Jill – Victim Location 70591 Type of a scam Identity Theft My intention was to call the customer service number on the back of my credit card to order a new card because mine is cracked. Unknowingly, I accidentally misdialed by one number and, thinking I was speaking to my credit card customer service department, …
Brittney – Victim Location 27107 Total money lost $34.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase After seeing an ad on facebook for Icey Pods, I decided to purchase 12/11. Made a payment of $34.99 and haven’t seen or heard from them sense. When I got back to visit the website, it is down. iceypods.com PLEASE …
Chase – Victim Location 94024 Total money lost $15,000 Type of a scam Online Purchase I have been trying to get in contact with ITResources group support for almost 3 weeks without success, I ordered almost 15k thousand USD in computer equipment from them with a payment made upfront but I’m starting to get worried …
Aaron – Victim Location 78109 Type of a scam Phishing Person called from (512) 670-8971 saying my husband needed to call 855 886 6230 and sign some certified documents. Bradley – Victim Location 21239 Type of a scam Debt Collections The scammer called asking by name.
Kristen – Victim Location 55106 Total money lost $93.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase Facebook Marketplace Dec. 27 2019 placed order for piece exercise equipment "squat cage" using PayPal. Company name Ian Morrison Inc. payment sent to [email protected] Payment amount 93.99 dollars through PayPal from debit card credit union account. Only 93.99 processed from …
Kristopher – Victim Location 15563 Total money lost $55,451.96 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations My friend was contacted in the Summer of 2019 by a guy named Chris Palmer (CP) from International Real Estate Connections LLC (IREC). He asked her if she was interested in selling her timeshare in Mexico. She wasn’t sure how he …
Tracy – Victim Location 32707 Type of a scam Phishing This Company stole my email personally and my business.
Marc – Victim Location 90680 Type of a scam Online Purchase I had ordered a Bose bluetooth table speaker from what appeared to be an home appliance company called Ibemli Appliance Store: ibemli.com. Days later, I received a call from a third party vender who somehow had my name and phone number asking about the …
Johnny – Victim Location 85382 Total money lost $840 Type of a scam Credit Cards Got a phone all about a zero percent card to transfer all of my balances to. After taking all of my information, including personal information. he then informed me there would be a one time charge of $840. for getting …
Melissa – Victim Location 33437 Type of a scam Tech Support A pop up came on the screen in red saying stop your co.outer has been infected And to call this #. I tried to get rid of it but couldn’t. I called the # and bought a service contract. I realized it was a …
Joel – Victim Location 21853 Total money lost $34.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase I purchased wireless earbuds from iceypods. I did not receive the products and they took my money. I want my money back to me. They need to be caught and repay everyone they scammed. It also looks like they removed …
Randy – Victim Location 22314 Total money lost $56 Type of a scam Online Purchase I saw the ad for this website on Facebook and purchased merchandise from them. After the promised 5-15 business they promised to deliver my purchase I reached about to them. Somebody did get back to me and claimed the shipped …
Bradley – Victim Location 46237 Type of a scam Utility They were calling to tell me I have a past bill of $600 dollars and they had a man out in the area and if I didn’t pay it they would be out to turn off my service. They wanted me to send the $600 …
Amber – Victim Location 45662 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Online Purchase I so an ad for a sample of Robin McGraw’s anti-aging cream. When I received the products, they was not from her line of products. It was labeled Immortelle Youth. There was no papers inside the package, so I had …
Latasha – Victim Location 60409 Type of a scam Government Grant Us government grant. Ask for address, bank info. Says for grant from us government
Omar – Victim Location 95020 Type of a scam Government Grant I was contacted via messenger from a high school friend as I posted on Facebook looking for a rent to own home. My friend mentioned to me that he went through the IMF Grant program to help him. He gave me the phone number …
Daniel – Victim Location 78550 Type of a scam Employment I received an envelope addressed to me today 12/17/2019. My name and address were handwritten on the front of the envelope, which already raised a flag. Inside the envelope were four letters offering employment mailing out letters. One letter was in English and the other …
Patricia – Victim Location 77028 Type of a scam Utility RECEIVED CALL AROUND 11:00 AM. PERSON REPRESENTING CENTERPOINT. THEY SAID OUR GAS BILL WAS PAST DUE AND NEEDED PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY FOR $300.00 OR IT WILL BE DISCONNECTED. ACCT. PERSON ARGUE WITH WHAT WE SAW IN OUR ACCT. SOFTWARE THE CHECK WERE CLEAR BY OUR BANK. …
Lauren – Have also received the above mentioned research opportunity with the instructions from Katy Leach at IPSOS advising me to buy 2 apple gift cards for $1300.00 with the 2 checks provided of $1490.00 each keeping $330.00 for myself. The checks are titled Bank of Newport but they don’t check out. It says to …
Erin – Victim Location 28226 Type of a scam Tech Support Got call saying that were with Microsoft and that i needed an update and I allowed them on to my computer then they hacked my bank account now I owe my bank
Douglas – Victim Location 18708 Type of a scam Tech Support I was searching recipes on Saturday July 13, 2019 when a message popped up on my computer. Warning!! Warning!! Your computer has been compromised!! Call this number immediately!! 1-800-951-8309 so I did. The man identified himself as Mac Technician team representative. He said that …
Rachael – Victim Location 77478 Type of a scam Online Purchase I received an email claiming I had sent a payment for $134.90 through paypal to PrivateNetwork VPN. The email asked if it was not me to click on the link provided to dispute the transaction. This was not me, and I would never click …
Kate – Victim Location 80019 Type of a scam Phishing Received a post card saying that I needed to call this number for a package delivery. Kari – Victim Location 92503 Type of a scam Other Mail said I had a package to be delivered when I called the number and gave her my reference …
Deanna – Victim Location 10065 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Online Purchase A name by the name of Elvis is trying to say he is a bulldog adoption service and providing less than normal priced puppies in the Houston area. He says he offers free shipping, accepts Zelle, but doesn’t know how …
George – Victim Location 44134 Type of a scam Other A customer of our client’s received a letter via United States Postal Service that was made to look as if sent from CBIZ, Inc and a CBIZ, Inc. employee named John Fleischer. The letter asks the customer to enroll in a “mystery shopper” program. The …
Amy – Victim Location 90066 Total money lost $15.95 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Hello Better Business Bureau, I ordered a skirt from this website. https://ilovefloral.com/ I clicked on a targeted ad on Facebook. I’m lucky that I only spent $15.95. It has been two months. I’ve reached out via email, no response, and …
Arthur – Victim Location 78704 Total money lost $1,345 Type of a scam Online Purchase Can’t remember if I received an email or found the certification course online (believe it was an email marketing campaign), which is how I initially found out about Imparture Ltd. They had a web page that mimicked TripAdvisor, so I …
Theodore – Victim Location 84123 Total money lost $2,800 Type of a scam Credit Cards A user on the site chatted that he was with Billing Support for the site and that the credit card used was fraudulent. They redirected to texting and there said the police were waiting to arrest the victim if he …
Kathleen – Victim Location 20155 Total money lost $780 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was looking to buy a kitten for companionship and this website was the first to pop up and seemed legit at the time. FEB 1-3 2020 was in email contact with the person selling kittens, they said they were …
Virginia – Victim Location 33572 Total money lost $51.97 Type of a scam Online Purchase Merchandise comes from China (takes 2+ months). I needed to return the items & could not get ANYBODY (Icycreamyy, their 2nd party billing co, or PayPal) to give me a return address to ship merchandise back. IcyCreamyy waits to reply …
