Marc – Victim Location 90813 Total money lost $42.50 Type of a scam Online Purchase I contacted them a week before the 30 days were up to get a refund. Since the item I order wasn’t received and no longer wanted. After confronting them I contacted them for a bout 3 weeks, Explaining that I …
Tabitha – Victim Location 98116 Type of a scam Phishing Probable Recording of Voice Verification – Caller claimed to be representing the Marriot Friends and Family Rewards Program. Offered a free stay. Asked to verify area code (possibly yes or no question) then made a statement and asked a yes or no question. Immediately after …
Marco – Victim Location 80212 Total money lost $20 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered product on site. Waited the amount of time they said they would deliver product. Phone number is just an answering machine. Tried e-mail support and no response.
Tanya – Victim Location 98264 Type of a scam Phishing Called me about adding extended warranty to my car. The guy was extremely rude and mad that I wouldn’t just give him information over the phone and that I asked questions regarding why he was calling me for this information and getting upset when I …
Alana – Victim Location 65804 Type of a scam Tech Support Microsoft Technical Support. Sam Reed. Employee # sw104. Call back number 505-459-4597. The caller, Sam Reed, (India accent) knew my husband’s name and our address. He had a supposed microsoft ID number for our computer. He wanted to go over suspicious activity that someone …
Rosa – Victim Location 06611 Total money lost $265 Type of a scam Online Purchase I sent this person the money but has failed to ship my order and this person is not responding to my emails
Tracy – Victim Location 77546 Type of a scam Debt Collections A man named Mr. Dunbar called from an unknown number and asked you to call him back about a debt that was owed at 1-800-530-4180. Said he was calling to collect a debt. Very aggressive. Would never say who the money was owed too, …
Kathleen – Victim Location 67212 Total money lost $96.75 Type of a scam Other Andrea Thomas posted a post on facebook about a photography special for her birthday for $50 through Moments in time Photography. She said the first to respond was the winner. My mother was told she was the first to respond and …
Jenny – Victim Location 01035 Type of a scam Tech Support Woman calls and says she’s with Windows Support, and that our computer has had malware attacks for a long period, and that she needs to log on to fix the problem. She has since called 5 times. Today she said she will keep calling …
Shannon – Victim Location 98520 Type of a scam Phishing Asked if this was (name) and I replied yes
Deborah – Victim Location 97304 Type of a scam Debt Collections In route to send papers. If she didn’t pay over thepl phone now. Daniel Wilson was very threatning. 855.403.5328
Geoffrey – Victim Location 78244 Type of a scam Employment They promised a job with Mercy Health. They would send me a check to buy necessary equipment for an office in my home. I would buy the products from them. When I told them I would call the number they provided for the office to …
Shawna – Victim Location 99504 Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange Emailed letter asking if you authorized the transfer of $7,000,000 to a Mrs *** ** *** because you are terminally ill. Phishing for bank account information.
Peter – Victim Location 75043 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes These people call me everyday saying I won 2.5 million dollars. That I need to wire $624 before I get it. They call me all times of the night. He called me atc12:57 am this morning, again at 3:07pm. I have asked several times to …
Luke – Victim Location 31031 Total money lost $1,500 Type of a scam Government Grant Mary Ortiz, posing as an attorney offered me grant money from a Federal Grant and wanted 1,500 dollars for attorney fees .She told me to take it to the nearest Bank of America. I did that but then she wanted …
Mario – Victim Location 48455 Type of a scam Credit Cards I just received a call at 6:29 PM EST from a individual claiming to be with Master Card services saying he was going to lower my rates. He was able to pull up my statement information and now has the last four digits of …
Scott – Victim Location 19082 Total money lost $4,720 Type of a scam Employment I was scammed with an employment offer for an out sourcing company from Toronto, CA. I was to meet them the first time on the 22nd of this month. However, the job offer was for an Office Assistant position located in …
Jimmy – Victim Location 17325 Total money lost $299.98 Type of a scam Tech Support A fraudulent pop up screen claiming computer has been compromised. Company has you call to unlock your computer and then gains remote access to your computer. They then have you pay anywhere from $199.99 and up to fix your computer …
Roberto – Victim Location 60436 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Employment Owner is self employed. His name is *** ***. He “hires” young kids to drive his beat up, smoke/weed smelling truck because he has a DUI and can not drive his own work vehicle. He smokes pot while the “hired” kid …
Lindsey – Victim Location 80202 Type of a scam Phishing Female (Indian voice) asked if this was had (my name) and when I said "yes" she hung up.
Abby – Victim Location 01701 Total money lost $94 Type of a scam Online Purchase The site offers a tool to enable a features on car entertainment systems. After confirming my vehicle meets the requirements listed on their site, I purchased the tool. The tool shipped from China and took several weeks to arrive. When …
Raquel – Victim Location 92571 Type of a scam Employment I am currently looking for a job , I have an account with Indeed this is how the scammer contacted me. She was offering me a position. I called the number provided on the email to ask more questions and get more information about the …
Ramon – Victim Location 76645 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was looking for a mini Schnauzer to buy for a Christmas gift and found this website through a search engine. Everything seemed fine at first but I am thankful for a 6th sense and started checking things out more closely when the only …
Maggie – Victim Location 78229 Type of a scam Employment I applied to be an Admin Assistant online and was contacted within about a week by Mavenir Services (I do not believe this to the real company, just someone using their credentials). Things seemed kind of normal until they offered me a job despite having …
Michele – Victim Location 48427 Total money lost $750 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes My father has been scammed out of $750 dollars from people claiming to be Mark Zuckerberg. They said my father won the Facebook lottery of $500,000, but that my dad has to pay fees and insurances, they’re still trying to claim …
Kurt – Victim Location 29731 Type of a scam Tech Support McAfee Intel Security with phone number 866-622-3911 drafted 79.,99 from my bank account on 11/24/2015. When I called they wanted to know what credit card had been used. I refused to give them that information as they apparently had my bank account information. Upon …
Christine – Victim Location 49444 Type of a scam Government Grant This person claimed to be a claims agent with a government agency, that gives out grants. For a fee, you can get grant money.
Andre – Type of a scam Employment A Joanna Wilson from M & C International Corp responded to a cashier position I applied through indeed job board. She responded through indeed asking me to confirm my name, email address and phone number. I confirmed and received an email in gmail from a Joanna Wilson a …
Edward – Victim Location 17036 Type of a scam Phishing When i received a call on my land line, I picked up the receiver, but didn’t say anything. The voice on the other end identified themselves as ‘The Municipal Education’ and informed me that this phone call is being recorded. They then asked if I …
Mindy – Victim Location 12019 Total money lost $38.71 Type of a scam Online Purchase Fraudulent website, over charged credit card and never shipped item – fake phone # – do not reply to email
