Jonathon – Victim Location 79404 Type of a scam Employment I ran across this advertisement in our local thrifty nickel paper, and would like it investigated. I encountered another post regarding this same website but it had .net instead of .com. Which raised an eyebrow they claim to mail you brochures and all the "employee" …
Daisy – Victim Location 35611 Total money lost $10 Type of a scam Other Regardless of whether you are "eligible" to each survey, and regardless of whether you finish each survey, you are ALWAYS eliminated from the surveys. Thus, you are not eligible for the rewards but still they get ALL your answers.
Jeffery – Victim Location 65441 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Tech Support I received a virus message on my computer directing me to call for tech support immediately . I was charged $547.25 a one time fee for 5 years tech support, however they continue to withdraw money out of my checking …
Tyler – Victim Location 19701 Type of a scam Online Purchase In attempting to buy two kittens, we received a phone call and email within the 30 minutes of our inquiry. Not much conversation was had, other than a rushed conversation to go to the nearest Walmart to purchase 1150$ in gift cards, and to …
Gregory – Victim Location 28394 Total money lost $120 Type of a scam Online Purchase Unable to stop the monthly charges. Been trying for 6 months I don’t even really know how I got enrolled. Got this back today…. Thank you for writing, We are sorry to hear that you would like to have your …
Martha – Victim Location 32952 Total money lost $59 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered an Igloo cooler from this company and I did not receive the product. This company actually sent something through FedEx but cancelled the delivery the day it was supposed to be delivered to my house. I followed the …
Heather – Victim Location 22192 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Other Someone who I thought was a friend of mine sent me a message on Facebook. She carried on a conversation with me like she knew exactly who I was. Here is our conversation for the most part. Have you heard about …
Justin – Victim Location 20782 Total money lost $900 Type of a scam Employment Unsolicited approach by someone claiming to be the recruitment director for Masco Corporation with a work-from-home offer involving payment processing. During an "interview process," I was sent a check by FedEx and told to forward a portion of the amount by …
Dane – Victim Location 78247 Type of a scam Tech Support A pop-up on our home computer made it appear that our computer was locked and that we had technical problems with our computer and needed to call a particular phone number immediately. We called the phone number and were connected with someone by the …
Jack – Total money lost $300 Type of a scam Online Purchase Terms & Conditions read "You must pay a shipping and processing fee of $4.95 for us to send you a full 30 day supply of Garcinia Cambogia. We ship the product the day after you place your order (except that orders placed Saturday-Sunday …
Latasha – Victim Location 75044 Type of a scam Online Purchase They are selling Iphone’s on craigslist. Price is reasonable, and they are stating they are local. Wen asked them to come to their store or meet they refuse, they only offer shipping once you pay for merchandise. 100% scam, many people are complaining about …
Henry – Victim Location 46217 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I complete surveys in my e-mail quite frequently and I had an e-mail to take a survey to become a mystery shopper. I completed the survey and it emailed me back about 2 days later saying I have been accepted for the assignment …
Jillian – Victim Location 97225 Total money lost $79.90 Type of a scam Charity On June 13, 2017 a woman came to my door with a complex story re: her product which was Advanage by name. It was 4 cleaning products with promise of high quality. I felt sorry for the woman and purchased as …
Gregory – Victim Location 30093 Type of a scam Debt Collections Wanted money said it was macys but I think it’s a scam we don’t owe them any money
Jacob – Victim Location 54001 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes my mother in Wisconsin received a call today-Saturday 3/12/16. She was told she had won $5 million, first a ups truck was going to deliver a large check for $5000 today with a representative to take her to the bank to deposit the 2nd check. …
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Darrell – Victim Location 10018 Total money lost $900 Type of a scam Employment I was contacted on Linkedin via direct message by a Andy Haman and Arianna Thibodeou. Asked to fill out a form for a job. Sent and email confirming being hired as a secret shopper from George Badin. Sent a check and …
Alicia – Total money lost $6,550.91 Type of a scam Employment I would get a check then cash it at my bank and then I would phone the person to let him know I cashed the check. I would keep $400.00 out of the check and the rest would go to a bank and then …
Lisa – Victim Location 10009 Type of a scam Identity Theft Hi, Yesterday a man called me yesterday stating he was from the Massachusetts state police department and that I was under confiscation. I checked the number he called from, 978-462-7478, and Google indeed confirm it was from the Massachusetts state police. He said his …
Christian – Victim Location 98405 Total money lost $25 Type of a scam Online Purchase On MSN, I saw a post of Clint Eastwood how he solved ed with a new supplement. They have gone to great lengths making a web search seem like they are legitimate. ‘Free trial’ scam …somewhere in the fineprint, it …
Crystal – Victim Location 30907 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Got a message during Christmas time said they would pay 1000 dollar to recruit customer service investigators. After 1 month, I received a package with a money order of $998, which ask me to deposit the money order into my bank, provide them …
Juan – Victim Location 23320 Type of a scam Debt Collections The caller knew my personal information and was trying to get me to pay over the phone upon initial contact. I asked for a Debt Verification Letter to be mailed to me via the US Postal Service; "Fran" attempted to tell me that her …
Timothy – Victim Location 98284 Type of a scam Debt Collections They call my home phone dozens of times every day and will not stop calling. I have blocked there number and they will call from a different number. I do not answer any number that I don’t know unless they leave a voice mail. …
Nicolas – Victim Location 39039 Type of a scam Tech Support got a cell phone call from the # shown above, guy with heavy Indian accent said he was from Metro Security Dept of Microsoft and this was to alert me that my "network access protection" service was off and so my computer was at …
Bethany – Type of a scam Employment Looking for work. Was contacted by someone saying she found my resume on a job seeking website ( one i use on a daily basis). She states in the email her company was trying to contact me for an administrative job.( no emails or phone calls or even …
Deborah – Victim Location 48180 Total money lost $725 Type of a scam Other miller fence took deposit from me and never returned to do the job
Mayra – Victim Location 36201 Type of a scam Debt Collections I Was notified by phone, they was letting me know that they were a lawyers office representing Stringfellow Memorial hospital. they told me that I owed *** and that the cost had gone up to *** …I was in the process of having my wages garnished …
Tommy – Victim Location 97333 Type of a scam Employment First Contact: Hello, We have the position of a Package Processing Manager available. The person for this position we seek is one who is loyal, productive and organized and who is able to do multitask and also, who can work together with a team. If …
Felicia – Victim Location 59452 Type of a scam Debt Collections MRC has called under 2 different numbers. Requesting I or my attorney of record contact them about a pending debt collection. Responded to first to see what they had supposedly a payday loan from 2009 that I never heard of told them I was …
Steven – Victim Location 48124 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes We received a phone call telling us that we won 2 Mercedes Benz and 77,500,00 in cash and another 75,000,00. to the charity of choice. The person stated that she was representing Mega Millions and that we were winners of this award. I checked with …
Rodney – Victim Location 21502 Total money lost $1,314 Type of a scam Other Manhattan beach venture llc lies and leaves out information regarding loan forgiveness. They charge you a fee of $1314 for services you can do yourself on the DOE website. They have a ridiculous contract including POA. They purchase you a loan …
