Andres – Victim Location 27105 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Caller called and advised we had won Publisher’s Clearing House, advised I would have to pay $800.00 upfront to receive prize. Call was disconnected at this point. Chad – Victim Location 76265 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Got a call on my cell phone stating …
Ebony – Victim Location 89081 Type of a scam Debt Collections Got a letter saying they were filling a civil lawsuit against me for a payday loan I sent them a debit validation letter they never responded to my letter Scott – Victim Location 75961 Type of a scam Debt Collections I received a letter …
Andre – Victim Location 85008 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Rental This company will take your full deposit and treat you like trash while doing it. This former Bachellorette TV show contestant James Spadafore from Phoenix Car Rental,and family are absolutely awful people. They rent out cars with issues and stick the …
Robert – Victim Location 80901 Total money lost $75 Type of a scam Other We parked our car at the Parking Lot at 1401 Market St., Denver. at 3:15pm December 11, 2018. We paid $14.00 for the rest of the whole evening. When we returned at 7:05pm, less than 4 hours later, we found a …
Bonnie – Victim Location 10013 Type of a scam Online Purchase This is a fake auction site that asks people to send a photo of them and their passports. The auction listings are scraped from other sites. The auction bidding functionality is not real. Also, the business name and address used (Don’s Cars) has been …
Dominique – Victim Location 96734 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I received a call from Mark Loztutle in AL. He tried to convince me that I won a large sum of money and a car from Publishers Clearinghouse. He wanted my email so he could send me the information. I did not give it to …
Janelle – Victim Location 32836 Type of a scam Online Purchase Prestige auto sells cars on a website, mostly classic cars, you ask if the vechical is available via email they responded said yes using g mail accounts. But here where it gets interesting they want you to make the down payment through the use …
Ruben – Victim Location 65084 Total money lost $59.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a portable umbrella car roof cover online and received an email Nov. 17, 2018 that it had been shipped. I still have not received it & I haven’t received an answer to any email I’ve sent trying to …
Levi – Victim Location 60707 Type of a scam Other During my car search, I ran across a vehicle I was very interested in from Okaz Motors. It seemed too good to be true and as I looked at the CarFax history report I found out that it was. The history report stated that the …
Curtis – Victim Location 37076 Total money lost $108 Type of a scam Online Purchase An advertisment for www.officialmlbsale.com displayed in my Facebook. Because it was suggested via Facebook I thought it was legit. My bank called me and informed me of a charge from China. Checked out their website again (which displays both the …
Molly – Dec 31, 2020 Country United States Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Initial means of contact Social media (e.g., Facebook) Receiving messages from a random person in mutual friends with “I meant the cash donated randomly to selected people by the Publishers Clearing House from the PokerStar Mega Bonus Association to help and support …
Marcus – Victim Location 90046 Total money lost $40 Type of a scam Identity Theft While driving out from DVM, an extruder passed a flyer where available services are offered to pass Smog Certification, however the flyer does not completely tells or reveals the purpose or intend of the service. Th such called "car inspector" …
Lisa – Sep 03, 2020 The shoes are crap. I thought I was getting the shoes that I can wear for my foot problem. They stole my money and sent me crap shoes.I will never order on line again. Amazon here i come. Karen – Aug 05, 2020 We also had a fraudulent business experience …
Catherine – Aug 19, 2020 Victim Location 14227 Type of a scam Phishing Don’t remember the exact spam message just saved under spam contacts Jeffrey – Jul 24, 2020 Victim Location 14624 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare This person knew my name, address date of birth and phone number. He explained about a one time …
Oscar – Sep 02, 2020 Victim Location 62871 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Said I won a million dollars and a new truck, gave all kind of numbers and names badge number, bar code numbers, check numbers. Then asked that I go to a store and buy a prepaid Vanilla Visa card and they would …
Alana – Jun 24, 2020 Victim Location 84054 Total money lost $75 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill This guy is putting boots on people’s cars. He put one on my car last week and I called the number on the supposed ticket he gave me and it was him on the phone. Also …
Peter – Jun 10, 2020 I also got an email from this guy and managed to find this report. Thanks for sharing this scam. Here is the info from his email. SENT FROM: [email protected] “Hello, I’m William and I’ll like to know if you can handle Brochure and Logo Design for my company Kindly get …
Hilary – Jul 06, 2020 We wanted to buy a boat, and received the same e-mail from the “widow” lady. The only difference is that she is located onJackson, MS. Precision Shipping LLC does not exist, or the phone number 347-305-9128 is wrong. precision Shipping sent e-mail asking for all personal information, saying they will …
Dominic – Mar 26, 2020 Victim Location 89044 Total money lost $120,000 Type of a scam Romance This is my last recourse to see if the scammer could be tracked & apprehended your esteemed website. I have reported to various law enforcement organizations/gov’t. Institutions in USA & Europe, TV co. in North America, but unfortunately, …
Tasha – Victim Location 49519 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I received a phone call advising me I had won 3.5 million and a 2019 mercedes from PCH-publishers clearing house in jerico, NY The caller said his name was Mike Anderson and his phone was (876) 392-9058. He had my name and phone # and …
April – Total money lost $190 Type of a scam Other A potential fake parking company came out of nowhere, the area in question is a private property where a construction is being done but is shut down period till spring . They posted these signs on cars to pay before the start date or …
Luke – Victim Location 48085 Type of a scam Phishing This company sends you an automatic enrollment into their discount service program without anyone calling them for their service. They put the burden upon you to call them to cancel. If you dont call amd cancel they will charge you the full amount. Its not …
Blake – Victim Location 76541 Total money lost $700 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Conartist *** *** decided to open a car business. His friend needed a car, but refused to get a car from Rico. The cars were illegal and most lemons.
Theodore – Victim Location 98042 Type of a scam Online Purchase Text by they are very interested in my car that is for sale. From an out of state area code but many of my friends are transplants who haven’t changed their number, so I didn’t think anything of it at first. Asked that I …
Philip – Victim Location 97301 Type of a scam Phishing Sent this message to capture my info Will you please get me a report from http://smartautovalidation.com so I can see that your automobile has clean history, before I come out to check it out? this shows your cars history… accidents/title etc.
Timothy – Jun 09, 2020 Victim Location 14127 Type of a scam Online Purchase I contacted 3 different people supposedly selling cars on FB. Each time I messaged the listed seller, I got a response they were posting on behalf of sister, cousin, friend…I was given email addresses and each time, received email response that …
Suzanne – Victim Location 93550 Total money lost $450 Type of a scam Other I had originally called Gary to have some bumps and dents fixed on my Honda he came late after n left at night mind you every thing looks ok at night in the morning I text him pictures showing one side …
Edwin – Victim Location 74055 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Not sure but send you a bogus money order and you take your fee out an send them balance, The money order is bogus. Below is email I received! Hello, Wrap advertising is the marketing practice of completely or partially covering (wrapping) a …
Heidi – Victim Location 79935 Type of a scam Phishing I listed a car for sale thru cars.com and they have called me repeated twice a day for the past month. They say they can help me sell my vehicle for $189. I already reported it to cars.com All the reviews online about them sound …
Keith – Victim Location 96825 Type of a scam Online Purchase I listed a car on Craigslist yesterday. I live in Hawaii. This morning, I received a call with a Massachusetts area code. On the call, they just asked "Is this car still available?" I replied yes, and they quickly hung up. About 30 minutes …
