Johnathan – Victim Location 97405 Total money lost $50 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I’ve received notices stating that I could read books for free, including books of which I am the author. I have not authorized this site to possess my books and offer them to consumers. The notices came to me as …
Jerry – Victim Location 90001 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product They call and ask for money and try to give online help for computer repairs that is fake and these people sit in Mohali
Randall – Victim Location 28269 Type of a scam Employment Initially everything seemed real except for the job description where it stated that training would be $24/hr and after training would be $28/hr. That sounded to good to be true considering that I have no degree or any experience. This all started on 4/16/16 @ …
Jacquelyn – Victim Location 06473 Type of a scam Phishing Received local call on my cell from "joe with Medicare … something". He then said can you hear me okay? When I said "ok", call was disconnected. Since I just started Medicare and was traveling in mountains (not driving), I returned call. It was answered …
Tony – Victim Location 98109 Type of a scam Rental I replied to an add for an apartment rental in Seattle, WA that seemed ‘too good to be true’ low balling the price compared to any other rental in the area. The ad was found here: https://www.forrent.com/apartment-community-profile/1001794534 I received a response from "Matthew" claiming he …
Christy – Victim Location 43302 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I received a call today from 212-845-9760, a man, Michael Messing, who said he was with the Consumer Protection Bureau, and I had won $525,000 as a second place winner in the American Sweepstakes and Promotion Company. He said I needed to pay 1% to …
Jenny – Victim Location 30045 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order hley Kellum ([email protected]) Okay, Standby I have sent you the job details, go through and let me know when done, Okay? Yes ma’am! Ashley Kellum ([email protected]) Kindly confirm your email address to me, the email didn’t go through Yes ma’am I am so …
Ronnie – Victim Location 46151 Type of a scam Other Answered the phone. Person identifies themselves and asks if I can hear them. I state yes, we do not need anything, please remove us from your call list.
Alejandro – Victim Location 53210 Total money lost $1,053.58 Type of a scam Employment I was reached out through my personal School account about a job offer of being a Personal Assistant for Dr. Micheal G Lesko. I took the job because at the time it seemed legitimate, i was to run personal errends, phone …
Allen – Victim Location 96822 Type of a scam Employment From: Burks tonya <[email protected]> Date: February 5, 2016 at 5:01:03 AM HST To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: Interview Notice Dear Applicant, This is to inform you that your Resume has been reviewed and you are requested to complete the following …
Olivia – Victim Location 66418 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Tech Support This person called my wife and told her she had a virus on her computer and wanted money to fix virus, the virus got worse so this company wanted more money. So the story goes on, every computer she has …
Claudia – Victim Location 95008 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Romance Met them on Coffee Meet Bagel. We chatted and connected well with our similarities. We then started chatting in the What’s App and shortly after he stated how much he loved me and couldn’t believe he found his queen. I was …
Trisha – Victim Location 40988 Total money lost $1,500 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill Used fake invoice to peoplebout motocycle
Roberto – Victim Location 08844 Total money lost $53 Type of a scam Online Purchase WARNING!!!!!! Don’t EVER order a THING from this CHINESE company. If it is a Company at all??? They are the absolute WORST!! I have ‘probably’ been scammed. I ordered from them Early December 2018, it’s January 6th, 2019 and I …
Jason – Victim Location 27890 Type of a scam Utility Called my father’s restaurant to say that our power bill hadn’t been paid. Said they were from Edison Electric. When I told them we had Dominion, they said Edison had taken over Dominion Power and that we had a bill due. I asked how much …
Randi – Victim Location 94121 Type of a scam Employment This person reached out to me as "Alex" via text with the phone number provided, claiming their sister needed a babysitter for her daughter. I emailed "Melody McQuinn" for the employment opportunity, thinking that it was an Alex I had previously babysat for who texted …
Evelyn – Victim Location 92677 Total money lost $35 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a wig from Modern Boutique, Inc. It was really a bad wig. There was information about a return, so I put it back in the same envelope, and mailed it back. I got a tracking number that is …
Albert – Victim Location 90001 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Other I was looking for a pet to buy online and this page came up. I wrote them and they had a whole website and shipping agency. They sent over USDA approved paper work and everything looked fine. We emailed back and …
Summer – Victim Location 27817 Total money lost $5,000 Type of a scam Home Improvement If anyone is looking for horse shelters, round pens to be built stay away from Millers Carolina Corrals, Superior Steel Works they moved from PA …….Bob Miller, Shawn Miller his wife they are scammers they will take your money and …
Mandy – Victim Location 90077 Total money lost $3,500 Type of a scam Other bought a puppy to become a Service Dog for 2500 Dollars plus 1500 for shipping,from MichlR Kennel, operated by Kelly Thorburn Canada, owned by Betty Michl in Oxnard, California. The puppy arrived with bloody diarroeha. Vet diagnosed Giardia, but a resistant …
Curtis – Victim Location 20720 Total money lost $600 Type of a scam Other Contacted the website. Rec’d an e-mail. Had conversation between e-mail for a few, then I requested they call so I could know it was not a scam. Gentleman called, we worked out a deal where I would send 1/2 money upfront, …
Samuel – Type of a scam Tech Support I was on my laptop (an HP pavilion) and virus popped up called "Zeus". The virus spoke out of my speakers and urged me to call a number on the screen or else my computer would crash. It also started not to restart my computer or else …
Dylan – Victim Location 51106 Total money lost $25 Type of a scam Online Purchase I searched for a singing Elsa doll for my daughter and found this site. Hadn’t received the item for over two weeks so I filled out a dispute through PayPal. Come to find out this website is based in Canada, …
Sophia – Victim Location 27410 Type of a scam Debt Collections second letter received for the same insurance claim. only this time it was sent by an attorney trying to recover $3,672.60 for Liberty Mutual Insurance for an accident i was never involved in.
Rachael – Victim Location 70454 Total money lost $890 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency On 6.8.2016 I was called to say my son was in a vehicle accident and was hurt with a fractured nose and several stitches in his face and in jail. He was sited with endangerment and a DUI. My son …
Cassandra – Victim Location 44103 Type of a scam Tech Support I computer started saying that your computer will shut down if you do not contact this number 1-844-665-6697 thru the speakers when you call them they want to charge you $199.00 for the first year and up to $399.00 for life time and the …
Ramon – Type of a scam Employment I applied for and Administrative Assistant position through indeed.ca and received an email. The email provided the details of the position and asked if I was still interested in the job. I replied yes, they sent me documents to complete to do a "security check". They explained they …
Lance – Victim Location 42754 Total money lost $1,200 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product He told me his name was Steven Bennett (false I am sure) and wanted my rare and hard to find puppy. He/she told me he had other things his mover had to get in my area and the mover would …
Dawn – Victim Location 46220 Type of a scam Other This man came into our privately owned store with no appointment wanting to solicit his product. He was told "no thank you" by the owner (me) as we do not accept solicitors. He created scene at our store, all on camera, in front of customers …
Haley – Victim Location 80909 Type of a scam Phishing I received two phone calls when I wasn’t home – days apart – with a message to call one of those numbers for a refund for Microsoft Computer Services. Returning the call gave me a message that the number was not good.
