Evan – Mar 05, 2020 Victim Location 39501 Total money lost $109 Type of a scam Online Purchase It was a bait and switch. I ordered one product and they sent me a different product. When I called to return it I was told I could not. They charged me $109 for the product. When …
Derrick – Apr 02, 2020 Victim Location 39501 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Initial means of contact Not applicable Got a letter in mail 3/24/30 from a chief accounting auditor names Matthew Bird saying a MS Aneta Welford and her daughter were killed an wanted to place my name as a possible next …
Chase – Mar 14, 2020 Victim Location 10605 Type of a scam Online Purchase Someone representing this company illegally entered my apartment building and shoved a printed note between my door and door frame, the note advertised their website. I’ve attached a picture of the note. I’m disgusted that this company is taking advantage of …
Philip – Mar 09, 2020 Victim Location 71107 Type of a scam Employment Received an email # Mystery-Shopping, Ltd ® [email protected] Sat 3/7/2020 3:58 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] 1 attachments (4 KB) mysteryshopping.png; Hi there,,! Need to earn a little extra cash? Want to work from home?! You can earn up to $400 a …
Carrie – Mar 30, 2020 Victim Location 37377 Total money lost $270 Type of a scam Online Purchase I cancelled my Music Clout subscription over a year ago. Six months ago, they started billing me randomly. They have no phone number, and emails bounce — i.e., once they have your credit card number, they will …
Virginia – Mar 26, 2020 I did receive a tracking number to a shipping center in California, when they are supposedly out of Vermont. After a few days of seeing that my package was merely registered and wasn’t moving, I inquired by text and by chat online if my package had sent. I received no …
Jacqueline – Mar 16, 2020 Victim Location 48911 Total money lost $1,300 Type of a scam Home Improvement DO NOT GIVE THEM MONEY UPFRONT. They’ve had to make slight variations to the company name so they can hide from all their lawsuits. Do your homework. They ask for a down payment for “materials” and just …
Ruth – Apr 01, 2020 Victim Location 78840 Type of a scam Tech Support Scammer was able to lock my computer via a pop up while using the internet instructing me to contact the microsoft support desk at phone #866-629-0123. The pop up stated hackers were trying to access my IP address to gain access …
Pedro – Apr 20, 2020 Victim Location 28227 Total money lost $50 Type of a scam CryptoCurrency I purchased a $50 google play gift card from this company as a gift for someone. When the recipient tried to redeem the gift code it said that the code had already been used. This is all within …
Seth – Mar 12, 2020 Victim Location 28412 Total money lost $140 Type of a scam Online Purchase Paid over $140 with my debit card (mistake!) and waited over 6 weeks to receive only 2 of the 7 items I ordered. I received an email from them stating my order of 7 items had been …
Sheila – Mar 24, 2020 Victim Location 27203 Type of a scam Rental To make a long story short. The guy was portraying to be a landlord for a home that I was looking at on Facebook. Went and viewed the place and he wasn’t there, he provided a lockbox code through a website. I …
Drew – Mar 13, 2020 Total money lost $296 Type of a scam CryptoCurrency want you to put in a minimum 250$ to start trading. I decided to not continue and they wouln’t refund what I had put in. They actually refunded the 250$ then took it back off my credit card in the amount …
Edward – Mar 08, 2020 Victim Location 12210 Total money lost $88.84 Type of a scam Online Purchase Do not order from My Face Boxer. They will take your money and never ship your purchase. I placed an order on February 9, 2020 and still have not received my order to date and it is …
Mathew – Apr 08, 2020 Victim Location 03820 Type of a scam Employment I am a newly returned Peace Corps volunteer whose service was cut short due to the pandemic. I have been home and job searching for the past month through indeed (job search website) with little luck due to hiring freezes and company …
Randy – Mar 27, 2020 Victim Location 57642 Type of a scam Phishing This "company/person" emailed me claiming that someone died and I was supposed to inherit their estate. I was supposed to contact them and give them my personal information.
