was taken and no product was received. Asked for a refund and they did not refund money and now refuse to reply to emails. There are lots …
Angela – Victim Location 76430 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill The notice states the domain name of our business will expire on a specific date and offers renewal for domain name on a 1, 2, or 3 year term. Patrick – Victim Location 72687 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill I am …
