Mario – Victim Location 35744 Type of a scam Debt Collections Rec’d phone call stating they were from the IRS & that an arrest warrant was pending unless my attorney called them back. I called back. They gave their name, badge#, all legit sounding. After they told me what I “owed” the IRS in tax …
Nicole – Victim Location 68602 Type of a scam Tax Collection I received a call from the "IRS". I did not answer the call but they left a message. In the message they claimed that they were the IRS and that there was legal action against me. After that they said I was to call …
Shanna – Victim Location 49224 Type of a scam Identity Theft Caller called a resident of an AFC home. Asked for banking info, SS number, address etc., the caller claimed the resident would receive a 100 dollar gift card if he paid 8.00. The person is developmentally disabled, not understanding he gave the person the …
Tony – Victim Location 17322 Type of a scam Tax Collection The very persistent caller claims we owe back tax money and threatens that we are trying to avoid calling a federal agent at one of two numbers: (541-397-0029 or 206-973-2394)- and facing having to appear before a Magistrate judge and jury if not completed.
Christina – Victim Location 06260 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill email says order…progression payment…recieved…$1712.79,pending…verification dear customer…thank you for purchasing our product. then proceeds to give a 12 digit order number gives info on how to cancel order or say it was not purchased….i did not read additional pages noticed that the email was …
Meghan – Victim Location 32256 Type of a scam Other We received a call from someone claiming to be with the IRS on 5/2/17. This person stated that the IRS had issued a warrant for our arrest and that we and our residence was under surveillance and we needed to contact her immediately at 1-843-534-5734. …
Alicia – Victim Location 65807 Total money lost $1,500 Type of a scam Tech Support When I went to my Verizon account, a pop up ad came up. There was a message that my computer system had a virus. There was a phone number for me to call, which I did. They wanted to clean …
Brenda – Victim Location 55594 Type of a scam Tech Support Man with accent calling from a call center said it was an emergency and there was something wrong with my computer.Then he asked where I called from.I said what? he said why are you laughing?I said there is nothing wrong with my computer and …
Kari – Victim Location 85015 Type of a scam Employment I was originally contacted by Amanda Shepherd who claimed to be HR for Neato Robotics about a customer service job. After initially talking with Amanda via email, I was contacted by Nicole Himler, who said she was taking over for Amanda. We chatted on skype …
Susan – Victim Location 39564 Type of a scam Debt Collections On Facebook a guy named Steve Bonton posted he help families pay their bills for a small percentage fee of the amount that he would pay. He charges $300 for every thousand that he pays. However, he stated the companies name is “Onemain Financial. …
Tara – Victim Location 95125 Total money lost $150 Type of a scam Credit Cards They hid information that it is a trial and you need to cancel. They charge $97.70 Then charge $98.15 and give you a $49.07 credit hoping to get $150 from you. I called them, I called the CC company- they …
Kendra – Type of a scam Investment One of a million cryptocurrency Ponzi schemes going around right now. Here is a list that seems to be regularly updated with "HYIP" listings.
Grace – Victim Location 46835 Type of a scam Identity Theft Independence University has used my social security number is enroll me into their online program without my permission. I specifically told Saul M***, the man who was contacting me through phone and email, that I did not want to enroll or continue to pursue …
Douglas – Victim Location 95070 Type of a scam Phishing Received 4 calls today from this number claiming a breach has been detected in my Apple iCloud account and to call them to address it.
Zachary – Victim Location 60402 Total money lost $46.32 Type of a scam Online Purchase The event was a scam it was originally scheduled for 6-16-2018 than on 6-13-2018 they send out an email saying it was reschedule to 6-30-2018. I emailed them trying to get a refund but got no response. On 6-30-2018 when …
Logan – Victim Location 57108 Type of a scam Debt Collections I was called today (01/28/2016) stating that I owed $550.00 for a payday loan from 2011 to Insight Capitol LLC. The company calling me to collect the money was MCO Legal LLC phone numbers to call them was 1-866-487-6580 or 1-844-279-7431. I requested a …
Corey – Victim Location 50021 Total money lost $2,000 Type of a scam Romance They pose as a vary good looking girl she developed a relationship with me for about7 months then said she has a uncle that has a lot of money & that if I give her my bank info to her that …
Tina – Victim Location 06779 Type of a scam Utility I receive calls several times weekly informing me that I am eligible to receive discounts on my Eversource Energy bill. I do not have, and never have had Eversource energy, and I have requested 10+ times to be places on a do not call list, …
Holly – Victim Location 53132 Total money lost $1,800 Type of a scam Other They call you stating they have free tools to send you. They ask you to try them out and give a review. They tell you what they will send and then ask if you would be willing to purchase something and …
April – Victim Location 92675 Total money lost $86.19 Type of a scam Online Purchase I bought an item and received an email saying item is no longer in stock and I will receive a refund. I never recived refund and went to go to the website and it is shut down. When I googled …
Joy – Victim Location 83713 Type of a scam Utility Antony called stating he was a technician from Idaho Power and that he was going to disconnect our power in 45 minutes. He gave a "reference" code, 9691T01. I said I would have to contact the person responsible for bill payments and asked for a …
Mario – Victim Location 70816 Type of a scam Employment Re: Adam Barnhizer applied to your job: COPY: COPY: Customer Service Receptionist (Baton Rouge, LA) Inbox x DAVIS WILSON 12:27 PM (3 hours ago) to me Dear Applicant, Thanks for your application to [InfoBeans Systems Pvt. Ltd]. Your resume has been reviewed by the appropriate …
Shanna – Victim Location 53223 Type of a scam Identity Theft I received a phone call from someone calling themselves Rebecca from Chase Bank stating that I had wrote out a check to Rameriaze (not exact spelling) for $4500 to purchase a car. She was not clear as to the person’s exact name and stated …
Summer – Victim Location 38017 Type of a scam Employment I had been looking for a new job on Indeed for several months. Ryan Atlas contacted me for an interview through IM for a position as a virtual assistant for Omada Health. Then a few days later he contacted me again to say that I …
Jeffery – Victim Location 62702 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I got a call with an automated message saying : "This method is intended for ———– I received a fax order regarding a complaint that was filed against you I have there were trying to serve you with documents to appear at either …
Mitchell – Victim Location 54302 Type of a scam Tax Collection A message was left on my answering machine stating that I must call the number back asap regarding me and the IRS. Instead of calling back I contacted the ScamPulse.com about the call.
Keri – Victim Location 77389 Type of a scam Tech Support caller calls claiming to be HP support and says your computer has spyware on it. then they proceed to give you information about your computer and yourself (serial number, email, etc…) then the ask for access to your computer where they proceed to "show …
Kevin – Victim Location 16504 Type of a scam Utility Woman identified herself as Antionette from company named Inspire. She talked about her daughter having Copd and that is why she started working for company. She said this company is a more environmentally friendly electric supplier and she asked to see my penelec bill to …
Calvin – Victim Location 22042 Total money lost $499.99 Type of a scam Tech Support My Mom got a message on her screen and accidentally called the number displayed for computer support. They got the access of her computer and falsely took all her banking information and scammed her for $499.99(All the money she had …
Keith – Victim Location 32534 Type of a scam Tech Support I bought a new computer. After installing software on the computer a message appeared on screen. The message said that we had a virus and we needed to call them immediately. We called the 866-921-9559 number and they said a computer tech would call …
