Gregory – Victim Location 78228 Type of a scam Phishing On 11/14/16 @ 2:12 pm-received a voice message from a, " Parker Davis, Dept. of Investigations, trying to locate a Marilyn Garcia in regards to case # 157935 and to call him back @ 206.347.3508". Make it sound like a legal or court case
Victoria – Victim Location 20744 Total money lost $550 Type of a scam Online Purchase Have pets for sell for you to purchase. E-mail you on how to pay. Have you send money through Money Gram and after the funds are received have a fraudulent delivery service to charge more for a purchase that is …
Andrea – Victim Location 11590 Type of a scam Rental I found a rental online that sounded to good to be true and the supposed owner said they are abroad due to a missionary mission. He asked me to drive by the house and fill out a rental application with all my information, but I …
Christine – Victim Location 66618 Total money lost $34.96 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered a product that I saw on a Facebook add from this company only to never receive it and was given a bogus tracking number and a bogus site to track it from. I’ve asked for help and all I …
Paula – Victim Location 02906 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Online Purchase Paid initially then received another email from there so called shipping company asking for £400 for insurance say they would refund £396 back don’t know what I was thinking received no goods or anything just a bunch of lying emails …
Seth – Victim Location 21216 Type of a scam Government Grant Calls me back to back then when I answer they say that you been approved for a loan by the government. They say you can go to a money gram center located anywhere like Walmart, cvs, or etc. they ask for your name and …
Carly – Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Online Purchase Mexhaniaclsale.com seems to be a scam. The name of the owner on scamadvisor.com is Trevor McCarthy and it appears to be based out of Kansas. My partner who was in a hurry to find me a sewing machine at a reasonable price for …
Neil – Victim Location 19124 Total money lost $711.50 Type of a scam Other My Rottweiler passed away last week so I am looking for a puppy. I found Mendi website and contacted her. She texted and emailed me with every details. I ended up want to get two puppies for $700.00. She told me …
Erin – Victim Location 86439 Type of a scam Tax Collection Gentleman called stating that the consumer was being sued for fraud and tax evasion, and the consumer should have received paperwork delivered to her door. Scammer had a foreign voice and told consumer they were going to prison.
Christy – Victim Location 06029 Type of a scam Credit Cards This company is used by scammers. Our company was contacted by someone in Honduras and we were asked to pre-pay this freight forwarder for a shipment of our product. McVille was the listed forwarder. After searching deeper into both companies – scammer alerts came …
Melanie – Victim Location 48170 Type of a scam Employment I was initially contacted by [email protected] and received this email: Hello, The human resources department of MERCK & CO went through your resume on www.*** which meets the requirements for the customer service representative and administrative assistant positions we are looking to fill and we …
Emmanuel – Victim Location 68929 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes You get a phone call from an unknown number using an automated system that it’s a trivia contest and if you win,you get tickets to the Bahamas on board a cruiseliner. It’s 3 really easy questions and then they text you to go to website. …
Gabriel – Victim Location 63755 Type of a scam Employment I was approached about a job and interviewed for the position via google hangouts, which I thought was odd, but with the way things are now a days I didn’t think too much of it. They sent me a W-4, I-9 and had me sign …
Alana – Victim Location 64082 Type of a scam Utility They claimed that a "stop service" has been issued to your account unless you make a payment over the phone.
Jon – Victim Location 11357 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes They basically choose your last name and say someone with your last name has died in accident and being you have same last name they want to use your last name in collecting funds. I through letter out but I wanted to report it to …
Kevin – Victim Location 25705 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare I received a call on the phone from Medicare Supply. They said they wanted to make sure I did not get caught up in the Medicare raise that’s happening. They wanted to see what my Medicare payment paperwork so they could see if I could …
Sheila – Victim Location 20772 Total money lost $85 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Told I just won mega million to receive the money or package I must send money first. Each time I would send more. A new requirement must be met, which means more money needed. So I decided to stop being scammed. …
Sophia – Victim Location 77995 Total money lost $88.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase My son ordered a speaker from their website (order # S51028) and it was billed to my credit card for $88.99. We received confirmation that it was being shipped via fed-ex and showed it was suppose to be delivered on …
Theodore – Victim Location 17847 Type of a scam Tech Support A person called identifying himself as a Microsoft tech saying there was viruses on our computer. My wife answered not knowing Microsoft does not call you and did what the person told her to do on her computer. Well doing so he hijacked her …
Gary – Victim Location 91402 Total money lost $700 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes This company is a photo and video company. He got our number from Quinceanera expo and contacted us saying we won a raffle for a photo booth. comes to your house and convinces you about other services. Day of party never …
Kayla – Victim Location 33139 Type of a scam Investment Miss Fashion Week claims to be an international modeling competition where models compete for the Miss Fashion Week title, win $5,000 and walk in New York Fashion Week. In order to "win" in your city – there is no competition, just a phone interview. You’re …
Eugene – Victim Location 10128 Type of a scam Rental This man contacted me about a cheap apartment for rent, fully furnished. He said he owned the place and was being station in the U.K. for a number of year by his company and needed to rent it from overseas using FlipKey. He attached photos …
Anna – Victim Location 64015 Total money lost $175 Type of a scam Online Purchase I fell for the old Try this Trial size eye shimmer (takes away dark shadows and puffiness from under eye) for only $5.95 S&H, also got the Trial size Vitamin C Moisturizer for only $4.95 S&H. Then I discovered on …
Nicole – Victim Location 27536 Type of a scam Government Grant I was sent Mr. Montgomery Facebook page, I had to send a friend request, once he accepted my friend request I had to inform him I was interested in a grant, he sends me a list of questions I need to answer (name, address, …
Priscilla – Victim Location 01701 Total money lost $78 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered shoes in May, spent 78 dollars, brand name shoe advertised. I received a cheap pair of rubber shoes not my size. I have been going back and forth with now 60 emails trying to get my order resolved. The …
Sierra – Victim Location 32533 Type of a scam Tech Support I get calls everyday sometimes multiple times. They all have very heavy accents. They are calling from a call center in India. They say they are from tech support from when I just brought my computer in and have detected someone has access to …
Carly – Victim Location 13421 Type of a scam Tech Support First phone call about two weeks ago,this guy(Max)called&started his speel,Hi I’m Max from Microsoft,How are you? I answered I am okay. He said have you checked your computer,there’s something wrong with it&we have to get into it! I said no there’s not. I don’t …
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Joseph – Victim Location 99019 Type of a scam Employment When I applied for a position with this company they took my social security # and birth date for a "background check" They did not disclose how they would check it out or who they would check with. I have not heard a thing from …
Eddie – Victim Location 70003 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Michael Chitwood instant messaged me from the facebook contact stating that there $75,000 I was to be awarded but I had to put up money to process the award.
Robert – Victim Location 48228 Type of a scam Debt Collections I recently opened an account with DTE energy. Approximately three months later I received a notification from my credit karma account, that I had a new account in collections from Midwest Recovery. Naturally, I disputed the account because I just started my service, and …
