Melissa – Victim Location 32258 Total money lost $79 Type of a scam Online Purchase you think you are changing your address through the USPS website and will be charged a dollar, but this is not the case. they charge 79$. I called to get a refund and she said she could only refund me …
Brandy – Victim Location 78843 Total money lost $270 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered a trial product, product didn’t work. I cancelled my trial within the specified time and the company still continues to charge me even though I have called and told them about it. They are charging me for a product …
Deborah – Victim Location 29565 Type of a scam Employment This is a supposed work from home job. Basically, I was sent to a website to sign up for a video that would explain the income making scam. I would be looking on Two different websites that are for unclaimed money, NAUPA or Bank of …
Lydia – Victim Location 72501 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Check for $1995.00 sent in return for depositing and keeping $350.00 for payment to me, then getting the rest out as cash and then logging onto website with userid they provided me and generating a evaluation. Then finding WalMart or Western Union and …
Bryce – Type of a scam Employment I received an email asking if I want to be a mystery shopper. I said yes. Later I received a cheque in the mail from McNally House Hospice. I thought it was odd the cheque would be coming from a charity so I called. McNally said it wasn’t …
Stacy – Victim Location 54914 Total money lost $83.67 Type of a scam Online Purchase Searched for a replica Michigan Wolverine jersey from former Tight End Jake Butt, now with the NFL Denver Broncos. The company had an internet address of www.michiganfanstore.com and the description of the company said it was headquartered in California. However, …
Brendan – Victim Location 53183 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I signed up online for mystery shopping and received a letter in the mail with a check for $1980.99. I was to deposit the check, keep $170 and divide the rest and sent it to 2 different people. Paul of Georgewest , TX …
Ricky – Victim Location 92509 Total money lost $272.25 Type of a scam Online Purchase I made a purchase 9/14/17 they deducted money from my account right away. I waited several weeks to contact them asking when my item would ship, no response via email nor phone. When you call it goes only to voicemail, …
Jenna – Type of a scam Employment This scam came to me in a txt msg advertising employment as a mystery shopper. I had emailed to inquire and had correspondence with the providers of this scam in hope to gain employment. I was then only asked very basic questions name, address email. No other info. …
Cameron – Victim Location 90895 Type of a scam Other I ordered sum parts back in march an I still havent got them or my money back
Cristina – Victim Location 46706 Type of a scam Phishing I received a pop up message on my computer to call a number to fix error problems. I was frustrated and called the number and talked to a foreigner. He said he worked with a company called M Net and he was based in Canada …
Dominic – Victim Location 30097 Total money lost $199.99 Type of a scam Tech Support I was told my computer was hacked and had viruses and was told to give control of the computer and as a representative of Microsoft they would repair my computer for $199.99. foreign tax was 5.99. I charged on my …
Billy – Victim Location 84199 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Online Purchase [email protected] this was the initial email that was used during contact with this man. we first contacted him over the phone. we continued to make phone calls, texts and emails between october 12 and 13 2015. He claimed to be …
Melissa – Victim Location 58601 Type of a scam Employment I was e mailed directly with an advertisement to make "cheap and easy cash being a secret shopper." I sent in some of my personal information (excluding ssn#) I received a check from the same company approximately 2 weeks later in the amount of 2,780.99, …
Rebekah – Victim Location 73122 Type of a scam Employment Hello, my name is *** ***, I was interviewed online by this company and hired for a job working from home but have several red flags the website is unprofessional, the phone is to a cell phone as far as I can tell and not …
Tammy – Victim Location 06615 Type of a scam Charity I was emailed from someone I do not know. They said they were abroad with their family and were mugged and they wanted me to email them and they would email me back information to get money to them.
Edwin – Victim Location 60645 Total money lost $300 Type of a scam Online Purchase Tried to purchase medication with this website which requires payment in advance (giftcard, money order). I made the payment per their request but never receive what I ordered. The tracking they provide seems to be fake.
Jaime – Victim Location 93309 Type of a scam Other This company got my information and I don’t know how. I’m very concerned about my info being out there with a company I’ve never had contact with and the phoned number is useless! This is about a magazine through Food network that I would never …
Jacquelyn – Victim Location 70505 Type of a scam Government Grant Called and said I won $9700 grant approval gave me grant approval ID and told me to call *** to speak to their Sr. accountant.
Victoria – Victim Location 19468 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Online Purchase Madera Outdoor Co. Has No Real Products And Operate By Passing Others’ Products Off As Their Own And Scamming Customers For A Steep Premium. Customers of Madera pay an average of 277% more than regular retail price for products not …
Jerome – Victim Location 16362 Type of a scam Employment Get paid for mailing special letters from home.
Travis – Victim Location 01851 Type of a scam Online Purchase We recently lost our dachshund after fifteen years. We were ready for a new puppy or two. I contacted Emilia Clark for the purchase of the puppies. She sent me her address and invited me to her home to view the puppies that I …
Hillary – Victim Location 23662 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes They called me and said I want to .5 million dollars and a brand new 2016 Mercedes
Tina – Victim Location 67460 Type of a scam Debt Collections I was contacted by a number from New York they gave me a 1-800 number to call with a case or reference number claiming there is a civil suite pending an couldn’t give me any information about the actual suite but were very persistent …
Tammy – Victim Location 76040 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes 2.5 million, I just need to pay $300 via Western Union
William – Type of a scam Phishing I received this email from a company I don’t have an account with. Notice that it comes from a Hotmail account, also. From: Mail Service <[email protected]> Date: Thu, May 5, 2016 at 6:11 PM Subject: ? E-mail customer care satisfaction To: Dear Valued User, You have exhausted …
Levi – Victim Location 94124 Type of a scam Employment Our business is MK Engineers Inc located in San Francisco. A woman named Jennifer Soh used our business name, website, address, and reputation to scam people in Los Angeles to give her their personal information in hopes of employment. She set up a fake website …
Bridget – Victim Location 54003 Type of a scam Debt Collections This woman has called my family relentlessly.. she wont give me a company name that she works for.. but lists an attorneys office that doesn’t exist.. She claims i took out a $480 payday loan and that the current balance on the loan is …
Oscar – Victim Location 98513 Total money lost $800 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Scammer claims to be associated with company and wants you to Advertise on your vehicle. They send you a check and you’re supposed to deposit it and send most of it to the technician that is supposed to put …
Priscilla – Victim Location 77002 Type of a scam Employment I was recently contacted via email from a contact on LinkedIn with link saying they had checked the validity of the opportunity. I knew the mystery shopper chance sounded to good when they were offering $*** per shopping trip. Received and envelope with attached letter …
