Stacey – Victim Location 61115 Type of a scam Online Purchase I received a message from sprint saying charges had been added to my cell phone account. I had no prior contact with this company. When I researched the company to call about the charges I saw that they are headquartered in Malaysia, have an …
Sheena – Victim Location 02453 Total money lost $12.94 Type of a scam Online Purchase An advertisement for one of their "products" appeared in my Facebook feed. I found it curious because I have nothing related to this product in my profile but thought the gift would be nice for a friend. So I placed …
Fernando – Victim Location 84120 Type of a scam Debt Collections Received an automated call 4 days in a row stating that anything I say can and will be used against me. It said that i am being sued and to call 1-800-436-5274 immediately. They never use my name or say what it is regarding …
Stacey – Victim Location 74114 Type of a scam Phishing I suspect this is another one of the "Say Yes" Scams. I have received numerous phone calls from the number above, which shows as Mena, AR. (I am originally from a town not far from Mena, which I suspect is intentional with the area codes.) …
Krista – Victim Location 11563 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Tech Support The company claimed they were going to do a full system tune-up to my laptop, along with an infection sweep and virus removal and did not provide the services stated by an employee of theirs by the name Anthony Carpani. …
Candice – Type of a scam Employment My father in law was offered a job as an Administrative Assistant for Genius Association, making $35/hour to start, increasing to $38/hour after the probationary period. The email stated they were planning to open an additional office in Edmonton in a couple of months, which is where my …
Barbara – Victim Location 66215 Type of a scam Rental I was on craigslist looking for an apartment and came across an apartment that was to good to be true. The total rent was $500 for water, electricity, cable and wifi and one parking spot. On top of the apartment being fully furnished with updated …
Derrick – Victim Location 43119 Type of a scam Debt Collections Called stating that I owed a debt from HSBC for 2700$ and that if I didn’t pay they would take action with legal documents and possibly have my wages garnished. Called from several numbers was demanding money right away. Even sent me documents to …
Susan – Victim Location 30093 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Employment The company will deliver packages to my home and i would open and inspect each package to insure there wasnt any other label and to remove it if there was. Once i would down load it to the portal they provided …
Jessica – Victim Location 93032 Total money lost $98.95 Type of a scam Other Purchased an online 14 day free trial order from ***. I agreed to pay the shipping/ handling cost of around $5.00. I was sent an additional product which I did not order. They told me when I called, that there had …
Misty – Victim Location 77479 Total money lost $719.10 Type of a scam Credit Cards We recently (Dec 2018) noticed that we have been charged $39.95 on our joint credit card every month since Aug 2017. I called the number I found on the credit card statement, which is the only information I had of …
Jared – Victim Location 54025 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Other I am the Executive Director of a local Chamber of Commerce. Our High School athletic program does it’s own advertising for sporting events and solicits our businesses through the HS Athletic Director or myself. This morning I received this note from …
Jacqueline – Victim Location 64105 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Claims I have been pre-selected for an all inclusive trip to Disney Land and asks for credit card info. Voice was very obviously pre-recorded and setup to responded to simple yes’s and no’s. Appears to be targeting people 28+ as their "records" indicated I was …
Emily – Victim Location 44221 Type of a scam Phishing I received a call from Giant Eagle about the Duncan Hines Recall. He sounded like he was from India. He said he was calling to tell me that I was able to receive a $100 in rebate. I asked if the rebate had to do …
James – Victim Location 78299 Type of a scam Tax Collection Received a phone call claiming to be the IRS and that we had to pay money over the phone or we would be arrested.
Nicolas – Victim Location 53132 Type of a scam Employment Mystery Shopper scam. Identifies himself as George Wilson.
Lindsay – Victim Location 39470 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes He told me I was selected to receive 14,000. Go to Wal-Mart get money gram. Pay 300 first
Teresa – Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Online Purchase They advertise a FREE trial but 14 days later they’ll charge your card $110 for a membership and $99 for the product they sent to you for "Free". They say you agreed to the terms and conditions on their website basically agreeing to …
Courtney – Victim Location 20158 Type of a scam Other We were recently searching for a German Shepherd and my husband found this website online. He reached out to them and the discussions about the puppy via email began. The initial email asked which puppy we were interested in and they asked us some questions …
Russell – Victim Location 83835 Type of a scam Debt Collections Multiple messages from different people continue to be left on my voice mail as follows (they also called and left a message for a family member in another state, trying to get in touch with me): "We have been retained to serve you with …
Antonio – Victim Location 75080 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I was promised a craftsman tool set for signing up and at the end all I got was 6 new pngages that opened up on their own to go to more sleazy websites.
Karl – Victim Location 90066 Total money lost $225 Type of a scam Online Purchase A friend of mine came across this deal on a site called GlobbyHouse (e-bike company), so we decided to purchase two bikes together to get the discount offer. The website had tabs, videos, descriptions & reviews – It looked much …
Leonard – Victim Location 83440 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Got a text on my phone that I figured was another scam. "Concerned abt finances? Stop now! Our site Handles tons of loans for people everyday. Go: getcash.one/top Rply stop to cancel?c=3djf0h" I haven’t replied stop yet. I just immediately reported it before …
Sharon – Victim Location 90036 Type of a scam Other Global Investor Alerts claim that they provide a service to help investors recover lost funds from fraudulent investments. They also claim to provide investigative services, such as background checks on on brokers and business. They do not provide a contact telephone number, a business address …
Claudia – Victim Location 27023 Type of a scam Online Purchase This is not necessarily a scam per-se. I was not contacted by them. I was looking to purchase some software online and got to the site http://www.getonlinesoftware.com/. I noticed that they are displaying the ScamPulse.com accredited business logo on left side of all their …
Alexis – Victim Location 43068 Type of a scam Business Email Compromise Emailed me and called me to tell me that I had to western union them $950 to receive a puppy and when they drop the puppy off they would give me $950 cash Tabitha – Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill Sent …
Krystal – Victim Location 92660 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations This company is contacting our exhibitors by phone and email for our event and using our name falsely to gain their business. They are offering discounted hotel rooms. They have been doing this for the past few years and we’ve had people book through them …
Craig – Victim Location 57005 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes An individual with a foreign accent called me from an Unknown number on my cell phone and identified himself as James Anderson, asked me my age and told me that I had won $65 million dollars and a 2017 Mercedes car tax-free. He said I …
Jared – Victim Location 39531 Total money lost $649 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan connected via connected investors for a loan for 30k with condo as collateral. Contract signed 5/17/16. Out of pocket cost of $649.00paid via wire to a specific account 5/20. Sent my wire info to receive wire on 5/23/16. Letter …
Joshua – Victim Location 64468 Total money lost $345.77 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product The seller did not sent goods to me. But they provide fake information to paypal to show they already sent goods to me.
