Tamara – Victim Location 95661 Type of a scam Debt Collections This company left a voicemail saying they were coming to my house and work to serve me between the hours of 12-5 and to have 2 pieces of ID and a whitness like HR available unless I was able to pay them. I called …
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Denise – Victim Location 28395 Type of a scam Online Purchase Saw an ad for a motorcycle on Cyclesoup.com. Entered my email address to send message to seller that I was interested. Was contacted via email. She said that it was her husband’s motorycycle and that he had gotten killed in Afghanistan, so the family …
Peter – Victim Location 14514 Type of a scam Tech Support Automated message stating my computer is being hacked right now and that valuable information is being taken, etc.
Luis – Victim Location 87505 Type of a scam Tax Collection I have received at least three (3) messages on my home phone answering machine. A woman with an accent has left messages indicating "Once message is received, don’t disregard, issue is time sensitive" from a woman named Nickie Johnson stating her hotline number is …
Christopher – Victim Location 68410 Type of a scam Phishing A female called. Said she was from Medical Health Care Center. Asked if I had recently had bladder surgery or bladder net surgery. When I said no, they hung up. Number was 305-809-8875, caller ID said from Key West, FL. I called the number back …
Brianna – Victim Location 44001 Type of a scam Tech Support I got calls from a number that left a voicemail on my machine. It stated that there would be an automatic debit for $499.00 from my bank account to renew my MS Windows license key. When I called the number back, the woman had …
Keri – Victim Location 39209 Total money lost $4,000 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief I was contacted by Melrose Legal Services (Allen Tate/Senior Case Analyst). I was told to post date 5 checks in the amount of $***`to help get my mortgage rates down. However, I did not get any help from Allen. …
Kelsey – Victim Location 44095 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes My elderly mother received a call from Mega Millions Lottery and Sweepstakes company. Phone number on my caller ID 876-490-6248. He called three times today. Associated with New York Lottery. She won $ 2.5 million. Also won a 2017 pearl white convertible Mercedes Benz car. …
Olivia – Victim Location 78640 Type of a scam Online Purchase I contacted the website through the form and was then contacted via email by the scammer, then text. We agreed on a puppy, a price, and shipping details. Everything seemed okay at first, but after I sent the money I got a really bad …
Tara – Victim Location 33186 Type of a scam Other Recently purchased a home. Suspicious person came to my door step this morning, without ringing the doorbell & dropped off a plastic gift box full of "gift cards" from a company called "nuCards". They stuck a "Sorry we missed you" tag to my door, with …
Kendra – Victim Location 67207 Type of a scam Employment Her cousin was posting money, and he got ahold of me, asking if i wanted to make money. He got his cousin Brittaney to call me, and she explained everything. She owns a babysitting service, and thats where the money comes from. she said that …
Danny – Victim Location 29803 Type of a scam Tech Support There was a pop up on my computer stating that my was computer was being attacked and I need to call them within 5 minutes. So called them think I was calling Microsoft. But after speaking with them and giving the a lot of …
Jeremiah – Victim Location 39211 Type of a scam Rental Hello Sasha, I’ve received your inquiry about my home for rent that I have on 1415 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98101. I own the apartment, not subletting or something like that. So the apartment is not shared, you will live alone in the unit (or …
Edwin – Victim Location 48706 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes said I won and saw I was gambling, winner of 3.2 million, needs $200 to claim prize. can only be paid by cashiers check/ gift cards. I said i was 16 and still didn’t catch that I was messing with him.
Natasha – Victim Location 48182 Type of a scam Tech Support They call and say "I’m calling you from the windows department to inform you that you have a virus on your computer." They have called five times now each time I have said stop calling me and please take me off your list.
Nina – Victim Location 98516 Type of a scam Phishing I continue to get phone calls from multiple numbers on my house phone and cell phone. This is just the latest number. There is a delay and then the woman (recording) say she is having trouble with her headset. It has caught me off guard …
Jaclyn – Victim Location 37923 Total money lost $20,000 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes we were contacted first via mail that my husband had won an astronomical amount of money. Then they started contacting via phone and started asking for money. over a 2 mo period they ask for upwards $20,000.00. each time promising if …
Kathleen – Victim Location 38125 Type of a scam Tech Support Call said they owe me a refund for tech support. Near end of conversation said unless I sign in to server to receive refund my computer will crash within the hour.
Theresa – Victim Location 32503 Type of a scam Tech Support I received text messages welcoming me as a Metro PCS customer and that they needed my account number and PIN for my current carrier to port the number. I’m a TMobile customer and did not authorize the transfer. I called T-Mobile and let them …
Audrey – Victim Location 84310 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Scammer calls and claims you have won the Sweepstakes( Publishers Clearing House) $1 Million Cashiers Check and $175,000 Cash. To receive the prize you have to put up $ with a "registration receipt" from a Bank that money has been deposited into an …
Antonio – Victim Location 27576 Total money lost $149.99 Type of a scam Tech Support I got a notification on my computer supposedly from Microsoft. There was a number to call 1-888-724-3021 so I called it. He claimed he was a Microsoft tech and would help me fix the problem involving a a Zeus trojan …
Jesus – Total money lost $565 Type of a scam Tech Support They locked down my pc and showed a phone number to call in order to reach Microsoft help centre. they then request a remote session on your pc to remove the virus that they put into it. Claiming it came through the www. …
Joseph – Victim Location 48341 Total money lost $12.97 Type of a scam Online Purchase Online shopping.. Never received the products . Mailed them several times @ [email protected] never got a response.
Trevor – Victim Location 34677 Type of a scam Tech Support I received a telephone call on my home phone in Pinellas County that said that my Microsoft computer has a serious hack and if I did not correct it NOW – our computer will be accessed by hackers who will steal my personal information. …
Darryl – Victim Location 97457 Total money lost $7,791 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Originally contacted through facebook stating that I was a winner of 30,000. They told me that I would need to pay 1500 to receive the money. i have sent over $7000 to receive the money. They keep telling me that I …
Claire – Victim Location 19963 Type of a scam Tech Support A popup kept coming up on my computer and I closed it out but kept appearing saying my computer was hacked need to call to get it cleaned up. I called they said they were support for Microsoft gave me his name case number …
Cynthia – Victim Location 34208 Total money lost $71.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase I purchased a $71 toy from Midasprice.com. Their confirmation email stated I would receive tracking information within 72 hours. When this did not occur, I emailed them and received a generic reply email stating the product was being shipped directly …
Anthony – Victim Location 27514 Type of a scam Phishing Person tried to get me to say "yes" and was on another phone with AT&T as I heard them say "hey AT&T are you there"
Joshua – Victim Location 96002 Type of a scam Debt Collections They call and say they are a debt collector and aggressively push for personal information. They call constantly.
Angel – Victim Location 92557 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan A scammer pretending to be a loan comping under the name money loan urged to get me to buy a 200 Google play card and give them the info for it or as a advance fee doesn’t make any sense I knew it …
