Dominique – Victim Location 90043 Type of a scam Employment You are contact by an employment agency the scam company’s behalf to work as a Project Manager to develop donation based crowdfunding program. After you develop the program they send you large sums of money to your bank account and then asked you to wire …
Holly – Victim Location 68601 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Matthew Cui, was the name chosen for contact with the phone number of 410-457-3583, sent a Cashier’s Check in the amount of $1,950.00, for Hiro Energy Drink, wanted to wrap our vehicle for an advertisement for the drink, luckily we did our research, …
Mark – Victim Location 19720 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Receive call multiple time a day from this number, They claim that they are a health care insurance broker by the name of Health Care Select, "largest independent health care broker in the US"; after listening to their suggestion of how they are able to …
Devin – Victim Location 75062 Type of a scam Employment The scammers contact you first through email and want you to go through the interview on Google Hangouts an IM service, the Hiring manager* then provides a company and using a legit company they used Heartland Payment Systems for the interview. I went through the …
Micheal – Victim Location 99029 Type of a scam Debt Collections 19722208187 called and stated collections- civil suite. Call 18559998042 ref. Case no. Rdt3674. When called threaten court proceedings and serving and wage garnishes. They had my addresses
Ruben – Victim Location 06511 Type of a scam Charity Daily email using Hilary Clinton name asking for funds $1/$15/$25 and up,I unsubscribed,but still more emails/ Also the gospel singer n preacher Shirley Caesar,someone using her name to ask for funds.
Natasha – Victim Location 80909 Total money lost $1,700 Type of a scam Other I received an email stating if I paid $40.00 a month and an extra $20.00 for the extended warranty all my appliances in my home will be covered if they need to be fixed or replaced. I paid the plan in …
Gina – Victim Location 45322 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I was contacted by an Adam Jonas about a work from home opportunity as a healthcare manager. I had not applied for the job and it was offered to me through email with a name and address verification. I did notice some English …
Karen – Victim Location 47025 Type of a scam Scholarship They ask for information including a picture of your driving licence Facebook login information after a while they get back with you and tell you that your approved…. they send you a list of grant amounts to chose from every amount has a different clearance …
Kelsey – Type of a scam Government Grant The SCAM is called – Home Care & Family Support with Fund Manager 1 – They contact you referencing someone elses account (someone you are on facebook with) Online Director is Mrs Beverly Ann Williamson 2 – They insist on contacting them because you made a Government …
Steve – Victim Location 32771 Total money lost $120 Type of a scam Online Purchase We purchased a food processor for a lot cheaper than the retail price but we never received it. Looked up the website that does exist but phone number is in Texas and their address is in Sanford, Florida. No merchandise …
Nikki – Victim Location 84032 Type of a scam Phishing Robocaller: Said from Home Association Robocaller: Can you hear me? ME: huh Robocaller: Can you hear me? ME: huh Robocaller: Great! Are you a home owner? ME: SCAMMER Robocaller: Great! Are you a home owner? ME: SCAMMER Robocaller: Great! Are you a home owner? ME: …
Aimee – Victim Location 43917 Total money lost $68.95 Type of a scam Online Purchase There was a add on Facebook Homeap.co for KitchenAid mixers on Clarence So I ordered , they sent me a order that they received my payment and my mixer would be shipped , I checked on it and it said …
Dana – Victim Location 35803 Type of a scam Phishing Caller called and offered a home security system that was free to twenty people. Then they asked if it was something I was interested in. As soon as I said Yes they hung up on me. Seth – Victim Location 45255 Type of a scam …
Kellie – Victim Location 85937 Type of a scam Government Grant I had just requested to be friends of facebook of my 88 year old Aunt. She replied immediately to me thru Messenger, which surprised me, but nice. After hello, she asked me if I had heard of this Federal grant for homecare. She said …
Chad – Type of a scam Government Grant The SCAM is called – Home Care & Family Support with Fund Manager 1 – They contact you referencing someone elses account (someone you are on facebook with) Online Director is Mrs Beverly Ann Williamson 2 – They insist on contacting them because you made a Government …
Richard – Victim Location 28787 Type of a scam Online Purchase We found the website avertising ACK registered beagle puppies for $400 plus shipping to anywhere in the US and Canada. They sent us pictures of the puppy we were interested in and we instantly fell in love. They requested we send a money transfer …
Ian – Victim Location 19958 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Called and said i won a 50.00 Home Depot Gift card and a 50.00 restaurant card that would be given out by the tester. Once the guy arrived, he said he didnt know anything about the gift card. If you call the number, nobody answers.
Robyn – Victim Location 99611 Total money lost $117 Type of a scam Credit Cards I thought WWW.HOTMALLSBUY.COM was a legit buiseness.I thought it had been aroung for years.I gave them over 116.00.By the way it was only sopposed to be 107.00 But they took all this off my credit card. And will not return …
Tonya – Victim Location 48197 Type of a scam Online Purchase I believe this is more of a bait and switch scheme than a scam, so my apologies if this is not the correct place to post this. I went to file my taxes online at hrblock.com – I was not using any other software. …
Marissa – Victim Location 70560 Type of a scam Other Two men showed up at my door with a tablet and said an online order was made to set up a home security system at our address. It was done by a person who had not lived here for 9+ years. Then they said oh, …
Joe – Victim Location 63303 Type of a scam Online Purchase This website is "selling" Pomeranian puppies. The puppies are photos stolen from the Internet. There is no address or phone listed however after I inquired about a puppy listed for sale, they responded via text and email (listed above). They asked via text message …
Cristina – Victim Location 36609 Type of a scam Rental I contacted the renter about the house from Trullia. Somehow the “owner” got my information and said they fired the realtor and gave the name and said the sign is still in the yard. They asked for my application which I sent with no account …
Matthew – Victim Location 48662 Type of a scam Phishing I had been entered and won a free home security system.
Ernest – Victim Location 40384 Type of a scam Rental Found a duplex for rent on Craigslist and emailed the address that was posted under contact information. ( [email protected] I received a response email 1 hour later from the imposter owner (Gayle George) of the duplex telling me that he was now in Beaumont, CA …
Susan – Victim Location 98059 Total money lost $36 Type of a scam Online Purchase People who are buying from the page HoneyLock, don’t waste your time or money. Their products SUCK and they claim that they’re “stainless steel”, well then why is my locket peeling like it’s plastic covered in gold film? Oh and …
Felicia – Victim Location 53813 Type of a scam Government Grant They had my information wrong but wanted me to give them my Visa card number and give them a $250 "refundable" money order from Walmart. The account managers name was Myka Bering and they were trying to give me $9k free grant from the …
Marvin – Victim Location 27804 Total money lost $94.10 Type of a scam Online Purchase This company posts elaborate ads on social media (ex. Facebook). On 11/05/15, I placed on order for a hoverboard for my daughter for Christmas. Upon checkout, I received confirmation of my order, along with the total, with shipping, which was …
Jacqueline – Victim Location 64133 Total money lost $1,150 Type of a scam Rental My husband and I were looking for a vacation rental (by owner) to purchase for a few months in the winter in Lake Havasu City. We found a home on 1250 Palmas Dr. that was available and sent $1000 for the …
Douglas – Victim Location 44470 Total money lost $35 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered part took money instantly. Said they would contact me in 3-5 days. Purchased on 10-17-18. It is now 10-31-18
