Veronica – Jun 17, 2020 Victim Location 45001 Type of a scam Tech Support I received a voicemail from ICloud Account- Apple Support Advisor 315-232-8257 and they left a voicemail (woman’s voice) saying that my account had been breached. I then received 9 more calls, with the same message.
Cody – Mar 27, 2020 Victim Location 75150 Total money lost $150 Type of a scam Employment Had me interview for work at home job. Then proceeded to have me send them 150 in steam.cards for software installation on computer to be sent for work. Then proceeded to try to have me deposit 500 check …
Katrina – Apr 17, 2020 Victim Location 31763 Total money lost $16,000 Type of a scam Employment This company reported that I worked for them in 2017 and filed $24,155 to the IRS & Social Security. I have never worked for this company and have spent the last 3 years trying to find them. FIN …
Ashleigh – May 28, 2020 Victim Location 84042 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Online Purchase These people will tell you that they need a deposit to deliver a pet to you. Then, they will take your deposit and even send you a fake bill of sale. They are working with a pet …
Frederick – Apr 21, 2020 Victim Location 41008 Total money lost $50 Type of a scam Investment I invested $50 on one of the investment plans they, which was supposed to mature in 24hours. When it matured i never got my payment and when contacted them, they said I had to pay some fees to …
Katie – Apr 30, 2020 Victim Location 37075 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I was invited to become a mystery shoppers or a company called intouch insight. All they needed was my email address and my mailing address. Within two days a priority package arrived in my mailbox.To my surprise, it contained one …
Haley – Jun 11, 2020 Victim Location 90012 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Employment THIS BUSINESS HAD OFERED ME A COURIER JOB FROM MY INDEED INFORMATION AND THROUGH MY EMAIL. NO WRITTEN AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED. THERE WAS TO BE ONE AFTER YOUR FIRST DELIVERED PACKAGE. 3000 SALARY PAID MONTHLY AFTER THE FIRST …
Logan – Apr 22, 2020 Victim Location 78132 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Online Purchase The advertisement for the drone I ordered is still running. I was able to reach to company by phone on April 2nd, 2020. They said the product that I had ordered via computer ($100 drone) was shipping …
Raul – May 21, 2020 I received a check in my name for $2330.25 as well as a letter indicating I should go to Walmart or a store of my choice and buy gift cards. The interesting thing is the day I received this in the mail I also received a follow up email stating …
Jesus – Jun 13, 2020 Victim Location 21234 Total money lost $54 Type of a scam Online Purchase Made purchase in April never recieved shipping updates and page just says order confirmed for about 10weeks no response from customer service and when I looked further into internet on the reviews of this business around our …
Eric – May 28, 2020 Victim Location 44107 Type of a scam Phishing This person, who identified himself as Ian Lane, sent me an email telling me that I am the certified beneficiary of a person’s estate and resources. He states in the email, that if I am of the same ancestral lineage as this …
Shawn – Jun 24, 2020 I paid for a ring, $26.60, for my husband at the end of March 2020. I am still waiting to get the ring and still waiting on my refund. They are the worst company ever! They even started to block my emails! I dealt with “Cristel Loa” and my “tickets” …
Jessica – Apr 29, 2020 Victim Location 30052 Total money lost $38.80 Type of a scam Online Purchase Purchased items on there website on 3/31/20 and haven’t received anything. Emailed them 8 times with no response .
Kimberly – May 14, 2020 Victim Location 79553 Type of a scam Business Email Compromise Below is a coupon code for the VFEDCON next Thursday. We are a sponsor and this is becoming a very important event because of the 900+ registrants so far, over 400 of them are federal program managers (GS-12 and up). …
Kate – Jun 25, 2020 Victim Location 38126 Type of a scam Government Grant Hacked Facebook page, copy of drivers license Savannah – Mar 06, 2020 Victim Location 30741 Type of a scam Government Grant I was to forward $2,000 to martvicorp through BOA in **..next day i would get $250,000 from a ** driver. …
Cara – Jun 09, 2020 Victim Location 99207 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill I received a Certificate of Existence Request Form in the mail from ID Certificate Service. It appears to be an official form from a state agency. I had recently registered our new business with the Idaho Secretary of State and …
John – May 29, 2020 Victim Location 96826 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I did not bother to email or call as this seems to good to be true. ****** ********* Received text claiming consumer was beneficiary to a sum of $2.5 million. Was told to contact David Richardson and ask for transfer payment information …
Trisha – Apr 24, 2020 Victim Location 28304 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Other He sent me a request to join this game group through Facebook, guaranteed I would make $800 dollars sending $100 dollars with this game. It really seemed to good to be true but I saw others posting that …
Chad – Jun 20, 2020 I had something similar. A person I know messaged me on Instagram asked if I knew anything about this . IMF PROGRAM. I said no, she then asked if I knew this Jeffrey dude. Well of course no and I know why. She said she applied for this grant and …
Priscilla – May 13, 2020 Victim Location 38581 Total money lost $25.97 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a All in one Hair Trimmer they give you a tracking number when you put it in to be tracked it says can’t find this number I’ve emailed three times each time they say don’t …
Rebecca – Jun 23, 2020 Victim Location 82002 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Investment Actualmente en IM Academy hay muy buenos lideres, pero por otro lado me toco toparme con este sujeto que quien me "inscribio" en su equipo a base de cuentos y choros lindos donde acabé estafado pues al momento …
Adrian – Mar 23, 2020 Victim Location 78723 Total money lost $94.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase We ordered a Ava Cat Litter Box Enclosure online on March 14, 2020. We still have not received it so I emailed their customer support. The I decided to check if this is a legit business – …
Alejandro – Jun 23, 2020 Victim Location 11216 Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter Will charge 50$ to change your address- will not tell you the fee up front and hides it in a confirmation email. Not affiliated with USPS at all. Shares info with third parties.
Rebecca – Jun 26, 2020 Victim Location 29651 Type of a scam Employment Only one person talked with me by phone, although all supposed identities used the same phone number on their emails. The company did not ask for any secure personal information such as SSN or financial account numbers. After giving "training case studies" …
Jill – Jun 11, 2020 Country United States Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter Initial means of contact Phone I awoke this morning to my brother telling everyone that they had to keep quiet because he’s being told he’s had his DNA found at a crime scene in Texas. (Background info.): My brother; never …
Raymond – May 23, 2020 Victim Location 78255 Type of a scam Employment A so-called HR contacted me and said would offer me a job position ‘package inspector’ with the duty to ship some packages the company send to me. The company would inform me via an internal email system about information of incoming packages. …
Karen – Jun 10, 2020 Victim Location 38125 Type of a scam Tech Support got a call from this company about tech support, they claimed they needed to perform services on my desktop and asked for payment. Gave them amex and chase credit card info to perform services on home computer. they tried to use …
Ramon – May 21, 2020 Victim Location 44512 Total money lost $82.90 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered two items from here about a month a go. I spent nearly 83 dollars they said wot would be shipped in 5-10 business days and it it’s still not here.
Tina – Jun 15, 2020 Victim Location 08093 Type of a scam Online Purchase Over two months pass and my order wasn’t shipped. They promised 15-21 days after order to ship, this was not true. They slowly gave me tiny chunks of money back as I continuously complained over those months. Finally they cancelled my …
Christopher – May 27, 2020 Victim Location 48393 Total money lost $98.91 Type of a scam COVID-19 Purchased 2 masks from this company in the beginningapril. For the first few days after the purchase I had contacted them trying to get shipping information. I was told I should receive it within a few hours. I …
