Victim Location 93612
Total money lost $1,000
Type of a scam Online Purchase
I was online and was looking to purchase a vehicle and I came across a craglist ad That I then contacted and got in touch with a woman named Irene Joseph who got in touch with me via email. And was then told in order to purchase the vehicle I’d have to put money onto a ebay gift card and “ebay motors” were gonna handle the transaction and shell then have the car shipped to my address for 7days. After purchasing the eBay cards and loading the money I then sent the code to an email that contacted me after I agreed to go through with the transaction which was “[email protected]”
Soon After that I was told that in order to complete the transaction I would need to pay an additional $*** for insurance. Which I never did because I already at this point felt sketch . Nevertheless, after trying to cancel the transaction I was told I needed to contact the seller “Irene Joseph” so she can cancel the order . And so I emailed her 3+ times and absolutely no response. So I than tried to call the “customer service” whom I’ve been in contact w/ throughout the transaction to cancel my order and coincidentally now there is no one answering the phone .
Victim Location 32960
Type of a scam Credit Cards
I received an email saying my PayPal account was used to charge $98.64 for a phone from Seller Electronics Cafe. When you click on the Resolution Center the scammers can link back into your info.