Mallory – Victim Location 30080 Total money lost $365 Type of a scam Tech Support They scammed my elderly, disabled, mother in law for $365.99.. They told her she had child porn on her computer and charged her for a child porn blocker…Then I called the number they left and they would not even give …
Cole – Victim Location 19702 Type of a scam Tax Collection Received e-mail at my companies e-mail account stating that my reported income was flagged for review due to a document processing error and that my case has been forwarded to the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service for resolution assistance. The e-mail also included an account …
Paul – Victim Location 28314 Type of a scam Employment They told me they saw my resume on Indeed and then I was told that I would be receiving packages and shipping them oversees because they can’t order from certain companies over there. I agreed then they called me and then I received an email …
Jeremiah – Victim Location 53149 Type of a scam Phishing Fake promotion – posing as consumers service provider – consumer called the verified number she had for AT&T/Direct TV and they confirmed that they did not call her and advised her to report scam
Brittany – Victim Location 89523 Type of a scam Tax Collection They left a voicemail message saying from IRS division and saying that you have to contact their number right away to resolve problem. I don’t believe they’re not the IRS for sure when i called them back.
Hector – Victim Location 60076 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Utility This company is a COMPLETE ripoff! I signed up for this program three years ago when I moved into an apartment that I had to pay heat for. With Chicago winters, I was afraid my heating bill was going to be …
Lacey – Victim Location 96022 Total money lost $98.66 Type of a scam Online Purchase Placed an order for a Chrome Book for $98.66 on 10/22/18. Received an email confirmation for the order. A few days later another email said the item was no longer available and that a refund would be coming which could …
Lawrence – Victim Location 56353 Type of a scam Tax Collection Said they were the Internal revenue service and when I started asking them questions they hung up on me..
Carmen – Victim Location 14516 Type of a scam Tax Collection Caller says IRS is filing lawsuit fot inpaid taxes
Stephen – Victim Location 53217 Type of a scam Tax Collection I was contacted by phone. It was a message telling me to call a phone number to the IRS office to find out why I am under arrest if I do not pay "back taxes" because there are discrepancies on my taxes from 2009 …
Stephen – Victim Location 62220 Total money lost $22.98 Type of a scam Online Purchase So I was renewing my drivers license online because it was about to expire. I entered the website that the form from the Secretary of State sent to my residence, and entered my information and clicked the box that said …
Erica – Victim Location 83702 Type of a scam Debt Collections This person called a business stating that they had not paid their electric bill for 2 months and that service would be terminated in 30 minutes if this was not resolved. The male on the phone identified himself as David Burnett and stated that …
Mark – Victim Location 43614 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I listed a brand new desktop computer for sale on Craigslist 9/14 for $200. Alice Smith approached me to buy and willing to pay me $230 for holding this desktop for her and she had moved away from Toledo so she will send a …
Kathleen – Victim Location 37918 Type of a scam Other Message left on answering machine 5-10-2016 at 3:25 p.m. No response was made to the message. Transcript of message: "IRServices. The reason of this call is to inform you that the IRS is filing more options (?) against you. To get more information about this …
Paul – Victim Location 76262 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Company goes by Impact Delivery and also Parcel delivery. They contact new home owners with post cards stating 2 minute survey to receive a $25 gift card to home depot. When you call they then say after you have taken the survey that they need …
Lucas – Victim Location 23322 Total money lost $1,400 Type of a scam Tech Support They are a call center sitting in india and scammed me for $1399.99 by telling me that my computer have been hacked by viruses which Microsoft have been testing in my area, i called them several times to refund my …
Alexander – Victim Location 84106 Type of a scam Other They verify your insurance coverage (in my case auto) and I thought it was something related to my recent auto loan. But my bank as well as my insurance company, are not associated with them and haven’t heard of them. They have my car information …
Margaret – Victim Location 01701 Total money lost $65 Type of a scam Tech Support Icloud tech has an ad about fixing unblock cellphone for a charge of $35.00 dollar. So I contacted the business by text (470-329-1326). He agreed could unblock my cell but only after he confirmed that the $35.00 dollars were deposit …
Luke – Victim Location 79110 Total money lost $45 Type of a scam Online Purchase I’ve ordered multiple roles from this company in October and November. My first order being October 16th. 6 weeks rolls around and I’m barely receiving my first order. Only to realize it wasn’t at all what I ordered. It was …
Bryce – Victim Location 54956 Total money lost $89 Type of a scam Tech Support I received a pop up saying that I had a virus on my computer and needed to call ITZ.com right away at 877-645-7329. I did and gave them remote access to my computer. I had a gut feeling that something …
Tiffany – Victim Location 30477 Type of a scam Business Email Compromise impersonating my boss by asking me to purchase gift cards and send them card info. Below I’ve attached the original email and the thread. I noticed the bogus mail address when they requested the amounts. Original: From: *** Cooper Sent: Wednesday, February 20, …
Daisy – Victim Location 46236 Type of a scam Employment I was contacted on LinkedIn regarding an opportunity on career builder for a secret shopper job. I filled out the application and was emailed with approval and told to wait for my first assignment. I received an email asking about what stores are in my …
Ana – Victim Location 37040 Total money lost $350 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I was contacted through Facebook Messenger, and was told I had won $1,000,000 and a vehicle. I sent $350 and now the they want $800 more before they will release any money. The profile being used is "Cathleen Blanton" from Menlo …
Janet – Victim Location 35214 Type of a scam Employment They will say they are looking for a personal assistant. The ad is on careerbuilder (job seeking site) They won’t be in town at the moment due to “business” mr.howell will ask you to go ahead and complete your 1st task before he gets back …
Austin – Victim Location 83706 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill On August 21, 2018, I received an email from Proterra (electric vehicle manufacturer) with an attached invoice for $12,340 USD. The email simply stated: "This is to inform you that there is still an outstanding payment in the amount of $12,340 USD. We …
David – Victim Location 54401 Type of a scam Online Purchase This is an African scam website supposedly selling Graco car seats for $100.00. (Note: The website was just created two weeks ago~!)
Tiffany – Victim Location 44313 Type of a scam Other A friend’s Facebook page had been duplicated and they contacted by Messenger first. Then had you text to the above number that you would like to apply. After giving them the information – they ask you to send a money gram to Cynthia Abburgey – …
Deborah – Victim Location 89015 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Scammer contacted me via craigslist for an item I had for sale. Said he would have someone pickup the item so would include extra cash for the pickup service in the check he was mailing me. Said we could wait till check cleared. …
Lydia – Type of a scam Tax Collection Received an email from Interac Online stating that I had a tax refund from the Canada Revenue Agency for $214.17. In order to receive the refund I had to click on a link to deposit it into my account. Link directed me to a page that required …
Jesse – Victim Location 75791 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I received a letter saying I won 2,615,510 euros. It would be released for payment by The Paying Bank and government taxes couldn’t be deducted from the winning amount due to insurance bond policy. I was to not tell anybody about this until I had …
