Marc – Total money lost $191.16 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered online for free trial, nothing indicated there would be any additional charges. You have to order two items. So being gullible I signed online Jan. 18, 2016. Received products Jan. 26, 2016 via Canada Post. The products were shipped from Canada (Ontario), …
Ryan – Victim Location 73013 Total money lost $985 Type of a scam Online Purchase Looking to buy a dog. Sent 985.00 and then when dog is to be shipped-wanted more money.
Ryan – Victim Location 95404 Type of a scam Employment Called from (347) 298-1881. Claimed to be from a company called Hart (or Heart), which they said represents Unions. The offer sounded sketchy from the start, though when they said they found my resume on Monster I was fairly certain it was a scam. An …
Jimmy – Victim Location 46368 Total money lost $1,600 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order She had contacted me through Instagram asking if I can use a little money and she wanted my login bank account from here she put two checks in there that it was addressed to me and then she had …
Erik – Victim Location 53954 Total money lost $79.95 Type of a scam Online Purchase I seen an ad for CBD oil to help with pain. Free bottle you only pay shipping and handling $5.95. OK I done that it shipped two days later and took 10 days to get here. That left me using …
Kaitlin – Victim Location 23116 Type of a scam Phishing The person said my name, I said "Yes". The man asked me if I received the package from Hartford Insurance. I hung up immediately…but realized I had said "Yes" when he called my name. The number is very similar to a friend’s cell number, so …
Joe – Victim Location 32526 Type of a scam Employment I received a text from someone claiming to be Kimberly Wiltord From Healthway Medical Corporation Limited saying they received my resume and I was the perfect fit for a job. THey wanted to interview me on google hangout or yahoo messenger. I called and they …
Brittany – Victim Location 93023 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product They tried to get us to wire money and deliver the puppy via us pets express to our house in the middle of the night. They had deep french/africnan sounding accents and misspelled words on their texts. One man from us pets express hung …
Dominic – Victim Location 78744 Type of a scam Government Grant It’s a Give back money offer from the domestic assistance agency to helping individuals, communities and businesses obtain the financial and technical assistance needed to address their diverse and unique needs, I’m happy to tell because i was awarded the sum of $150,000 from …
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Stacy – Victim Location 94805 Total money lost $179.94 Type of a scam Online Purchase Found nthrough an ad on Facebook. The product offered a free 30 day trial of their diet pill, customer just covers shipping. Received order confirmation of $4.95 shipping charge. Two weeks later, on11/10/18, I receive aanother order confirmation via email. …
Linda – Victim Location 83328 Total money lost $45.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase 7.29.18, I ordered a large bottle of Herbal Hearts brand Tumeric with Ginger, as they did not have the bigger bottle on ebay this time. So I went to the website itself. I paid $45.99, it went through, however I …
Raquel – Victim Location 20877 Type of a scam Online Purchase We ordered a 5 piece patio sofa and we kept getting confirmation tracking numbers that were fake and the 5 piece patio set was never delivered to us when the confirmation tracking said it would be delivered and took us away from work and …
Rafael – Victim Location 14215 Type of a scam Charity The caller said he was from Helping Hands and wanted to know if I could hear him. I hung up. The following numbers also said they were from Helping Hands and said the same thing. 716-938-5930, 716-608-9595 and 716-202-2937. I have blocked all these numbers.
Ashley – Victim Location 44505 Total money lost $2,500 Type of a scam Online Purchase First they get you to pay for the puppy and delivery. They say they had 3 free transport and 2 left. When they have your money they email you that you have to buy pet insurance and he did not …
David – Victim Location 32217 Type of a scam Home Improvement I was contacted by Home Energy Services about wanting to do a home inspection to help my family save on our energy bill. Ivy kept pressing to make an appointment for this weekend. When I contacted the ScamPulse.com they advised to double check with …
Natalie – Victim Location 27480 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief Consumer reported that she received a call from a mortgage modification company called Homestead Financial Services, LLC. The representative wanted her to wire $2000 to them in order to begin the loan modification process. The advance fee coupled with a relatively poor website …
Eugene – Victim Location 37617 Total money lost $88 Type of a scam Online Purchase Their website said there was a 14 day trial bottle that would be sent for 4.95 shipping charge only. However the bottle contained 60 pills which was a one month supply. I was going to cancel after 14 days and …
Christopher – Victim Location 13135 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare I keep getting these phone calls about Home Health care and stuff like that. The phone numbers are 1-315-232-1896 and 1-315-288-0397. It’s a man using different names Like Nelson And Sam. I tried googling the numbers and all I get is Windstream Fulton, NY.
Suzanne – Victim Location 08505 Total money lost $115 Type of a scam Online Purchase My child used homeworkforyou.com to get help with his online course. The website states it will hold deposit until you release once work is finished. No work was done and money was taken out.
Kate – Victim Location 83301 Type of a scam Phishing Consumer called in: My printer wasn’t working and I went on an HP site and was speaking with a gentleman. He gained access to my computer and asked for money. I did not have that kind of money at the time so I told him …
Darryl – Victim Location 44143 Type of a scam Home Improvement I received a call just now from 216-749-8496. He was offering home improvements ~ whatever I needed. I told him I was not interested, that I had already done all my improvements within the last 5 years. He persisted, and when I told him …
Cody – Victim Location 21409 Type of a scam Other A man claimed to work for Hotel Services International. He wanted my business to advertise with them in a key card holder/voucher.
Jennifer – Victim Location 19462 Type of a scam Online Purchase The following web site: http://tiffany-jewelry.us.com/ has the look and feel of the real Tiffany.com. I ordered some trinkets and right after I did it, it didn’t feel right. No receipt was ever generated. A week or so passed and nothing. So, I called my …
Donna – Victim Location 46205 Total money lost $68.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase The company came up in a search for electric lawnmowers as the lowest price so I ordered 1 from their website, paid through PayPal and got an emailed receipt. The website claimed 1-3 business days free delivery and plenty in …
Nicole – Victim Location 45424 Type of a scam Home Improvement On the 6th of May 2016 a white male, about six feet tall, came to our front door claiming to be with Honeywell and was there to check the home security system. He was wearing a red shirt with initials AMP in white, a …
Laura – Victim Location 62234 Type of a scam Online Purchase Its a puppy scam I caught him up
Tyler – Victim Location 33160 Total money lost $921.50 Type of a scam Online Purchase We wanted to purchase a puppy from Hopepuppyshop.com. We sent $899 via western union, and they picked up the money within minutes. Then they sent us an email saying that we need to pay $950 for travel insurance. I went …
Jillian – Victim Location 33030 Type of a scam Identity Theft These folks are calling asking if I am the homeowner and asking for personal information. They immediately hung up when I asked for more information about the company they represent and asked for an email to respond to.
Raquel – Victim Location 19141 Total money lost $189.56 Type of a scam Online Purchase H-tech advertise toys at low discount price. I have ordered 4 of the toys they advertise and only received one of the four items i ordered. The toy I received is not the toy they advertise they sale. Russell – …
Alex – Victim Location 32025 Type of a scam Tech Support Received an urgent notice that my computer was infected with a computer virus that is able to steal my important financial information. Told me to call 855-728-4569 to get instructions on how to correct the problem in my Microsoft Win 10 operating system. The …
