Lance – Total money lost $70 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was shopping online for a Michael Kors outlet store. I came across the website and ordered a purse. After placing the order I did not receive confirmation or any shipping information. The payment had come out of my account though. The only …
Austin – Victim Location 68106 Type of a scam Phishing This phone number calls 10-12 times a day. I have called back and asked them to stop calling me. No one answers. There is only an answering machine. I have left numerous complaints on FTC website to no avail. This has been going on for …
Antonio – Victim Location 37018 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Got a message on messager from a tomaz gray from Murfreesboro tn telling me he had revived 200,000.00 dollars and that my name was on there list he gave me a phone number to text the number was 716-337-5816 they said they were Brenda b …
Randy – Victim Location 95842 Type of a scam Tech Support On Monday, October 23rd 2017, I received an alert email. The email said I must call 877-220-8628 because a virus blocked my emails. Since I couldn’t get into my emails I decided to call. On the line was a woman named Meghan. I asked …
Mindy – Victim Location 73120 Total money lost $150 Type of a scam Online Purchase he added a picture online of an Iphone 6 plus for $175. So he would for sure get people who would like to buy it. he told me i could give him $150 if i do it at that moment …
Dominic – Victim Location 49046 Type of a scam Phishing Received a voice recording stating that I would be served papers between 12 -5 If I had questions I could call. Then when calling they said I could pay to avoid being served. Total B.S. Scam. Marc – Victim Location 49507 Type of a scam …
Kristopher – Victim Location 70563 Total money lost $6,000 Type of a scam Online Purchase I saw a price of heavy equipment that I wanted to purchase, on Craigslist. I contacted the seller and she advised that she was selling the equipment because her husband died suddenly and she had relocated, to reside with her …
Evan – Victim Location 14202 Total money lost $299 Type of a scam Tech Support My computer was lock out several times. We had to restart and it would have to reboot. Said they were Mircrosoft and that we did not have coverage for our credit cards, banking, etc. It would be attacked soon if …
Chad – Victim Location 97914 Type of a scam Debt Collections first I got a call from a restricted number saind that they had received a complain about me, but dont state were they are calling from make it look like it is from local cour, they do have information about an old debt, which …
Tracy – Victim Location 18705 Type of a scam Tech Support Had a message on my home phone to call the number since the company was closing…I called to see what it was…the guy wouldn’t give me his name. He wanted me to open Google chrome so he could send a refund of $429…I repeatedly …
Steven – Victim Location 18201 Type of a scam Online Purchase This is Deffinetly a scam. I contacted them with regards to a puppy named titi, i went through the process all the way up to payment, then when i expressed my concerns about the legitimacy of their site i was sent a very odd …
Anne – Type of a scam Tech Support Phone scammer called my home phone number stating that I had an issue with my computer and they were going to fix the problem. They took over my computer through TeamViewer.com site. They also added a system called ‘Checker License’ on my desktop, proceeded to tell me …
Gina – Victim Location 30303 Type of a scam Other Someone is posting online (craigslist in this case) selling a relatively used car with few miles for a very cheap price. In this case, the car they posted on craigslist was a white 2007 WV Passat that had about 38K miles on it that was …
Edwin – Victim Location 91007 Type of a scam Tech Support A man with an Indian accent called and quickly listed off some problems. He stated he was representing Microsoft Support. He said they had been monitoring my internet traffic and there were attempts made to control my computer by foreign addresses. He said we …
Jermaine – Victim Location 40207 Type of a scam Other Person called the business and left a unclear message that the power would be turned off in 45 minute due to a past due bill – called the number 888-902-6804 and it was a voice recording that said someone would be with you shortly – …
Nichole – Victim Location 72761 Type of a scam Tech Support On 11/2515 an India speaking man called (855 210-3300) saying that my computer was sending messages to Microsoft that I had several people trying to hack Dell computer. He used a logmein to get into my computer to "clean it up" all free of …
Raquel – Victim Location 12997 Type of a scam Tech Support Man with accent called and said he was from Microsoft Windows Technical Support. I hung up at this point because my husband has gotten several of these calls lately. He took it further to see what they were looking for. They tried to get …
Cassie – Victim Location 44827 Type of a scam Employment You know i received a text message about seeing my resume on zip recruiter and they had a job that they wanted to interview me for. This was a data processing job and they would send me all the stuff and all I would have …
Taylor – Victim Location 55811 Total money lost $365 Type of a scam Investment Matt Lloyed’s online business education is a scam!
Erica – Victim Location 95954 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Claim Reward for $1000.00 to use at Walmart Target ect. Claudia – Victim Location 60645 Type of a scam Credit Cards She said I won $100 gift card and I just needed to give my bank information. When I refused to give it to them …
Tommy – Victim Location 15690 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Received USPS Priority Mail envelope containing letter containing description of mystery shopper job. Also in the envelope was a USPS postal money order. I was instructed to take an amount to shop at Wal-Mart & report on my experience. The 2nd job instructed …
Jeffery – Victim Location 33596 Type of a scam Rental This person is acting as if they own the home listed at the address above and are renting it. According to property appraiser website this is not the home owner. They are trying to collect first, last and security deposit on a home that is …
Mallory – Victim Location 86403 Type of a scam Employment i got a text message on my cell phone , with a link to this site saying i can make money at home . it wont cost me a dime , then its $ 47+ they want you to pay . Others on this guys …
Christian – Victim Location 28640 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Promised a $1000 loan if I sent $200. I sent the $200 via GoBank account then I was told they needed $400 more. After I couldn’t produce this they would not give me back $200. Also my son and …
Allen – Victim Location 27616 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Received a cashiers check and letter advising me to deposit the check and purchase Walmart gift cards and text the info from the cards and to keep $330
Diane – Victim Location 54937 Type of a scam Phishing When you are silly enough to answer as I was, they ask if you can hear them alright, then record your "yes". DON"T SAY "YES"! They record it to use later.
Tanya – Victim Location 84014 Total money lost $1,500 Type of a scam Home Improvement Mario Montejo bought a tractor from my 89 year old father, said he would pay him $300.00 a month and has never paid him a dime. When we call him all we get are promises. He is dishonest and not …
Sophia – Victim Location 71913 Total money lost $63.90 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was directed to this website via facebook https://ilovecamping.us/ in which I purchased a 2-3 tent which then directed me to Paypal to complete the purchase through [email protected] for $63.90. The tent arrived 3 weeks later and was not even …
Isaac – Victim Location 97355 Type of a scam Tech Support Was looking to update my Garmin GPS unit, husband found this http://www.gpsmapupdate.us website not knowing it was not the right website. But it showed in large letters Garmin Navigation Update. Chat window opened and we gave info on Garmin unit. Then chat says a …
Jacquelyn – Victim Location 92557 Total money lost $35.96 Type of a scam Online Purchase They advertise on Facebook under the page ‘We Are Musician’ with a "retail store" website of museraven.com. I bought an Eminem hoodie back on December 19th, 2017 and I never received shipping information and sure have not received my item, …
