Jessie – Victim Location 98284 Total money lost $38.89 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered cream and paid just shipping to “ try” the cream for $4.95 handling and $4.95 shipping. I never got an email confirmation, but tried to contact them to cancel as they said something about subscription, but at a discount …
Jeremiah – Total money lost $700 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I was promised my refund back by no later than oct 12. I still have yet to see my refund back. I received an email from [email protected] stating this: I have requested your refund from the lender as of 09/22/2015. Once we …
Calvin – Victim Location 90210 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Tech Support pop up on the computer BSOD.
John – Victim Location 60046 Type of a scam Tax Collection Phone message claiming the IRS is investigating current tax filing and has 4 claims against me.
Raul – Victim Location 96813 Type of a scam Tax Collection Received email from [email protected] with attached flyer (flyer uploaded here). From: IRS Service [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 12:07 PM To: Recipients Subject: Internal Revenue Service Update Requested Immediately Dear User, Due to recent Upgrade from our database system, it is …
Kevin – Victim Location 70123 Type of a scam Tax Collection Someone calls every hour claiming to be with IRS and threatening that the police will come and arrest me. I shoul call in 24 hr to respond to this call.
Rachael – Victim Location 28412 Type of a scam Tax Collection 41 second voicemail on my cellphone about impending IRS seizure of personal assets.
Clayton – Victim Location 21085 Type of a scam Phishing I received a pop-up that my computer have a virus that needed immediate attention. The pop-up provided a number to call to fix the issue. When I called — they wanted a credit card number for $100. The name that was provided to me was …
Dennis – Victim Location 76443 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Gary Cummings texted me about winnings. I know it’s a scam because I didn’t enter into a contest.
Jesse – Victim Location 55044 Type of a scam Tech Support Afraid I’ve been duped. Caller asked "Is this (my name)" I responded YES … guess I’ll have to closely monitor my credit cards and other bills. Caller went on to say that they’d been monitoring my computer and there were were problems with my …
Melissa – Victim Location 50613 Total money lost $300 Type of a scam Online Purchase Purchased a weighted blanket. Never rec’d. Has charged my acct. wont respond to emails. No phone number to contact. The ad was on instagram. Thomas – Victim Location 53035 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered …
Raquel – Victim Location 28012 Total money lost $168 Type of a scam Online Purchase You can not return or exchange. They tell you can get 1/2 your money back but there’s a good chance it will get lost and you will get nothing and lose your dress. They advise you to sell it yourself. …
Cole – Victim Location 48331 Total money lost $397 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order There is a scamming company claiming to be an identify theft company that scammed my mother on the phone. They claim she gave them her bank information but when I asked to hear the tape of her doing that …
Desiree – Victim Location 76450 Total money lost $168 Type of a scam Online Purchase The product is not what is advertised. When product is received, they refuse to take any product back. I have also kept any response that I have received from them, after they refuse returns, they also block you from directly …
Carrie – Victim Location 85641 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill I receive a letter once a year around January or February regarding a “court summons” for an unpaid cash advance loan. The company gets creative and has a website but usually for me, the letter I read before I even get to their …
Colin – Type of a scam Tax Collection Reported on behalf of community members who have been contacted by phone but realized it was a scam. Caller informs the person that answers the phone that they owe a large amount of money (example $30,000) in unpaid taxes and threatens them with dire consequences if they …
Gary – Victim Location 29745 Type of a scam Employment I am in the job market and I have been receiving up to 6 phone calls per day from this number from different named people, non American, by the way. They want to send me an email and want me to look at the email …
Taylor – Type of a scam Tech Support On April 05 I received a phone call from what sounded like a call centre. The caller identified himself as a technical support rep for Microsoft and indicated that there were serious problems with my computer. He walked me through several steps to demonstrate or ‘prove’ the …
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Karen – Victim Location 29033 Type of a scam Tech Support A guy with a very heavy East Indian accent called my place of business stating and stated that I had a virus on my computers. I asked him which computer as we have 4 onsite. He said I cannot tell you until I verify …
Jeffery – Victim Location 47345 Type of a scam Debt Collections This is the third different company that has called saying i owe Fifth Third Bank over 3,000 dollars. This last company is called Inktel they called and left me a voicemail stating" I have received a fax order filing a complaint held against you, …
Karen – Victim Location 71038 Total money lost $199.95 Type of a scam Tech Support My mother in Louisiana had someone contact her from Icomptec that is listed in Phoenix. Their website is supportnx.com and there is a ScamPulse.com icon on their website. I have searched your site and found no evidence of them. The …
Spencer – Victim Location 95973 Total money lost $20.60 Type of a scam Online Purchase I put in an order for a new phone case for my Galaxy S9. Its been 2 weeks since i placed the order and have sent 2 emails trying to get ahold of someone but have yet too. I have …
Henry – Victim Location 55418 Type of a scam Online Purchase I posted a vehicle online, and had someone text me to find out my email address so they could send me a list of questions. They then emailed me the following: Hi, thank you for replying to my text. I saw your car ad …
Mallory – Victim Location 22304 Type of a scam Employment I got a call about a job. I was told I needed a Google hangout account. After telling me about the company and what I was going to do . I was asked what bank I use then I was told that there would be …
Cassie – Victim Location 93101 Type of a scam Other Claim to be IRS, then inside say it’s Income Repayment Services. They say I’m eligible to consolidate my student loans.They say I owe several thousand more than I actually do in student loans and want me to consolidate them.
Nathan – Type of a scam Employment Ad on Kijii, looking for retail operations manager. They mirror an actual company and their employees name. Original Company: innosight.com Fake Company used: innosightgroup.com They act like an actual company and ask for your bank information. They claim they are a consulting firm but their job description is …
Meagan – Victim Location 62035 Type of a scam Tech Support claimed that I bought a computer in 2017, which I did not and stated that. they hung up after I said I did not have a computer.
Henry – Victim Location 13206 Total money lost $99 Type of a scam Tech Support I have been getting calls from these people hat claim they are working from icrosoft. they call on different numbers and try to get my account numbers and then they get control of your computer and if your unable to …
Nathaniel – Victim Location 64151 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order This is a scam where they send you a fake check to deposit in your account and "mystery shop" to buy gift cards. You send them pictures of the gift cards and then the check doesn’t clear and your bank takes your own …
Yolanda – Victim Location 46032 Total money lost $459 Type of a scam Tech Support I googled Epson printer customer support and came up with a fraudulent website http://www.printer-techsupport.com. I called their number and they transferred me to their "CISCO" specialist ("Jerry" at Impact PC Support). He said he had to access my computer. He …
