Katherine – Victim Location 92201 Total money lost $30 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered 2 camping tents. 2 weeks went by and have seen my tents or received an order confirmation. I tried to contact the company but they don’t have a phone number. So I emailed them . At least a …
Dominique – Victim Location 62692 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I filled out application to be a mystery shopper on my phone, through a pop up add on one of the games on my phone. Thought it would be something I could do as a sort of second job to earn extra money …
Lauren – Victim Location 46350 Type of a scam Other I can not get the fax to stop from this number 1-307-333-0852. This number says it can not receive faxes. I called the business listed with the phone # from the fax 1-800-247-6313 and it just rings without anyone answering at all. I just wanted …
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Melody – Victim Location 94903 Type of a scam Other I have gotten many calls and voicemails from many different phone numbers saying my SSN has been suspended. I’ve gotten calls that say there has been suspicious activity with my SSN and need to call the Dept of Social Security. another phone number they used: …
Brian – Victim Location 02110 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Employment They act as if their an employment company on indeed.com (because that’s where I look for my jobs). They called me and said I would be working from home, were packages would be delivered to my house and some packages I …
Levi – Victim Location 17745 Total money lost $3,200 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations As a faculty member of an Athletic Training Education program I received an email regarding an opportunity for our students to take an educational trip to Greece entitled Greek’s Influence on Sports and Sports Medicine. The brochure included pictures from past …
Marcus – Victim Location 99669 Type of a scam Debt Collections A robot voice stating my name then a human stating he was going to call my Human Resources at work to serve me for a legal matter, then a robot voice with a case number and phone number to contact of (870) 627-3147 with …
Casey – Victim Location 19446 Type of a scam Phishing On 5-29-2019 at 1:47pm I was called by a scammer with the following phone number and town showing on the caller ID: "Bristol Township 215 486-7649." The caller was trying to convince me that my vehicle extended warranty is expiring and that I could extend …
Lacey – Victim Location 96021 Type of a scam Employment Shipping and Receiving position with a company by the name of Infinitum, Inc. Located at 4030 Moorpark ste 107 San Jose Ca 95117. To receive packages and log them in there system and ship them out. They claim to pay monthly, but when the day …
Ashley – Victim Location 10010 Total money lost $11,606.25 Type of a scam Other They have an actual store on 965 Broadway, New York NY 10010. I placed my order on October 30th, 2018. They will ask you to pay full payment up front and will email you the receipt and tell you it’s "customized …
Heidi – Victim Location 96021 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Employment Applied for a job that was posted on ZipRecruiter for an Entry-level S/R clerk – Redding CA. Dominic Fordham from Infinitum emailed me a Contractor Agreement with job description and salary pay. Job was to receive shipments to my home, logging …
Allison – Victim Location 85718 Type of a scam Identity Theft On 7/4/19, I received a phone call from this number informing me that I my social security number had been suspended due to fraudulent activity. I was given the option to remain on the line and speak with a representative. I received two subsequent …
Jaclyn – Victim Location 33472 Total money lost $2,000 Type of a scam Tech Support While using his computer on July 2, a pop-up message appearing to be from Microsoft advised that the computer had been hacked and that (the victim) should call a specific toll free number for information. He called that number and …
Leah – Victim Location 91401 Type of a scam Employment Steve Birch Production Manager Integrity Film www.integrityfilmproduction.com and George Salazar | Media Manager …..these are the names they used to contact me. They had a job posting that I replied to on craigslist and at first it seemed legitimate in the way they responded and …
Billy – Victim Location 60189 Total money lost $49,000 Type of a scam Investment InstaHealthy is supposedly in the business of selling and distributing vending machines which provide “instant access to healthy choices.” InstaHealthy recruits investors online with false promises to “secure approved locations” for vendors to place purchased vending machines. InstaHealthy’s business structure and …
Logan – Victim Location 91732 Total money lost $15 Type of a scam Employment Hello My name, Thanks for your response. We are looking for a production assistant for an upcoming production. This will be still photography for a commercial campaign. We have reviewed your submission details and we’ll be happy to have you on …
Edward – Victim Location 93103 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received a letter and a check. The letter told me I had been selected to do ATM testing. Jesus – Victim Location 91722 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order The letter states they are testing several new features at ATM machines. …
Lori – Victim Location 99207 Type of a scam Government Grant Orig. call came on June 18, 2019 at about 10:30a.m. there was obviously a connection issue with the call… After 3 failed attempts to call my husbands cell number, we gave them my number. The male caller, speaking with a very heavy Indian accent, …
Bridget – Victim Location 27712 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was looking for the best price on a particular brand and model guitar case. The MAP for this case is $149.99, but Instrument Spot’s price was $77.35. In my excitement I ordered one, and promptly received an email receipt. Then I started looking …
Lawrence – Victim Location 37130 Type of a scam Other I received a certified letter in the mail. I wasn’t expecting anything. I started to do a little research and found a similar story about this scam. They want you to cash a check and purchase 4-5 Wal-Mart gift cards @ $500each and take pictures …
Linda – Victim Location 92583 Type of a scam Government Grant I was contacted on Facebook via Messenger by a known friend who said she got a free IFC government grant to buy a new home. She gave me the website address where I could apply. I did. Within minutes they told me that I …
Sabrina – I ordered $67.00 dollars worth of Christmas sweatshirts. I ordered them over a month before Christmas . Two items arrived on December 24, past our family celebration and one still hasn’t arrived. I ordered 3 sizes too big and the 4x was a large at best. I asked to be refunded and to …
Brendan – Victim Location 11432 Type of a scam CryptoCurrency On June 18, 2019, I received an email from [email protected] stating that they have hacked my network devices and that have placed malware on it. In the email were passwords from my accounts. They also threatened to release pictures and videos they had of my …
Marc – Victim Location 33903 Total money lost $10,000 Type of a scam Employment I was contacted by a company saying they want him to employ me as a buyer. The base pay would be 72,500. They explained that they help clients from other countries obtain products from the US because the companies in the …
Phillip – Victim Location 79764 Type of a scam Phishing They called me from one of my contacts. This contact is a number from work. The reason I called back was because one of my work numbers called and kind wondering why they were calling me so late when the office is closed. People need …
Gina – Victim Location 32404 Type of a scam Tech Support Initial call received with a caller ID of 212-211-7520 on 6/27/2019 Caller said my computer IP was "generating" suspicious activity and that hackers had accessed it. I was referred to www.itecgeek.com by the caller and told that I needed to download/install/run Supremo from the …
Eugene – Victim Location 58501 Type of a scam Tax Collection I got a call from some guy who clamied to be with the IRS, threatening me and demanding money or saying I was going to sit 8-9 years in federal prison. I called my mom bawling when she informed me that the IRS will …
Kimberly – Victim Location 98837 Type of a scam Government Grant I’m just not sure about this They promise 300000 If you send the name DOB ADDRESS ETC Kellie – Victim Location 12901 Type of a scam Government Grant Hello a couple of days ago I got a message from a friend telling me about …
Christopher – Victim Location 32621 Type of a scam Credit Cards Rec’d email about invoice for services and noted services for tech support no longer available. goes on to to say a REFUND of $499.99 was due. Gualable me I fell for, but hopefully no one else will. This cost me $600
Peter – Victim Location 58540 Type of a scam Government Grant I got a message on messenger from a friend of mine said hello I said hello back then she says hey can I share something with you? I said sure what’s up that I had been busy with kids sports but now should have …
