Dominique – Victim Location 90065 Type of a scam Other A family friend received a call from Joseph Barnes asking to call back to verify my husbands address, social security number and telephone number because they had important court appearance paperwork to deliver to him. When I called back Joseph Barnes would not release any …
William – Victim Location 73141 Type of a scam Phishing We are a very small community bank, with absolutely no dealings in China. I have not contacted this person because this email seems very similar to domain scam emails received by others. URL scan is unable to scan the email domain mopoip.org.cn I imagine the …
Ricardo – Victim Location 96837 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Western Union winnings of $900,000. Needs to pay $96 to activate claims; must include name, cell phone number, address, etc..
Nikki – Victim Location 42241 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Call from Jonathan Addison, Indian accent. Told me I won the Publisher’s Clearing House sweepstakes, but I had to pay $199 up front on a Money Gram card from Wal-Mart. He called from 1-866-996-5997 and told me to send the money to a Norwalk, CT …
Carl – Type of a scam Employment Contacted me about a job position trading bitcoins. Using email money transfer to purchase bitcoins. They have no phone number or means of contact. When the email transfer didn’t go through asked for my credit card info..
Jeremiah – Victim Location 97404 Type of a scam Phishing Here’s the body of the email: My name is John P Fox, legal counsel for the late Mr Alec Elliott, who lived and passed away in Europe. I was served a notice by a financial institution in relation to his Estate to contact any member …
Desiree – Victim Location 36542 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations I received a call from someone who identified himself as Josh from customer service. He asked, "can you hear me OK?". I replied "Yeah". Then he started to tell me I had been selected for a free vacation. I then hung up the phone. I’m …
Erin – Victim Location 06006 Type of a scam Credit Cards Today I received a letter purportedly from J.P. Morgan Electronic Financial Services,P.O. Box 30223, Tampa, Florida 33630-3223. The letter listed a Customer Service #: 1-866-429-9710. The letter claimed that I had a Abandoned Account for a Chase Prepaid Card with a balance that would …
Eduardo – Victim Location 99501 Type of a scam Employment http://www.franklinpublications.net/ [email protected] Asking for security money for giving data entry work and posting fake jobs at freelancing sites like guru.com Business address: Plot no. 135, sec-37 Gurgaon, Haryana 122001 1220
Neil – Victim Location 30349 Type of a scam Debt Collections I got a call from a private number that left a msg indicating that they were trying to serve me papers. They left the above number to call back claiming to be JR AND ASSOCIATIES which when you call they answer jacob rossi associates …
Gregory – Victim Location 01960 Type of a scam Home Improvement Two men pulled up to my driveway and asked if I was looking to get it seal coated. He said he could do it on the spot and cheaper then most companies. I told him I would take his card but I did not …
Hannah – Victim Location 65441 Total money lost $560 Type of a scam Online Purchase E-Bay purchaser (*** ***) talked me into shipping the product I sold on E-Bay to "her niece in Arkansas" he/she sent me what seemed legit at the time a very good reason why I should send the item without payment …
Adrienne – Victim Location 37804 Type of a scam Other They said I won 5.5 million dollars through Publishers Clearing House. I need to send them a $2500 fee to receive the money.
Susan – Victim Location 72712 Total money lost $199.99 Type of a scam Tech Support My son was playing a game online why the alert popped up saying computer was infected with a zeus virus and computer was locked, screen notified us to call 888 number for JC IT services who informed me my computer …
Alejandro – Victim Location 84065 Type of a scam Charity —–Original Message—– From: Charity Donation [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2017 2:55 AM To: Recipients Subject: Re: paying it forward Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth. If you have received this letter, You are part of the 5 …
Darryl – Victim Location 33826 Type of a scam Debt Collections I answered phone call from Chase Matthews with who represents JD Marketing via Regions Mitigation. His phn# is 855-771-8042. He says I owe $971.28 that must be paid by Tuesday (12/01/15). However, if I pay immediately, I only have to pay $510.00! If I …
Melinda – Victim Location 70115 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received a letter and a check for $2,420.00 to be deposited in my bank. The letter stated I was selected as a Mystery Shopper and to purchase Wal-Mart gift cards, complete a survey, send pictures of the gift card numbers and pin …
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Jacquelyn – Victim Location 95757 Total money lost $60 Type of a scam Online Purchase I placed an order on etizolabusa.nl and sent payment in the form of bitcoin to the given address. I started getting concerned when the status of my purchase wasn’t updated from payment pending after I had confirmed the payment had …
Carlos – Victim Location 29376 Type of a scam Debt Collections Jack Clark who claims to be a mediator for a James, Baker and associates, had a unknown male leave a voice message about criminal charges filed against me. I was instructed to immediately call an 877 number for information to stop the proceedings. When …
Jason – Victim Location 15120 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Tech Support Victim called "Webroot Security" at phone 1-866-254-8400 and they transferred him to their technical unit "JP Tech Solutions, Inc." He doesn’t know the address for either company. He spoke with a "Jeff Cooper" who he allowed to clean out his …
Albert – Victim Location 27284 Type of a scam Tax Collection He was notifying me that I had a warrant out on me about back taxes.
Wayne – Victim Location 83731 Type of a scam Tax Collection My dad received a phone call one day and did not answer it. On returning the phone call the next day, a person claiming to be "Officer Jack Louis" informed me of an outstanding balance in regards to the IRS. Immediately, the conversation was …
Joanna – Victim Location 60053 Total money lost $42.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase This is a fake website that steals your credit card information. It has a fake address, fake phone number, and takes your credit card information, but never sends out any products.
Eddie – Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill This ‘company’ keeps sending us faxes telling us of Past Due monies owed. We don’t use them, nor have we heard of them. Others seem to be having the same issues. Please be warned. Crystal – Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill Our business received …
Katrina – Victim Location 53719 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I put an item for sale on Craigslist. Someone reached out to me from a weird area code (told me they just moved) and wanted to buy the item. Asked if I would accept a certified check. I said yes, planning to meet …
Alisha – Victim Location 97123 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Tech Support Jack Wilson contacted victim using phone numbers 1-877-203-3850 and 1-908-333-5096 advising that his Windows subscription was expiring and he had been hacked many times he needed to pay $400 to have services performed on his computer. Jack asked victim to …
Linda – Type of a scam Rental I inquired about a rental and sent an email. A few days later i received this reply: Hello, The 2 br/2 ba condo from 66 Falby court, ajax ON is still available. As you saw in the pictures it is in excellent condition, very clean and well kept. …
Courtney – Victim Location 10023 Type of a scam Debt Collections My husband was called on his cell phone, told there was a judgement against him, given the 844 506 1287 number, and a case number. The individual I reached, Malcolm Brown, told us there was an outstanding debt with Verizon from an account held …
Kelsey – Victim Location 08094 Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange This a copy of the letter I received, it did not go into the spam folder. I am Attorney Mr. James Jefferson; I have an urgent and very profitable business proposition for you that should be handled with extreme confidentiality. SUBJECT: A deceased …
Shana – Victim Location 08054 Type of a scam Employment I was looking for work from home opportunities and answered an ad that was on Google Job Ads for a company under the name of Jackson National Life Insurance Company and the person gave the name of Jennifer Godbold. I received a text asking if …
