Brandi – Victim Location 90026 Type of a scam Employment I am an actor and was recently approached online by Raw-Films. They were offering a role in a commercial for a start-up tech company. At first it seemed legitimate and they were just asking for my acting materials. But the next email offered me the …
Meagan – Victim Location 22180 Type of a scam Credit Cards I got a call from "Rachel at Cardholder Services" telling me I could reduce the interest on my credit card. I did not press one to engage with a live person. I didn’t know "Rachel" was still around! The Caller ID said 203-654-8521, but …
Alicia – Victim Location 63123 Total money lost $38.25 Type of a scam Employment This is a fake recruiting agency that is being used by another fake company called RedLine Strong (I assume it’s the same people). I applied to a job titled "Youth Athlete/Parent Sports Mentor" for RedLine Strong via craigslist. Was contacted via …
Grace – Victim Location 37027 Type of a scam Online Purchase My wife saw an add on Facebook, claiming 90% off Rayban sunglasses. Clicked on website and became suspicious. Too good to be true. Checked with Rayban official website and realized no sales were going on and probably a scam. Website was not secure.
Allison – Victim Location 90895 Total money lost $1,263.50 Type of a scam Other Real Estate Pipeline is a business that is completely ripping off consumers and has to be stopped!! You sign a contract with them and pay up front for leads, they promise have been verified. I can attest that these are not …
Alexander – Victim Location 35630 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I entered a contest on Refund H.Q.’s facebook page. I won the contest on New years day. It is now January 13th and I have yet to receive my winnings after being told that they would be sent via mail. I …
Julian – Victim Location 61755 Type of a scam Other I don’t know if this is a scam, but this gentleman called me and hired me after 1-1/2 interview held on gmail hangouts which I thought was peculiar, texting the whole time. He said there is a new office going up around my area (Mackinaw, …
Nancy – Total money lost $98 Type of a scam Online Purchase I placed an order over 2months ago on a pair of black and chrome revolver platform boots that cost me about 100$ I wasn’t sent a tracking number or anything. It took about a month until I received a package from www.recetasycocinas.com turns …
Brittney – Victim Location 33613 Type of a scam Employment other emails scammers used: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Two scammers contacted employee about a job saying it is a work from home gig paying $25 and hour to do data entry/ administrative type work. The employee’s email was found from an job ad careerbuilder.com. Here is …
Krystal – Victim Location 14615 Type of a scam Rental This person(s) continuously puts up advertisements for rental houses that they do not own, listing them for rent. This is a chronic problem on Craigslist as I’m trying to find suitable rental property for me & my dog. Everyday that I click on the "Prohibited" …
Cory – Victim Location 33873 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product The scammer called multiple times on multiple different numbers. A remodeling Magazine, does not call from multiple numbers, and demand they be herd.
Walter – Victim Location 96708 Type of a scam Phishing Mr. Robert F** called in and stated that a company called Regeneration was saying that they were associated with Wal-Mart. Since he was a frequent shopper of Wal-Mart, he was randomly selected for a @100 gift card and $40 gas card. However, they wanted his …
Armando – Victim Location 26301 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency Someone called weeks ago asking many questions of the elderly hard of hearing confused woman. Called again using information gleaned from first call claiming they were a grandson needing financial help. After her son in law got on the phone they got nervous and …
Edward – Victim Location 61109 Type of a scam Rental I was told they will rent my time-share @ $1,400 per week for 4 weeks a year. Send me a certified check after the property is rented. The money is mine to use as I see fit. I was to pay $1,399 per year or …
Susan – Victim Location 76126 Total money lost $2,500 Type of a scam Credit Cards This company, person was hired to help me to receive money from business grants. Spoke to this person first time in August every week for 2 months, then every 3 weeks all the way until 12/31/18. Now no to contact, …
Aaron – Victim Location 54115 Type of a scam Phishing Heard a beep and then was asked "can you hear me"
Angelica – Victim Location 08618 Type of a scam Rental I was on craigslist looking for housing and contacted the person who listed the housing, we was going back and forth through email and his name was always Michael Krzyston, he sent me an application from [email protected] email address, He then send me bank account …
Bryce – Victim Location 71461 Type of a scam Employment It all started when I received an email from David A Kirby ([email protected]) that my application has been forwarded to that a certain Elizabeth Howard ([email protected]) which is their hiring manager. He said that I will be interviewed thru google hangout, but they changed their …
Julia – Victim Location 21037 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations Invitation to free dinner to discuss changes in time share plan. I do not own a time share! Austin – Victim Location 90603 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations To called to say our time share meeting was changed to Los Angles. Benjamin – Victim Location …
Jordan – Victim Location 48336 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations First, let me say that there apparently is a legitimate company at this address with that name. It appears that someone is using their info to legitimize themselves. I received a call from Michael at Resort Owners Services offering to purchase my vacation ownership. He …
Denise – Victim Location 94559 Total money lost $2,300 Type of a scam Online Purchase Reputation fixing. Company works with cheating sites. You pay to remove your name then they post your name in another cheating site to extort more money from you.
Tasha – Victim Location 91701 Type of a scam Employment Call saying Amazon is hiring people to work from home, with a fee
Carlos – Victim Location 92359 Type of a scam Rental I received a email on Dec 4, 2018, included was my name. I was informed that there was a house priced at $407.00 a mo. which I am eligible to rent and own. Provided was an attachment to click and enter the site. There it …
Juan – Victim Location 41001 Type of a scam Rental I found a home that i wanted to rent on craigslist. It was priced low amd in the area i needed. I sent an inquire and got this as the email. I just found it very strange. The phone number is a new Jersey number. …
Yolanda – Victim Location 32960 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order The company solicits mystery shoppers online, then sends them a BOGUS check (in this case, a counterfeit copy of MY business check, with my name forged!) and asks them to cash the check, keep a portion of the cash for themselves and use …
Felicia – Victim Location 40513 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes They get you to say YES by saying hello? Can you hear me? It is very smartly recorded because I fall for it every time!!
Luke – Victim Location 94591 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill I ordered a part and was told it would be shipped in one to three weeks…. That was five months ago! Every time I call to inquire about the delivery I am told the part is on back order and there is nothing …
Alicia – Victim Location 94702 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received a text that said I had signed up online to evaluate retail stores such as Walmart. I was sent a letter and a check to my P O Box. The check looks real! It was a cashier’s check from Comerica Bank …
Blake – Victim Location 75061 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I am reporting this scam on behalf of my 98 year-old mother, who received a notification in the mail that appeared to say she had won $1.5 million in a sweepstakes, and that she only needed to send them $34.95 to "start the transfer process". …
Caroline – Victim Location 65401 Type of a scam Investment These scammers have been calling me nonstop using automated robocalls and pitching a "get rich quick scheme" style scam. There is no way to be removed from their list so I have submitted reports to the Federal Trade Commission as well as the Georgia Attorney …
