Keri – Victim Location 65203 Type of a scam Debt Collections I called this number back. They have repeatedly called my house phone claiming that I have an 8-year past due bill and immediately asked for my debit card. They guy that answered refused to give me his name and the account number that he …
Erika – Victim Location 49684 Type of a scam Business Email Compromise Crypto Virus Ransomware was installed on system when user opened attachment in an email. Changed all file extensions to an unusable ext and sent message that bitcoin or prepaid cash be paid to release files.
Leslie – Victim Location 87507 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare I received a phone call this evening from Health Org claiming that I or someone else using my email had ordered braces. They did not specify what kind of braces but just kept repeating over and over that it was covered by Medicare. They had …
Catherine – Victim Location 37127 Type of a scam Home Improvement Looking for electrician in my area code. And 3 sent messages. This one replied instantly with quoted price of 173.00 by card payment to book appointment to come to work. I said, how can you quote me price without coming and looking at work …
Johnathan – Victim Location 80126 Type of a scam Employment Interview online using google application chat Hangouts,
Diane – Victim Location 33018 Type of a scam Employment So I live in Central America, and I work as a freelancer mostly for call centers. I contacted this guy named Rene Figueroa, who was supposed to be a manager or team lead for this company Health Solutions. He told me first that they were …
Shaun – Victim Location 33222 Total money lost $29 Type of a scam Online Purchase They advertise a dog’s teeth cleaning device for $29.00. I ordered the item thru their website and paid with a credit card. It is over 30 days since my order, I contacted them thru their e mail several times and …
Misty – Victim Location 90505 Total money lost $39.80 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I ordered 4 watches on their site and no tracking number came for two months. I can’t even contact them because they have this auto-reply saying create a ticket but theres no ticket on their f** website. Autumn – …
Marc – Victim Location 92562 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Secret Shopper where you purchase wal-mart gift cards. Fake check! Ross – Victim Location 96143 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I was contacted via a job search website, filled out an application and was accepted. They got all of my info that …
Meghan – Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes They come door to door saying they are doing an air quality survey for the government. They ask you three simple questions then your name and phone number so you can be entered into a draw for $20000. The next day they called me and told me I …
Kurt – Victim Location 29472 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received a package yesterday with a cashier’s check along with instructions to deposit the check and then purchase several I tune gift cards from different stores, the cashier’s check is for $1870.00 and I am to keep only $370, using the rest …
Latoya – Victim Location 39648 Type of a scam Identity Theft The initial call came in from (601)374-5047. The lady informed me that I may be eligible for student loan forgiveness. She asked how much I owed and I gave her the dollar amount of my student loan. She said she was going to switch …
Shannon – Victim Location 70592 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was looking for a beagle puppy to buy, found haroldbeagle. We only communicated by text. I thought I bought a cute puppy for $500 with $167 shipping fee. I sent the money (blocked it) next I started getting excuses every day as to …
William – Victim Location 11225 Type of a scam Employment This is a pure SCAM. I was contacted by this company through indeed. First It was a lady named Ashley who was suppose to train me for two weeks. I never received any training. Then I was contacted by a lady named Grace Flowers who …
Mallory – Victim Location 48236 Total money lost $480 Type of a scam Online Purchase I responded to Haven Doodles’ web site looking for a puppy. I purchased my last puppy the same way from a different breeder with no problem. I filled out the form and they then contacted me by email having me …
Jorge – Victim Location 14425 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Sometime in September 2018 started to receive these messages on the phone from eight different numbers. Messages would say "you maybe eligible for medical knee or back braces" "for those suffering from chronic pain". Have a phone that allows me to block calls; after blocking …
Brandi – Victim Location 13346 Type of a scam Phishing Call and ask if this was me by name. Stupid me knowing not to but did anyway said yes,dam. then told them to put me on your do not call list. Like that would help.
Jeremiah – Victim Location 31220 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare I received a call this morning from some guy stating his name as Joe and wanted to help apply for disability. I told him that I was not disabled and that I didn’t need his service. He kept talking saying he wanted to ask me …
Reginald – Victim Location 33565 Total money lost $8.58 Type of a scam Online Purchase woke up on Saturday morning to the surprise that some WWW.HEALTHWEBZON.com debited money out of my account without permission, I had to cancel my debit card, and now I have to go to the bank and get a new one …
Hilary – Victim Location 06612 Total money lost $10,000 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill They claim to be taking preorders for computer hardware to be delivered in April and have no real proof that these machines exist nor are being created. All they have provided are photoshopped pictures of competitors machines with their …
Charles – Victim Location 02903 Total money lost $20.68 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was contacted via Instagram by the company Hashtag Sunglasses which is where they asked me to "collaborate." I purchased a pair of their sunglasses on April 19th, 2017 and immediately received an order confirmation email. The purchase was of …
Kristen – Victim Location 96898 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Calls claiming to get free knee and back braces. Asking for social security numbers. Calling from 206-307-0060
Cameron – Victim Location 75098 Type of a scam Charity A guy named joe calls and says he’s with hands for hope then asks can I hear him… I’ve hung up on most calls but one of them I asked him if he could hear me and he said yes so I replied with gotcha …
William – Victim Location 67213 Type of a scam Phishing Called claiming someone in my house may suffer from chronic pain and wanted me to answer several questions. I said i would not give info i dont have permission too. They persisted and kept trying to get me to agree or say yes
Brad – Victim Location 01742 Type of a scam Tax Collection Calls my store every day trying to get tax information. Kindly asked to stop calling, responded with “I’m going to keep calling”.
Antonio – Victim Location 20770 Total money lost $391.95 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was ordering a table and looking for the cheapest price. This website offered the lowest price. It looked just like Overstock.com. I thought they were affiliated. The charge went through. I received a confirmation email even tracking info. But …
Samantha – Victim Location 30116 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Person posed as ADT asking if my system had already been installed. I didn’t realize until after the call that it wasn’t ADT.
Emmanuel – Victim Location 30083 Type of a scam Employment They contact you by text stating your applied for a job on indeed and will ask you to chat with a online hiring manager for an interview. They act like they consult with someone, say you’re hired ask for your address and tell them they …
Micah – Victim Location 49555 Type of a scam Employment Paid internship to college kids to work from home, they will give you a mini office and a vehicle, you get paid $27/hr during training and $35.75 after training. You make your own schedule. The scam was they were going to send me a check …
Katherine – Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Online Purchase The facts are: On or about August 31st, 2016, I was contacted by an individual who identified himself as Steve Beck after he saw my ad listed at autotrader.ca. Mr. Beck informed me that he had a buyer for my equipment as he …
