Adrienne – Victim Location 45238 Total money lost $86.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase User on Instagram posing as an authorized iPhone reseller for an extremely reasonable price. Promising free shipping and and warranty. When they only ask for you to send them money and you get no response and then block you from …
Tyler – May 05, 2020 Victim Location 78566 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Online Purchase Man was selling vehicle on Facebook Sold it to us by forged someone’s signature and car on anit theft mode
Justin – Victim Location 02151 Type of a scam Debt Collections They have called several times and wanted a credit card number to collect a debt they said I owed. I resolved it almost 20 years ago. They use different names such as Vincent, Michael and Rebecca . They threatened me and said the law …
Brianna – Type of a scam Employment We have received a letter with your consent and are glad that you decided to join our company. Now we’ll immediately move on to our next step. In this letter I’m sending to you the documents to fill in. Important: all documents must be printed, accurately filled in …
Cameron – Victim Location 60563 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan they approve you for a bad credit loan. say everything is in order and send you a contract. They than say the only way to process it due to so many defaults is to pay up front 1k which …
Audrey – May 14, 2020 Total money lost $4,250 Type of a scam Other ok my mother bought a car off this man, with 3 witnesses there and he sold them a car that wasnt inspected first off, and we have msgs from him saying there were no issues it would pass inspection and it …
Michele – Victim Location 23112 Type of a scam Rental I contacted a number about a rental property. Once I filled out and responded to what I now know is a fake rental application he began asking me for money in exchange for the keys which would be sent to my current residence. There are …
Michelle – Victim Location 94022 Type of a scam Online Purchase Jana Cattery’s website claims to sell pure-bred Russian Blue and Siamese kittens. They ask you on the site to answer basic questions about your living situation, what kind of kitten you would like, etc. They follow up by email ([email protected]), asking more questions about …
Amy – Victim Location 48439 Total money lost $10 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I was trying to purchase a pdf version of my school book online. The purchase was made via credit/debit card and transaction went through. Once it was processed I was to receive an email with the download link, but it …
Eric – Victim Location 83646 Type of a scam Government Grant Jacob claimed to work for The US Federal Grant Treasury Department. He claimed that I won a grant of $9,000 that I could use or that it was given for opening a small business, home improvement, personal finance or whatever I wished. I was …
Shana – Victim Location 64057 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Josh Carder emailed me to get involved with a program to get a decal on my car for Java Monster energy drinks and I would get paid $400 a week,they sent me a check for 1,970.00 it was sent threw USPS and had …
Joanna – May 18, 2020 Victim Location 12015 Total money lost $76.86 Type of a scam Online Purchase Was offering toilet paper with expedited shipping. Have never received it, and any emails they answer just says it was shipped and please be patient. Do not do business with them or HTW LTD.Another name the payment …
Frank – Victim Location 23233 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Received phone call from (876) 408-4169, my phone identified this number is from Jamaica. The called introduced himself as James Willis and his Badge number is 130495US. Mr. Willis informed me that I was the winner to receive $950,000.00 and a pearl while 2017 C …
Summer – Apr 26, 2020 Victim Location 90745 Total money lost $50.67 Type of a scam Online Purchase Just ordered toilet paper online order#julymax3365 paid to oceanpayment 50.67 on April 11 not in a hurry to get it but haven’t heard anything I think transunion put a warning on credit monitoring service so I’m reporting …
Stacy – Apr 15, 2020 Victim Location 30909 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I applied for a work from home job on Indeed I got a text about the job and what app I’ll have to download called Hangout I did my interview through that I did the questionnaires answer interview questions tell …
Stephanie – Victim Location 63118 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Online Purchase I found a car ad on Facebook marketing page. The user Andrew Ragno posted a 2008 Honda Accord for the price of 1400$. He asked for my Email, and i received a message from a women by the name of …
Jillian – Apr 28, 2020 Victim Location 77450 Total money lost $430 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations JustFly can not be contacted, you can call them and you will be tossed around to different members on the phone until eventually they hang up on you. My flight was cancelled and they will not provide me …
Candice – Victim Location 85749 Type of a scam Other I "purchased" a dachshund from a breeder and was contacted by this shipping company. They had the wrong address but later got the correct one, so I know the breeder and shipper are working together on this scam. The shipping company stated a special crate …
Jamie – Victim Location 10304 Total money lost $300 Type of a scam Online Purchase James White sells a repair service at eBay ( sf_mac_repairs) to repair Mcbook pro laptop. First buy the service $100-$125 and then he gives you the address to ship computer. After he received your computerthere was no more conversation. He …
Grace – Victim Location 60619 Total money lost $700 Type of a scam Other I was told I had to pay half down for a rental suite to which I paid first month rent of $700 via cash app, but the number went to someone else. When asked why the name wasn’t hers she said …
Richard – May 17, 2020 Victim Location 60517 Total money lost $39.95 Type of a scam Online Purchase I had purchase a hand held nebulizer through facebook on April 10th from Jupiter Stylez. I have not received the merchandise. I have reached out to the company numerous of times but, emails have been blocked. Many …
Evan – Victim Location 98404 Type of a scam Rental They claim to have had a rental at *** *** Ave Seaside, OR 97138. I texted them and emailed them. They claimed they had to leave town in a hurry and moved to Texas for their usaid job. They said I could look through the windows. …
Shanna – Victim Location 78207 Type of a scam Business Email Compromise Imy childens father stole my ids birth certificate gmail address photos of my children and i
Chelsea – May 07, 2020 Victim Location 18017 Total money lost $600 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was looking to buy a pitbull puppy online and I came across this website called jamilpitbullhomes.com . After texting and chatting for a while I thought the sight was legit after I received pictures of a …
Douglas – Apr 30, 2020 Victim Location 98087 Total money lost $590 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was looking for a rescue dog or any dog for adoption during this pandemic. After two weeks of looking and found the animal I wanted. Contacted them via there website link and they responded back within …
Hector – Victim Location 30288 Type of a scam Employment (1st contact with scammer): R J Cooper Construction Ltd Jun 16 at 2:51 PM Dear Applicant, Thank you for your interest in applying to join our team as an Administrative Assistant regarding our job post through Mighty Recruiter. After carefully studying your resume, please find …
Devon – Apr 24, 2020 Total money lost $1,205 Type of a scam Online Purchase contacted by text after I put in contact us page my phone and email and that I am looking to buy a puppy. After text exchanges I was sent a sales agreement by email, I signed it and sent back. …
Brandy – Victim Location 92570 Total money lost $1,900 Type of a scam Employment I was contacted through Careerbuilder by a company, inboxyoyou.com…owned by J&S Transportation out of Perris, CA. The job title was "Logistics Manager" and I was responsible for receiving packages and documenting their contents where I would then upload all of my …
Stacey – May 07, 2020 Victim Location 37325 Total money lost $109 Type of a scam Online Purchase i ordered a grill for $109.00, they took my money, no grill and not a valid email, no phone number to be reached at, except on my bank transaction and the number call to a company called …
Mitchell – Victim Location 34203 Type of a scam Debt Collections Attempting to obtain my credit card information to collect a debt that is 20 years old. Very rude and disrespectful. Threaten to garnish wages and put liens on property.
