Oscar – Victim Location 83706 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency Judith Recieved a call from John Matthew stating that her grandson has been in an accident and that he is OK but he has some minor injuries. He hit a pregnant woman that was 6 months along. She is OK but she has a …
Jessie – Victim Location 98663 Type of a scam Phishing Layla Parker from Judicial Services left me a voicemail saying they have an active order of vocation against me and will be contacting my employer. She said this is my legal Notification by phone, and they will find me at my employer to process me …
Edward – Victim Location 43130 Type of a scam Other I received the call, my phone didn’t ring it went straight to voicemail at 12:35pm today 8-25-16 and received voicemail message said your name was put on our desk and you’re under investigation and if you don’t call us you might be arrested. The machine …
Ashlee – Victim Location 90601 Type of a scam Employment This individual poses as a “John Powell” an Artist seeking a Personal Assistant. Currently he says he is out of town but would like to hire you and send you some equipment and a check to get started. All without speaking or interviewing the candidate …
Randi – Victim Location 30143 Type of a scam Phishing We continuously get emails through our adds up link of individuals asking for a quote for us to ship 80 pieces of expensive glass across the country. they ask us to set up freight so they can send us money but they are not able …
Lucas – Victim Location 81646 Total money lost $102 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a product online. They took my money and ins fee for shipping the product and then did not deliver product. When I call them, it sends me to hold for many minutes and then disconnects. They have answered …
David – Victim Location 34103 Type of a scam Employment I replied to a help wanted ad and this is the reply I received. VERY similar to à reply a friend got to a different posting two months ago. Good Day to you, Thank you for the reply regarding my job post on the newspaper. …
Amelia – Mar 11, 2020 Victim Location 90242 Type of a scam Employment I’ve been looking for employment and have placed resumes on many job sites…www.picktime.com/justdomore notified me of a job available at 9080 Telstar Ave #305, El Monte, Ca and scheduled a job interview for me…. to be best prepared, I always do a …
Derrick – Victim Location 23669 Type of a scam Debt Collections These people called my FATHER and never me saying I had to call by 2pm the next day as a suit was being filed against my social security number and if I didn’t call them back I could explain it to a federal judge. …
Sierra – Victim Location 75025 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I was contacted by John W. to provide tutoring services for his son on a website wyzant.com where I am registered as a tutor. He insisted on having subsequent conversations on his email address [email protected] I quoted my fee as $480 for 8 …
Benjamin – Mar 02, 2020 Victim Location 61844 Total money lost $180 Type of a scam Online Purchase JUICTOUN IS A SCAM !! I got scammed last month. I purchased a couple items totaling about $180 and after 2 weeks, I received a very small package from them. It was a small plastic piece of …
Jordan – Victim Location 80110 Total money lost $360 Type of a scam Online Purchase I found a page on facebook selling puppies so I contancted them. Little did I know it was a scam read to be made. He gave me all the information about the dog and were they were located that if …
Janelle – Mar 02, 2020 Victim Location 78735 Total money lost $600 Type of a scam Online Purchase Scammed on craigslist while looking for concert tickets. Seller accepted my bid for tickets and then requested I send the payment through Zelle or Apple Pay and he would then transfer the tickets through ticketmaster. I look …
Joanna – Victim Location 63031 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Scammers use local insurance business names to call seniors from call centers. Caller names an entirely different business name from what caller ID displays (a real business name), and try to get appointment for a representative to enter the senior’s home to get "updated information" …
Tasha – Victim Location 73118 Total money lost $47 Type of a scam Other The following is a copy of the content of the email I sent to JustAnswer. I copied it as they do not share an email address but have a form to complete of which the sender does not have a copy …
Diana – Victim Location 96789 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I was selling a media center for $700 via an online app called "Offerup". I was contacted via email by a John Fred or Freddy who said he will send a cashiers check and make arrangements for someone to pick up the media …
Kyle – Victim Location 76244 Total money lost $36,000 Type of a scam Home Improvement Contracted jeff carpenter to build a building and yard, he gave me a price of 275,000. I gave a deposit of 5,000 to start the paper work, I had got a loan from the bank he said he needed the …
Ricardo – Victim Location 48038 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations Found a vacation rental on Craigs list and inquired via email. Confirmed our reservation via a contract that he emailed to me and I signed. Authorized a transfer of funds to his account and the next day he contacted me saying there was a problem …
Theresa – Feb 02, 2021 I placed two separate orders and received both orders in a reasonable amount of time. I then placed a third order on Dec. 4, 2020, and have yet to receive the order. I have had the same issue with the answering machine as everyone else. Derrick – Ordered pants from …
Dane – Victim Location 48161 Total money lost $1,380 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I was sent an email through my college email account about a part-time job seeing that I am a financial aid student and I have a work-study grant available to me. I have received many offers for jobs. I …
Tabitha – Victim Location 10473 Type of a scam Debt Collections They a left message stating they have an urgent document in their office, and to call them back. I called and they stated that I had an outstanding debt from a Verizon landline in the amount of $470.52. They had an address, last for digits …
Matthew – Victim Location 92869 Total money lost $22,000 Type of a scam Romance He contacted me via Match.com. We became very friendly and talked about a love connection. Believing he was a business owner, he said he had to go to Beijing China, as there was a problem with customs, and his customer was …
Katrina – Victim Location 96810 Type of a scam Rental I found a listing for a rental property on Craigslist for $90/night in Kailua. My email was returned quickly and I had many exchanges with the "owner" of the property. He was willing for me to name my own price for a monthly rental. He …
Kaitlin – Victim Location 12590 Type of a scam Online Purchase Went online searching for a toaster oven. They came up in a google search (on side bar) as a retailer. A day or so passed and I never received a confirmation email. I then emailed them and got no reply. I tried to call …
Pedro – Victim Location 84037 Type of a scam Tax Collection Voicemail from (202) 683-9439 "This is the Internal Revenue service and the batch number is 46719. The reason for the call is inform you that there is a Federal investigation on your name because we found misconduct on your tax papers in the audit …
Mayra – Victim Location 55414 Total money lost $1,484 Type of a scam Online Purchase I found this website when I was searching for exotic shorthair cats on Google, and the cats were cute, so I contacted the seller. I got along very well with him and he sent me a lot of videos about …
Shana – Victim Location 39564 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Online Purchase I put a down payment on Frenchie Bulldog of $400 on 9/14/19. The owner of busy said he would send a contract to me. I have never received a contract and have tried to contact them with no response. I …
James – Victim Location 61764 Total money lost $75 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered from I. December 2018 joy toys and got charged but never received product. Have tried multiple times to contact and got nothing . This seems to be a scam Priscilla – Victim Location 35216 Total money lost $20.95 …
Cheryl – Victim Location 98665 Total money lost $460 Type of a scam Online Purchase I found craigslist ad for justin Timberlake concert tickets. They scammer talked me into transferring money using zelle. AND i did it TWICE two differnt people scammed me! Tanya – Victim Location 53705 Type of a scam Phishing Can you …
Angel – Victim Location 83676 Type of a scam Online Purchase 2 emails received stating I needed to review a sale on a property in another state, also included an "E Sign Document". Looks like it is a "Title" scam.
