Geoffrey – Victim Location 78751 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency I really hope you get this fast as i could not inform everyone about my trip because it was Impromptu. This message is coming to you with great depression due to the state of my discomfort. I’m presently in Manila,Philippines I came here for …
Jeremiah – Type of a scam Tax Collection Person left a message stating that there was an issue and it was time sensitive and not to ignore message, called number and was told it was the CRA, when I said I didn’t believe them they hung up. Haley – Type of a scam Tax Collection …
Tasha – Victim Location 06776 Total money lost $1,200 Type of a scam Government Grant My friend’s messenger was duplicated asked for my phone number here then it was written on my phone qualifield to vin Ask me gift card to pay delivery and tax
Jason – Victim Location 97056 Total money lost $182.66 Type of a scam Online Purchase I did not read the FULL "terms and conditions," (that is my bad,) before ordering what I understood to be a "trial," offer, by paying for shipping and handling, I thought it was a trial offer. Had I had seen …
Marcus – Victim Location 61614 Type of a scam Rental I found a home listed for rent on Craigslist so I messaged the guys to ask about it. Robert Cragliene texted me from 1-433-242-1315 (it comes up as Midland TX) saying I just needed to send him $700 and he would send me the property …
Robyn – Total money lost $258.20 Type of a scam Online Purchase I purchased a trial offer of skin cream and eye cream and paid shipping of $7.78 per item, on the premise that I had a 16 day trial period in which to cancel. The items were paid for on May 26th, 2017. On …
Brandon – Victim Location 95616 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Guy attempt to be from a out of country business website, explaining that he’s in urgent for a job and requires me to perform a money transfer as the first task. Realizing that it’s most likely a scam, I’ve attempted to say no …
Dominique – Victim Location 20024 Type of a scam Online Purchase On September 11, 2017, I attempted to make an online purchase of a skin care product with a company called Revitol. The amount of the purchase was $42.95 After I made my selection and entered my debit card information, this company debit $42.95 from …
Shaun – Victim Location 23669 Type of a scam Government Grant Got a text from a so call friend saying he received 50.000 from a grant from dhhs grant and said i was to receive it to have me a number to text and ask for mine . I did and the man said I …
Glenn – Victim Location 23842 Type of a scam Employment I got an email from someone saying they are looking to expand their business into Canada. He said his company name was Reynolds Economics. I tried to look them up, but the website for them does not load. I can’t find anything else about them. …
Christie – Victim Location 59645 Type of a scam Government Grant My friend stated she received a grant from Robert Winkler Grant. You need to get a hold of him (Facebook). Robert Winkler wanted to get personal information from me. At that point, I did not proceed.
Ashlee – Victim Location 33324 Type of a scam Tech Support I keep receiving calls from someone stating that GEEK SQUAD has been liquidated and is being forced to refund $300 to me. I was told to go to a specific website: www.150.co.il and choose option 2 to allow them to takeover my computer. Once …
Elizabeth – Victim Location 53546 Type of a scam Online Purchase Receive scam by email in my personal email inbox. The email show order number, invoice number, subscription number, and the cost of the items purchase. Also in the bottom of the email, the phone number was given to call them back if I had …
Jeremy – Victim Location 38018 Total money lost $25,000 Type of a scam Romance I’m so embarrassed I told him this was a fake ID. He told me he is a victim too. The man from his military camp sold him this ID?
Dawn – Victim Location 30233 Type of a scam Credit Cards Robo call about my current credit card(I don’t have one and get this call constantly).Say they can offer me a lower interest rate. I dial 1 and am redirected to a human who immediatlly asks me "Do you know what this call is about". …
Natalie – Victim Location 11554 Type of a scam Home Improvement Workers approached my husband in the yard (East Meadow, NY) – he thought they were talking about cement – as there was a cement truck in the area – he never agreed on a price – went in the house for a minute, and …
Ernest – Victim Location 32506 Type of a scam Tech Support Received new roku device. Tried to set up on tv but was told their was a problem code 0014. Gave number to call. Called and was told roku needed $***.to set up new device. Said I was locked out of my roku account.. After …
Gregory – Victim Location 27613 Type of a scam Phishing Was called at my work phone by "Richard Sutton", phone number 336-272-9939. Asked if I was and when I said "Yes", it hung up. I called back and the number was not in service. Found stuff on the Internet about the "Yes" Scam where they …
Jeremiah – Victim Location 45069 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations I received a phone call asking if I would be interested in selling my timeshare in Mexico… I said yes. I received an email with a proposal with a HUGE offer. Red flags started popping up as I did my due diligence. The address that …
Nancy – Victim Location 48042 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Home Improvement This guy is a scam and a LIAR. Don’t give anyone an insurance check that promises to "workaround" the process for quicker check clearing. He held my money for 2 months, lied more times than I can doubt and shorted …
Tamara – Victim Location 79118 Type of a scam Government Grant My friend told me about this grant so I checked it out. All communication with them was through text message. They offered me a $100,000 grant but I needed to pay $700 up front. I told them I had to see if I could …
Savannah – Victim Location 84041 Type of a scam Utility Our business received a call from "Cindy Johnson" claiming she was with Rocky Mountain Power and our power was due to be interrupted at 3pm today. She said we owe $32,000. She said in order to stop interruption for 96 hours we had to hand …
Rose – Victim Location 30039 Total money lost $85 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered jackets prior to a event for my non profit at 3 weeks in advance. After paying almost 50 bucks in shipping I did not receive time. I happened to contact customer service about the price change and in …
Tina – Similar experience and add him on Skype. Questions all seem robotic . I answered them with lack effort too and got job lol What waste of time Our Recruiting Team reviewed your Resume / Application submitted for the position of a DATA ENTRY CLERK (Full Time/ Part Time) via Indeed.com and we are …
Ernest – Victim Location 91367 Total money lost $35,000 Type of a scam Other Roger Allen Davis represents to potential victims a purported hair care product company that needs investors in exchange for stock options that don’t exist with Reviv3 (a.k.a. Hair Trinity) Davis represents himself as sole owner of good and marketable shares of …
Sergio – Victim Location 75901 Total money lost $89.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase The website represents as a USA company selling sport jerseys. Upon ordering, they take the money the next day and then the order is never received and you find out it is not received because there is a delay in …
Haley – Victim Location 31204 Type of a scam Government Grant I was DM by Rodney Moore giving information about a grant given out by Rod. J. Rosenstein. When I asked why he reached out to me and he blocked me. I did save the Facebook information that he sent for Rod. J. Rosenstein and …
Alan – Victim Location 75062 Type of a scam Online Purchase Instagram
Angelica – Victim Location 65804 Total money lost $5,000 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Brief Summary: First of all, YOU WILL NEVER GET YOUR PROMISED LOAN, NEVER. This company will quickly approve you, need all the usual documents, like employment, tax forms, I.D., etc…and then need money upfront, usually only a little, but …
Tonya – Victim Location 43938 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes My husband and I received a letter from so-called Publishers Clearing House saying we won second place and won $2.5 million. We were also sent a check for $8,435.20 and just found out by three different banks and the real Publishers Clearing House that it …
