Dennis – Victim Location 22406 Type of a scam Debt Collections Called claiming to represent Stringfellow Hospital for an alleged 1996 debt. Was in military service and any medical treatment debt would belong to TRICARE. Refused to provide company address or name of the principle of the company. Got very upset and rude when asked …
Wesley – Victim Location 28630 Type of a scam Debt Collections 1rst call came from restricted number and said that I was going to be served by an officer within the hour. 2nd call went to my mom and said that I needed to resolve within the hour. They left a number with my mom. …
Russell – Victim Location 92211 Type of a scam Online Purchase “Alison Winfrey” is seller her boat on Boattrader.com at about half price because her husband died of a heart attack. It’s just too painful to have around. She and her daughter have moved from Washington to Kansas City, MO to live with her parents …
Jose – Victim Location 21201 Total money lost $650 Type of a scam Online Purchase I pd 450.00 for 2 Ragdoll kittens and they keep asking for more money now it’s 1,500.00. They threaten to call on police on me I think trying to scare me. I haven’t received the kittens.
Marissa – Victim Location 08330 Total money lost $199 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product They advertise Michael Kors merchandise when in fact it’s fake merchandise. They tie their website into the search results & offer deeply discounted prices on wallets, purses, sunglasses, etc. I unfortunately thought I was getting a good deal but the …
Kellie – Victim Location 63385 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill I was contacted through e-mail through kickstarter to get a quote for online marketing of my kick starter project. When I got to the pngage link I entered my basic info and answered project questions. Towards the end it quoted me a large …
Shana – Victim Location 79601 Type of a scam Tech Support Claimed to be an emergency call from Microsoft. Because of problems detected Windows would be shut down. Also my Windows program has expired. A pop-up came up on my computer as well telling me my computer would be shut down unless I have them …
Marco – Victim Location 55382 Type of a scam Credit Cards I have a pending charge on my credit card and I am unable to find any information about this company and checking with you to see if it is a legitimate company. I can tell you for certain the charge is not legitimate. If …
Larry – Victim Location 37743 Type of a scam Rental My sister found the ad on Craigslist about 212 W Mckee St. I drove by the house to look at it, and someone already lives there. I saw that the listing on Craglist was update again, and emailed the person about the house. I attached …
Sheena – Victim Location 85032 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I first got a voicemail that my payday loan I applied for was approved, and to go to the website and enter my approval code. I NEVER applied for a loan and was alarmed that they had my informative. I am also on …
Garrett – Victim Location 34787 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Someone said I would get paid for secret shopping assignments, I believe they sent what is a fake check telling me to buy a certain dollar amount of E-Bay gift cards and report on who sold them to me.
Hilary – Victim Location 46227 Total money lost $150 Type of a scam Credit Cards I provide a hauling service in Indiana and David Johnson with Multi Scope Logistics in California contacted me needing 30 boxes of computers/printers stacked on a pallet and shrink wrapped. The packages were in a storage unit. I met with …
Cassie – Victim Location 77506 Type of a scam Other Called and stated that the person they are speaking to has someone living in her house that has a warrant for their arrest and at this time she must pay 190.00 to keep them from taking her house. Gave money via credit card, however, cancelled …
Maggie – Victim Location 77098 Total money lost $750 Type of a scam Online Purchase My 11-year old dog, Cloud died without warning in April 2015. After grieving his loss for four months, I finally decided to purchase a puppy as a replacement companion. During my search, I stumbled upon a seller’s website, http://majesticsamoyedpups.com advertising …
Robert – Type of a scam Employment I was contacted by a Muztagh Travel and Tours offering me a large amount of money to be an " accounts receiving agent" for people traveling to China. They are asking for my full name, full address, phone number, fax number, cell number, age, sex and my personal …
Ana – Victim Location 15235 Type of a scam Charity insisted I say yes to take name of list repeated three times pushed me to say yes after I said correct
Pedro – Victim Location 80211 Type of a scam Employment They post ads on Craig’s list offering 600-1000 paychecks . Then you sign a contract because they said you would receive 30% of each job that you do Including gas money for each 4 sites that you went to per day . But after you …
Kaitlin – Victim Location 48186 Total money lost $49.95 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a hoodie off of this site it says that the company ships from Michigan on their website and they ship in 1 to 2 business days. I paid for the item with paypal (thankfully) but they never shipped …
Toni – Victim Location 98021 Type of a scam Online Purchase This website pretends to be selling women’s clothing. You enter your information into checkout and then they have your credit card information and you never receive a product.
Kelsey – Victim Location 54880 Type of a scam Other I received this scam letter, which was pretty funny and knew it was a scam right away. See the email in attachment/here: Sorry for this unexpected message to you. I am Mr. Brandon Hummel, a Security Manager at the Dayton International Airport, Dayton Ohio, USA. …
Ronald – Victim Location 29128 Type of a scam Tech Support Calls with a different name every time trying to convince me that they are with Dell and when I call back they say they are with my support. Calls unknown and as no caller id. Wants access to my computer and will not stop. …
Patrick – Victim Location 92054 Type of a scam Government Grant A PERSON POSING AS THE NAME OF "MARK ROBERT" IS ACTUALLY A FEMALE NAMED TIFFANY TRIED TO CONTACT ME VIA FACEBOOK AFTER HACKING INTO ONE OF MY FRIENDS ACCOUNT IN AN ATTEMPT TO REACH OUT TO MORE PEOPLE HAD ME TEXT THE INDIVIDUALS PERSONAL …
Brent – Victim Location 35173 Total money lost $67 Type of a scam Online Purchase This pop up comes on your computer while on a legitimate site (in my case ***) It always starts with 19 minutes left. I made the mistake of ordering 3 MAGA Trump hats and was suddenly in a loop of …
Sheila – Victim Location 21053 Total money lost $449.99 Type of a scam Tech Support We were contacted by a company that said they were affiliated with AOL and Microsoft. They said that their name was "my technical support llc". They said that there was a bug in our newly purchased Laptop and that they …
Claudia – Victim Location 99205 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes The man said that I had won the mega-million jackpot and I would be receiving the money today. I said I was not interested and I hung up. He called right back and asked why I hung up on him…..I said I was not interested …
Summer – Victim Location 31216 Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange I received an email that appears to me to be a scam. According to the email he is an inspection agent at Norfolk Airport. He received 2 metal boxes containing cash from a diplomat from UK with my name on it. He’s willing …
Kelsey – Victim Location 60403 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product This business repeatedly shows up on Facebook, trying to convince potential customers to buy LEGO-compatible, Star Wars and other normally licensed product. All sets were designed by LEGO, and copyrighted and trademarked by LucasFilm LTD.
Andrew – Victim Location 80031 Total money lost $9.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a Groupon for this website. I ordered the mugs. I got a confirmation email saying that they would ship within 4-6 weeks and if they did not ship by then, that customer service should be notified. I waited …
Amanda – Victim Location 43207 Total money lost $140 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations This number called me numerous times about my balance with Spirit Airlines, which I did have one, since I’m paying on a trip. I’m not sure how they got my information, but when Sky High Cheap aka My Fly Search called …
Dale – Victim Location 60502 Total money lost $90 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered necklaces to give my daughters for Christmas that were to be etched from photos I submitted of their cats. Ordered on 12/09/17 – received confirmation of order indicating a 3-day processing time, then10 days for processing and shipping. As …
