Alberto – Victim Location 92646 Type of a scam Phishing Warns, on a recorded line, then "Can you hear me?" I reply NO Then comeback is "Can you hear me now?" I reply NO, then they hang up. NOTE: Call has been received on land line 3 times in past week. Not sure calling # …
Tristan – Victim Location 46825 Type of a scam Other Requesting payment for Online Advertising in the amount of $584.99 for which we have not subscribed. Received an invoice showing the amount due. Logan – Victim Location 73019 Type of a scam Yellow Pages/Directories I received a bill from Yellow Book saying that I had …
Kendra – Victim Location 48624 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product When at first contacted with the opportunity to be a part of a elite group of professionals dedicated to the service of the people, I was beyond excited. To submit pieces to be published in Men’s Health Magazine is one dream of mine which …
Alicia – Victim Location 20906 Type of a scam Phishing I received the following extortion email, which I would like to report here (I did not reply to it or paid anything to satisfy the demand): XXXXXXXX is one of your personal password. I won’t beat around the bush. You don’t know anything about me …
Scott – Victim Location 70660 Total money lost $3,200 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I’m 90 years old and Frank Brown called me telling me that he was sorry he miss me, when he was at one of the hotels in Orange, TX. I won $5.4 million dollars and an automobile. All I needed to …
Marie – Victim Location 79934 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received a check for $ 3755.60 I was asked to call to activate this check Ana – Victim Location 75081 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order They sent me ck for 3758.00 want me to buy them 6 $500 gift cards …
Tiffany – Victim Location 03110 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Three times today (and several times previously) I’ve gotten calls claiming to be from Medicare to confirm eligibility. It’s the usual heavily-accented boilerhouse background. The caller knows my name and address, easily obtained via reverse phone search, but I make up a phony name and …
Cory – Victim Location 13142 Type of a scam Tech Support I received a message on my phone. "Do not hang up" Microsoft windows has lost its license. Call this number to find out how you can received a refund for $300.00. I called the number and asked for more information. I was told to …
Kristi – Victim Location 65270 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I got a call from "Patrick Reed" saying I’d won $1.5 million in a lottery. They tried really hard to convince me I’d won and then they started to mention credit cards and payment. When I said that sounded fishy, they started backtracking. When I …
Stephanie – Victim Location 33635 Type of a scam Rental See full text conversation screen shot attached (PDF). I researched the property and found it on Zillow for double the rent being requested and saw that it was being listed by a real estate company. I called the 800# to verify the Craigslist listing was …
Cameron – Victim Location 44202 Type of a scam Employment A company claiming to be Molina Healthcare reached out via email and asked me to schedule an interview via Google Hangout. During the interview the interviewer claimed to be J. Mario from Molina Healthcare (the actual President and CEO) but had horrific grammar and asked …
Randall – Victim Location 32506 Total money lost $35,000 Type of a scam Other I was contacted by phone, and the caller explained the program, where I could buy leads from them for businesses looking for loans and credit card processing. I would be paid a commission if the lead purchased their equipment or services. …
Roger – Victim Location 39503 Type of a scam Debt Collections Someone called from a private number and askedcit I would be home within the next two hours because I was being served to collect an unpaid debt. The first time ever was concerned and asked for an account number which I was given a …
Jordan – Victim Location 63376 Type of a scam Tech Support Robo call stating from Microsoft Security, and we need to call number immediately our Windows program would be discontinued. Left number to call back as 855-446-7393. Had similar calls in September with the caller ID showing our own home number, constantly called our number …
Cory – Victim Location 77521 Type of a scam Employment Company offers you employment all via emails..Have you sign contract..Gives you access to their company’s portal…However when it’s time to recieve your salary you dnt get paid and they do not respond to calls or emails ..Few days later you no longer have access to …
Colin – Victim Location 15644 Total money lost $550 Type of a scam Online Purchase My mom had been searching for a dog for a long time. One day she found this website. My dad and her paid for the puppy via PayPal as asked. They said that the puppy would be coming via shipping …
Philip – Victim Location 66224 Total money lost $150 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes This company is a total scam. My stupid-ness started when I believed they were Amazon and doing a survey to improve themselves. I should have know better but EVERYTHING I read had NOTHING about future shipments/charges. Not getting a confirmation email …
Curtis – Type of a scam Tech Support I got an automatic message on my browser when I tried to access my Facebook account. The message said that my IP address has been comprimised and that I had to call the number in the dialog box . If I did not they would shut down …
Dustin – Victim Location 46320 Total money lost $8,000 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations We used this website to purchase tickets for a missions trip for your youth group. We sent the money to the company but never received the tickets. They send emails with deadlines and then finally an email stating the tickets are …
Patricia – Victim Location 64870 Type of a scam Tech Support First they said they were with microsoft, and then geek squad. Caller id said california at first and then it was unknown. Everyone i talked to had an indian accent. I mostly talked to a guy named steve who was very pushy. They were …
Cory – Victim Location 97123 Total money lost $320 Type of a scam Online Purchase I had ordered multiple purses from this website and they took my money and sent me my confirmation…..I’ve emailed multiple times this last FIVE MONTHS NOW about the product and refund. They haven’t responded to a single email, gave shipping …
Kristy – Victim Location 92335 Total money lost $20 Type of a scam Online Purchase Bought a Captain America shirt and never received order.
Danielle – Victim Location 90002 Total money lost $135 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was approached through email by a representative of this company. They offered me a position as a brand ambassador with opportunities for commission and networking, all I had to do was buy this expensive necklace and blog about it. …
Anna – Victim Location 06512 Type of a scam Employment After placing my resume on Indeed.com I was contacted by William Graham regarding several open positions at Metka. After decided which I would best fit I was asked to log into Google Hangouts so that he could furthur discuss the position with me. At the …
Reginald – Victim Location 85260 Type of a scam Online Purchase Purchased a mist fan for back deck at a home show in Palm Springs July 1917. I thought I could install it my self. Upon trying I found that electric outlet would be required, necessitating drilling into wall. Found that would have to crawl …
Steven – Victim Location 85254 Type of a scam Tech Support I have received numerous phone calls, (over 50) often daily, from foreign accented men, speaking in difficult to understand english, interrupted by line noise and static problems, saying they are from my tech support or computer support company, often referencing Microsoft. They say they …
Alexandra – Victim Location 55604 Type of a scam Tech Support Pop up while search on the Edge website. Want you to go and buy more antivirus , malware, etc….can’t get into my computer Jerome – Victim Location 55331 Type of a scam Tech Support Household member was attempting to connect to a facebook page …
Cynthia – Victim Location 30349 Total money lost $6,500 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill Craigslist posting for a freightliner coronado..bill of sale, invoice, title to the truck and bank account info was sent making seem really legit. Downpayment was sent and I never heard from the scammer again
Erik – Victim Location 97760 Total money lost $2,100 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Tried to buy a puppy and they kept coming to me for more money and after a while they said the puppy was being flown but as soon as it got to Virginia the puppy was detained by a animal …
Keith – Victim Location 22302 Total money lost $900 Type of a scam Tech Support On Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at about 6:30pm, I typed the Virginia DMV web address into the search browser window and several gray pop up boxes cascaded in the middle of my screen. The first box wanted me to put …
