Ann – Victim Location 83646 Type of a scam Tech Support I was on my desktop and a loud alarm went off and the screen went an alert saying I had a virus and needed to call immediately the number on the screen. The woman on the line had heavy accent but tried to explain …
Gary – Victim Location 85713 Type of a scam Employment I have not responded with any personal information, but I have forwarded this email on to several friends to get their opinion. The translation on the Website is terrible. This raised a flag because transportation and logistics require permits, hazard class forms, etc that are …
Tyler – Victim Location 30040 Total money lost $10,000 Type of a scam Investment I am a professor in Engineering in the US and I was contacted by the CEO of iBAN to do consulting work for the company to enter the US market. During my time working for them I discovered several dishonest practices …
Autumn – Victim Location 94544 Type of a scam Online Purchase I purchased items from this website. When I received my package, they sent me 2 items in the wrong color and 1 item in the wrong size. When I contacted the company they told me they purposely sent me the wrong items. They said …
Jacqueline – Victim Location 77872 Type of a scam Tech Support call tell have computor problem led to believe they could fix ,will not take credit card only take steam or others like promise to refund if you pay all kinds of lies ex. delivery fee,insurance fees, taxes, monthly charges only thing received was request …
Tyrone – Victim Location 38117 Type of a scam Debt Collections Called about a credit card account for on 2007 that I have no record of. When I stated I would disputed, man hung up on me. I called back and he said since I was disputing that I would be served. I called back …
Erika – Victim Location 74864 Type of a scam Employment June 16th to be exact I had got a message through Facebook Messenger that the human resource director wanted to speak to me about a job through the Hangouts app so I downloaded the Hangouts app and we began to speak. She told me I …
Alan – Victim Location 33185 Type of a scam Debt Collections Company "Ink and Associates" said they were Advance locators called my house claiming that someone had file a legal complaint about me and for me to call 866-516-2422 and give a Case#279302, if I didn’t call, I was going to lose my house. I …
Karl – Victim Location 64105 Type of a scam Other The following was the email sent to me: From: Dan Prince Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 2:49 PM To: Rebecca Stallard Subject: Quick Errand! Importance: High Please confirm if you are able to purchase google play Gift Cards at any nearby store? I need to …
Kayla – Victim Location 39047 Type of a scam Online Purchase On October 10, 2018 I paid via credit card for a cross quilt shown on-line by the seller. After paying $$ & then reading more comments under the post, realized I was getting a pattern, not the quilt. I have sent many emails to …
Kari – Victim Location 54106 Type of a scam Tech Support I was on my computer when a red screen appeared that said do not turn off your computer or you will use your passwords, files, etc. I called the number on my screen, 866-217-0659 and spoke to Tim Boon. He cleaned up my files …
Mayra – Victim Location 49106 Total money lost $14.95 Type of a scam Online Purchase I seen an ad on Facebook about this website offering a 24 hour sale. Everything was supposed to be free just pay shipping. So I filled a cart and paid 14.95 for shipping. They sent me a confirmation email from …
Kimberly – Victim Location 46321 Total money lost $195 Type of a scam Employment I received a phone call about working from home as a Regional Account Manager. They said it is like investing in your own business. The require $200 to start. I was told I would receive color brochures, which I never received. …
Shaun – Victim Location 74016 Type of a scam Phishing I have been receiving multiple scams from "Customer Service" so now I am leary of calls. Had received a call in the afternoon from 405-271-0000. I did not answer it. Went to internet to perform a "reverse" lookup and it was on the internet as …
Brian – Victim Location 63383 Total money lost $352 Type of a scam Online Purchase I purchased $352 worth of malware bytes premium software and annual pc jinicare from jinigram store on 3/13/19 because I was having trouble connecting a router. I received a phone call yesterday from them yesterday saying that they would refund …
Tonya – Victim Location 44103 Type of a scam Government Grant I received a message on Facebook that appeared to be from my cousin. They used my cousins photo to message me. She messaged me questioning if I ever heard of I M F Grant and Poverty Alleviation Funds Program. Awarding money to set of …
Charles – Victim Location 53227 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare I looked up anthem customer service number in Google without having my Id card handy and called 855-8746130 and gave them my member Id number. Went to fill a prescription and the claim numbers are different then last time! Do not call this number!
Hannah – Victim Location 77304 Type of a scam Phishing They called and asked if they can hear me.
Dominic – Victim Location 80212 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Prize of $3,147,624.00, need to $20 processing fee.
Keri – Victim Location 31220 Type of a scam Phishing I was contacted by a so called Sargent Steve Wilson from the Bibb County sheriffs office because I supposedly missed Jury Duty. His number: 478-733-0598. I then contacted the real BCSO and they confirmed this was a scam call.
Alexander – Victim Location 53703 Type of a scam Government Grant I was called from an unknown number. A woman indicated that I have been chosen to receive a one time federal grant of $9500 because I have no criminal record and I have paid my bills on time. She gave me a verification code …
Noah – Victim Location 10989 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I’ve been getting letters every day, some of them look like they’re important or from the government or one of my credit card accounts. They finally included an opt-out phone line option, which I called. They had an automated system that would either …
Gerald – Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan The person told me to verify the my social insurance number and said that I was approved for a loan. He then asked me to send three months payment because I did not have a co-signor, nor did I have the money to send $1200 for …
Ricky – Victim Location 34983 Type of a scam Debt Collections Eric Williams contacted me informing me that a judgment was going to be going to court regarding fraudulent bank activity. Claiming I took out a payday loan through next payday loan Bank. In the amount of 500. They were suing me for $1000. I …
Cristina – Victim Location 70560 Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Anti-Terrorist And Monitory Crime Division. Federal Bureau Of Investigation. J.Edgar.Hoover Building Washington Dc Customers Service Hours / Monday To Saturday Office Hours Monday To Saturday: Dear Beneficiary, Series of meetings have been held over the past 7 months …
Karen – Victim Location 19380 Type of a scam Identity Theft I have been transcribing voicemails online for this company for several years. The other day I received an email from them saying they needed me to upload my government ID (either passport or driver’s license) in order to be able to continue typing for …
Abigail – Victim Location 31210 Type of a scam Tax Collection Someone called the house who said he was calling because of some enforcement action filed by the US Treasury against me. His name was Steve Martin. He had a foreign accent. I didn’t answer the phone and didn’t call back.
Javier – Victim Location 30548 Type of a scam Employment The Mystery Shopper position was passed on from a friend and connection on LinkedIn. The job was sent to my friend. They texted me in a very abrupt and unprofessional way. I did not have to qualify for this job. They just sent me a …
Alexandra – Victim Location 43023 Type of a scam Tax Collection I have been getting phone calls claiming it is the I.R.S.They say that they have filed a law suit against me and that I need to call them.
Philip – Victim Location 77479 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare caller posed as BCBS said was updating their files, asked for personal information. Called back the next day and demanded they send pain cream and compounded vitamins. There was no prescription and they were going to call old pcp to get the script. Was an …
