Courtney – Victim Location 43229 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief Sondra [censored]e (?) left Vm to return her call to 614-603-9782 about a letter from Jefferson Capital Systems,LLC she received on a past due Verizon bill for over a $1,000. She knows nothing of this bill or Verizon. They gave her 3 different …
Natasha – Victim Location 61111 Total money lost $17,000 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency Told my granddaughter was in accident, blood alcohol level was .1; had stitches; in jail; needed cash bond. I talked to her – sounded like her and she was in ** for wedding and named friend I knew; asked that I …
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Katherine – Victim Location 87123 Type of a scam Phishing We placed an ad to sell an automobile on Craigslist. We received an e-mail from a Jenner Renfro who expressed an interest in the vehicle. Several emails were exchanged. I asked a couple of times for a phone number so we could talk personally, but …
Beth – Victim Location 44087 Type of a scam Online Purchase I received an E mail from the company. Advertising a ring for $107. I purchased the ring through PayPal on January 28, 2017. I received the ring. The ring is not worth $107. The stones look bigger in the advertisement than they turned out …
Joe – Victim Location 24078 Total money lost $8,900 Type of a scam Other Subject requested a wire transfer. The subject is using the business address which is not valid for the business he provided: http://jcurtisdieselengines.com/ The subject stated he needed a wire transfer because he had an accident with his business. See web page: …
Glenn – Victim Location 55018 Type of a scam Home Improvement person showed up late afternoon 5/11/17 with a load of gravel offering to fill holes in driveway with what they had left over from a job – instead of filling the holes they spread gravel full length of very long driveway. Several men in …
Ernest – Victim Location 46701 Total money lost $1,500 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill Scammer(s) had a 2000 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 truck for sale, an unbeatable deal. Low miles, clean, low price. Claimed they were in the military and getting ready to go to Europe. Needed to sell the truck quickly (within …
Kristen – Victim Location 66002 Type of a scam Phishing On Tuesday, June 12, 2018, I received a call from the following phone number, 913-251-3824. The caller said, "This is Joe, I’m a local evaluator, can you hear me?" I said yes and he hung up. My husband told me I had just made a …
Steve – Victim Location 43201 Type of a scam Rental House for rent posted on craigslist at 565 bradley street columbus ohio. The email from the person renting it came back with a lot of mispellings and just seemed odd. Rent is very low for this area and the posting had been flagged on craigslist …
Frank – Victim Location 07097 Total money lost $84 Type of a scam Online Purchase The scammer used sponsored ads on facebook and Instagram offering samsonite suit cases with 80% discount. The website introduce itself as a British company based in London UK and that all shipments are transported from the UK. AS SOON AS …
Whitney – Victim Location 08831 Type of a scam Tech Support Caller, with thick Indian accent, said he was calling from Microsoft indicating our Windows 10 account was used last night by an “outside” agent and our computer was infected. He wanted me to enter code 888DCA60 into computer. I told him I would not …
Marie – Victim Location 37153 Type of a scam Debt Collections Got an email today 12-1-2016 from this company stating we had an invoices for services in the amount of about $475.00. I deleted the email and deleted the trash folder so I can’t retrieve the exact amount. We have never heard of this company.
Mitchell – Victim Location 76667 Type of a scam Online Purchase As you can tell from other complains, this store is just plain to be considered as fraud. Not sure about their actual business model (unless I am not receiving my $2,499.00 refund for a Sony XBR-75X900E which I ordered;). It started Nov. 17th on …
Nicholas – Victim Location 34772 Type of a scam Employment Got a phone call from an employment agency called jobster. Asked if I could here them once I said yes. They hung up
Jonathan – Victim Location 17362 Type of a scam Online Purchase www.adorableyorkies.net phone number 540-469-4335 These people are advertising puppies for sale that they never sent. Take your money and never delivery puppy. They say they live in Baltimore MD but phone number search is for a landline phone number in Dahlgren, VA. Saw several …
Randall – Victim Location 71360 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I want to report that I was contacted through Care.com from someone who supposedly was looking for a babysitter. I gave this person my address, my name and phone number because I was trying to set up a meeting to work for this …
Shanna – Victim Location 95422 Type of a scam Debt Collections Tried to say I was being served with court documents. Tried to demand my personal information. Their address turned out to be a UPS store
Neil – Victim Location 68059 Total money lost $34,006.85 Type of a scam Rental J & W affiliates was the closing agent for renting my time share in Mexico through Corporate Connections International. Per their instructions wired various amounts of money to a bank in Mexico to cover maintenance fees, commissions, taxes, etc., all which …
Emmanuel – Victim Location 95050 Type of a scam Phishing Email received by Scammer: If perhaps you have recently been much more careful, you probably would not have received this email. I do not believe that cheating is a rare concern, however if your partner finds out about it, and also all your loved ones, …
Robyn – Victim Location 39367 Type of a scam Government Grant One couple messages claming to have received government grant $45,000 from lawyer Williamson LaShaharia in Phoenix, AZ. They give you her number to text. She texts back, asking for basic information. then within 24 hrs. You’re qualified to receive $45,000 government grant as soon …
Manuel – Victim Location 23225 Total money lost $180 Type of a scam Other My AOL Mail account was locked–I couldn’t open my mail. I did an AOL search for Help and Support. I clicked on the appropriate link and was told by "AOL" that my computer had a very bad virus that was progressively …
Claire – Victim Location 38134 Total money lost $60 Type of a scam Credit Cards Poses as Acuvue and offers Visa Gift Card rebate. In order to get rebate you go to "acuvue" website and sign up. The Visa gift card is sent via email. The Scammer then sells the card online and or uses …
Amelia – Victim Location 45714 Type of a scam Online Purchase I saw a truck listed for sale on Craigslist. Texted the person about the truck and he responded requesting my email address so he could send information (below) I then sent an email saying we were interested and he asked for name address and …
Eugene – Victim Location 97124 Type of a scam Employment I received an email to contact Jasmine Abraham (hiring manager) for an online interview through Google hangout. Jasmine Abraham responded stating she was from Jonas & Redman Corporation. I decided to do some research about the company. There was an Jonas & Redman in Germany. …
Mathew – Victim Location 44119 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I met this guy on seeking this dating site for sugar daddies and gave him my number and started texting him and stuff and dumb me gave him my bank account information so he asked me what I would like my weekly allowance …
Shane – Type of a scam Phishing This person emailed a former employee of my company posing as a recruiter for my company, even using language from our job ad. This is the body of the email: ———- Forwarded message ———- From: *** *** Date: 2017-04-01 7:07 GMT-04:00 Subject: Regarding your resume ***. Nurturing Wisdom …
Fernando – Victim Location 53036 Type of a scam Phishing A Recorded message to get me to say yes. Recorded the call on the cell phone if someone wants to hear it. "This is Josh from Customer service. Can you hear me ok?" Disney tickets for Free…. "I just need to ask you a few …
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Karen – Victim Location 33178 Total money lost $172 Type of a scam Online Purchase I came across a review on YouTube of a bag which I always wanted.I emailed the owner of the site who gave me the password to access the site in which I ordered an item for $172 U.S dollars .I …
Richard – Victim Location 53215 Type of a scam Phishing Received a phone call: Person identified himself as Josh from the Customer Service Dept, I asked what customer service Department?> He asked can you hear me ok. then he started to tell me that I had been selected for… started telling him that I was …
Brittney – Victim Location 30349 Type of a scam Employment This person contacted me by text message: "(My first name) this is Jonathan ,I am texting about the Front Desk Receptionist you applied to on indeed, please text me back with your email so I can email you about the job description. I sent the …
