Krista – Victim Location 85704 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Tech Support Targets Seniors that their computer has been hacked or has a virus on it. Claims to be with Microsoft. Heavy East Indian accent. Accesses your computer to fix problems. Asks to send check in mail to address. In this case …
Phillip – Victim Location 94560 Total money lost $180,000 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations My elderly parents were trying to sell their time share in Mexico and used a law firm of Mendoza Asociatos (supposedly in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, but domain search told me they were in AZ, USA). Lots of official looking papers. Even …
Randi – Victim Location 95834 Total money lost $27.49 Type of a scam Debt Collections I saw an ad on Facebook for a 2-in-1 straightener/curler. I looked through all the comments and went through their site and was satisfied that it was legit. People were saying they received their shipments in two days and others …
Joy – Victim Location 91343 Total money lost $700 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I found the website to purchase a cat. the website had NO direct contact info…just inquiry form. After multiple information exchange I agreed to pay a Industry standard "Holding" fee of $200 for the kitten and $200 Airfare. Money …
Samantha – Victim Location 30901 Type of a scam Debt Collections I received the call stating that I was about to be served legal papers. The caller asked if I had received legal papers in the mail. "No I didn’t", " if I did I haven’t read them". He gave me a number to call …
Brendan – Victim Location 60804 Type of a scam Credit Cards A friend asked to check out this site because she gave her credit card info and no items were shipped. It looks suspicious, so reporting it to you.
Tara – Victim Location 99362 Type of a scam Debt Collections called to say judgment was against us, they had sent mail to our home and we didn’t respond. Need to settle debt before being served papers and then garnishment. told us bill was 9000.00 more than what was owed and then said they would …
Jillian – Victim Location 15601 Type of a scam Tech Support I could not send or receive emails with my AOL account, so I looked up and found under AOL "can’t send/receive emails". I called the number 800-489-0039 and an Indian speaking person (Shawn Phillips) came on and told me that he needed remote access, …
Natasha – Victim Location 38343 Type of a scam Employment Offering a job collecting from businesses that have bought product from them-but trade problems have gotten in the way..they need actual people here in the US to collect for them..offering $7,000 a month, plus commission
Diane – Victim Location 62234 Type of a scam Online Purchase This person was supposedly selling an Air stream Bambi via Facebook Market Place. When I asked for more information I noticed several red flags. I have included the first "Messenger" and e-mail communications, in the image file. After my last email to Amanda, no …
James – Victim Location 46806 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order MSPA offers "Secret Shopping" assignments, which are actually fake checks to cash and purchase various gift cards that are to be mailed back. Check with your bank and the ScamPulse.com if you receive their priority mailed offer.
Jacqueline – Victim Location 48234 Total money lost $2,000 Type of a scam Rental A group of men falsely sold me a home on land contract as well as taking down payments of others thru this false business name even had several homes from east 2 west
Bobby – Victim Location 48005 Type of a scam Employment Contacted by text message on my cell by company rep with request for interview for job (my resume with phone number is online with unemployment office). Was told the first interview would be via Skype. They scheduled the interview for a few hours later and …
Eugene – Victim Location 90241 Type of a scam Business Email Compromise I was looking to purchase a vehicle on offer up and I made an offer on a truck which was cheap for the model it was so I asked why and this is what they send me .. Hi, My name is Maria …
Gerald – Victim Location 41005 Type of a scam Online Purchase Advertising on Facebook indicates they’re selling Star Wars Lego kits for huge discounts. Clicking on the link (http://bit.ly/2URBQZW) takes you to a website called "shopmactin.co" (no "m"). There, I saw many huge Star Wars kits retailing for $399 and even $499 (Death Star) on …
Logan – Victim Location 48840 Type of a scam Employment The scammer reached out for my personal business services, claiming to want service and had 4 children that would be involved. They asked for an estimate and said they would make a deposit and requested we used a service called CloverGo to process transactions. I …
Aimee – Victim Location 65202 Total money lost $21.88 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a set of 3 Magic Trio Peelers from a Facebook ad. Received confirmation of the order and payment of $21.88 but never received the merchandise. When I sent an email a couple weeks later I received this response: …
Brendan – Victim Location 99218 Total money lost $2,870 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I was contacted by David Shain saying he was an alum of the university and a nephew of Mary Kewell, who "just got transferred" (was going to work here) to work for Whitworth as an auditor from Canada and …
Darryl – Victim Location 92880 Total money lost $204.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase Many men struggle with ED as I do. This website listed “FREE” bottles all you need to do is pay the shipping. They state famous actors use the product. If you don’t read the terms it becomes a double billing …
Mallory – Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes This person, Mark Moore claims to be an agent from Unicef Grant Promo. They will claim you are eligible to claim 2019 cash grant unicef card grant which has been donated to you as a financial aid by the United Nation Fund for Unicef & Department of Workers …
Donald – Victim Location 48038 Type of a scam Employment Received an email from from David Robert ([email protected]) sent to [email protected], bcc’d to my email address, inviting me to a google hangout interview with Warren Finegold. Below I have pasted the text of the email. from: David Robert to: [email protected] bcc: my professional email address …
Katherine – Victim Location 91764 Type of a scam Credit Cards He asked for my credit card and the last for of my SS and address information. To lower the interest of my card and then told me to hold on and never returned.
Wesley – Victim Location 78945 Type of a scam Online Purchase Husband was looking to buy a RV online. Person told him to go thru a third party called Dakota auto shipping saying all fees were paid for already. He would have 5 days to look at it for free before deciding to actually buy …
Eric – Victim Location 84403 Total money lost $24.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase My sister is selling her car, we placed an add on the local newspaper She got a text with an interested buyer, but he won’t come to look until he gets the report He told us he wanted the report …
Megan – Victim Location 30547 Total money lost $599.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase Web site was for a puppy. Sent $550 thru Walmart money. They picked up money in about 20 minutes. Would get back to me about transportation for puppy. Email from transportation cargo company needed more money. Did sent more. Emailed …
Ernest – Victim Location 08619 Total money lost $95 Type of a scam Online Purchase Masorini.com purports to be a men’s clothing and accessory online store based in Spain but all products are made and shipped from China. The pics of their products for sale on the site are fake and you will receive cheap …
Michelle – Victim Location 80913 Total money lost $80 Type of a scam Online Purchase My brother was searching for good deals for a Nuggets game on craigslist the day of the game. He found what he thought was a good deal and proceeded to contact the seller. They exchanged texts and when they agreed …
Caleb – Victim Location 46544 Type of a scam Tech Support was on computer when the screen froze with a picture from microtech advising my computer has been compromised. to comtact them by phone to have computer checked and cleaned out
Amelia – Victim Location 52159 Type of a scam Online Purchase Call to consumer stating they are going out of stock of gloves that we previously ordered. Claim to want to send a box of gloves for free. Consumer gives address and a fake invoice is sent for 500.00! When Medtech is called Mike Brown …
Lance – Victim Location 03431 Total money lost $550 Type of a scam Online Purchase I did my research looking for a Saint Bernard Puppy. When I found this site, I thought it looked credible, but did some more digging. I reverse image searched the puppies, and found the business on the Better Business Bureau’s …
