Cara – Victim Location 27207 Total money lost $20 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Consumer received a letter from, Registered Asset Advisors 273 Walt Whitman Rd, PMB # 374 Huntington Station, New York USA stating that she won money but she have to send them $20.00 in order to get the prize.
Melody – Victim Location 32137 Type of a scam Debt Collections Hi, I just received a very disturbing call from a place that would only give the the name READERS SERVICES. they claim they have been sending me 4 magazines for the past 9 months and if I don’t pay it or a cancellation fee …
Mark – Victim Location 04263 Type of a scam Charity I received a text email to my phone asking me to contact via email someone regarding a donation being made to "improve poverty in my area" that I was to distribute. I responded only with my mailing address as they stated I would receive a …
Sarah – Victim Location 21657 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Contacted elderly woman age 87 – she thought they were calling on behalf of her doctor. They wanted to send a back brace. She does not have back pain. They called to verify shipment and I was here to intercept call. They verified her address …
Mitchell – Victim Location 88203 Type of a scam Other They left me a message, stating their company was closing and they need to refund me my money. I called back, and ask them what company, and they said, we are needing to refund you for your purchase a couple of months ago, the company …
Jeffery – Victim Location 48915 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product About three of my friends in the last few days have been tagged in posts with an image pointing to a RayBan one day sale, selling the product for 19.99.
Donald – Victim Location 84062 Total money lost $92.53 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I tried to call and cancel 30 min after I ordered and the phone # doesn’t work. I emailed and got this response: Dear Jen, Good day. Thanks for mailing us. We do apologize for the inconvenience because upon checking …
Jacqueline – Victim Location 76248 Type of a scam Identity Theft I have been called over the last 4 years by a "collection" company looking for a Rhonda Brown. I never answer a phone number I don’t recognize but this became incessant from the same phone number. In the last month it has gotten more …
Derek – Victim Location 60169 Total money lost $1,300 Type of a scam Home Improvement At the beginning of October we hired "Raymundo and Francisco" partners to paint our home and to instal a bamboo floor. They asked a money in advance because according to them they had to order a floor material. On October …
Eugene – Victim Location 62960 Total money lost $8,700 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations RenTravel, LLC out of Los Angeles, CA 90024, came to Paducah, KY 42001 and promised to cancel our timeshares. NASHVILLE VENTURES, LLC/TIMESHARE LAWYER SERVICES of Orlando, FL gave us a 100% Money Back Guarantee that our cancellation would happen within one …
Crystal – Victim Location 91423 Total money lost $2,200 Type of a scam Credit Cards This company used the $2000. deposit for repairs when there is a collision damage waived signed and agreed to. The said they were going to charge the repairs to the deposit. I have not gotten the estimate of the repairs, …
Mario – Victim Location 44056 Type of a scam Tech Support My computer alerted me that something was wrong and a box popped up of a number I had to call to fix it or otherwise it would stop working. I called and they walked me through what was wrong- my firewall was down- and …
Kendra – Victim Location 79907 Type of a scam Investment I received a letter at my address in a relatives name( who has never lived with me at my address) stating if I would be interested in selling a property in TN. I have never heard of this other property. I researched the property this …
Laura – Victim Location 53224 Total money lost $166.41 Type of a scam Online Purchase I purchased shoes for $166.41 the person that emailed back’s name was Linda King, after I ask when will my shipment be receive I never heard from her or anyone else again, I still haven’t heard anything , my dads …
Wesley – Victim Location 08859 Type of a scam Online Purchase Website offers 93% off rayban glasses, clearly a fake site that is likely to steal your credit card information. Exact copy of the RayBans website
Leonard – Victim Location 48197 Total money lost $189.14 Type of a scam Online Purchase I came across Renuvaderm’s ad for free anti-aging cream sample with the only financial obligation being to pay for shipping and handling for the sample. Nowhere on the website or on the separate site to enter info to have samples …
Vanessa – Victim Location 32935 Type of a scam Employment Offered employment with Redhat then wanted bank information and access
Misty – Victim Location 37207 Type of a scam Rental Told me they can get me a home for 429 a month but have to go thru Lexington Law firm
Bradley – Victim Location 93041 Total money lost $184.40 Type of a scam Credit Cards Made an online purchase for a free trial of a facecream product for less than $5.00 . I recieved 2 difrent creams and was charged an additional $6.00. 10 days later my CC was charged $184.00 for 2 jars of …
Carolyn – Victim Location 96813 Type of a scam Employment I got an E mail from Martin Gills and signed up to be a secret shopper. Before I do anything, he is sending me a cahiers check From Fulton Bank check number number 1000297253, routing number 031301422 and then where account number is *** 00091. …
Brian – Victim Location 65737 Type of a scam Debt Collections Charged me $111 for trash service
Tony – Victim Location 29071 Total money lost $113.39 Type of a scam Romance Was matched on a dating site, which included two or three pictures supposedly of him. The only contact was internet, texting, phone calls, and maybe a couple emails, but nothing in person. He said what he thought I wanted to hear. …
Bryce – Victim Location 44842 Type of a scam Other Initially, an automated message stating "Our records indicate your Dominion East Ohio gas bill is due a 50% refund, press 1 now to get your refund". I pressed 1, a lady came and asked if I recalled receiving a mailing stating a refund was due …
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Jimmy – Victim Location 93612 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Recieved a priority mail envelope with directions and check to do a secret shopper for Walmart want me to send $800 and $695 to a Charlie Dixon and Todd Norris in Houston and Arlington Texas and then I can cash this check for …
Tasha – Type of a scam Employment They contacted me offering me a job in human recourse specialist, the continued to contact me untill I replied and right away they wanted me to sign a contract for 10 days probation, the next day they wanted to transfer money to my account for me to pull …
Martha – Victim Location 96734 Type of a scam Employment This guy named Mcshane Lisbon, was supposedly the HR manager and we agreed on an interview but I messaged him and asked what happen, he said sorry super busy my co worker will construct the interview. Here is this email:[email protected] and input this code Hr545g …
Mario – Victim Location 91761 Type of a scam Debt Collections I was contacted by a company named RAM LLC. They stated that I had owed a payday loan debt that I took out with a company called The Seven Group, LLC in the amount of $510. I had never taken out a payday loan …
Darrell – Victim Location 91331 Type of a scam Government Grant Person wanted money for government grant
Kurt – Victim Location 76445 Total money lost $750 Type of a scam Tech Support Supposedly my computer had an error in the firewall that they wanted to do a scan and identify the problem. They call almost every week on my business phone as well as my home phone. They have tricked me on …
Joanna – Victim Location 60031 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Tech Support Popup while using PC saying that computer had viruses and not to turn off computer as it was compromised and may crash. Call number on notice to have Microsoft Tech Support to help. Individual said firewall damaged, viruses needed to …
