Amelia – Victim Location 85301 Type of a scam Tax Collection On Tuesday February 7, 2017 at 910 am; I received a phone message that the IRS is going to sue me for a debit. It did not say whom they were contacting, it just wanted to be contacted by using this phone number 202-870-5440 …
Savannah – Victim Location 06831 Type of a scam Phishing Call last week said it was IRS. When I called back I asked why they would call and not send a mailing and they hung up. Today received call and said it was US Treasury dept and I had committed a federal criminal offense. I …
Brendan – Victim Location 58701 Type of a scam Tax Collection 503-401-1368 will not stop calling my phone to ask for my husband. Different people from the same number have called claiming to be with the IRS and Dept of Justice. Told them to send certified mail and to stop calling. It has been about …
Miguel – Victim Location 43315 Type of a scam Identity Theft I believe this person is trying to steal my identity because, they were acting like they were trying to set up an interview and instead, they called me a bunch of times, texted me a lot and emailed me a lot. This person was …
Dana – Victim Location 48809 Total money lost $40 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered 2 sequin / unicorn totebags and never received a confirmation. Had to file a desput with pay pal and they investigated. Got me a tracking # but still no product. Charged my credit card immediately . Still no …
Hector – Victim Location 31202 Type of a scam Debt Collections Received two phone calls, one said it was the Gray police and that I had one hour to pay money that President Obama gave out in 2013 back or I would be arrested.
Mallory – Victim Location 54923 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I received a call from Angel Castello from the Consumer Protection Agency. He told me that I had won $975,000 through Proctor & Gamble give away. I then spoke to supervisor, Mark Groupman. The money was in an account in Florida with Bank of America. …
Roy – Victim Location 78572 Type of a scam Phishing Asked me if I was over the age of 28. I said yes.. then I hung Up
Kathleen – Victim Location 87110 Type of a scam Tax Collection message states IRS has lawsuit
Aaron – Victim Location 77040 Type of a scam Utility I received a phone call from "Centerpoint" from a guy in dispatch who was being sent to disconnect my power. He gave me the above phone number to get my account in good standing. "Edward P Miller" was the contact. After asking for my account …
Carrie – Victim Location 29745 Type of a scam Tech Support Telephone call from IT Innovators and L&E Grice regarding proposed refund. Phone calls from 704-464-6127 and 919-592-2026 phone numbers two different days. Because I have had a previous account with IT Innovators, I gave the 704 caller access to my computer. IT Innovators caller …
Mindy – Victim Location 77498 Type of a scam Tax Collection The scammer left a computer generated voicemail saying "there is information about a case file from the IRS with arrest warrant from federal database and you know the consequences what might go wrong. Please call immediately after this recording at our headquarters number (234) …
Victor – Victim Location 66736 Total money lost $32,400 Type of a scam Tech Support I received an e-mail stating my Subscription for IT services and security had expired. I would be charged 1500 for the services or to call to cancel. I called the listed number 319/455-6266. I told Edward I wanted to cancel …
Emmanuel – Victim Location 77583 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I finally hung up because he was asking questions about what bank I used and needed information. I knew it had to be fake! I reverse looked up the phone number used and it said in parenthesis (Jamaica)!
Dane – Victim Location 94607 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Two women by the names of Neomai Fisiiahi and Lily Ventura tried to gain entry into my home claiming they were Insurance agents for Kemper Life. They presented refund checks for my ex mother-in-law who is 92 years old has never lived at …
Rafael – Victim Location 21228 Total money lost $35 Type of a scam Online Purchase I placed an order over two months ago. I never Received my order or a refund . I’ve been emailing this place for over a month in reference to getting a refund and canceling my order and they were just …
Larry – Victim Location 60657 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Tech Support A year and half ago, I clicked on a link that "gave me a virus" and I was instructed to call the number to get rid of it. I did so, and ended up paying $400 for a four-year virus …
Wesley – Victim Location 77095 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes An individual named Michael Carr called claiming to offer a prize from Publishers Clearing House. The prize was 3.3 million dollars and a Honda CRV. Mr. Carr claimed to be from New York, though the caller ID stated "Kingston, Jamaica." When asked about the location, …
Katherine – Victim Location 06360 Total money lost $170 Type of a scam Online Purchase We received an email to our business that we had been selected for the "2018 Best of {our town}" award in our business category. The crazy thing is that {our town} actually has a "Best of {our town} Magazine" award! …
Candice – Victim Location 98662 Total money lost $12.97 Type of a scam Online Purchase Originally seen the post on Facebook regarding free jewelry all you at is shipping so I made my order got the confirmation and waited on a tracking number about 3 days pass and I email them and ask where is …
Marco – Victim Location 77074 Type of a scam Phishing Potential scam telephone call: A caller claimed he was Joe from Career Advisor and asked some general questions which included educational back ground and whether I was working, etc. Anyway he claimed I didn’t qualify for whatever he was calling about and he hung up. …
Latasha – Victim Location 90067 Total money lost $4,660 Type of a scam Other The Independant Landlord association (NAIL) has a rent collection program that collects money from the tenants and then transfers into landlords bank account for a fee which is deducted from the rent collected. NAIL automatically collects the rent from the tenants …
Armando – Victim Location 62040 Total money lost $648 Type of a scam Online Purchase The website advertised french bulldog puppies for sale for $ 600 and showed pictures of 6 cute puppies for sale all 9 weeks old. I responded that I was interested in buying one. They responded via email wanted to know …
Tara – Victim Location 40272 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order received email to become a store secret shopper. was sent by priority mail a $984.00 money order with instructions to purchase a money gram from Walmart for $804.00 and send to address listed above. $10.00 was to be spent at checkout and $20.00 …
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Cody – Victim Location 77073 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Employment First I was called by a number+1 (866) 811-3623 her name was Lisa told me that they view my resume online. I was looking for a job and posted my resume on indeed. Then I was emailed with a contract to …
Gary – Victim Location 24084 Type of a scam Employment I got a cashiers check in the mail today for $1,490.18 along with a letter congratulating me on being chosen as a Secret Shopper. The letter told me to deposit the check into my bank account and as soon as the funds become available to …
Misty – Victim Location 19083 Type of a scam Phishing I received a robocall from Linda who claimed to be from "the Inspector Generals office of Social Security" stating that my "social security has been suspended". I don’t collect social security and understand through SS’s website that they would never contact anyone by phone. I …
Ivan – Victim Location 33707 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I received a phone call from a person with a thick accent from India or Pakistan telling me that I bought a security software from him a year ago and it was now corrupted and should be replaced. It cost …
Wendy – Victim Location 30014 Type of a scam Employment I was hired for a gig on freelancer.com and the gentleman going by the name Wilber Benjamin immediately wanted me to message him from hangouts. He was offering to pay me $300 a week for two hours of work a day. He shared a google …
Eduardo – Victim Location 70056 Total money lost $1,300 Type of a scam Online Purchase Nov. 08, 2017, I go to website alibaba.com and saw the add selling smart phone and the business name was Indy Electonix, we communicate to WhatsApp. I’m dealing with the name Nonos Olzhas sales manager and he send me the …
