Anna – Victim Location 44266 Type of a scam Employment I applied for an assistant position online via Indeed, a reputable job search site. I sent my resume and was contacted about a week later and they said they were interested in me for the position and to give them additional information such as address, …
Jaclyn – Victim Location 85014 Type of a scam Online Purchase using Ray Ban sunglasses at 90% off to sell knock off items. Not associated with Ray Ban Sunglasses, but using their logo and a very convincing website to get money and credit card numbers. All over Instagram/social media. Amelia – Victim Location 98822 Type …
Justin – Victim Location 03045 Type of a scam Phishing Received a call saying her name was Elizabeth from a resort center. Can you hear me? This was on July 17, 2017. I was distracted and answered Yes, so feel it is a scam, since I have been warned not to answer Yes on the …
Margaret – Victim Location 32935 Type of a scam Romance Joined dating service called "Realove" in Melbourne Fl. The deal was after 8 matches you could cancel the service. I have had 2 in the last 5 months. I think the REAL DEAL is they keep debiting my account every month and hold of on …
Jon – Victim Location 10455 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I searched online for a payday loan or personal loan and came across Rapid Loans Pro. There is no contact number so I put in a request to know more information on the contact us tab. Someone called me …
Anna – Victim Location 20002 Type of a scam Employment They used employment as the tactic, of say that I was a good candidate for the data entry job they were filling. The email Angela in Human Resources and then log onto Google hangouts. Marcus Lewis was my contact person who gave me a verification …
Nicolas – Victim Location 23462 Type of a scam Employment Possible fake employment scam: Real Ispat Power. Ltd. based in India, www.realispat.com, (562)283-8691 offering a data processing job to work at home. They provide computer and materials to work from home. They claim that they are in the process of setting up a Houston, TX …
Autumn – Victim Location 27612 Type of a scam Government Grant I had two phone calls from 646-741-9156 and another number from 202-885-982 claiming I got a government grant. They confirm my address and phone number and e-mail address. Then they ask me to process my debit card for $3.00. It was at this point …
Robert – Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Moving After a telephone confirmation of a fixed price of 50 dollars an hour with a minimium of two hours plus 50 for gas and miscelanious, I accepted and signed a paper for removal of six chairs, a table and small buffet I had purchased. …
Gerald – Victim Location 84123 Type of a scam Government Grant Scams #’s 202 798 3209 202 459 8763 260 207 4450 Someone in Washington (probably in Siberia) claiming to be working for ARRA contacted me about being approved to receive a Federal grant. They said qualify for a $9,000 federal grant but they needed …
Trevor – Victim Location 92101 Type of a scam Romance Met him on a dating website (WAYN). He immediately gave me a phone # to text him on. In less than a week, he said he was robbed and all ID stolen. A couple days later his little girl is in the hospital and he …
Luis – Victim Location 90706 Type of a scam Rental A too good to be true – rent to own your own home. Gives you options to start to receive a “ list “ of homes that are available with no money down and $400 or less monthly rent – and a purchase amount in …
Calvin – Total money lost $2,495 Type of a scam Credit Cards I was interested in learning a gaining online work experience! When they emailed me an elaborate script about working as a billing assistant with the potential of growth within the company! There was no training for billing or any work now that I …
Kate – Victim Location 40291 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order My child had a bow for sale on Craigslist for $200. received a check for $1550 in an overnight FedEx envelope. They won’t answer their phone number and the voice mailbox is full. Not sure what’s going on here, but sounds very suspicious
Gloria – Victim Location 16259 Type of a scam Employment To begin the story, I have never come across this type of well put together scam. This scam was received by means of an email stating that the potential employee resume information was located on an employment search website (zip recruiter, career builder, etc..). No …
Taryn – Victim Location 98001 Total money lost $250 Type of a scam Employment Posted a job asking for a data scientist to analyze some data on https://www.reddit.com/r/Jobs4Bitcoins/comments/7uadpi/hiring_data_scientist_to_…⇄ the scammer made contact and paid him half of requested amount, 1 month later no work has been produced, and nothing but empty promises of refunds. Details …
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William – Victim Location 70001 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Not actual advertised product and used to obtain people’s credit/debit cards Olivia – Victim Location 90061 Type of a scam Credit Cards There was a clearance deal for a DJI Mavic Pro on this website that was very cheap, so I tried to purchase …
Ebony – Victim Location 95304 Total money lost $124.19 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief This company talks a good game about assisting you with consolidating your student loans but someone in their company will use your credit card information to pay their personal phone bills, mechanic fees etc. I called them to consolidate …
Anna – Victim Location 14091 Total money lost $1,800 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I applied for a loan through a search engine. I received a call from Jason @ Regal Lenders telling me I was approved for a loan up to $***. Jason said I would need either 2 people to cosign …
Jake – Victim Location 54904 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes http://regrip.pgtb.me/x63sMg/nh9lP?w=63247929&e=176826017 Regrip offered a contest claiming a $1000 prize. Regrip (Ryan Fogelman) entered a co-worker into his contest without his prior knowledge. Regrip (Ryan Fogelman) [email protected] picked his coworker Doug Christopher as the winner. I spoke with Doug and he had no knowledge of this …
Darren – Victim Location 32817 Total money lost $1,980 Type of a scam Government Grant I was called one morning and told I had won a 9000 dollar grant for being a student and unemployed. They told me to call another number and tell them the code that was given to me. I had to …
Grant – Victim Location 63368 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill I am receiving tons of bills for magazines I did not order. When I call the magazine companies they say it’s someone pranking me but it feels like a phishing type scam because it has started out with incorrect versions of my name …
Seth – Victim Location 45382 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Online Purchase free sample, just pay S&H.. then they automatically enroll you and charge your account for over 100.00!..
Gina – Victim Location 97380 Total money lost $30 Type of a scam Online Purchase I rented a calculator from ***.org. When I returned the calculator, I should have received a refund for my security deposit. The website states, "100% refundable security deposit." But I have not received it. There is no way to get …
Jason – Total money lost $41.15 Type of a scam Online Purchase Made an online purchase for a rose bear for my wife for v day. Made purchase. Never received a shipping number nor a response after first email.
Miranda – Victim Location 46788 Type of a scam Tax Collection I received two phone calls today from 610-714-9906. This lady tried to make me believe she was from the IRS and I was in trouble. I have blocked this number on my phone.
Meagan – Victim Location 77049 Total money lost $598 Type of a scam Online Purchase My daughter was interested in a Dachshund puppy she seen on website (Relish Dachshunds), base out of Dallas, TX. She inquired on it via email, she was told the puppy was available at $598.00 and that was the 50% discount …
Shanna – Victim Location 76710 Total money lost $23.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered a pair of shoes from here over a month and a half ago and never received a shipping update. Finally I tried emailing and contacting them over and over again and still have never heard anything. They sent me …
Jeffrey – Victim Location 27616 Type of a scam Employment My daughter is living in Raleigh, North Carolina for the summer. She is looking for a job and I’m not sure how this "company" found her? She said that a lady asked my daughter to add her to a conversation on gmail hangouts. This lady …
Vanessa – Victim Location 83642 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I received an email stating that I had earned an amazon reward worth $50. Just pick a prize and pay shipping and handling which was $5 . I did so. I noticed that the credit card I used to pay the shipping fee had two …
