Dominic – Victim Location 55447 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received an email in my university operated email address from a Paola Castillo [email protected] The email stated that I will receive $300 a week and will only have to work flexible hours. They asked for my name, address, date of birth, phone …
Lucas – Victim Location 01570 Type of a scam Identity Theft I was signing up for auto insurance and this "company" called saying they were calling to help me find insurance and I asked call back hung they called me back again and confirmed that it was me by saying "yes" so I called back …
Eduardo – Victim Location 24501 Type of a scam Debt Collections International Credit Recovery (ICR) collections agency called me on May 20, 2016, claiming that I owed $249 to Progressive Business Publications (PBP) for a subscription to the "Nonprofit Board Report" newsletter. They claim that in October 2015 I agreed to a 30-day trial subscription …
Craig – Victim Location 70427 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan For a loan for bad credit i had to send a security deposit for 250. Then removal of red flag against my ss number. Then another fee for this and a other fee for that. Then couldnt wirer money …
James – Victim Location 65804 Type of a scam Debt Collections They call with not much information saying you owe money to a company and are very rude. They company they say they represent have no records of this debt. They threaten you and refuse to add you to the dnc list for their company. …
Wendy – Victim Location 44143 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Consumer received a voicemail from scammer stating they won cash and a car and to call them back. Once the consumer called back the scammer, the scammer informed the consumer that they won 2 large sums of money and a car. In order to receive …
Louis – Victim Location 07018 Total money lost $210 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan They offered me 4100 dollars being my credit was bad they I had to put down a security deposit of 210 dollars when I did that I sent it through money gram they said they would send the money …
Joel – Victim Location 93550 Type of a scam Tax Collection Claims to be from IRS, that a claim has been filed and a warrant has been issued for my arrest. This was recorded and I did not take down any information.
Oscar – Victim Location 21122 Total money lost $12.97 Type of a scam Credit Cards charged my credit card account for $12.97 for IC"Freeshipping.com @ 800-515-9185 CT. Never activated this charge & don’t know what it’s for. Per internet search = scam. Had to call bank credit card & report as fraud charge.
Devon – Victim Location 55304 Type of a scam Debt Collections Claiming I owe them money for a pay day loan no date when that was taken out no financial instituting company that the funds went into no name of the person taking the pay day loan out Dear Customer, As you are aware, you …
Hilary – Victim Location 65714 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare We are getting calls from this number looking for me to provide information about medical accounts and other information. They claim to be from Etna, they have also said they have changes to my medicare/medicaid which I do not have. The people on the phone …
Nathaniel – Victim Location 61111 Total money lost $325 Type of a scam Debt Collections Was forced to pay what I didnt owe and if I did not pay I would be arrested.
Pedro – Victim Location 83686 Type of a scam Debt Collections Stated that they had an order for garnishment of wages. When I asked for original creditor information, the gentleman on the other end of the line said "I hate it when people do that to me. I don’t care what happens with your wages …
Felicia – Victim Location 44224 Type of a scam Utility I live in a security apartment building. A young man knocked on my door at about 6:30 PM. He said he got permission from the complex office. (That was a lie as I later found out) He asked to see my gas and electric bills …
Terry – Victim Location 51103 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill I was contacted at the beginning of July by a representative (joe hill) that stated he had been reached out to by my coworker and had the information my coworker requested about a weed killer. We work in a state park, so something …
Trisha – Victim Location 55379 Type of a scam Phishing Caller left a message saying that there is a warrant filed against me and I need to call them back.
Maria – Victim Location 85746 Type of a scam Other The rep said for me and my mother to [censored] off and hung up. Urban ignorant and totally rude, threatening to press legal actions when family member has checked to see if any claims are said to be against her and there is none. Still …
Cheryl – Victim Location 63126 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I received a mailer with a Canadian postmark saying I won an International prize. I received a check for $4725. They claimed I needed to call the number provided because I needed to pay an administrative fee. The name on the check was Venture Technologies. …
Jenna – Victim Location 53208 Total money lost $70 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a few items online on October 18, they took my money and placed the order, but the order is still considered unfulfilled, when I pull up my account
Samuel – Victim Location 75116 Type of a scam Tech Support popped up black screen with loud voice over saying i had to contact them @ 8558741761 or my computer would be shut down. also said my credit card info and passwords could be exsposed.
Tony – Victim Location 89148 Type of a scam Employment I posted on resume on Craigslist for myself (An executive chef looking for something new) I was contacted by Brenda Butler about an Quality control Manager. My duties were to receive packages, inspect them, take a picture, download the picture and a new label for …
Jay – Victim Location 45327 Type of a scam Employment I stupidly gave this scammer the last four digits of my social security number and my birth date. She said she found me on Monster. Her initial contact was via email. When I responded how much did the job pay she called me and asked …
Roy – Victim Location 49546 Type of a scam Phishing He responded to my vehicle listing on Craigslist and asked me to submit a Vehicle inspection report by using lookupvin.com ( which costs $19.95). I sent him 2 other inspection reports to his email, [email protected] and he has not responded. I received two similar incidents …
Julian – Victim Location 53149 Type of a scam Identity Theft They call you as a recruiter with an opportunity that sounds too good to be true. In my case it was a job that tied in really closely to what my degree was about. He asked to adjust parts of my resume to make …
Rachael – Victim Location 31088 Type of a scam Employment I received a text from someone calling himself Richard Alescio from Coors Light. The text invited me to wrap my car for $300 a week. The text appeared to come from phone number 1 (408) 609-5297. I have attached a screen shot from my phone …
Stacy – Victim Location 81623 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order seemed so nice, talked about having accessed to online bank app, need tour username and password, they deposit money then you withdraw a fee hundered then you send it to the treasureand keep the rest, unrealistic
Natalie – Victim Location 47006 Type of a scam Debt Collections The claim from this supposed company is stating that I spoke to them and ordered items. However, i have not had the phone number listed on the invoice for 4 years. The items were supposedly sent to the person who has the phone currentlys’ …
Brad – Victim Location 92881 Total money lost $24.95 Type of a scam Online Purchase I initially placed my order around November in 2017. About half a year has passed already and after sending more than enough emails they just pile up excuses saying they’ll 10% refund (and have done this to countless customers, no …
Philip – Victim Location 40330 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I got it in the mail and it said a win 15,000.00 and they need $9 fee Jeffrey – Victim Location 21740 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief If It’s to good to be true, it’s no good. Cameron – Victim Location 34243 Type …
Rachael – Victim Location 99801 Total money lost $450 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations IISARC – Institute of Information System and Research Center organizes fake conferences all over the world. All conference websites are subdomains of iisarc.com. Avoid, it is fake!
