Sarah – Victim Location 72120 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I have received several phone calls and I answered and said hello. The lady on the other end said I am calling long distance can you hear me and I said nothing and hung up every time.
Michelle – Victim Location 37914 Type of a scam Employment I found an ad on Face Book that was a work at home data entry specialist. I was suppose to be in training for a week via Hangouts.com. The "trainer’s" name was Bernard Hart. He sent me a a letter on government letter head specify …
Diana – Victim Location 63026 Type of a scam Debt Collections This number has called me a few times in the past few days. I finally answered & the man said he was calling in reference to a bill from "Fenton Emergency Group" for my outstanding balance of $1,538. He threatened that if I didn’t …
Vanessa – Victim Location 39466 Total money lost $298 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief On April 18, 2018 Restart My Credit presented an electronic check to my bank for $298. The electronic check image had another name and an out of state address. I have never contacted them, hired them or associated with …
Tanya – Victim Location 77656 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I was looking online for a loan to help me through a hard time in my life and I seen there site on a Google search. Thinking that it was a legitimate site how they advertise on there site …
Joanna – Victim Location 53713 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Repeated calls from Woodville, WI pretending to be responding to requests for a medical grade brace. Dozens of calls from similar phone numbers (call from a new one when blocked), and they don’t stop calling when you press button to be placed on do not …
Evan – Victim Location 98418 Type of a scam Phishing Called saying that they had been notified about fraud against my name and socail security number. They wanted a call back for my final statement before it was sent to court.
Vanessa – Victim Location 63026 Type of a scam Online Purchase I had heard about this scammer on the news. They call from a local number. As I answer they ask, "can you hear me?" I respond yes then they go into a sales pitch. I hung up then realized I had heard of these …
Elizabeth – Victim Location 95358 Type of a scam Other I got a call from a woman named Sarah about an inquiry I made. I have been looking for a place to live and contacting many places. She told me to call Lexington Law Firm and create an account, and call her back with the …
Kathryn – Victim Location 28090 Type of a scam Debt Collections Someone called my phone at work saying that process server would be coming to file papers for me to go to court on a payday loan back from September 2012. I have not taken out any payday loans in 2012. I had some years …
Michael – Victim Location 47710 Type of a scam Charity A young woman called at 6:46pm on the landline phone, from 812-402-0434. The caller ID read, "Rehabilitation". The young woman was speaking rapidly and asked, "Would you like to get into your checking or savings account to make a donation?" The callee then terminated the …
Kristin – Victim Location 92882 Total money lost $40 Type of a scam Charity August 28,18 donated $40.00 to the website and in return was to receive two bracelets. Never received the bracelets and sent several emails to them but no response.
Peter – Victim Location 90013 Type of a scam Employment Same Woman (Asian accent) spoke via email and phone. gave me access to fake log in portal to see my “packages” she would verify them. Today I had could no longer access the “mail server” had an IP address of (http://198.46.249.212/) This woman who I …
Felicia – Victim Location 35758 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Caller said he had my medicare records and when I asked who he was and why he had my records, he started asking several other questions. He could not answer my questions and there were long pauses in the conversation. When I asked him for …
Diane – Victim Location 98133 Type of a scam Phishing My business received a notice via the U.S. Postal Service stating the following; *** REMINDER: YOUR ACCOUNT STATUS IS PENDING *** Withing the last 15 business days, a prequalified Reliant Business Cash Card and activation requrest wer issued for the company named herein. According to …
Paula – Victim Location 10456 Type of a scam Rental I went on Craigslist to look for an apartment. This person claimed to have a "fabulous" one bedroom located at 1420 Parkchester.ave. They lied an elderly man lives there and I found his name listed online as the landlord so I asked the person who …
Alexandra – Victim Location 47374 Type of a scam Credit Cards Similar to other complaints about this company’s deceptive marketing techniques, I received a letter called "ACCOUNT REMINDER" to our church address and activation request for the company name herein. According to my records at the time of this printing, the account has not and …
Amanda – Victim Location 23113 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I got an email saying I was chosen as a Walmart secret shopper. In about two days after, I received a check drawn on a Nationwide Insurance bank account. The instructions told me to deposit the check and within two days go to …
Nathan – Victim Location 13452 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I was recently sent a link for a vehicle wrap adverstisement company. After being contacted by them multiple times they sent a check to be used to pay me 400 dollars and send 1800 dollars to a person in Arkansas who is suppose …
Steve – Victim Location 30240 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Sent me a check and told me i was going to be a secret shopper. I would make 400 to see how the western union money senders locations where doing. I felt it was a scam and didn’t even cash the check.
Sean – Victim Location 84096 Type of a scam Phishing It is difficult to tell if this is a robocall or live (I’m guessing robocall). The call starts out with "Hi, I’m Elizabeth from Resort Rewards Program. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?" It’s a known scam tactic to get a voice recording of the word …
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Monique – Victim Location 67005 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I filled out something on secret shopper job and they sent me a casheers check for $997.00, telling me to cash them and go to mart and money gram them $822.00 to Richard Amosco. And then survey them on there customer service as …
Keri – Victim Location 65463 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I was contacted about taking surveys for pay. I was sent a check for $1998.30 and told to take that money, keep a small portion for myself, then take the remainder and go to a long list of shops (Walmart, CVS, Target, etc) …
Gerald – Victim Location 77845 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency Grandson called said he was with a friend in Miami. The Uber driver was stopped and they were all arrested because there were drugs in the car. In order to receive a quick trial and bond his lawyer Richard Davis suggested he use his …
Leonard – Victim Location 50035 Total money lost $577 Type of a scam Tech Support A company by the name of Rhombus Tech informed me that my computer had a virus and that they were Microsoft techs and needed to fix it. They also told me I was missing a program and that for 577.00 …
Vanessa – Victim Location 70601 Type of a scam Identity Theft 469 998 7324 Robinson Firm, Christopher Thomas just called me telling me I was having charges on me by Grant Funding because I wrote them a NSF check. He had my SS# DOB Address everything. Little did he know I don’t own checks, I …
Cory – Victim Location 94120 Type of a scam Online Purchase I tried to make a purchase from this company online and then someone texted me who said his name was Richard, from this same company. He said that their credit card processing was broken and that I needed to pay by another method, such …
Daisy – Victim Location 93010 Type of a scam Identity Theft This company claims to be accredited with the BBB, spoofed my email.
Ann – Victim Location 95722 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations The caller identified himself as being from Royalty Cruises. He then asked if I could hear him. I forgot that I had heard of this kind of scam, and said, "Yes." I’m concerned that the scammer has recorded what I said, and will use it …
Neil – Victim Location 48288 Type of a scam Home Improvement They claim they are a landscaping/Lawncare company.Out of the blue I receive a call from them stating that they had performed a service at my investment property which was then being occupied by a tenant.I even checked with the tenant and they were positive …
