Adrian – Victim Location 01887 Total money lost $473.79 Type of a scam Online Purchase Invites you to try product for just the cost of $4.95 for shipping. But buried in the offer is the fact that they will bill you after that. Then they continually send and charge your credit card for $97.22 and …
Krista – Victim Location 80206 Total money lost $130 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was looking for a specific Carbon Monoxide detector and this company came back to be $20 cheaper than the next business. Not available in stores near me. Placed and order on August 17, didn’t receive a shipping notice for …
Terrance – Victim Location 35617 Type of a scam Tax Collection they said that the IRS audited my tax returns from 2008-2012 and I owed $2917 and a lawsuit was filed, and I would be arrested today if I didn’t pay but I could fight it at the courthouse. I was told I couldn’t get …
Darren – Victim Location 07730 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Received a cashier’s check in the a mount of $*** to purchase $** in groceries, $*** to purchase iTunes cards at one store and then $*** to purchase ITune cards in another Target Keep $*** for myself for fulfilling the assignment. I was …
William – Victim Location 77098 Type of a scam Romance I signed up for an online dating site (OurTime.com) and was contacted by a person seeking to get to know me. He told me, via gmail account, that he was of European descent living in Virginia, but staying in the UK for business (oil and …
Craig – Victim Location 97217 Type of a scam Credit Cards my housecleaning business was solicited for errands and a 500 dollar pay advance Elizabeth – Victim Location 91208 Total money lost $3,100 Type of a scam Employment Hi my name is *** *** I have a profile on care.com. I was contacted by some …
Louis – Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered Risk Free Trial product from Perlelux for face cream and when the product came there was no return address or information about return product. I have paid. $5.99 +$5.95 +$2.99 which was the initial payment for the products. As a Risk Free Advertised Product, I didn’t …
Tristan – Victim Location 85032 Type of a scam Employment THEY CONTACTED ME AFTER SEEING MY RESUME ON INDEED JOB SITE. HIRED ME TO RECIEVE AND INSPECT INCLUDING OPEN BOX. TAKE PHOTO OF CONTENTS. REMOVE PACKING SLIP AND ALL OTHER LABELS ON OUTSIDE OF BOX. THEN THEY SEND ME A SHIPPING LABEL FOR U.P.S OR …
Shana – Victim Location 77619 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Home Improvement Charlie R*** and Jeremi R*** (who lives at *** * Clover DR, Bridge City, TX 77611, ###-###-####), came to my sister’s address, 3145 Woodlawn Drive in Groves, Texas, in February 2016 asking to do some yard work and tree trimming. …
Eric – Victim Location 99501 Total money lost $150,000 Type of a scam Online Purchase Thi is clearly a Ponzi scheme and is getting other people money
Bobby – Victim Location 44060 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Tech Support My Roku broke I Google the number +1-888-335-1333 a mr. William Jenkins answered and said that Roku was now charging a registration fee of $*** for 2 years and $*** for Lifetime I signed up for the 2 years! I …
Alana – Victim Location 15238 Total money lost $33 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Received this on Instagram as they posted on a trusted account. Site looks legit and and looks like an end of season flash sale for Ray Ban sunglasses
Carlos – Victim Location 85737 Type of a scam Rental This number was used by a scammer pretending to be a homeowner with a house for rent. We know the real owners of the home and the house is no longer for rent. Two days after it was rented this scammer posted pics of the …
Terrance – Victim Location 48081 Type of a scam Phishing Phone rang, caller ID showed name of Ronald Mazon and a local phone number. I answered because I thought it was a tradesman my husband left a message for. When I answered I was outside (it was extremely windy and raining) trying to get the …
Tasha – Victim Location 95841 Type of a scam Online Purchase Based on the ad, I thought I was ordering a product for $4.95 to try it. But in two weeks, I was billed $89.95, and every 30 days thereafter. This is buried so deeply in the ad that no one would ever find it. …
Karen – Victim Location 20194 Total money lost $723 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan The company said I was approved for a loan for $20000. But in order to get the loan, I had to pay 675. Once I did that, the company said I had to pay more money. I told the …
Carly – Victim Location 77619 Total money lost $55 Type of a scam Online Purchase In August 2017 I purchased a product from the RocketIAQ website. They received payment for the product and sent an email confirming my order with a comment that the order was pending shipment. After 2-3 weeks I never received a …
Colleen – Victim Location 22015 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order My husband received an unsolicited check and instructions for "KMart Secret Survey" that included instructions for him to deposit the check and then wire money by Western Union to the Philippines under the guise of a secret shopper assignment.
