Pamela – Victim Location 60644 Total money lost $202.65 Type of a scam Business Email Compromise I went to buy a video game online Nintendo a switch i order 200.00 from them i received a confirmation and way to there email through zelle app so i think its legit and days later through the confirmation …
Reginald – Victim Location 22851 Type of a scam Employment I was inspecting packages that customers ordered to make sure everything was good. My salary was supposed to be 1500/month with 50 bonus/package. The day after they were supposed to pay me I couldnt get back into my dashboard and no one will answer the …
Derrick – Victim Location 30701 Total money lost $300 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes My neighbor is on a fixed income. She has sent money that she doesn’t have to this place. She has gotten kicked out of her apartment because she can’t pay rent because she believes that she is going to be a …
Ricardo – Victim Location 80634 Type of a scam Phishing When I answered the phone the caller said that were going to ask only one question. "Did you vote in the last election? Then nothing was said. The person coughed, then asked the same question. I, of course , answered , "yes". I then realized …
Barry – Victim Location 94901 Type of a scam Employment My daughter’s college professor suggested a website, "Eco.org" many of the students have used in the past to get jobs. Employer’s can go to this website and contact people. She was contacted by a person from a legitimate company, asked a bunch of questions, and …
Monique – Victim Location 10926 Type of a scam Other Was contacted 4 times in a row by this scammer. They had left a voicemail, the man’s name was Sean Smith from the internal new service investigation department. Stating that a legal case onto my name was being charged, and if anything went wrong to …
Monica – Victim Location 33487 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Telephone of prize winnings of $1.5 million reporting the winnings have been deposited into a bank acct. I needed to pay $95,000 to cover the 1% charge for taxes and registration. When told I did not have that cash asked about the car and it’s …
Martin – Victim Location 85326 Type of a scam Employment BBB received a call from a customer regarding a job offer she received through the internet on Career Builders. The company wanted her to re-send packages and earn $1800 a month. She became suspicious that it might be something fraudulent.
Nicole – Victim Location 85203 Type of a scam Online Purchase These people seem to be scamming selling cars online, the are using the National Geographic name and email address in communication and posing as an out of the country Photographer that is on location. They have a tag on their web site that states …
Shana – Victim Location 53012 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare A man with a foreign Indian accent said he was calling to verify my healthcare information for Medicare statistics. I told him that I do not do telephone verifications and to send me the verification through the mail, and I would be more than happy …
Steve – Victim Location 14616 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(today) I was emailed by a man named Michael Connelly …
Jacquelyn – Victim Location 40511 Type of a scam Tax Collection A lady called and said she was with the investigative service of the IRS and asked if I was aware of a class action lawsuit against me for tax evasion. I then hung up because I knew it was not true. This happened roughly …
Philip – Victim Location 94577 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill We received an invoice for URL Internet Renewal $120.00 saying Renew Now. We have never used a search engine directory and we have never heard of this company before. Also they addressed it to our school but listed the web address as our …
Alana – Victim Location 23322 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Entered my info online regarding a mystery shopper. Was contacted via text/mailer. Scammer sent check of $1850..told me to do a survey on Walmart money transfer services…and to transfer money to 2 people…and to keep $200 for myself. Received another text asking if …
Sierra – Victim Location 18201 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan i was just informed today that both of my parents have received calls and voicemails from the 855-473-0348. I have never received any calls from this number before. They state that I have a claim with them and they tried to call to …
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Alicia – Victim Location 94513 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes CONTACT MRS JULIA [email protected] 1-877 456 4336. A CHECK FOR $2,870.00 was enclosed. DO NOT CASH UNTIL YOU CONTACT AGENT TO ACTIVATE THE CLAIM BUT SEND $250.000 TO PROCESS THE CLAIM. GLOBAL OFFICE CONTACT NUMBER 011447978384899 Brittney – Victim Location 43215 Type of a scam …
Alexis – Victim Location 13041 Type of a scam Employment They email you an awesome opportunity. Stating you already applied. As soon as you reply you get a message that they don’t exist. Looked up the address and it’s a vacant building.
Timothy – Victim Location 33428 Total money lost $1,500 Type of a scam Online Purchase I tried to buy a Husky dog for my son thru Craiglist (http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/pet/5305795063.html ). A lady (602-429-0156) contacted and sent a dog without my agreement. Next Shipping Agent (646-580-7615) contacted me and wanted $300 (money gram) for a dog. Next …
Naomi – Victim Location 72703 Type of a scam Tax Collection Calling saying owe $3000.00 to IRS for overpayment
Charlotte – Victim Location 29150 Type of a scam Employment This company reached out to me and made it look as if I was employed with them to get me to open the account and try to scam I have never been paid by the company and the company completely cut me off after me …
Ashlee – Victim Location 48466 Total money lost $1,200 Type of a scam Tech Support I am wondering if this Itechvantidge PLC is legitimate or are they scamming me. I did not contact them, they interrupted while I was on the internet and said my computer had crashed, then they charged me to fix that …
Lori – Victim Location 73080 Type of a scam Other A person claiming to be my mothers grandson called her on her home phone and said he had gone to a funeral out of state in youngstown Ohio, had been involved in a wreck and was in jail on a DUI and needed money to …
Ronald – Victim Location 30814 Type of a scam Online Purchase Iphonesaleshop.com I believe is fake I went to put in my credit card info to see the total amount and it said payment received they have no contact info there is no money in my account but I’m scared they will keep trying to …
Olivia – Victim Location 96793 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill I received a letter from Internet Domain Services Inc asking us to pay an invoice for domain name holding. The address is from: Internet Domain Name Services Inc 924 Bergen Ave, Suite#289 Jersey City, NJ 07306-3018. After looking up on the web I …
Louis – Victim Location 89431 Type of a scam Other I did not partake, simply received the fax and it looks suspicious so thought I would let you all know this is currently happening.
Austin – Victim Location 76179 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Caller ID showed Rowe Construction @760-434-0377 but when I answered the call it gave me a recording to talk to an attorney from National Invokana help regarding the Diabetes drug Invokana. Press 1 to speak to an attorney, I did, press 1 to speak to …
Susan – Victim Location 21009 Type of a scam Phishing I got a phone call from this number and the person said their name was Gabriel, that they were with the union that I work for and wanted to meet in person to discuss union benefits. He knew my address and my husband’s name. He …
Keri – Victim Location 73443 Total money lost $299.99 Type of a scam Other We were notified thru our computer that we had a virus. A phone number was listed to call and unfortunately we did. A charge of $299.99 was charged to our credit card using the name Intuit Aptus Business. The invoice provided …
Carmen – Victim Location 78404 Total money lost $14 Type of a scam Home Improvement On Saturday, August 18, 2018, at noon, a Hispanic man that looked to be in his 30’s, came to my front door and he asked me, "if he could cut my yard?" I asked him, "to go aound the back …
Julie – Victim Location 61327 Type of a scam Employment I attached the e-mail that I received regarding employment. It seemed too good to be true so after doing some research I read a few comments online regarding this same employment. I feel that this is a scam and I thought I would report to …
