Brooke – Victim Location 30122 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received a text stating I qualified for a survey and would be receiving a package with instructions. I received the package a few days later and there is a check for $*** and Instructions to deposit the money and after the funds …
Trevor – Victim Location 39429 Type of a scam Other I dont want anyone to be scammed! I wanted to post this because I almost got scammed out of my money by this fake! She told me they had yorkies & Chihuahua puppies. Wanted me to spend $150 to have a 5 week old puppy. …
Molly – Victim Location 75401 Type of a scam Credit Cards They will contact you via email/text requesting your services, they will agree to pay anything you say and will pay even more but, then they will ask you for a "little favor", to make a deposit from those funds to another person, once the …
Renee – Victim Location 70119 Type of a scam Moving This is the text and voicemail type that I received. Hi,, this is Matthew Titus there are some great deals on the market not yet listed I wanted to make you aware of! Give me a call. "thanks for signing up online for our home …
Whitney – Victim Location 14435 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations Anna from Marriot saying that we have been qualified for a stay.
Aimee – Victim Location 23601 Total money lost $80 Type of a scam Online Purchase The website/company sells shoes with LED lights in them. The seller has a return policy that requires you to pay return shipping as well as a 15% restocking fee. The seller sells defective / faulty items and then when the …
Jaclyn – Victim Location 97239 Type of a scam Rental A girl claiming to be Mary McMullen from Marion, Indiana responded to an ad I posted online (http://pub40.bravenet.com/classified/show.php?usernum=3382318336) for subleasing my room. She claimed to be a graduate of Louisiana State University who was moving to the area to study Occupational Therapy. After hearing about …
Kaitlin – Victim Location 97415 Type of a scam Tech Support Knew my mcafee program had changed, called and said they had received notice that my computer had been infected with a virus and for 700. they could help me.
Tommy – Victim Location 16509 Total money lost $1,655 Type of a scam Other We bought the parrot on their website, we paid $1330 for the parrot and $325 extra for the "pet insurance". We never recieved the parrot so we asked for our money back. Instead he replied with "go [censored] yourself" and blocked …
Mario – Victim Location 37051 Total money lost $567 Type of a scam Debt Collections One month ago I received a phone call from a different company stating that I owed a student loan debt (I did) they said that I had a week to pay it or they would take legal action. They settled …
Cheryl – Victim Location 22630 Total money lost $85 Type of a scam Online Purchase I have 2 transactions i made from this seller on March 24th, its now May 5th. None of the 3 products ever arrived and the seller never responded via Pay Pal or thr Marvelift website.
Diana – Victim Location 93215 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare My mother received a call from ‘Medical Alert Angels system.’ Offering a free system with a month to month monitoring fee of $29.95. The alert system was free and good only for the time we spoke to her on the phone. She stated it was …
Tyler – Victim Location 06010 Type of a scam Identity Theft Scammer stolen Identity of Laura *** walked into a Bank of America branch to open a business and personal account. Bank of America representative caught red flags for personal account, but business account had articles of formation in Colorado under a false identity of …
Krystal – Victim Location 28217 Total money lost $5,800 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan IT is very disheartening to be the victim of the scam. This SCAM was initiated on 3/18/2019… My brother’s house is under foreclosure and I am trying to help him saving his ONLY home and family. I came to …
Melinda – Victim Location 46055 Type of a scam Employment After posting my resume on Indeed, I received an email from someone saying they were with Mazda Motors and they wanted to offer me a job. The offer sounded very legit and the pay was good $80,000 a year), but something didn’t seem right, especially …
Sergio – Victim Location 12180 Type of a scam Phishing I was scammed a few weeks when man from called and asked if I could hear him ok.I said Yes and he hung up.He called several times.I am getting many calls from other numbers, telling me they are from a mortgage refinancing co asking me …
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Brittany – Victim Location 14201 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare This number robocalls me twice a day offering vacations and back braces even when i choose to remove from call list.
Brenda – Victim Location 93535 Total money lost $6,000 Type of a scam Employment I initially received a text message stating my resume had been found on indeed.com.They will pose as actual employees of MERCK & CO! If you Google their names, you’ll find actual employees. They only do ”instant messaging” interviews never Skype or …
Javier – Victim Location 13856 Type of a scam Phishing Caller claims to have free medical devices
Jessica – Victim Location 32216 Type of a scam Tech Support This guy calls me at my work. Knows my company phone number and my email address. Very complicated story about how my computer has been compromised. Asked me to go to this website www.support.me and hit enter. I was suspicious and asked his name …
Eric – Victim Location 24931 Total money lost $76 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered a pair of hiking boots online from Merrellvipen.com, they charged my credit card but I never received the boots or an email with an order confirmation number. They blocked me from their website after I emailed three times asking …
Heather – Victim Location 02072 Total money lost $50 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I saw the advertisement on the web or facebook. I bought the watch after seeing the reviews and picture. When it arrived it was a completely different product. Not even resembling what was advertised. After I purchased the product. The …
Frank – Victim Location 49315 Total money lost $85 Type of a scam Online Purchase This website offered good deals on electronics shortly before Black Friday. I ordered a TV and received an email the following day that the product was sold out and i would be refunded in 7-21 days. I replied to the …
Diana – Victim Location 60016 Type of a scam Phishing A woman pulled up in a red Nissan, did not ring the doorbell stuck a "sorry we missed you" sticker on the door and left a package of "business cards" in a box at the doorstep. The car stated to call Chicago at 630-256-8078 and …
Randy – Victim Location 38125 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Indian man with extremely thick accent called and said I had a medical claim because a "very long time ago you took a blood thinner, right?" I said no. "You’re diabetic, right?" No. I’m not sure what he said next but I said no and …
Tristan – Victim Location 80130 Type of a scam Tech Support Received a call that was stating to call back with a number to get a iTunes card. Was stating that computer updating was necessary. I gave them information on computer and they hacked it.
Amy – Victim Location 21403 Total money lost $300 Type of a scam Government Grant The scammer promised me free grant money if I sent them a certain amount of money. They posed as one of my friends on Fb..I sent the money but received nothing.
Trisha – Victim Location 45385 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare I’ve had several phone calls from them saying they will guide me in purchasing a Medicare "supplement". They have asked for personal information each time, which I have not given them. When I ask if they work for the government, they’re intentionally evasive. When I …
Rodney – Victim Location 12885 Type of a scam Phishing Automated message telling you to call Microsoft refund for money owed to you. Calling the number gets you to a call center with broken English speaking people looking for your information so they can make a deposit in your account. Candice – Victim Location 14609 …
Tabitha – Victim Location 47374 Total money lost $4,500 Type of a scam Rental Scammer uses flipkey website to find vacation rental customers. Makes a contract, takes your full payment, then has last minute issues such as "double booked" therefore you have to find temp. housing. Once moved in, he says you are in the …
