Ronnie – Victim Location 35215 Type of a scam Tech Support I work at an organization that provides free and confidential resources to businesses in Watertown, NY. I received a call today from a woman from Alabama who was looking for information on this company because she was afraid she was being scammed. She received …
Brandon – Victim Location 92508 Total money lost $50 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill Sold a lot of items on their website and have not been delivered. http://geekingout.co/ Look at their facebook page to see all the complaints about not responding to emails and not sending the items customers have ordered and paid …
Emily – Victim Location 33315 Total money lost $3,150 Type of a scam Romance This person who called himself George Robinson, contacted me through Coffee Meets Bagel. After leaving the site to talk more via text and signal, he claimed he was originally from Switzerland and living in Coconut Grove, Miami. He is very good …
Keith – Victim Location 46237 Type of a scam Employment I received a text message from Ms. Kem Danner, HR & Hiring Manager with Global State Street Advisors. She stated that she received my resume and wanted to setup an interview. Since I had been sending out resumes I thought that perhaps she received it …
Amelia – Victim Location 55113 Total money lost $800 Type of a scam Tech Support This company told me they were connected with Dell computers and that I had a security breach that needed to be fixed. I paid $800.00 for them to access my computer and fix the problem which I stupidly did. A …
Summer – Victim Location 79101 Total money lost $670 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was looking for a dog to train as a Service Dog for my son. Their website looked legit, so I emailed. They emailed me with info on the dog, we went back and forth for 3 weeks. I finally …
Sharon – Victim Location 76548 Total money lost $300 Type of a scam Government Grant Yes, I receive a message from my friend on Facebook but come to found out they had hack her account. They were using her profile to tell me about this grant that I do not have to pay. The first …
Alana – Victim Location 98042 Total money lost $55 Type of a scam Online Purchase I preferred a sweatshirt from Gearhumans that was of poor quality. There was a shipping address on their website for returns. UPS said they could not find that address in their system. There is no contact phone number on the …
Andres – Victim Location 80124 Total money lost $2,040 Type of a scam Government Grant On Monday, September 12, 2016, I was approached by a friend who informed me that he had collected $400,000 through a program called Global GRANT FUNDS OFFER. There were several individuals involved in this. I am not sure if my …
Thomas – Type of a scam Romance He contact me through a single dating site, we chatted on line then exchanged numbers.. shortly after he fallen in love and he’s taken business trips he’s heading to South Africa looking for Gold to bring back to US he finds what he’s looking for but he don’t …
Carrie – Victim Location 73301 Type of a scam Online Purchase They sell this "Security Jewlery" and request for investment in "fondeadora.mx" (actually, they have two investment sites for the same project). This jewlery is awfull, definitively nothing like their website and social media photos. In "fondeadora.mx" . They say you can download their app …
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Alex – Victim Location 29229 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief Road signs and flyers promising to fix your credit for a fee but nothing is really done after he gets your money. Won’t answer phone calls and rude.
Alicia – Victim Location 44116 Type of a scam Employment Contacted by email offering to be employed as a Mystery Shopper. This is copied from the original email. They hacked into a family members email and sent it from his address. After sending replies back to my family member, whom I thought was sending the …
Jeffery – Victim Location 01545 Total money lost $50 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill Global Publications Sent bill for $49.95 I paid it thinking it was Guide post. Then National publishers group from CA sent a bill for Readers Digest 101 North Verdugo Road, Glendale Ca 91206 213-444-1477.
Mario – Victim Location 44123 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was searching for a puppy breeder. I typed in Neopolitan Mastifs. I came up with GiantMastinosparadise.com I typed in my name, cell phone number and E mail. All communication has been by text and E mail. Caller did not give their name. My …
Savannah – Victim Location 14557 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Tech Support This company is a scam. They continue to disconect calls and do not reimburse connetion fees. I have requested a refund be made to me due to there unrespons to issues with connection. And am told it could take up …
Vincent – Victim Location 76017 Type of a scam Tech Support Our computer was hijacked and a number popped up on the screen saying it was from Microsoft. The number was 1-855-649-8713. My wife called it and they told her there was a virus and they had all of her passwords. They told her to …
Jeremiah – Victim Location 51571 Total money lost $81.90 Type of a scam Online Purchase We received a "gift certificate" from Copart (in exchange for an old vehicle) for a 7-night resort stay. We paid $15.95 processing fee twice but have not received any information about the resort options and all efforts to contact the …
Dylan – Victim Location 27292 Type of a scam Tech Support I received a call from this number telling me that my home computer was being hacked and jumping over to anything connected to this computer, and that this company could help get rid of this and save my identity, I then asked how much …
Janet – Victim Location 38139 Type of a scam Phishing They called many times over several days asking for a name of a person who had this phone number many years ago. They said they were lawyers from CA trying to settle land claim. I finally answered the call after many phone messages left to …
Renee – Victim Location 23220 Type of a scam Employment This company contacted me via email about a job opportunity gift wrapping packages. After I received the job I was skeptical that this was a repackaging scam used to move merchandise purchased illegally with stolen information. I did a bunch of online research about them …
Maurice – Victim Location 77627 Type of a scam Other The initial contact is a guy wanting to verify your address to serve you with papers and or cops are gearing up to arrest you . Or you can call 18002704892 and a case # to resolve this issue. Now once you call its an …
Walter – Victim Location 23944 Type of a scam Tech Support The person at this number told my wife and later myself that our computer security installed by Microsoft was out of date and not working. He told my wife that this was a free service to restore the security settings which lead me to …
Lindsay – Victim Location 48059 Total money lost $310 Type of a scam Credit Cards This number claimed to be customer service for google and when I was trying to get a refund they took my card information to issue the refund and instead charged my account 310 dollars
Carlos – Total money lost $1,200 Type of a scam Other They call exhibitors saying they are in connection with the Toronto Sportsmen’s Show for accommodations. We go through the steps and book the room a discounted price. They took $1200 from my company. Tried to call back and all phone numbers are dead ends.
Leah – Victim Location 03874 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I received a call from *** *** ***. The fellows name was *** ***. They said I had won 5.5 million. That I needed to go to *** and buy a pre-paid money card in the amount of $700.00. I knew it didn’t sound right …
Levi – Victim Location 07093 Type of a scam Tech Support I found this company on Google because I was having a problem with my HP printer. First, while they advertise themselves as HP technical support helpline, they have no connection to HP. Second, when I called there was a lot of noise on the …
Kristina – Victim Location 94520 Total money lost $9,100 Type of a scam Online Purchase I tried a recommended App called TalkU to get an anonymous number linked to my phone to screen unwanted calls that show up as “unknown “. Part of the service was to review companies whom TalkU has a relationship. One …
Billy – Victim Location 48864 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Rental This company advertises itself on travelocity and other places as a hotel chain. But it is not – it is just random unoccupied apartments. Unlike a hotel, they charge $100 for a "move-out" fee (that a hotel does not). Total rip-off …
Ricardo – Victim Location 78239 Total money lost $1,300 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was in search of a puppy and found this ad on Craigslist. It never crossed my mind on I spoke to the manager that once he asked for money to send the dog from Massachusetts that #1 it was …
