Randy – Victim Location 13032 Type of a scam Tax Collection A man called twice, each time the messages were identical, claiming to be Officer Justin Davis from the IRS Dept. He said the IRS has issued an arrest warrant against us and that our address was under physical investigation. Then for us to call …
Cameron – Victim Location 56441 Type of a scam Phishing Received phone call from George, very heavy foreign accent, saying he was from my IT department. I asked him, you from MY IT department, he said yes. I informed him I had a personal comuter not a business and he was not my IT cause …
Melanie – Victim Location 21009 Type of a scam Tax Collection Automated recording stating I owed taxes ans they were going to issue a warrent for my arrest. Stated they had been trying to contact my family for months
Justin – Victim Location 84601 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product These people contacted me concerning part time work that was to print and mail off checks. I checked their example of what checks they wanted printed and they looked very similar to 2 checks that I was sent in the mail and not expecting …
Savannah – Victim Location 35601 Type of a scam Other In several phone messages left on my home phone, Officer Daniel Wiseman with the legal department of the IRS states that a criminal case has been filed against me with a case number of CF93271. If I don’t contact him immediately (or have my lawyer …
Krystal – Victim Location 97239 Total money lost $139.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase I haven’t received the ordered item and cannot contact the seller. The phone number goes to a residence in Washington state and is a person who doesn’t know of the company. The address they give is also of a residence …
Grant – Victim Location 49418 Type of a scam Employment Received suspicious email regarding employment at a UK-based company when they found my info on a Michigan-specific job site. Requested I contact their people on Skype or Google Hangout for an interview. Email received is included as an attachment. A few hours later, I received …
Tasha – Victim Location 11105 Type of a scam Tech Support A person with an accent calls and asks for me by name, then insists that thay are my PC computer tech support (we have an Apple) and that I used them last year. Of course, we have not. These calls come from various US …
Troy – Victim Location 53901 Type of a scam Phishing A caller called our landline which does not have Caller ID claiming to be from our pharmacy. He had my husbands name and was insisting on getting my husband’s doctors name. Lucky our doctor recently retired & my husband didn’t know our new doctors name …
Mandy – Scammer’s phone (732) 640-8848 Scammer’s website Intimedeals.com Scammer’s address https://www.google.com/maps/search/1145+E+JERSEY+ST,+ELIZABETH,+NJ,+07201?entry=gmail&source=g Country United States Type of a scam Employment Initial means of contact Email Was looking to bring extra income in and came across this on a job board. It was a quality inspector job. Participated and sent out multiple packages, one set of …
Marisa – Victim Location 30297 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan scammed by the had me to send them money and didnt get the loan
Nicolas – Victim Location 33919 Total money lost $116.58 Type of a scam Online Purchase Italo is a scam jewelry company from China ! Their garbage is non refundable ; the quality is garbage and their phone ?? number is fake just a recording ; they tell you to send your return to China ????! …
Seth – Victim Location 53032 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I am the Sheriff of Dodge County Wisconsin. I received a report of an individual who was trying to scam an elderly woman with the publisher’s clearing house scam saying she needed to pay taxes before she could get her reward. I called the number …
Leah – Victim Location 83704 Type of a scam Identity Theft I picked up the phone call and the person on the other end identified himself as a police officer from the Idaho State Police Department. He had a slight accident – Indian to be specific. He said that there has been charges and suspicious …
Katelyn – Victim Location 14150 Total money lost $3,000 Type of a scam Tech Support My mother was connected and told that her laptop has a virus that is sending out porn to random people and they have received complaints. They convinced her to buy $3000 in EBAY and Best Buy gift cards. In return …
Kayla – Victim Location 07102 Total money lost $88 Type of a scam Online Purchase SCAM ALERT: they seem like an online drug store. They let you order a product and charge you for it. You pay and they send you a different much cheaper drug. They don’t even refund the difference nor apologize, etc. …
Natalie – Victim Location 82501 Type of a scam Utility The guy called my number saying his name was Joe and he works for the Idaho Power Company. He asked if I could hear him OK. Looked this up online and it says it’s a scam so they can get a recording of your voice …
Kristen – Victim Location 11385 Type of a scam Tech Support Caller identified himself as "Mike" (with a Middle-Eastern accent), saying that he is calling about my computer. I asked him for his phone number, which he gave as 346-216-5159. Then, I asked who was he representing, to which the caller said "Igyaani Technologies". I …
Jerry – Victim Location 40207 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order They act like a mystery shopper. Telling you to deposit a check into your account. Then make money orders . the checks are not real and your stuck paying yr bank off
Brandon – Victim Location 77573 Type of a scam Phishing The caller said they were the Houston Chronicle and they wanted me to verify my address. He asked if I lived in Texas. I said yes and he hung up.
Sheena – Total money lost $5 Type of a scam Online Purchase I don’t think this is a real company, they are taking orders from people and probably sending them nothing and stealing. The company is too new (2019). They lie about the amount of stock left for example one of the necklaces said hurry …
Rachael – Victim Location 72704 Total money lost $60 Type of a scam Online Purchase iExpertAdvisor sold me a legit piece of software. And, I paid for their lifetime membership to receive future services. However, early this year they kept charging me for a monthly subscription and I had to file a complaint with the …
Louis – Victim Location 28677 Type of a scam Employment I’ve been applying for a lot of jobs when I received a text from representative with Intuit Inc. They said they pulled me resume from career builder. They did an online interview through Google Hangouts. In desperate need of a job I completed questionair and …
Thomas – Victim Location 53585 Type of a scam Business Email Compromise The business in which the e-mail refers to has been closed for 5 1/2 yrs. now. Not only that but I never had any quick book program. I also looked up the phone number it says to call and another person has reported …
Jerry – Victim Location 12158 Total money lost $101.94 Type of a scam Online Purchase They ran adds on Facebook selling stuff at closeout prices. Lightbulbs $2.80 free shipping. Account got charged $101.94 -and no lightbulbs .If it’s too good to be true, it is! They are not on Facebook anymore. But they still have …
Mayra – Victim Location 92562 Total money lost $75 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I bought an item over 5 weeks ago and dtill haven’t received it nor an email back regarding the purchase.
Meagan – Victim Location 48207 Type of a scam Other On Tuesday June 19th at approx. 2:20pm (after a previous conversation) Mr. Jeffrey Fitzsimons came to my place of work to pick up my tablet for repair due to a cracked screen. I advised him at that time that I was going out of town …
Alexis – Victim Location 78852 Total money lost $80 Type of a scam Online Purchase I used this editor for one emergency, and I accepted the trial that this Company offered and introduced my card information. I received a charge of $1565.90MX for other Companies that they say they aren’t. I emailed asking for an …
Ashleigh – Victim Location 53703 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Tech Support They called saying that my computer security company is shutting down and that they will have to erase the current system and get me a new system. To do that, they told me to buy a gift card, which was …
Spencer – Victim Location 30309 Total money lost $34.91 Type of a scam Online Purchase I saw an ad on facebook advertising a 14day trial for Imperium Garcinia a weightloss supplement. It said i could try it risk free so I signed up to be sent a supply to try and all i thought I …
