Jenny – Victim Location 62249 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was looking for a Havenese puppy and went online. I found this site that offered puppies. I contacted the "owner" by email and he responded stating he had 5 puppies for sale at $500.00 each and would have a "nanny" deliver the pup …
Kathryn – Victim Location 53716 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Over the past week, I have received about 100 calls via these numbers offering discounted healthcare, with a warning about what could happen to me if I don’t take them up on it. I already have healthcare, don’t want theirs, and don’t know where I …
Allison – Total money lost $3,600 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan My friend was desperate for help and ending up sending over 3 payments totalling $3600 via Western Union. He was supposed to have the money deposited to his account and it never showed up. Since the last contact in February/2018 their website …
Shanna – Victim Location 15301 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Victim was contacted by someone at "Health and Human Resources" stating she and 150 other people have been selected to received $9,000. To collect $9,000 she would need to purchase a $200 "registration card" and then the funds would be sent to her via Western …
Alexandra – Victim Location 17603 Total money lost $10 Type of a scam Online Purchase Saw an ad on Facebook. Clicked on it and filled out the info to receive a "free" trial. Once filling out the info it takes you to a page to buy their product. Nothing free at all and very expensive! …
Ebony – Victim Location 43334 Total money lost $25 Type of a scam Tech Support I texted Hewlitt Packard printer assistance. The person said if he couldn’t fix the printer he would sell me a new one. Buy an Apple iTunes gift card for $25.00, call him back and he would tell me how to …
Joy – Victim Location 14051 Total money lost $1,750.55 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Craig’s List Scam – I was selling an item (freezer for $250) on Craig’s List. A Bruce Michaels contacted me by text from 650-900-5762 indicating that he wanted to purchase the item and that he was sending me a …
Tommy – Victim Location 92617 Type of a scam Online Purchase I received text messages from an automated system pretending to be interested in buying my vehicle which was listed online. The messages were generic and didn’t fit with the context of the conversation, consistent with an automated chat bot.
Brooke – Victim Location 20853 Type of a scam Phishing I ignored a number I didn’t recognize, called the number back and it was Herson’s Honda. After asking around the service dept, no one had called my number. After hanging up, I had a new voicemail. The voicemail was left from the phone number 301-762-8150 …
Marc – Victim Location 11206 Type of a scam Employment I initially received an email from [email protected] Because the email address is from a college, I assumed this was a legit employment opportunity. The email read: Hi,There’s an amazing survey recruitment exercise going on for survey takers to earn extra cash.You’ll evaluate and comment on …
Dana – Victim Location 37216 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I ordered two pair of Allbirds Wool Runner shoes from this website at a discount price. They sent me a counterfeit product. Now they are saying they can’t do a full refund or return. This store is based in China.
Vincent – Victim Location 06606 Type of a scam Phishing credit card sams
Marissa – Victim Location 02420 Type of a scam Employment Interviewed for a marketing management position at *** *** *** in *** *A. Was under the impression that it was corporate marketing team environment. I was told that I would be selling make up business to business and if I did a good job I …
Jeffery – Victim Location 27332 Total money lost $5.90 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was browsing Facebook and had an ad for a weight loss supplement come up. I clicked on the ad and went to a pngage where I was told I could try it for $2.95. I ordered it and was …
Blake – Victim Location 48430 Total money lost $143.95 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I ordered an item online through the web and was sent a confirmation almost immediately they email. I communicated through email since every time I tried to call it would go to the overstock customer service instead. I have never …
Ruth – Victim Location 94030 Total money lost $99 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered an iPad from this company on 1/11/19. They claim that their processing time is 3-5 business day. It’s been almost 2 weeks since I ordered and I still haven’t gotten my iPad. I sent them multiple text and …
Sabrina – Victim Location 81212 Type of a scam Rental Tried to rent home, required to send money to person before allowed to rent home. Now being evicted by homeowners due to no official contract signed
Ian – Victim Location 77318 Total money lost $2,500 Type of a scam Online Purchase This company claims to be selling puppies at a discounted rate. They will offer shipping in a crate with legal papers that the dog has shots and is registered they offer insurance as well. The next day you will get …
Lauren – Victim Location 68114 Type of a scam Home Improvement They make you pay them money to get information on houses that don’t exsist. There office is a a one room in the middle of a business. All of there listings exclude information so you have to pay them to get any information or …
Ian – Victim Location 98848 Type of a scam Rental This website presents itself as a help to find you an place to rent but as soon as you fill out your phone number and email it shares you info with many other websites that call and email you all day and all night! The …
Leonard – Victim Location 32428 Total money lost $170 Type of a scam Other https://www.us-immigration.com/contact.jsp?lang=en This site is set up to look like the the official US Immigration site, but is not real. They take your application fee and do not provide the service. Paid $170, for a form that is free on the official …
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Joel – Victim Location 91762 Type of a scam Online Purchase Their website can not be found on google, their is always a refreshing alert text box saying multiple items are being sold but items appear to have the same amount of items left. They continually message me with discount codes to complete my order. …
Calvin – Victim Location 54208 Type of a scam Government Grant Wire money at Wal Mart and receive government grant check
Barry – Victim Location 63645 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief I received a call from a number (***) showing up as a Pennsylvania number. The robot voice stated I was in line to receive ‘news’ about loan forgiveness of some type and to press "1" to learn more. I hung up and called …
Julian – Victim Location 93610 Total money lost $99 Type of a scam Other My son believed this site to be legit. https://www.spyoff.com/en/affiliate/programe, he did not run it past me, they took 99.00 from his bank account. He asked for the money back before the 30 days was over, they refused. They are very sketchy …
Juan – Victim Location 91706 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I sent and e-mail to this man letting him know that i was interested in a Corgi puppy he emailed me a questionnaire saying that he needed to review my application before we can continue business after that he initially …
Tammy – Victim Location 75229 Total money lost $1,700 Type of a scam Other I was wanting to purchase a main [censored] kitten and I found a breeder in NC. I spoke with her and text back and forth. Relieved emails as well! I sent in a deposit. We continued to communicate and I sent …
Anthony – Victim Location 85286 Type of a scam Home Improvement Unethical company that violate the Federal Trade Commissions do-not call list and cold call people trying to sell Windows, H-Vac units and other home improvements. They then sell their contact information to local companies.
Tonya – Victim Location 30043 Type of a scam Employment received from LinkedIn contact- Ingrid Vimont Owner at Boutique Aesthetics Corp <span title="https://www.google.com/search?q=hill+consulting+secret+shopper&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS798US798&oq=Hill+Consultancy%C2%AE&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l5.3295j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8https://www.google.com/search?q=hill+consulting+secret+shopper&rlz=1C1CHBF_e…⇄ /> Ingrid Vimont sent the following message at 3:19 PM View {:firstName} profile Ingrid Vimont Ingrid Vimont 3:19 PM Hi Jill, The following vacancy may interest you. It is part time and …
Matthew – Victim Location 48144 Type of a scam Other On November 4, 2016, "Wendy Lydia Wilson" texted me indicating she found me on Houzz.com and needed a home stager for their apartment on Friday after Thanksgiving; they were moving from the UK. They asked for me to e-mail them; I did; we exchanged a …
