Tristan – Victim Location 77072 Total money lost $4,500 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I applied to a job through Indeed. They scammed me, and my account is at -$4000. They took some of my personal money and it’s gone. Everything. The bank told me it is now my financial responsibility. I have …
Daisy – Victim Location 06482 Type of a scam Utility this number called my cell phone saying my electric service was going to be disconnected today and they would have a technician coming to install a new digital meter today by 8pm. I got suspicious, even though I had given them my credit card number, …
Heather – Victim Location 43026 Total money lost $129.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase I googled Indians gear and this website www.indiansmlbshop.com came up. When I placed my order, I got a PDF as an invoice from an out of country email address that did not match the website and another email from a …
Tina – Victim Location 93308 Type of a scam Debt Collections Male with Asian accent said I hadn’t paid my PG&E bill and my electricity would be shut off that day. I argued with him that my bill was paid. He asked if I had proof. I said yes. He was very rude and kept …
Kevin – Victim Location 32218 Type of a scam Government Grant Initially contacted via Facebook Messenger as one of my friends. Said to text IFAF to (650) 334-4503. Mr. Ronald Albert will contact me to apply. I asked if she had received money? Replied yes, and that she received her check in one day via …
Katelyn – Victim Location 08078 Type of a scam Government Grant was told by a former employer to apply for this grant (The IDA grant) apparently it is nation wide for lower income individuals to help with debt consolidation, home improvements etc. I texted the number she provided (as listed above) and they reply was …
Lindsay – Victim Location 95121 Type of a scam Employment The talk professionally and sounds legit. He said they are from New York, and we made purchases from them in the past? Ask me If I needed any of the items he suggested, I ask for an item he did not offer and said yes …
Bryan – Victim Location 28208 Type of a scam Employment They offered me a job position and for a few days I had to check in with the “employer”. They sent may a check to purchase work from home materials. The check and job was all fake.
Virginia – Victim Location 67441 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill My maintenance person ordered 25# Sewer cleaner 9/30/2017 from this company. We paid for the product on 1/2/18, then on 1/19/2018 they again sent me 100# of the sewer cleaner which I did not order. At that time we came to a settlement …
Kristine – Victim Location 33162 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Do not answer this number. They are trying to take money from you in intent to sell you health insurance. They say they are going to send you a quote and when they do they get some uneducated person on the phone to try to …
Jack – Victim Location 90044 Total money lost $519 Type of a scam Debt Collections I received a call a couple of weeks ago from this company stating that there was a lawsuit being filed against me for a collection I had. We came to an agreement to settle and I paid them $500. For …
Mario – Victim Location 77077 Type of a scam Employment A job interview that seemed too good to be true, however, each day I had a study guide and many other things to look over and read. I was tested on it at the end of the week each time. I had a recruiter, hiring …
Krystle – Victim Location 92563 Type of a scam Debt Collections Business advertises a variety of job postings but is just a ruse for door to door sales. It appears to be a pyramid scheme from other testimonials posted on various websites.
Jermaine – Victim Location 60643 Type of a scam Other I was contacted by phone by a man named Adam from insurancerate.com. The number used was from a spoofed number made to look like someone I know. They call almost daily from other spoofed numbers. I block one and they call from another. I have …
Susan – Victim Location 48423 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief I received a real-looking check and stating I am pre-approved for a debt consolidation loan at 3.98% interest. I called the number provided, but but it was just for an answering service that then gave my information to a financial advisor at Finance …
Katrina – Victim Location 53549 Type of a scam Debt Collections Someone called from 608-424-4313 which is Belleville WI number, the lady left me a voicemail told me this me being served by voicemail and I need to call 866-717-1323 because I’m being taken to court by Victoria’s Secret for a credit card that I …
Sierra – Victim Location 21207 Type of a scam Tax Collection A recorded call was received that claimed to be from the IRS saying I owe money, that this my final notice; that I needed to call 866-315-0521. Marco – Victim Location 98520 Type of a scam Tax Collection The scammers left voicemail on my …
Adam – Victim Location 85027 Total money lost $399 Type of a scam Employment I have been "employed" by this company and they transferred funds to my account to buy bitcoins and send them back to them. I had a call from my bank on one of these transactions which was close to $5,000. Today …
Christian – Total money lost $127 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered online August 28, 2019 a trial product called Ingredient Science *** *** for the agreed to cost of shipping which was $6.95 Canadian. The order #670077 invoice stipulated I was ordering 1 free trial at no cost and $6.95 shipping. This product …
Tony – Type of a scam Employment Persons using the names Kristin Dereitis and Chris Landon posted a job on Angel lists under a German company IDA and advised that they will be setting up offices in Canada and USA, requested my SSN and advised that they will send over a cheque to purchase an …
Meagan – Victim Location 31322 Type of a scam Online Purchase I joined this group on fb called intimate touch and I had been in the group for months. The group is designed for women and ways to spice your sexual life. I made a purchase on July 24th from the woman that owned the …
Randi – Victim Location 37303 Type of a scam Rental This place is scamming people out of their money. They put up a front as a legit realty place, but they are fraud. Their website isn’t legit and you can barely get people to answer the phone. They say they “do most of their work …
Caitlin – Victim Location 80537 Type of a scam Employment I applied online at Indeed.com This company contacted me via text to tell me they had sent a check and a w-4 for me to purchase a computer and software. There was a check inside from a fitness company? With the bank name of Zion. …
Devin – Victim Location 21221 Total money lost $203 Type of a scam Online Purchase scammer ran ad on craigslist selling dj equipment, i paid for a item and never got the item, when i paid for the item he told me it went to the rwrong paypal acct and he would refund the money …
Raymond – Victim Location 15235 Total money lost $4.99 Type of a scam Employment Insta Tout claimed my Instagram profile fit the protocol to be an online influencer where I would be paid to advertise certain products of theirs on my page. I paid $4.99 for an account audit where they wanted to verify that …
Sean – Victim Location 35503 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Government Grant They hacked my mom’s messenger through Facebook, and they have a page on Facebook, looks legit but they even got one of my friends, well I thought was my friends, told me it was legit that if I paid 1,000 …
Scott – Victim Location 33193 Total money lost $5,000 Type of a scam Investment Call Center in Dominican Republic call clients in US, and offer get money for loss investment and pay service and gone. All is FAKE
Jorge – Victim Location 60611 Total money lost $7,950 Type of a scam Investment I designed a product for the bathroom. I went to Invents to get the ball rolling to get it to the shelf. I paid the amount set for the so called work they had to do, amount $7950.00. I paid this …
Ross – Victim Location 85396 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Received Fed Ex priority package. Inside was a check for $1,850. Also inside was instructions on being a secret shopper for Target and Walmart. Directions stated to spend $750 at each vendor using their money gram services. The remaining balance would be ours …
Omar – Victim Location 21632 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare My mother was called and told she needed to do a DNA test for cancer screening. They told her if she refused and later got diagnosed with cancer, her insurance would refuse to cover her treatment. They told her, her insurance would pay for it. …
