Lori – Victim Location 96850 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Consumer received a letter from John Moses of International Claims Department at 866-245-2575, advising that she was a winner of $100,000. There is a check of $ 4,850 of *** *** written on the account with *** *** ***. Consumer was to call the 866 …
Bobby – Victim Location 38107 Total money lost $385 Type of a scam Phishing My internet browser alerted my daughter of a malicious infection and to call 1 855 332 6165 immediately once called an Indian speaking person told me he would run a scan and he found that my ip had been hacked he …
Emmanuel – Victim Location 80231 Total money lost $800 Type of a scam Other This organization puports to help "career women" by offering seminars, exposure, etc. It charges $800 for access to its website, then further charges if you actually want to access features. I canceled my membership immediately after joining, but for the last …
Marvin – Victim Location 32835 Type of a scam Online Purchase Fake website that uses Shopify platform to steal personal information and money from clients. I saw a Nintendo Switch that was low priced and realized the red flag when I saw their payment method. They wanted me to Zelle it to an email account
Darrell – Victim Location 12601 Total money lost $25.80 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes It’s a website that pays you to do surveys but when the time to redeem what you have they terminate your account
Noah – Victim Location 33578 Total money lost $4,800 Type of a scam Employment I went on line to Indeed.com and they had posted and job opportunity and i applied i was interview and selected. An official job offer was sent to me also a check from Bank of the Ozark I was supposed to …
Marc – Victim Location 07422 Total money lost $1,500 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I was called to refinance my mortgage by Ironwood Mortgage Company back in January. They gave me a low interest rate and said I had to pay 1500.00 for fees up front. They never answer the phone and I …
Anne – Victim Location 39204 Total money lost $69.99 Type of a scam Other There are "foreigners" pretending to be Norton technicians. The company is iPCHELPDESK. They are very misleading and should be shut down.
Lucas – Victim Location 30350 Type of a scam Employment I was contacted via email by jobnetwork about a position for a work at home Data Entry/Administrative/Customer Service position. The email stated that the hiring manager Patricia Coleman from Intercytex LTD would be conducting an online interview, to discuss the job details and Pay scale. …
Devin – Victim Location 69361 Type of a scam Phishing The phone number above calls multiple times a day stating my apple iphone is breached. And I do NOT have, nor have I EVER, had an iphone. The voice is identical to another phishing scam about IRS debt. I block the numbers but they can …
Latasha – Victim Location 95682 Total money lost $25 Type of a scam Other I had a vehicle for sale on the local Craigslist website and was contacted via text message by a person posing as a potential buyer. I had a conversation with this person over several texts before they requested "a IVR report" …
Kenneth – Victim Location 53203 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency Hello, I’m from Greece and my fiance, who is in the us army send to me to write a letter in the inter commercial union bank as he was in Israel .He ordered the bank to make the transfer to my private account in …
Frederick – Victim Location 97760 Total money lost $2,000 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations The company preyed on us when we were renting a car in Cabo San Lucas. They told us we would get the rental car free if we went to a Time Share presentation for 2 hours. We went, and continued to …
Gary – Victim Location 48122 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Employment I had a contract with them 4 weeks I was supposed to get paid the 8th of December and they kept telling me I had to send a nother box and accounting is taking care of it well today I have …
Brian – Victim Location 68506 Type of a scam Phishing Asked if my name was "…….." I said yes, and they hung up right away.
Geoffrey – Victim Location 37643 Total money lost $40 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered Chip the robot dog, and was invoiced for chip the robot dog,this toy barked, realistic eyes moved, had usb port for charging, tail wagged, walked, sat, acted just like a real dog. They advertised with a video. I …
Megan – Victim Location 70520 Type of a scam Debt Collections michael davis contact on my home phone saying I commit fraud on my taxes from 2009- 2014 and i will be arrest if i do not pay the amount of $2876.27 tell me u need to pay tommorow and do not go too work …
Donald – Victim Location 33317 Type of a scam Phishing Said they were calling because I had recently inquired about social security benefits and then asked, "can you hear me"?
Luis – Victim Location 45601 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes $4980 check from Australia. They’re saying I won $100,000.00. The letter said to call Peter Marks. It has a Royal mail stamp on it. He said that I needed to deposit the check into my account. He said I was selected by computer ballot because …
Joy – Victim Location 11206 Total money lost $150 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a coat / jacket from a company called Inkjunkeyz and I never received it and they refused to give me my money back. I have asked repeatedly. And my bank cant do anything because its been too long. …
Shannon – Victim Location 98198 Total money lost $70 Type of a scam Online Purchase I searched for a repair part for my drone, and one of the google links, was a very very convincing website, with lots of stuff. One of the things, was my minidrone, for 22.00 which was a deal, as I …
Steven – Victim Location 42001 Type of a scam Other This is not a school it is a diploma mill. They only take student’s aged 17 and older because they can fit within the Home School law, which they are not a home school because they do not require any coursework. They do not provide …
Tyler – Victim Location 19090 Total money lost $20 Type of a scam Charity They called and it said scam likely on my phone
Aimee – Victim Location 64063 Type of a scam Other They keep calling me to set up an appointment to discuss car insurance for a car I have never owned. They have called about 6 times and I keep telling them not to call back. I have also reported them to the Missouri Attorney General. …
Andre – Victim Location 15668 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency Repeated calls from business listing. Person/recording starting they were in trouble and had been arrested.
Randall – Victim Location 98684 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Deposit money into account and buy gift cards Company may be the victim of a scam involving their name. Address does not belong to company.
Dane – Victim Location 39047 Total money lost $450 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency In March of 2016. I received a call from my mom that a lady by the name of brenda if im not mistaking.. Said that my brother that was (already incarcerated in jail) for other misdemeanor charges in Mississippi, stated …
Jaclyn – Victim Location 29492 Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange I was contacted by a company claiming to be called "International Cash Awards" supposedly based in Las Vegas that i won $550,000 plus a bonus gift of a new Mercedes (didn’t say which model). The initial gentleman called himself John Williams and called …
Raymond – Victim Location 31407 Type of a scam Employment Alledgely, they are major company coming to the US based out of Hong Kong. They have promised me a signing bonus, company car, as well as a housing allowance. They have been stringing me along for several months now.
Brett – Victim Location 15944 Type of a scam Tax Collection Today, I have received two (2) phone calls from an automated caller identifying itself as the ‘Internal Revenue Service(s). It said that ‘IRS WAS SUING ME. ‘ It advised that I call phone number : 346 971 6256 (which I DID NOT CALL), for …