Mary – Victim Location 66756 Type of a scam Online Purchase These people are scamming people. They are using my pictures from my website. I emailed them to take them down and the tried to sell me a puppy.
Oscar – Victim Location 67213 Type of a scam Phishing Consumer bought a new TV @ Walmart. When they plugged it in and started to setup the Roku. Phone number came up on the screen to call 866-211-4447 ext. 403 Mike Hunt. When the consumer called they were told it would be $150.00 to get …
Adriana – Victim Location 46001 Total money lost $6,100 Type of a scam Other I had an event with this person even he went to kc mo and he said he allowed payments on PayPal and Moneygram several days before on this event he told me he needed more money and he lied to me …
Ernest – Victim Location 11208 Total money lost $27,000 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations This company called me claiming that they had a buyer for my timeshare unit buying up bulks of membership. They sent offer letters and documents saying that they will open a trust escrow account with assets-plus.net and Citibanamex in Mexico. They …
Chase – Victim Location 91301 Total money lost $437.50 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Writes artificial reasons down for why they tow cars. Provides no evidence to back up claims of why cars were towed, just what they write down on paper. They claimed a car was towed for being parked in same spot …
Danielle – Victim Location 31904 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order was contacted& set up to recive "package"to work as a "secret shopper by cashing or depositing a cashier’s check& funds be available with in 48hrs.-flag:the issuer name. was not receptant name-red flag-smart phones are a tool. by doing online search,found bank that was …
Krista – Victim Location 77081 Type of a scam Employment I applied to a job on Ziprecruiter and was contacted that they would like to conduct a interview. The interview method was thru Google Hangout and that made me suspicious. After doing the interview thru Ziprecruiter I was offered the position as a Payroll Clerk …
Cynthia – Victim Location 30906 Total money lost $245.42 Type of a scam Online Purchase This site is a fake store. We purchased 2x car seats from site. Got a email with a tracking number for one of the two and it made it most of the way before it was recalled to the sender. …
Cara – Victim Location 98375 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered from this company on June 27 2016. It states on their website that as long as the items ordered on in stock it will take 2-3 business days to fill an order before shipment. I reached out to them on July 10th, …
Ryan – Victim Location 33065 Type of a scam Employment THIS WEBSITE/EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, HAVE POSTED NUMEROUS AD’S TO JOB BOARDS (SNAGAJOB.COM, CRAIGSLIST.ORG, & INDEED.COM) SUGGESTING THAT THEY ARE BASICALLY A RAILROAD INDUSTRY STAFFING AGENCY. WHAT THEY OFFER AND ***"Guarantee"*** ON THE WEBSITE IS THAT THEY WILL GET YOU A JOB WITH EMPLOYERS THAT HAVE POSTED …
Amy – Victim Location 98117 Total money lost $112 Type of a scam Rental This was a rental scam using a "hijacked ad" method. This person saw an actual ad for a home for rent and replicated the details and pictures, then posted their own ad for the property with a cheaper rent and their …
Teresa – Victim Location 77651 Type of a scam Tech Support I received a phone call from a very nice gentleman with a thick accent advising me I had something wrong with my computer and he could help me if I would open my computer. I told him I did (I lied) and he asked …
