Anthony – Victim Location 29607 Type of a scam Debt Collections Someone saying she was Laura Stevens called me out of the blue saying that i took out a loan with MyCashNow 9 years ago and did not pay it back. She also said that i had been contacted via email and mail (both have …
Keri – Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Check looks very real and deceiving, but fake
Timothy – Victim Location 75094 Type of a scam Phishing Their prices are way to low and the logos on the side of their website do not have links.
Daisy – Victim Location 85233 Type of a scam Debt Collections Representative from MCO arbitration is calling myself and my ex mother in law. It starts as an automated system which then transfers you to a live person. Somehow they have my old married name, last 4 of my social, old address and old employer. …
Eugene – Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Letter writer claims to be an independent underwriter and accountant working for a financial institution in the U.S.A. and attempting to locate beneficiaries of an estate, at a value of $2.8million. The name of the deceased person and I share a common last name and the …
Carolyn – Victim Location 65711 Type of a scam Debt Collections They claim cyber police and want you to go get a pay pal card or a gift card for a hundred dollars or some kind of internet charges will be filed be filed if you don’t pay in 3 days
Pamela – Victim Location 64119 Total money lost $450 Type of a scam Tech Support The scammer posted an add on Craiglist advertising a gaming computer. I texted him to inquire, and found that he runs a tech support business that promises to build computers according to customer specified needs. After agreeing to a list …
Tristan – Victim Location 85194 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Scammer contacted my via phone to paint her new home. Scammer stated the address of the new home to be *** * *** ** * ** Phoenix Az 85023. I looked at the property on google for basic home specifics and sent my quote. …
Roger – Total money lost $800 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief This company contact a senior citizen claiming that he owes them money from an old unpaid debt. They call many times a day demanding money even after hundreds of dollars have been paid. Unfortunately, the senior citizen paid several times and they …
Dane – Victim Location 60061 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Online Purchase I have all my text messages from the initial contact to no more contact. I *** *** money $400 with the promise I was reserving a puppy. They then promised to ship and I would pay the balance. Their website …
Peter – Victim Location 76437 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes got a message on messenger from a linda ann said she worked at facebook i won 500000 dollars and a car i let conversation go on after a short period she only needed 200 dollar filing fee i stopped chatting within a maybe on minute …
Derek – Victim Location 31513 Type of a scam Debt Collections Caller stated she got a call from milliken associates stating she owed money from a bad debt from wachovia back from 8yrs ago. They told her she needed to set up a payment and if not she was going to get served with papers, …
Shawn – Victim Location 83661 Total money lost $12 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ryan Leslie advertises on his website that if you pay a membership fee you get his Mozart album. The link they sent me did not allow me to download the file. I have written 3 emails and 9 text messages …
Colin – Victim Location 07054 Type of a scam Online Purchase Was victimized by a puppy scammer with marcusbeaglepuppies.com website. Supposedly located in Yorktown, VA with the phone number of (434) 879-1478. According to Whois.com company was just registered 4/6/19, with registrar being WhoisGuard Protected out of Panama.
Lisa – Victim Location 35750 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations I received a call from a local number but they hung up so after a few mins I called it back, it was a radio station called Monster102 & I had to answer 3 (stupidly) easy trivia questions & I could win a free 2 …
Danny – Victim Location 46804 Total money lost $45 Type of a scam Online Purchase This photographer is selling raffle tickets for $25 and raffling off a boudoir style photoshoot. She is asking people buying tickets to pay via friends and family on Paypal. She has done this in the past for varying amounts of …
Deanna – Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange I received the following classic "Nigerian Letter": "This is to notify you that Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN), New United State Ambassador to Nigeria Mr James F. Entwistle in collaboration with Federal Ministry of Finance have contracted our company to release your outstanding compensation payment of …
Erica – Victim Location 15101 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received an email from ME company on January 16th, 2019 offering me a position of "Assistant Manager". They told me that it was a work at home position and I would not have to relocate as I live in Pennsylvania. I was …
Tabitha – Victim Location 46135 Type of a scam Romance About 3 months ago I got a Facebook friend request from Mac Baker. I accepted and he said he was in the military and stationed in Afghanistan. Over the past few months we have communicated through Google Hangouts and developed a relationship. He knows all …
Mandy – Victim Location 23518 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Got a call on cell phone. Didn’t pick up. Caller identified as Matrix Pharmacy selling Viagra and Cialis at less than $1 per pill without a prescription. Not legal.
Natalie – Victim Location 68601 Total money lost $59.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was searching around on facebook one day and seen a product that looked like it would make a real nice and thoughtful gift for my wife for christmas. I then ordered a (moon globe). I uploaded a picture of …
Anthony – Victim Location 64034 Type of a scam Phishing 2 days after making a Marriott hotel reservation. 913-706-4947 called my mobile phone to say I’ve been selected to have a free stay. Would you like a free stay? I said yes Todd – Victim Location 98001 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes phone calls uses …
Sarah – Victim Location 19355 Type of a scam Phishing Phone rang, I answered, said Hello, the voice on the other end indicated that the call was from a Medical Brace Device Company. The male voice asked if I could hear them. I said "YES" and nothing happened. I immediately hung up my phone and …
Whitney – Victim Location 37122 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order At the beginning of the month I received an email from Benh Zeitlin at Mega Pictures Production, saying that a talent scout from their company found me and that they want to book me for a upcoming photoshoot in association with a Dutch …
Erica – Victim Location 17602 Total money lost $588 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product This is a maltipoo puppy website. I went on the site and contacted them via email about a puppy. They texted me personally a few times regarding the puppy, then contacted me through e-mail. They asked me to wire money …
Brandy – Victim Location 06492 Type of a scam Employment They offer a secret shopper position supposedly through Survey Monkey. Survey Monkey has already issued a warning about this scam that they do not do product evaluations. They send you a large check $ 1,600.00 and want it to be deposited right away. First you …
Robyn – Victim Location 14048 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations It was a recording about the clarion or Marriott hotel and I hung up.I saw report on wgrz news there’s a cell phone scam in WNY and before the news came on I got that scam call. This is the 2nd call from them so …
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Joe – Victim Location 35611 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Foreign speaking male called stating he was from Medicare Provider. Had correct address and stated my mother had listed having back and knee pain previously. He wanted to send free braces to help her pain since Medicare covers these every 5 years. He became slightly …
Shawna – Victim Location 08873 Total money lost $15 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order The scam started from LinkedIn’s messenger from one of my friends. Under the guise of doing market research, they sent a check and a guy named Mike Cashman, 530-553-8755, texted instructions to purchase Ebay gift cards. I waited to …
Joseph – Type of a scam Tech Support Somebody called me saying they noticed that my laptop/computer was being hacked over the past several weeks and they need to fix it. The first guy I talked to claimed his name was keith/keef (couldn’t make it out) and he was calling from Ontario. He called me …
