Sergio – Victim Location 38133 Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange I signed up for a mystery shopper position through an email I received. Shortly after, I began receiving money orders and checks in the mail with "orders" for what to do with the funds once deposited into my personal account. After the first …
Lance – Victim Location 50325 Total money lost $77.75 Type of a scam Online Purchase Offered online resume help. Signed up for a one time use at a one time fee of 2.90. Then used my card and charged it for months. It was I card I don’t use often when I called to ask …
Mario – Victim Location 50263 Type of a scam Other He asked to check vehicle background and sent a link to Ricks road review. When I tried to google that business, it doesn’t exist.
Jaime – Victim Location 53051 Type of a scam Employment Multiple, vague voicemails and calls about employment opportunities in my area. The caller I spoke with began with telling me he was contacting me about a job I applied for (I have not applied for any jobs). When asked what type of job opportunities I …
Kurt – Victim Location 78228 Type of a scam Phishing I received the following email Thursday, April 20, 2017 from a Ricardo Casiano and I have no idea who this person is or much less recognize his name. I really hope you get this fast. I could not inform anyone about our trip, because it …
Andre – Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Online Purchase Several months ago, I wanted to check my 95-year-old mom’s bank statement and went to rbc.com as I usually do. Immediately a questionnaire of approximately five questions popped up. I tried leaving the site and coming back to it, but the same thing …
Naomi – Victim Location 22153 Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange I think I was scammed by Ricardo Mancini. I met him through POF through someone else, he wasn’t on there. He got a contract in South Africa and lost his ID and credit cards. I gave him money, a lot of money. First …
Aaron – Victim Location 80249 Total money lost $79 Type of a scam Online Purchase 12-29-2016 RE: FRAUD / UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MY CREDIT CARD / 1ST TIME CUSTOMER COMPLAINT AGAINST Allegro™ Instant Wrinkle Eraser Créme / REVIVED YOUTH CREAM 1ST YOUR WEB AD IS DECEPTIVE IN THE AMOUNT YOU ARE CHARGING FOR YOUR TRIAL …
Rosa – Victim Location 17566 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I was not scammed, I’m only suspicious. They are advertising teacup Pomeranians for $550. including shipping. I was to send the money by money gram, then he would ship the puppy. I asked for proof that he does have the puppy by asking for …
Gabriel – Victim Location 02043 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order The email came from Joseph Gerber, Human Resource Manager. He sent me a cashiers check $2,885.00) with a letter. The letter said to deposit it into my checking account and go to the Apple store and buy two gift certificates in the amount …
Samuel – Victim Location 98116 Total money lost $10 Type of a scam Online Purchase Advertised as free headphone only paying shipping. Headphones took months to arrive and are cheap quality with no brand identifiers. Shipped from China and all labels on bag are in Chinese. No indication of what brand even sent them. Website …
Ross – Victim Location 44197 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Rev. Charles McCarthy requesting a sum in the amount of $250.00 to be sent via Green Dot card to receive $500,000.00 Publishers Clearing House payout.
Ricky – Victim Location 35233 Type of a scam Online Purchase This cite does not look legit and asks for western union payment.
Leonard – Victim Location 97378 Type of a scam Online Purchase Doing order, said shark tank had on their show. (Lotion for eyes) Thought legit,right? I went to enter card #, wouldn’t let me enter all the way, hmmm so tried another #. Declined! So went out. Today they tried to bill both facts. Bank …
Sheena – Victim Location 75763 Type of a scam Other Our caller inquired about the $500/wk for a car wrap for "5 Hour Power drink".on Dec 27, 2018. A month later they sent an email advising they would send a check by USPS and it showed up the next for $3,984.99. Our caller was to …
Hillary – Victim Location 98226 Total money lost $119.95 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a free trial of skin cream for $9.95 shipping. My bank contacted me about a suspicious charge of $119.95 that originated in Canada which I didn’t recognize, so my card was blocked and replaced. I received a call …
Pedro – Victim Location 92234 Type of a scam Debt Collections Failure to show up for jury duty and now have outstanding warrants. Posing as a local Lt Rogers from the Riverside County Sherrif’s dept.
Bethany – Victim Location 98418 Total money lost $1,877.45 Type of a scam Rental I attempted to rent from this landlord. There is no address listed for him, just his partner on the assesors site. A home for rent and an apartment unit attached to the garage in the back. Apartment has been textured and …
Brandy – Victim Location 80224 Type of a scam Phishing A threatening blackmail email was sent requesting money from me or else that they will send videos and exposing false information about myself. Here is a description of the scam. https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-tampa/fbi-warns-of-email-scam-blackmai…⇄
Tiffany – Victim Location 76549 Type of a scam Phishing (First I received an email from "Richard Nash" on Friday Feb 22 at 11:58 a.m. asking me if I had a free moment, and telling me to text him back. Since I have a friend called Richard Nash ( later when I compared emails, I …
Vincent – Victim Location 12822 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations A person claims to be on a recorded line and asks if you can hear them OK after telling you that you won a cruise
Dominique – Victim Location 36526 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Offers loans says it’s a private lender..and only information he takes for loan approved is pay stubs.. contract was not binding, and only one short page, wanted $3260.00 up front and on conract he only sighned last name..had a white man profile but …
Rodney – Victim Location 16055 Type of a scam Tech Support His employee id #MS218RS. He called and told consumer she had over 4,000 viruses on her computer. He wanted to put malware on her computer and advised her that it was going to cost $300.00 for a 2 year plan. They had different pay …
Adam – Victim Location 83607 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order See attachments. They are all of the texts from the individual trying to scam my company. I looked into the address they mentioned and contacted the property management to verify if this location was going to be rented soon. They said no, and …
Carrie – Victim Location 20902 Type of a scam Utility I was told by my internet, cable and phone carrier that my service would end due to "the refusal of a withdrawal this month of by your bank." I was asked in the email to click on a link "Confirm MyRCN Account." which I did …
Grant – Victim Location 53527 Type of a scam Phishing Person called land line phone number, asked if I was "my name" trying to get me to say "yes" and record my response
Raul – Victim Location 67037 Type of a scam Employment First and email showed up that asked me to be a secret shopper for Kroger. I filled out the information because the email came from what looked like a legit Kroger email address. I have gotten a few follow up emails about signing up for …
Roger – Victim Location 36054 Type of a scam Employment This is the email that is sent to people that wanted to take part as a mystery shopper. When i saw the check in the mail for $995, it threw a red flag. i took the money order to the bank and had them run …
Alexandra – Victim Location 63755 Total money lost $64.90 Type of a scam Online Purchase Rosie Fincher (Clothing and Accessories store) Dec 13, 01:47 PST Hi *** *** On behalf of Customer Service Support team, we’re deeply sorry for this inconvenience we have caused you. Due to the peak season, we are also flooded with a …
Garrett – Victim Location 31210 Total money lost $93 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered 4 items online at Rotitia.com. I can only wear one of the items, all of the other items are too small. I received the items Monday, I have been calling & emailing this company since Monday. The number …
