Teresa – Type of a scam Other This company called MWO, calls you offering cartridges/toners for your printers. You accept to buy one but after a few weeks they send you more without you ordering and they lie to your face saying that when you purchase the first one you agreed to the second one. …
Alberto – Victim Location 95831 Type of a scam Phishing Can you hear me ? Answered YES. Person abruptly ended call.
Trevor – Victim Location 07030 Type of a scam Employment Hi, I applied for a company called Malibobtech tech technologies inc. I then received a text to conduct an google hangout chats interview. It has went well, I was offered a job. The only info I have received was a website Malibobtech.com / and a …
Hector – Victim Location 90805 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Wanting to buy mineral and oil rights
Justin – Victim Location 27332 Type of a scam Identity Theft Contacted under premise of online interview/job offer in attempt to get banking and other personal information. Very pushy and tries to send false employment documentation asking for information way out of scope if employment.
Tamara – Victim Location 05753 Type of a scam Rental My daughter has been looking for a sublet or a rental in NYC for college. She contacted this individual based on an ad she saw on Craig’s List. A woman named Kelly contacted her right way to discuss the application process. The apartment was described …
Christian – Victim Location 19001 Type of a scam Employment I received a text from number (803-560-0665) stating that, based on my resume, I was selected for a job with MYLAN Healthcare Ind. I am unemployed and looking for work. I started doing an on-line interview until they asked for the Bank Name that I …
Kurt – Victim Location 98337 Total money lost $60.33 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a bunch of makeup from http://www.maccosmetics.in.net/ on 12/24/2015 and never got my order. I used their contact form to ask where my order is and never heard back from them even after messaging them over and over. I …
Jeffery – Victim Location 19018 Type of a scam Online Purchase The person claimed to see the ad while searching Craigslist but in another city than yours. He told me to make a paypal request then he sent the Paypal Conformation email. The email is a pretty good knock off and it almost got me. …
Alan – Victim Location 83455 Type of a scam Tech Support A rep from this company MW by the name of Daniel (heavy accent) contacted me saying they were getting a message from Windows that there was a problem with my computer. He asked me to turn on my computer and let him have acces …
Tracy – Victim Location 01719 Type of a scam Utility They say they have important information about your electricity bill in Massachusetts.
Raquel – Victim Location 83705 Type of a scam Business Email Compromise I am the owner of a landscape company and I was initially contacted through our website by email by Mario Hope who claimed he was in the hospital for a hearing impaired surgery (which is why he couldn’t talk on the phone or …
Bryce – Victim Location 11234 Total money lost $70 Type of a scam Online Purchase We ordered a stroller and that stroller never arrived. We emailed to follow up and never got a response. Now, their site is gone.
Mitchell – Type of a scam Other We received a call offering savings for credit card transactions processed through our POS terminal. After speaking with the sales person (who was overly enthusiastic) he transferred me to a "specialist" who was a little easier to speak to. He repeated the savings: cost per debit transaction, cost …
Kendra – Victim Location 61111 Type of a scam Employment This Company sent me a fake check cashier’s check in the amount of $1,780.00. This was for surveys I was supposed to take. Within three days I was told to send 1,400.00 back to Festus Kuyamo in Atlanta, Ga 30357 Surveys were to be taken …
Gabriel – Victim Location 39204 Type of a scam Debt Collections Had a voicemail from a woman stating her name was Madison douglas from Madison douglas recovery and they had a pending case against me and I needed to call them. I call them back a guy answers the phone and I told him I …
Juan – Victim Location 20733 Total money lost $480 Type of a scam Online Purchase Tried to buy a Great Dane Puppy and I went to this website to purchase a puppy. We fell in love with one of the ones listed. Communicated with them and received multiple emails and how to handle the payment …
Kaitlin – Victim Location 14616 Total money lost $300 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was looking for a puppy on Breeders.net and I inquired to a breeder, I received an email in return giving me all the info about the puppy. Since I checked out the breeder not realizing they hacked her information, …
Jasmine – Victim Location 65065 Type of a scam Phishing I received a voicemail from a robotic voice that they have been trying to reach me and this was their last call and if I did not return the call to their federal agent then I could be thrown in jail.
Jodi – Victim Location 44805 Total money lost $89.84 Type of a scam Online Purchase Lumanere skin free sample just pay shipping of 3.99 and $4 on second one was taken out a 2 weeks later mom* skykissbeauty38655 took 89.84 out of my account I didn’t authorize [email protected]
Sabrina – Victim Location 78676 Total money lost $920 Type of a scam Rental I rented, for the Thanksgiving Holiday, a condo on the beach in South Padre Island through VRBO. I communicated with the owner through messaging on the website. After Hurricane Harvey – I messaged and called the owner multiple times to check …
Roberto – Victim Location 86403 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Hello : I am Mr.Mahmood Qazi, Financial Broker with a LOAN / Investment Funding Company Provider.I have investor that is ready to Loan or fund any investments with a capital tune of $6.8 Billion and above into any company that needs fund for …
Tara – Victim Location 15477 Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange From The Desk of : Mr. Samuel Uwayas Director: International Remittance Dept Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN Tel:+2347046280198 Sir , In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of this Second quarter of the year 2016. We discovered that the Bank …
Martha – Victim Location 63141 Type of a scam Phishing They call at 9:15pm. It’s an automotive voice and they state in approved for a stay because of my phone number. Chad – Victim Location 47553 Type of a scam Phishing I got a call from a local number +1 (812) 296-6642. It said it …
Jesus – Victim Location 93117 Total money lost $1,370 Type of a scam Online Purchase Maine [censored] Zone.com is a scam! 805-724-5709 Contact: Atim Brian Njie = email: [email protected] Cell Atim uses 517-500-5519 [email protected] On 5.21.19 I sent a $650 check for a Maine [censored] Cat, plus $720 for insurance and shipping. The whole process …
Amber – Victim Location 86403 Total money lost $1,150 Type of a scam Tech Support The consumer could not gain access to his g-mail account he looked up the google.com phone number and attempted to contact google. He looked up this website: https://support.google.com/accounts/troubleshooter/2402620?hl=en, followed the prompts and found a number to call. It appears when …
Audrey – Victim Location 48091 Type of a scam Employment My husband and I plowed the snow for this company for the 2017-2018 winter season. Know we made the contract everything was sign we were told that they had bought the building which has 3 different businesses in them which 2 are occupied. Now they …
Renee – Victim Location 55362 Type of a scam Debt Collections I have been getting calls on my work number from a debt collection company McCarthy Burgess & Wolff. The only debt I have is my student loans, and I am on good terms with my loan companies and am not behind on any payments. …
Ruben – Victim Location 32837 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations The person called with a pre-recorded message stating that Marriott was awarding me with a prize. The representative asked me if I was over the age of 30, to which I responded YES …. I worked for Marriott, so this was not unusual. They asked …
Daniel – Victim Location 43028 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Med Clinic calls from 740-351-9229 or 740-351-9227 to try to sell me a knee brace.
