Juan – Victim Location 70116 Type of a scam Other this is a scam involving a 2012 BMW 3 series. i did an extensive search and talked to the car lot, BMW of the Hudson River and they verified that they have the vehicle on their lot for sale for $33,000 not the $3,000 that …
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Lee – Victim Location 03079 Type of a scam Employment I recently received in the mail a check of $2,800.00. The instructions were as follows: Buy $2,500 of Wal-Mart gift cards in $500 increments Open the packs and peel the silver foil back on each card Capture image of front and back for each card …
Stephanie – Victim Location 46303 Total money lost $29 Type of a scam Online Purchase My husband ordered a product off their website on Facebook. It was a sponsored site from FB. Ordered it on May 23, 2017 and to present day still haven’t received the packed. Paid 28.98 and when I email asking they always …
Keri – Victim Location 70433 Type of a scam Employment I was contacted on my e-mail for an interview. I was told to open a G-mail account and go to "hangouts" and then meet the recruiter at "[email protected]" They interviewed with questions etc… Graded the interview and told me I was hired. They proceeded to …
Sergio – Victim Location 78264 Type of a scam Online Purchase Mark Loyd is the name this person is going by, I emailed inquiring prices on a particular corgi puppy, they emailed back in profressional matter and told me the puppy was $800 and to answer some questions to make sure the puppy was going …
Cassie – Victim Location 39307 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Obama Care Plans Scam 11/29/18 calls started at 3:24pm www.obamacareplans.com Friend called me asking me if I thought about changing health care coverage because our annual deductible currently is sky freaking high. We have yet to meet and it’s November already. She said to look …
Darrell – Victim Location 16823 Type of a scam Online Purchase A couple of wks ago I was doing research on walnuts and their health benefits. Among the different sites, one popped up stating that "Shark Tank" is promoting a weight loss product called Garcinia Cambogia. I know that this has been sold for yrs, …
Larry – Total money lost $36.58 Type of a scam Online Purchase On 2 Dec 2016 I purchased a hoodie online and paid with ***. On 18 Dec 2016 I received an email saying my order had shipped. The tracking number was nothing more than a link to the China Post website. As of 10 …
Alex – Victim Location 15219 Type of a scam Government Grant Victim was contacted by someone claiming to be from Health & Human Services in Seattle WA stating that he was selected to receive a grant for $14,000 because he pays his taxes. Scammer said their information can be found on www.grant.gov (non-working) site. Victim …
Rachael – Victim Location 40291 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare This was part of the yes scam. They called saying they needed to verify some health information. I said ok. Then the guy asked can you hear me and hung up
Eddie – Victim Location 92225 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Cards dropped in mailbox offering unrealistic prescription discounts. I fear many elderly will fall for this. It has no apparent scam identifiers, I am worried that if the discount card is used, personal information may be collected.
Carla – Victim Location 16137 Type of a scam Phishing Victim keeps getting calls from "Health Care Solutions" asking to verify her account information. Victim knows it is not Health Care Solutions. She has verified this with the company and her health care insurance. Company is being spoofed to gain info. from victims.
Tiffany – Victim Location 28081 Total money lost $600 Type of a scam Online Purchase Seller offered to sell me a pembroke welsh corgi for $450.00 plus $150.00 for shipping directly to my home. Tried to call the seller several times, but they would only text or email with us pictures and short misspelled texts. …
Cristina – Victim Location 85552 Total money lost $99.98 Type of a scam Other After filling out a form regarding my Medicare Health Account, they ask if I would take a survey. I took the survey and after it said I could have a watch if I would pay the shipping which was $6.99. I …
Devon – Victim Location 65616 Type of a scam Government Grant First of all be careful they already knew my name phone number and address. I DID NOT GIVE ANY OF THIS INFORMATION TO THEM!!!! This unknown number called me and told me I was 1 out off 300 people picked for a government grant. …
Natalie – Victim Location 93551 Type of a scam Home Improvement Caller has been calling for months – sometimes 8-10 times a day. The called ID displays – ”CELL PHONE CA 661-805-7626′ Never have answered before but we were getting tired of them calling so my husband picked it up and they asked ‘is this …
Ricky – Victim Location 76538 Type of a scam Tech Support "John Brown " calls and says he’s a senior technician for Windows. He says their equipment has alerted them that my computer has been hacked. He asks me to sit in front of my computer and turn it on. He asks for my permission …
Erika – Victim Location 08302 Total money lost $349.64 Type of a scam Online Purchase I Feb. I clicked on an ad by Clinique that was advertising wrinkle cream free 9for shipping only) and– for $1 more, an eye cream would be included. It was a couple of weeks before I received the products. there …
Gregory – Victim Location 48611 Type of a scam Online Purchase This website claims to be selling a few different breeds of puppies. The website actually seems pretty legit, but I’ve seen online puppy scams before so I made sure to be careful. When I tried contacting them, I could tell something was phishy… Ha, …
Alicia – Victim Location 92118 Type of a scam Debt Collections telling us we owe them money, we do not know who these people are.
Caleb – Victim Location 34205 Total money lost $80 Type of a scam Online Purchase On Nov 14 I accepted a free trial offer of diet medication. I paid the 4.95 shipping. On 12-6-16 there was a charge for 161.00 on my credit card bill, for a company called Health Max and their associate Bloddiet …
Lauren – Victim Location 61201 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received an unsolicited piece of mail in my mailbox from this company. Upon opening the envelope, I discovered that enclosed was a check to myself for over a thousand dollars with my name and address in the "pay to" line. I have …
Whitney – Victim Location 60586 Type of a scam Tech Support These people call every morning between the hours of 7:30am and 8am I have asked them several times to please take us off your list. But they still call I have no idea what they want as the person on the line can hardly …
Spencer – Victim Location 55407 Type of a scam Identity Theft "Hi I’m Mason from health services and this is a recorded line, can you hear me ok" When you say yes they hang up. This is a known scam per news outlets Benjamin – Victim Location 55407 Type of a scam Identity Theft "Hi …
Jessie – Victim Location 45005 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I received a letter in the mail from Help the Vets asking if I would accept the "record of acceptance" for a check in the amount of $10,036.12. They also asked for a donation but they claim it is not required. The organization appears to …
Sean – Victim Location 48855 Total money lost $4,200 Type of a scam Home Improvement Individual greeted me while I was cleaning up debris from a storm. He gave his name as Thomas Hameline and produced a business card titled "Hibbard Roofing" and reflecting the info provided above. I contacted my insurer and coordinated a …
Valerie – Victim Location 64804 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare A person from these numbers has called me wanting me to give them my medical account information. They claimed being from my health care provider Humana, but when I contacted my actual agent they said it was a scam. They had all my personal information. …
Cindy – Victim Location 63855 Type of a scam Home Improvement This number has shown up on my cell phone multiple times. I called it back from my work phone and after calling it twice, they finally answered. They stated it was a home soluctions company. I told them to take my phone number off …
Leslie – Victim Location 70605 Total money lost $575 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Western union had me send a 575$ deposit said it would be my first 2 payments
Trevor – Victim Location 72802 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare A person called saying he was with First Health Insurance Co and wanted my credit card info over the phone. He said he couldn’t send an email. I called the Attorney Generals Office and talked with a nice gentlemen by the name of Chris and …
