Jermaine – Total money lost $5,000 Type of a scam Investment Email reads: Hello Compliment of the day, I got your contact information from a reputable business/professional directory of your country which gives me assurance of your legibility as a person. I send you this brief letter to solicit your partnership to investment in Shipping …
Maurice – Victim Location 06106 Type of a scam Phishing A person calling himself Sgt Eric Reeds called me on my cell phone; he said the call was being reported; he said that I had not showed up for jury duty and he had a warrant on me for failure to appear – did I …
Katie – Victim Location 12047 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare The repeatedly call and then hang up if you say nothing. I accidentally said yes.
Amber – Victim Location 12065 Total money lost $258 Type of a scam Online Purchase An add came up while surfing the internet for music sheets. Alpha xtrm in which would give me more energy, a way to lose weight, and gain more muscle mass. The site was easy to fill out and after filling …
Bruce – Victim Location 72034 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Kept getting these crazy messages and emails claiming that I had won $600,000 dollars from Facebook. This was highly suspicious to me. The first warning sign is that I do not have a Facebook account and I don’t remember entering any contest. Also the message …
Evan – Victim Location 30906 Type of a scam Employment This company reaches out to you with what sounds like a legitimate employment offer to ship packages that you receive from different companies. Your only duty is to open packages, inspect contents, remove any paperwork, seal back up, affix label sent to you via a …
Stephen – Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange A potentially distant relative with the same last name has died and left millions of dollars in a safe deposit box. Owing to the sensitivity of this situation keep this proposal in utmost confidentiality. If stand as heir the lawyer will split half of the 9.3 …
Thomas – Victim Location 85032 Type of a scam Employment Solicitation for employment as a secret shopper via e-mail. Very generic, with little to no company info.
Carly – Victim Location 46220 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was looking on Hoobly for a Great Dane puppy in Indiana where I live. I saw his ad that he was from South Bend, IN with 2 puppies. I contacted him via text and email. He now says he lives in Georgia and …
Toni – Victim Location 80231 Total money lost $10,000 Type of a scam Moving at the time I hired this company they were still ScamPulse.com accredited. "Agent" James told me truck with their business logo and crew with business logo on shirts would come to my house and would move my furniture the same day …
Candice – Victim Location 76549 Type of a scam Online Purchase Items cost hundreds of dollars more in retail stores today
Victor – Victim Location 11213 Type of a scam Employment Honeywell goes through a "recruiter" at Jobs4u.com. They type out an interview using Google Hangouts, and give a 10 question "interview". The job is work from home data entry and pays $27/hr. Then they send it to HR to review, and you get the job …
Anthony – Victim Location 91306 Type of a scam Employment HiveMicro is a website/company that has its users classify various images from the internet as clean or offensive. Once you create an account and link it to a separate PayPal account, the user goes through a training period in which they are educated on how …
Kristina – Victim Location 31904 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes They inbox me that I won 90,000 dollars and that I have to send 200 in order to receive my package
Robyn – Victim Location 30161 Total money lost $1,600 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief They got my contact information from a Mortgage assistance program that I applied for (Underwater Program) on line. Bob Rodriguez, Jennifer Shaw, and Roxy Gonzalez. Disguised themselves as loan processors and Sr. Loan Consultant
Melody – Victim Location 30281 Type of a scam Government Grant So this person opened a profile on Facebook,messenger of a family member that I , he mentioned if I was aware of a grant for retired, disabled, grants for students etc it’s called HOPE he said from (GFG) global federal grant he said he …
Jordan – Victim Location 44116 Type of a scam Other Dear Meghann, You have been selected for our $100 holiday gift card giveaway! Click here to redeem your card and for further details. Happy Holidays!
Denise – Victim Location 91752 Total money lost $2,400 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief Hope4Homes advised they were non profit org. that worked for the government to assist people and helped them stay in their home. They got me to put three months worth of payments in reserve and advised me not to …
Ann – Victim Location 32952 Type of a scam Employment I was offered a work home position. I filled out all of the forms including employee and employer agreement. I then discovered that they were listed on ScamPulse.com as a scam and had been reported for exactly the same thing that I was applying for. …
Andre – Victim Location 06120 Type of a scam Debt Collections Some woman called me telling me she is taking a lien on my name because i borrowed money from this horizon opportunities. I never got money from these people. She even had my old bank account and address. I believe they are trying to …
Kevin – Victim Location 32174 Type of a scam Employment I received a voicemail from a "Sarah Bound". She said to go back on Hometype.Org to complete my application. I HAVE NEVER APPLIED ON THIS WEBSITE FOR ANYTHING! She said it was for a $550 per day job working at home. Posting links to Facebook …
Dane – Victim Location 76308 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Sold a canoe for $500 was sent a check for 2500$ and asked to use the extra to send the canoe.
Mindy – Victim Location 30301 Total money lost $4,730 Type of a scam Online Purchase this scammer advertized chow chow puppies which I contacted, agreed to sale price (including shipping costs) and sent payment for before which time I notified him that I live outside the 48 states. He guaranteed me that he’s shipped here …
Ashley – Victim Location 49336 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Horseweb.com, has allowed someone to post PAGES and PAGES of the same ad, selling the same horse, but just changing the location of where it’s being sold. Use key word search "Stunning Bay Gelding" on Horseweb.com. Same pictures and everything. I didn’t realize this …
Keri – Victim Location 32224 Type of a scam Other I was called from Delaware number and was told that my car warranty expired say yes if I wanted to talk to agent when I said yes they hung up
Kathleen – Victim Location 90808 Type of a scam Rental I went into the internet looking for a house for rent. I put my name and email address in next to the picture of a house on Claremore. I received an email form a man claiming to be Edward Kurowski. He stated he was transferred …
Pamela – Victim Location 45242 Total money lost $208.36 Type of a scam Online Purchase I purchased 2 sweaters for 208.36. Never received the sweaters. Emailed Calvin Lee and he offerred me a 60% refund. Then never contacted me back. My bank said I waited past 60 days so they can’t intervene.
Glenn – Total money lost $919 Type of a scam Online Purchase My poor parents have been scammed trying to buy a dog from http://cocoa-pomeranianshome.net/puppies they have downloaded pictures from the internet and make you pay via western union. As well they send the fake pup thru www.air.carltexpetmovers.com which that website has been suspended.
Tonya – Victim Location 45697 Total money lost $52 Type of a scam Online Purchase They have a web page selling products, but you never receive them. They steal your money and you never hear from them. The tracking number you receive is invalid.
Reginald – Victim Location 94521 Type of a scam Other It starts with an internship posting on Craigslist by the owner/hiring manager/editor-in-chief (Let’s use the initials EIC, editor-in-chief for short) for design students who would like to work for a fashion magazine.The biggest incentive is the chance to attend Paris Fashion Week. Meeting will be …
