Monica – Victim Location 53718 Type of a scam Phishing I woke up to an email with an attachment indicating I’ve won the Illinois lottery with a pool of $800,000! It would be nice if that were the case, but I don’t gamble and haven’t bought a lottery card, gambled online before, and the attachment …
Ramon – Victim Location 48224 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Tell you you can get a 2 to 4% lone without a credit check..
Jeffery – Victim Location 32312 Type of a scam Tax Collection I received a phone message today saying I owed the IRS When I called back it was all Fireign speaking people telling me I was going to jail and the police were coming after me. I hung up on them.
Omar – Victim Location 85742 Type of a scam Phishing Received a text message on my phone supposedly from this bank. All it says is "(BBVACompassBank-ImportantNottif. PleaseRing : (480) 530-6540. MSG#278384448." It’s from [email protected] This is obvious because first of all, I have NO accounts with Compass Bank. Second, they’re are no spaces between the …
Meghan – Victim Location 54911 Type of a scam Credit Cards I received a phone call from 9207348421 with the id of Wisconsin Electric Po.. I thought it would be the power co but they wanted to ask a few questions about my credit.
Krystal – Victim Location 44022 Total money lost $3,000 Type of a scam Online Purchase This company is a complete scam. I purchased six hive tables and paid for shipping, totaling almost $3000. They double billed me for shipping; the second bill was even higher than the first. They barely answer emails and don’t answer …
Bruce – Victim Location 60154 Type of a scam Other This scammer said they are a Roofing Inpecting company from our area conducting free inspection and had my name, number and address. When I started to questioned he could not provide the address of his company, was looking for me to say yes to his …
Jesse – Victim Location 04344 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received a fake check drawn off HSBC BANK. An image of the check is attached. The routing number on the check was 070652762. The check was from Medtep’s vendor, Frontier Communications, for the the purchase of equipment to work from home for …
Melody – Victim Location 65109 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Contacted by a woman (Lisa Robert 765-231-2596) about sale of a washer and dryer pair. Said they wanted to have it shipped to their residence from out of state and would have her husband Luis Roberts (580-203-2756) Was directed to cash the check …
Anne – Victim Location 92399 Type of a scam Employment I was emailed about an employment opportunity to be a "Quality Inspector" for this company. I thought it was a little weird at first but thought it wouldn’t hurt to try, so I sent out an application with my name and address, along with some …
Kelly – Victim Location 11234 Type of a scam Employment The scammer copied my resume from Internet and offered me a job that was paying me $30 an hour working from home. They wanted my banking information and sent me a check of $3,580 which I should deposit in my bank using a mobile app. …
Adrienne – Victim Location 34461 Total money lost $399.99 Type of a scam Tech Support On 07-13-2017, PC froze while I was using it message comes on the screen, "Call Microsoft support 1-888-467-5568." I called, they (foreign Indian accent) ran a scan and said I had a virus call CLAMPI. Then my call was transferred …
Summer – Victim Location 77489 Type of a scam Government Grant I received a call at approx. 1051am from an agency that goes by the name of Immediate Disaster Case Management. They informed me that I was referred to them by FEMA and that all they needed was my approval over the phone to accept …
Amelia – Victim Location 94115 Type of a scam Rental Craigslist ad for a furnished apartment in San Francisco. I responded to it and received a reply by the supposed tenant who told me to reach out to gleamhomes via the email on their website. I did and they sent me an application to fill …
Raul – Victim Location 12065 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill Our office received a phone call approximately one month ago inquiring about the model of our current printer. Yesterday we received an invoice from INT Supply Center for $1,055.65 for 2 toner cartridges we neither ordered or received as they come standard as …
Johnny – Victim Location 54313 Type of a scam Tax Collection Left several threatening voice messages on our phone while away on vacation that we owe the IRS back taxes and must pay up ASAP. Wesley – Victim Location 53051 Type of a scam Tax Collection Phone message said the IRS was filing a law …
Holly – Victim Location 55118 Total money lost $900 Type of a scam Online Purchase Feb 24, 2017 17:20 Computer lockup with popup stating computer infected with trojan. Must call number immediately to resolve. Microsoft in the instructions. Upon call told they need remote access to computer to diagnose. Work for microsoft as outsource technician. …
Maria – Victim Location 13403 Type of a scam Tax Collection It was a female, computer generated voice. The number shows Columbia, SC RECEIVED A VOICEMAIL ON MY CELL PHONE AT 10:32am, today (11/7/17): Headquarters which will get expired in next 24 working hours and Once it get expired after that you will be taken …
Jacqueline – Victim Location 38135 Type of a scam Tax Collection Scammer called stating he was with the IRS. He wanted her to pay $997.
Lori – Victim Location 83703 Type of a scam Tax Collection You will be arrested if you ignore this call call immediatly
Ebony – Victim Location 02110 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill This "company" keeps sending us an invoice for toner that cost $489 which we never purchased. We get our toner free through our copy machine lease.
Kristina – Victim Location 49009 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan The mailing states it will give you a fantastic loan at a great interest rate. With a low monthly payment. I have never seen the IRS give loans just take in money ??
Vincent – Victim Location 33980 Type of a scam Tax Collection A person identifying himself as Officer Shawn Marshall from the IRS, said the IRS had been at my door twice and I was not home so they were calling me instead, I told them the IRS would not call me and they had not …
Ross – Victim Location 32836 Type of a scam Tax Collection Got a call from these people claiming I owed money to the IRS and I would go to jail if I didn’t pay. I wish these people would leave everyone alone. Vincent – Victim Location 38125 Type of a scam Tax Collection Caller said …
Martin – Victim Location 54479 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Tech Support Rec’d. call from "Dell" rep, "Matthew Marsh", with a strong foreign accent, stating I need technical services on my computer. He didn’t take remote control access to my computer, but rather, instructed me to buy $1000 worth of Google play …
Courtney – Victim Location 38122 Type of a scam Tax Collection I received a call from the above named number on Saturday October 20 at 1:04 pm. I was instructed to press one to speak to "the officer." I asked for his name and ID number. I think he said his name was Jeff Thomas, …
Roberto – Victim Location 90230 Total money lost $37.40 Type of a scam Online Purchase I order 2 items from the website and has not received anything. I’ve tried to contact the business on multiple attempts and cannot receive a reply.
Deanna – Victim Location 35771 Type of a scam Other Claimed to be IRS and said I owe $3000 and if I did pay I would be arrested and lose my home,job, pets, id, car, credit score
Heidi – Total money lost $143.31 Type of a scam Online Purchase they offered my girlfriend a free trial of their product she just had to pay shipping and handling. after a couple weeks she noticed 143.31 was also taken out of her account. she called up there customer service and they told her that …
Alejandro – Victim Location 94401 Type of a scam Employment I received an email from Iconic Pictures Production stating that were seeking models and actors for a fashion commercial shoot, so I expressed interest in it. The next email they sent was this: "Thanks for your submission in regards to the casting call notice. We …
