Claire – Victim Location 32738 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Scammer states he’s with MetroPCs and you can make $300 a week by advertising a MetroPCs decalnon your car. Sends a bogus check with your first weeks pay and wants you to get a cashier’s check to send the rest to the installer.
Shawna – Victim Location 88001 Type of a scam Online Purchase This online site sells Akita Puppies. They use some of the same information, and puppies, as they have on their previous 4 pet scammer sites. The previous sites are: dreamakitas.com nobleakitas.com prideakitas.com royalakitapups.com They arrange to ship the puppy after you’ve paid them, and …
Levi – Victim Location 55104 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Home Improvement He’s advertising to be a licensed, bonded and insured Contractor on Facebook and is scamming homeowners. He has nothing. He’s advertising to remove ice dams and snow off roofs. While charging $1,000 of seniors to perform the services. Causing damage …
Tara – Victim Location 33974 Type of a scam Tech Support I recieved a call on my home line from a company to be claimed as Microsoft 35 Technical Support.A guy by the name of Matt Alan claims that he recieved a notice about my computer possibly being hacked. I do not own a computer. …
Cassie – Victim Location 77055 Type of a scam Phishing Was contacted via email by this scammer claiming he had implanted a Trojan virus on my computer and had embarrassing webcam footage and screen videos of pornography and would release it to my entire address book if I did not pay $280 USD in bitcoin …
Marissa – Victim Location 13211 Total money lost $6.95 Type of a scam Online Purchase Offer was made for free embroidery Pen, just pay shipping. I ordered on March 12, 2018. My credit card was charged 6.95. I received a thank you email which said most receive within 20 days. I have yet to receive. …
Brooke – Victim Location 65802 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received a call asking for money from a money gram to win $3,000,000 and only had to pay $300. They wanted the account information to put the winnings into the system. I did not get this information to them or send a …
Marie – Victim Location 83617 Type of a scam Employment I was initially contacted by [email protected] who claimed to have reviewed my resume through Idaho Dept. of Labor. She referred me to a [email protected] I did research "Mastermyne" and it is an actual company out of Australia. I was instructed to sign in to Google …
Bethany – Victim Location 43222 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I’m 71 years old. I got a call saying I had won Mega Bucks. He kept saying I was the second place winner. He wanted me to wire $200 through Western Union. I told him I was on a fixed income. He said I should …
Bethany – Victim Location 75040 Total money lost $176 Type of a scam Investment There is no way of getting a hold of them. They take your money but there is no way of getting a hold of them. Don’t email back when you call the number its just sales pitches.
Daisy – Victim Location 10027 Type of a scam Rental Sent the following email to me about an apartment posted on a university’s off-campus housing website: Since you’re serious about this apartment, I really need to know more about you as am not renting this apartment out for the money but someone to take good …
Melody – Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes This person said that they were going to deliver a car and 8 million dollars to Shediac New Brunswick Canada, from Florida in one day. I did sent money by Western union. I was able to receive it back. The person that they told me to send it …
Steven – Victim Location 80934 Type of a scam Rental Advertised for rental availability at *** *** St *** *** 80905. His name used is Michael Christopher Howard, sent me copy of US Dept. of State ID with ID # *** as verification. Advertised beautifil Multibillion dollar rental and stated that he was away working on an oil rig. …
Megan – Victim Location 30501 Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange Received a fax that offered $9,820,000.00 from "McArthur Law Office" to my work. "Reputable Bank." Death of an individual. 10% goes to charity and remaining 90% "shared between us." "100% risk free." These people have nothing better to do than to make others …
Julian – Victim Location 32570 Total money lost $1,600 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was supposedly purchasing a truck and the lady wanted to go through ebay. I sent 1600.00 dollars in four gift cards to total that amount for the truck. I recieved a fake invoice from ebay. I never recieved any …
Rebecca – Victim Location 44708 Type of a scam Government Grant Stated that I have a 200 000 federal grant all I had to do was provide my name and address. This person told me this through Facebook.
Ebony – Victim Location 84335 Type of a scam Employment Scammer offered employment upon satisfactory completion of online case-study reviews and webinars. Training was to last 4 weeks and was to be completed in time to open a "new office". Case studies were legitimate and a written review was due withing 24 to 48 hours …
Armando – Victim Location 96706 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Consumer called: I received a letter by mail saying to have my bank contact the company. The letter said "Government of Spain" with a stamp from Portugal. I knew it wasn’t right so I must have thrown it away. I received a call from a …
Leslie – Total money lost $130 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product This person pretended to be a female selling 2 tickets to a concert that night saying her "hubby" wasn’t feeling well after a bachelor party night and that they were selling their 2 tickets that they had on the their Ticketmaster account. I …
Daisy – Victim Location 68022 Type of a scam Phishing Called and said the were Medical Health Specialists and the asked "Can you hear me?"
Lee – Victim Location 54982 Total money lost $8,400 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes For the last 6 weeks I have received numerous phone calls from a "JAMAICA CALL" from someone claiming to be Bobby Fischer, claiming I won a 4.5 million dollar prize in a random drawing. I have so far spent $8,400. writing …
Kelsey – Victim Location 71105 Type of a scam Tech Support Tech Support Scam From: Administrators Team [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 7:25 AM To: Andy Fisher <[email protected]> Subject: Account Verification office-365 Your account of [email protected] will be disconnected from sending or receiving mails from other users because you failed to resolve …
Amanda – Victim Location 39047 Type of a scam Phishing I answered my phone and a recording started and it stated “hi. I’m Jeremy from medical brace solutions. Can you hear me ok?” I then hung up the phone. This is the fourth time in three days for them to contact me. This is beginning …
Jeffrey – Victim Location 45012 Type of a scam Online Purchase Looking to buy Microsoft Office Key when I found this suspicious site "http://www.microsoftonlinestores.com/" in google search, when I tried to purchase, it takes me to and through "http://campersolution.com/checkout.php" then to PayPal. I feel this is a scam site. However, I may be wrong, but …
Sharon – Victim Location 43615 Type of a scam Identity Theft keep getting calls from 1-718-763-0616, caller ID shows Katz Arnold. 2 calls tonight after telling them to stop calling. A woman and a man…both heavy, foreign accents claiming to be from Microsoft and saying they are calling about my computer and Windows. I told …
Colin – Victim Location 96813 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Received a letter from Dr. Frank Riccardo of Mega Lottery Picker 2017 in Spain indicating that I won $4.5 million US. In order to claim the prize, I needed to go to Spain in person or to call 011-34645747752. I did not even buy a …
Anne – Victim Location 57103 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill The following vague email was what I found in my inbox: "This contact details (PERSONAL EMAIL REMOVED) was used as the destination of the payment. Payment should appear within 7 hours. You can download the invoice at the link (LINK REMOVED) Regards Melinda …
Jeremy – Victim Location 30705 Total money lost $70.94 Type of a scam Online Purchase I thought I was purchasing a quilt from this store for 70$ on Nov 30,2018. They "sell" a lot of different products. I got an email immediately after the purchase with an order confirmation number that also said I would …
Joel – Victim Location 14225 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare I received a call claiming to be from medicare buffalo orthopedic and telling me i’m eligible to receive a back brace from medicare ,had all my information and asked me my height and weight and the last 4 digets of my social. They said we …
Carolyn – Victim Location 79838 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes David Edward Winchester called my 75 yo mother to advise she had won $2.5 millon and a Mercedes Benz. Yay! Not! I took the call and without giving any personal info reached the end of the call I needed to send $558.00 via Western Union …
