Michelle – Victim Location 94401 Total money lost $24.99 Type of a scam Phishing I posted my vehicle to sell on craigslist and received this message. Being a first time seller, I didn’t think about the possibility of being scammed. But after texting the scammer back and forth, he wanted me to go to vinsvertification.com …
Bryan – Victim Location 01463 Total money lost $2,450 Type of a scam Other I went to buy a puppy from this "certified breeder"and the dog was $950 FREE shipping. I sent the money to him ($958 through western union, $8 charge) and he said the puppy was ready to be shipped. I then get …
Ricky – Victim Location 77086 Type of a scam Employment This is 100% a scam, this scam will promise you a work-from based position, being a quality control making $2500 a month plus $25 for every package shipped. I thought was fishy at first and I wish I would have just went with my first …
Wayne – Victim Location 73118 Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange I have received a bequest notice from a law firm in Canada saying that I had $2 million waiting for my response.It incorrectly identifies me as having been a nurse. When I go to web site, nothing appears but an icon to send …
Krista – Victim Location 19805 Type of a scam Other Said they were going to garnish wages and report to the IRS. Also that they were going to file a judgement case tomorrow. They had already verified W2 information with my employer.
Terry – Victim Location 80921 Type of a scam Employment I created a *** account in March 2017, which has since gone inactive, and less then 10 months later, on August 28, 2017 I started receiving spam emails from the James Yawn, Graiden Kemp, Leila Coponen, Carmine Scherich, Vivian Morrison, Marcia Berry, Dora Sparks, Tara Little, …
Douglas – Victim Location 94941 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Rental I found an apartment listing on Zumper and Apartment.com for a Honolulu apartment. My daughter was interested in the apartment and I emailed the "owner". James Walters exchanged several emails and two phone calls with me. My daughter traveled to Hawaii …
Joe – Victim Location 64507 Type of a scam Government Grant They hacked a friend of mine on Facebook and approached me with the grant scam offer via Facebook messenger. I didn’t call the number, but provided it here.
Jesse – Victim Location 94707 Type of a scam Other “Jaden” contacted me about buying my car from an ad on craigslist I put up. He said he wanted me to get a vehicle history report from www.nationalautoreports.com. Found out about the new scam going around from this website. Pretty sure it’s an illegitimate website. …
Craig – Victim Location 65781 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Online Purchase Me and my husband went online to get a ragdoll kitten. They went through a website called ZELLE. They charge me $500 to ship the kitten, but then I got a call that I would have to buy a special …
Samuel – Victim Location 98372 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Online Purchase Looking to sell magazines, to raise money for kids – pocketed $100 from us and $200 from the neighbor
Victoria – Victim Location 23690 Total money lost $350 Type of a scam Online Purchase We were scammed today for $350. Everything looked good from the website they provided for purchase of a Teacup Pomeranian Puppy. My son was in touch with them by text throughout the process. I sent $350 on the Cash App. …
Holly – Victim Location 65604 Total money lost $175 Type of a scam Other I learned about Blues tickets on sale from Craigslist; they were $175.00. I paid through paypal. They said that they wouldn’t help me because she is an individual, not a business. She was going to do one at a time through …
Roy – Victim Location 46805 Total money lost $11,000 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I was looking on Craigs List to buy a used motor home for my business Artist Edge – shear sharpening in the beauty industry. I am the business owner. I found a van, 2005 Roadtrek 190 Motor Home listed by …
Heidi – Mar 05, 2020 Victim Location 35756 Type of a scam Home Improvement Frank Joseph had been initially referred from Angie’s List for leak repair. Subsiquently was contracted to install irrigation system. A time-line was identified and he requested a check for materials. A check for $1200 was given him for this. He failed …
Crystal – Victim Location 02813 Type of a scam Employment I received a text message offering me a job to visit Walmart, CVS stores and local stores in my area to review my interaction with the employees at these locations. I replied to the text asking for more information. I was sent a check in …
Isaac – Victim Location 29302 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency James Clark called me yesterday. I answered the call. A young sounding man said he was in an accident and that I needed to call his attorney. He gave me a phone number, asked me to repeat it back to him, then ended the …
Blake – Victim Location 79110 Total money lost $600 Type of a scam Online Purchase This is a scam. They advertise puppies for sale at reasonable prices. They have the ScamPulse.com accreditation sticker posted at the bottom of their home page. They offer shipment through American Airlines, and only accept payment through Zelle which doesn’t …
Christian – Victim Location 80631 Total money lost $6,369 Type of a scam Employment I’m behind on bills and I want an extra job so I searched on *** online jobs and found groups. I saw a lady that said she worked for ** *** and that they made small donations to people that had active …
Monica – Victim Location 84604 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Listed high ticket item on craiglist equivalant. Within a day, scammer contacted us, said consider it sold without asking many questions. Then said they were sending money via paypal with extra $950 for shipping and to moneygram the $950 to the shipping people …
Felicia – Total money lost $3,000 Type of a scam Romance I was approached by scammer on POF. He asked me to email him because he is hardly on the site. He introduced himself as a small business owner, widowed with a 15 year old daughter. Sent me at least 10 picture of himself and …
Armando – Victim Location 48009 Type of a scam Online Purchase I replied to their email to purchase a puppy via email. I also called the number they provided and left a message. The following day I received an email from a, "David Myers." He told me he sent an email to me and I …
Theresa – Victim Location 45118 Type of a scam Online Purchase Said selling teacup Pomerania puppies! Look legit till I called the number & it was google voice international & a Chinese sounding voice. Glad I check everything I want to buy! So a lessen people quit sending these people money till you research everything! …
Mindy – Victim Location 21401 Type of a scam Online Purchase Selling truck (or other vehicle) claims husband has passed away and so needs to use paypal services for security, car will be shipped to you, you can test drive for free for 7 days. All fake.
Diane – Victim Location 91214 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Scammer contacted me to buy a dresser I was selling on Craigslist. Asked if they could mail me a personal check and then I could wait for funds to clear before they picked up the item. When the check arrived, it was from …
Priscilla – Feb 26, 2020 Victim Location 30102 Type of a scam Government Grant Two of my friends were contacted through Facebook Messenger posing as me. From scammer>>> “I was wondering if are you aware about federal government monetary American Hope Resources(AHR) award of 2019/ 2020 commission?” "It’s a specifically program for those who need …
Calvin – Mar 02, 2020 Type of a scam Government Grant Friend told me that Facebook and gov were giving grants to seniors. She gave me above email address. He said I was granted $180,000. I need only to send $2450 for FedEx to deliver the grant. Received instructions via email. He got my name, …
Alejandro – Victim Location 66044 Type of a scam Rental This guy is pretending to go by the name Jason Teegardin. He is claiming that he is moving to South Carolina because he lost his daughter and her husband in a car accident. He was going to sell the house but decided not too last …
Jerome – Feb 29, 2020 Victim Location 70122 Type of a scam Government Grant Received a Face Book message through Messenger from a contact I know. The contact sent me some information about the IDA Grant. In return she also sent me the name of the person/attorney I would have to go through to apply …
Joshua – Victim Location 37690 Total money lost $201 Type of a scam Online Purchase My husband ordered 3 Reborn Dolls from Jon saly he spent over $200 and all it says is order confirmed and it was ordered since December 19th. Order from The Ashton Drake Galleries! They are a legit doll store and …
