Leslie – Victim Location 45601 Total money lost $135.29 Type of a scam Online Purchase They charged my card $135.29 for products i have never received. They won’t give me a refund and keep making excuses as to why I haven’t received the products. This purchase was made on January 18, 2019. It is now …
Vanessa – Type of a scam Yellow Pages/Directories Replying on behalf of my employer, a small Plumbing Company in Oshawa, ON. On November 19, 2015 we received an invoice in the mail dated July 7, 2015 from GoldPages Inc. The return address was PO Box 96558, Montreal, QC H4E 4P3 but no business phone number. …
Henry – Victim Location 11550 Total money lost $99.95 Type of a scam Other I received a notice in the mail stating that there was potential compliance violation. I called the number the representative stated that I violated a compliance with the state.
Karl – Victim Location 92570 Type of a scam Government Grant Caller was going to give me a $8000 grant for a processing fee When I told them they were fake the told me to go and *** myself- I took that as confirmation that I was correct. The number they told me to call …
Alison – Victim Location 34470 Type of a scam Government Grant I initially received a message from a friend on facebook, telling me he won 100,000.00, with picture of the money and the person. They asked me questions and how I wanted to receive the money in cash or check. I had to pay fed …
Adam – Victim Location 63541 Type of a scam Government Grant These people have foreign accent. They are calling 10 times a day! It is for government grants and loans. They got my number off breech with yahoo account. I have changed my yahoo password. The number is 202-870-5922. They have been calling me for …
Bryan – Victim Location 38125 Total money lost $1,670 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations My dream vacation turned into just that! A dream. I purchased in October and suppose to have 18 months to use. I called to schedule and no one answers. I have called and called. At first I just thought maybe they …
Tonya – Victim Location 95076 Type of a scam Employment I wanted a work from home job, so searching for it ‘granite construction limited’ contacted me and had me set up ‘google.com/hangouts so they can talk to me about the job, it seemed fishy, they are located in California, pay seemed unreal and the way …
Julian – Victim Location 85233 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Online Purchase Gomezteacups is a scam! they claim to sell teacup size dogs but beware once you pay your $1,000 they promise to deliver your pet directly to your front door via a pet nanny yet this never happens. Don’t fall for …
Charlotte – Victim Location 46970 Total money lost $109.99 Type of a scam Tech Support The warning on my computer said it was Microsoft and they put me through to the Geek Store tech to fix the virus issue. Said that it was a Trojan Horse that was on my computer. Said they were going …
Angelica – Victim Location 14224 Total money lost $2,100 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency Victim contacted by "Grandson" via telephone landline. "Grandson" arrested for motor vehicle accident required bail. "Attorney" advised Victim how to acquire Walmart gift cards and phone number to provide gift card numbers and pins.
Brooke – Victim Location 94085 Type of a scam Online Purchase I put my car for sale on Craigslist in Portland. A man called my number asked if the car was still for sale and then promptly disconnected. He did not answer when I called back but texted me the now was not a good …
Vincent – Victim Location 98595 Type of a scam Government Grant Received a text supposedly from a friend asking if I had heard of the Government New Grant Support program. Sponsored by Federal Govt and Facebook, I said " No, I hadn’t heard of this". She said that she just received $400,000 and that it …
Whitney – Victim Location 79015 Type of a scam Online Purchase When searching for college textbooks, this website offers multiple online pdf versions for $20. each. Some of these printed textbooks are worth nearly one hundred dollars and ebook versions typically cost upwards of $40-80 each. I searched this ISBN 9781284023060 and the website popped …
Spencer – Victim Location 39042 Type of a scam Online Purchase These people operate a nation-wide puppy scam through sites like Craigslist. They post videos of teacup Pomeranians but refuse to provide current pictures or proof the dogs actually exist. They tell a sad story about why they have to sell thousand-dollar puppies for $200.00. …
Megan – Victim Location 70737 Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange I received email to Beneficiary. From a Helen Thomson. In regards to payment instructions. They requested…Full Name, Complete Address, Name of Country/City of Residence, Direct Home Telephone/Mobile Number, Age, Your Sex, copy of your id for identifications if any; Is this legitimate???
Ivan – Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief I applied for a loan thru this business..sent in money and personal info and have never recieved any loan
Logan – Victim Location 35051 Total money lost $24.96 Type of a scam Online Purchase Purchased an item from the company December 18, 2016. The money was taken from my checking account immediately, but I have not received the item as of February 1, 2017.
Jenna – Victim Location 37216 Total money lost $649.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered a camera lens online, which never came. Business would not answer the phone for 2 weeks. After finally answering they assured me they would ship the lens once I confirmed the transaction with my credit card company, and that …
Rebekah – Victim Location 45217 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Received letter in mail from Green Trust Financial with check for $25,000. Was instructed to call Martin Gomez at 800-865-0214 for instructions.
Anne – Victim Location 53527 Type of a scam Tech Support Was browsing online for recipes when suddenly my computer locked. Had a message that Google was locked down due to a firewall breach and I should call the listed phone number for Google Chrome Support. A man with an Indian accent answered the phone …
Clayton – Victim Location 63136 Total money lost $600 Type of a scam Debt Collections This company posed as a legitimate student loan forgiveness but was just loan consolidation.
Philip – Victim Location 36420 Type of a scam Debt Collections These people contacted me in reference to Advance America they said that I owed $809 in order to prevent incarceration of a mandatory 90-day sentence they needed my card number on file I gave you my debit card number three days ago I noticed …
Christie – Victim Location 91739 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill They impersonated the owner of my company and sent me an email asking to pay an invoice. The from email however was from "[email protected]" I went along with the scam and they provided the following wire instructions below : Here you go: Bank …
Scott – Victim Location 78405 Type of a scam Scholarship I expressed an interest in more education on line. I was doing some surveys, stupidly. I did get some valid schools calling. But,then I got this call that came out saying Washington DC. I answered, barely understood the guy on the other side. But, of …
Megan – Victim Location 82501 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Saw an ad on Craigslist for a 2013 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited in Witchita, KS. Texted number on add which was 719-751-8134 and said "Hey there, 2013 Subaru outback till for sale! The price is $9,800. for more info text me your email and …
Wendy – Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes This company had a booth at the Taboo show in Edmonton and had a contest to win a free trip to Mexico. To enter it was like a catwalk on stage in panties and a t-shirt and the winner won by cheers. I won and got a letter …
Julie – Victim Location 54956 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I apparently won $750,000 from the Great American Country Network. I was told I needed to send $1000 up front and to call Allen Goodwin at 866-978-4777 to give a code #, etc., etc. I then called the ScamPulse.com and was informed this was a …
Kate – Type of a scam Home Improvement A salesperson showed up at our door in Waterloo claiming that she needed to measure our pipes to make sure that filter would fit, a filter that had been mandated to be installed in our house. She said that the filter was free and said that our …
Cole – Victim Location 35033 Type of a scam Government Grant I received a phone call saying I had been chosen to receive a government grant of 8,000 dollars for free. I will not half to pay it back. To claim my money I should call 253 260 4390 and give code JN205. My second …
