Jessica – Victim Location 70525 Type of a scam Government Grant The caller told me I was being sent money in a grant because he was doing an online survey on the state of La.for people who didn’t,have drug,or alcohol dependsies,and had never filed for bankruptcy, the man said I needed to get a Google …
Erica – Victim Location 22025 Total money lost $199 Type of a scam Online Purchase I purchased and assault bike from the company in June and was notified it would ship July 20th. Currently their website is turned off and so are emails. I paid *** for the bike and have no means of recouping …
Sergio – Victim Location 67060 Type of a scam Tax Collection he answered the phone saying he was a detective with the criminal investigations. and was calling saying i was going to be arrested that if in 24 hours i didnt call him back gonna be charged with tax evazion and tax fraud and i …
Ruben – Victim Location 94061 Type of a scam Tech Support They claimed to be from ScamPulse.com and had me access. Fake Microsoft cleaning tool ( I called Microsoft they don’t make a cleaning tool) Now I can’t get into my computer
Nikki – Total money lost $47,750 Type of a scam Investment I WAS INVITED TO INVEST WITH THIS COMPANY. THEY SAID THEY WOULD DEDUCT MONIES FROM MY 5 CREDIT CARDS. THEY WOULD PAY THE MINIMUM MONTHLY PYMTS FOR 2 OR 3 MONTHS. THEN PAY THE CREDIT CARDS OFF IN FULL ALL LOSSES WERE INSURED .THEY …
Isaac – Victim Location 46394 Type of a scam Employment Seemed legit at first. Then they wanted a LOT of personal information. Kept contacting me every couple of hours. When I said i was not interested after about 2 weeks of emails and messages I got a threatening email from a Christopher Ballard. They tried …
Kathryn – Victim Location 78537 Type of a scam Tax Collection Received a phone call claiming to be the IRS, the lady then told me I had an outstanding balance due to the IRS for my federal income tax for the years of 2010 – 2015. If I didn’t get it taken care of they …
Darryl – Victim Location 48089 Total money lost $3,300 Type of a scam Employment Offer me a job to do secret shopper. First I was sent 2450.00 my bank did not post the money because they want to make sure that the check was not a fake. And then they sent me another money order …
Oscar – Victim Location 83713 Total money lost $189 Type of a scam Tech Support False McAfee renewal site. Installed unknown software that McAfee Internet Security does no recognize.
Spencer – Victim Location 31201 Type of a scam Investment Good day, I am the Executive Director at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). I have a mutual business proposal, which refers to the transfer of a large amount of money to an account abroad, with your help as a foreigner partner as …
Jay – Victim Location 77479 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Was contacted by phone about participating in a customer service evaluation. Sent money order to deposit, then was to take out a money order and send it.
Timothy – Victim Location 33558 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I was contacted by e-mail to apply for a Target mystery shopper and just sent my name and address and was instantly accepted. Got an e-mail message from Mark Antonio (e-mail address above). Then got a priority mail package from Steve Marder with …
Adrienne – Victim Location 44107 Total money lost $292.88 Type of a scam Online Purchase I paid $383.88 for my Inspired Book Club subscription in December. I received services/goods for January, February, March. It appears that this company has disappeared. I was introduced to this book club through Crate Joy. After attempting to contact Inspired …
Jorge – Victim Location 30906 Total money lost $2,100 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I was sent a check for 2500 I didn’t know til after the fact I was being rushed to get it done she claimed she was an independent contractor I need help so I know what to do I’m …
Christopher – Victim Location 56342 Type of a scam Tech Support got various phone calls from a man who’s voice sounds foreign. when number is looked up it says its coming from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, phone # 215-854-2600 ,company info off of caller id is Int Gen Media. he states that he is from a company …
Scott – Victim Location 90022 Total money lost $1,400 Type of a scam Other In 2012 I paid $1400,- for musicpromotion which I never received. Jay Warsinske (real name: James Arthur Warsinske,owner of www.indiepower.com) never responded my messages after my payment! I’m from Holland.
Cristina – Victim Location 24179 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I applied for a loan with Insta Loan Express, their email is [email protected] They kept telling me to send $100 for processing, so I sent a total of $200. When I tried to get my money back, they said it …
Sheena – Victim Location 60074 Type of a scam Online Purchase Employee from Industrial Chem Labs and Service asked for our maintenance supervisor regarding a few items he might be interested in sampling. The employee stated they were one the companies vendors and continued on with the free sample they were going to send. Upon …
Sierra – Victim Location 37870 Type of a scam Other I applied for a loan on line an instant cash usa contacted me about the loan an said they could help me with a loan. I said how did you get my name an information he said online where you had applied for a loan. …
Philip – Victim Location 19075 Type of a scam Phishing Robo call asking if you voted in the last election. Then asking if they can call you again if they have other one-question survey. Then asked to spell your first name, so they know who to ask for the next. time. Sounds very familiar to …
Kathryn – Victim Location 44505 Type of a scam Other When they called they left no voice mail. They have called me everyday for 3 weeks even after I ask to be placed on a do not call list. Their agents tell you to shut the [censored] up and have no issue cussing and swearing …
Christy – Victim Location 01752 Total money lost $5,500 Type of a scam Tech Support I got a call stating that my computer was hacked and compromised. I got a support package then a few weeks later they called again saying the computer is compromised again. I needed a security system. They accessed remotely via …
Garrett – Victim Location 08110 Total money lost $2,919 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received a first priority FedEx envelope on Friday June 15 that had the attatched letter for a job as a Mystery shopper and a check for $2919. At first very sceptical and it was too good to be …
Pedro – Victim Location 33313 Type of a scam Investment I have been contacted via Tinder in order to pursue a friendship/relationship but evidently the interest was another one. They want money to become a shareholder of the company that does not exist.
Aimee – Victim Location 21403 Type of a scam Government Grant States you can get a 2018 IFC grant, not a loan and is requesting demographic information through text message(text me now) . requesting name, address, sex, age, marital status, text or phone number, if you are hearing or deaf, monthly income, if you own …
Lisa – Victim Location 72722 Type of a scam Employment They will send me stolen product and use my address to deliver the stolen product. I would be considering helping them with there scam work.
Wendy – Victim Location 21078 Total money lost $180 Type of a scam Employment I found the job on Indeed.com. I received an email from a lady by the name of Natalie asking if I was still intrested in the position. I filled out a job application I had to review their software that I …
Jordan – Victim Location 28269 Total money lost $354 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Intel recovery solutions 2870 peachtree rd Atlanta,GA 30305 xxxxx xxxxx xxxx xxxxx Original Account# xxxxx IRS has agreed to accept $550.00 in payments listed below to resolve your account, if you fail to meet this obligation, Intel Recovery Solutions …
Kurt – Victim Location 34609 Total money lost $30.14 Type of a scam Online Purchase i ordered this item PS X Change V2 Boot Disc from http://www.ps2cover.com website. they did not ship my item. i then noticed this happened to other people as well. later on ICOMBUYCOM INC would start charging to their credit card …
Preston – Victim Location 53083 Type of a scam Tax Collection We received a phone message from the "IRS" that said there was a lawsuit pending against us and that we needed to call this number "641-691-2813" to resolve the issue. We have not called this number because we believe it is a scam and …