Cassie – Apr 23, 2020 Victim Location 90274 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was initially contacted by an anti-virus software company last year regarding selling me their software. I foolishly said yes because I was having some problems with my computer at the time. Since then, I have been contacted numerous times by …
Javier – Apr 17, 2020 Victim Location 43357 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Online Purchase Mike Welsh will take your money then send you to a shipping company which in turn will try and take more money from you. Long story short they squeez every penny out of you then never send …
Lawrence – Mar 06, 2020 Victim Location 70542 Type of a scam Tech Support I was doing research on France Ancestry site when I started having problems with my computer showing it was being hacked stating my files were being deleted so I got out and shut it down my computer to prevent files being …
Lucas – Apr 13, 2020 Victim Location 33065 Type of a scam Government Grant I was sent a friend request by a person that I knew growing up. They told me to contact this woman, Milliner Floyd about the Forever Living Assistance Program. So, I contacted the person on FB messenger, and they explained the …
Jason – Apr 19, 2020 Victim Location 49631 Total money lost $670 Type of a scam Online Purchase My daughter was searching the Internet for a puppy today. She came across their website and made contact with them. After Green to buy the puppy, she tried to make a payment to them through PayPal, then …
Ian – Apr 23, 2020 Victim Location 02118 Type of a scam Online Purchase Mercado libre is using my email address ********************* with unfamiliar data to order products and have them delivered to an unfamiliar location. None of the image information is mine.
Victoria – Apr 13, 2020 Victim Location 54403 Type of a scam CryptoCurrency My 14 year old daughter was contacted over Instagram by a person going by the name Elizabeth May, with the username elizabeth.may1617. She claimed to be a professional bitcoin miner in a bonus period because of the "trending virus" who was looking …
Grant – Apr 23, 2020 Victim Location 80013 Type of a scam Home Improvement Please be careful. We met with Joe and were initially very impressed. We ordered our custom shutters and paid a 50% deposit. 2 months went by without a word. I emailed Joe and was assured that the shutters would be in …
Kellie – Apr 22, 2020 Victim Location 76366 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Our longtime Member of PosTel Family CU received in the mail a letter from Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Inc along with a check from TJX Companies, Inc. for $3,795.84 for a prize toward the Mega Millions Lottery Inc. The Member …
Teresa – Apr 20, 2020 Victim Location 93308 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Online Purchase Please please please do not make the same poor decision I did. It’s a scam advertising puppies for sale. You will never receive a dog they will just keep you money. They ask for payment via Zelle. …
Savannah – Apr 22, 2020 Victim Location 85710 Total money lost $650 Type of a scam Online Purchase Offers cute Corgi puppies for sale. Even has great reviews on their site and sends pictures of each puppy you are interest in that look real. Ask you to do Zelle transfer to g-mail address watch for …
Brittney – Apr 22, 2020 Victim Location 70525 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency My husband received a letter informing him of a possible inheritance of $47,5000,000.00. No fees are required, except 50%, once money transfer is completed. My husband has lost NO MONEY
Katelyn – Apr 15, 2020 Victim Location 75098 Type of a scam Employment This is the same type of scam as reported on the 8/22/17 post. Pharmaceutical employment scam. This time using Morningside Pharmaceuticals based in England. Same MO as 8/22/17 post. Too many misspelled words/typos and this individual named "Helen Mark" acting as HR …
Blake – Apr 27, 2020 Victim Location 75203 Type of a scam Online Purchase This is not a real Corgi purchase site-it is very sophisticated but it is a scam. They say each Corgi is 500.00 and they will have to you in 24 hours for additional 150.00 I texted with them and they were …
Sergio – Apr 11, 2020 Victim Location 33413 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill I received this email after applying for a job via Indeed.com Congratulations to you on your new job, I had to verify all the information you provided. I hope to have your 100% loyalty and co-operation. Your quick response to …
