Colleen – Victim Location 90503 Total money lost $800,000 Type of a scam Romance Sofia Adams is a practitioner of the classic "Gypsy Sweetheart" scam. She has defrauded my elderly uncle of an unknown but very large quantity of money. He is not willing to testify against her, so there is no criminal case (sadly …
Mandy – Victim Location 93257 Total money lost $800 Type of a scam Investment Larry Remis is the owner table advertising in restaurants. I gave him $800.00 when I call him no answer.
Jason – Victim Location 94041 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare The caller said they tried to deposit reimbursement at my bank account but it must have changed. Caller left a voice mail asking me to call back so I called but got no answer.
Scott – Victim Location 80219 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Thought i could make some extra money by advertising for "Red Bull". So i clicked a link on facebook that said i could make some money putting a Red Bull vinyl wrap on my car to advertise. The link took me to an …
Caitlin – Victim Location 78736 Type of a scam Phishing Received a cold call from a lady named Delia Fuentes claiming to be from Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union. She left a message stating it was important I returned the call. I called back and surprisingly she answered the line on a Sunday afternoon. No …
Adam – Victim Location 93728 Total money lost $1,250 Type of a scam Investment Larry Remis entered our office with contracts from two local restaurants in Clovis, CA (Uncle Buddy’s Smoke Shop and Rodeo Coffee Shop) stating he was looking for people who would advertise their business on the tables of these restaurants. After two …
Deborah – Victim Location 85704 Type of a scam Identity Theft When they call from 254-488-6050 a recorded message states it is "Redemption Rewards" then press 1. When you press 1 you get any number of "Agents". They are "selling" two $100.00 gift cards because "you shopped at a represented business in the last week." …
Desiree – Victim Location 96815 Total money lost $50 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Fake Ray bans. 90% off. Huge shipping cost because it is from China. Took 3 weeks to arrive in a crumpled box. Everything is very cheaply made, shoddy craftsmanship and smells strongly of chemicals. Fake logos everywhere. Tried to cancel …
Maurice – Victim Location 47201 Total money lost $35 Type of a scam Identity Theft RelaxFiling.com is a total scam!!! They processed by $35 payment and did not file the paperwork for my daughter’s replacement social security card. In addition to taking my $35, they have my passport, my daughter’s passport, and my daughter’s birth …
Walter – Victim Location 31206 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product i received a call from the Recall Notification Center, 800-705-5388 that I needed to contact the local Ford, Mercury and Lincoln dealership to order a passenger airbag that was under recall. I was then asked to whether I had an extended warranty? when I …
Jessie – Victim Location 85225 Total money lost $1,786 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I applied for a personal loan and they asked me for money upfront to complete the transaction. They asked for gift cards. When i asked for my money back they told me to be able to get my money …
Tabitha – Victim Location 32092 Total money lost $20 Type of a scam Phishing Person showed interest in buying my Prius but wanted to see this report. I paid for report and sent it to them and haven’t heard back.
Whitney – Victim Location 50263 Type of a scam Other They have not-permitted BBB and Comodo logos on their website.
Anthony – Victim Location 06419 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Identity Theft This company listed at this address participated in a scam stealing gift cards and purchasing items on them.
Robyn – Victim Location 37406 Type of a scam Debt Collections The gentleman keeps emailing saying I need to pay $325 or he will put a warrant out on me for not paying a payday loan I had in the past. He told me that my only optoin would be to go to Walmart and …
Carly – Victim Location 70047 Total money lost $2,300 Type of a scam Employment I put my resume online. I got an email from Remington Evaluations LLC. to be a secret shopper. A check was sent to me, then I had to call in for the details of the assignment. Brian told me to go …
David – Victim Location 93710 Type of a scam Phishing I got a phone call on 2/27/2019 from a young lady who asked if I could hear her, and I said yes, because I was on my bluetooth in my car and could not see the number very well, and the girl sounded like a …
Amanda – Victim Location 13042 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product THRESEA MILLER Apr 21 (10 days ago) to me, bcc: me Hello , I’m glad about your interest in the puppies but the puppies have been sold.I received an email from Reverend John Hinnen who recently bought two English bulldog puppies from me that …
Abby – Victim Location 95148 Total money lost $101.29 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered this product online for free trial and paid for shipping and handling. No where did it say it will start a subscription with 14 days unless consumer calls to cancel and it costs $ 190.86 for the two products …
Jay – Victim Location 44062 Type of a scam Debt Collections Received a call from remittance litigation group, caller stated her name is Theresa Harding. She said that she was trying to collect a debt from a payday loan from 4 years ago, and that if I don’t call her back with a payment by …
Raymond – Victim Location 63026 Type of a scam Business Email Compromise Got a call from a lady named Amber, she said I applied to the job (I didn’t) and asked for me to come in for an interview. Upon looking it up, the website seems to be new and I got even more suspicious. …
Sheila – Victim Location 15825 Type of a scam Utility Received text message saying "verizon test text". Deleted without opening. 30 minutes later received another text saying "Congratulations on your new phone".
Carly – Victim Location 75287 Total money lost $2,650 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order If anyone from retailactive contacts you, do not respond. They say they are a secret shopper company but they are not. They will want you to cash a large check that they FedEx you, then send back a portion …
Michele – Victim Location 32927 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Contacted me that I won some sort of drawings and my winnings is waiting to be delivered by FedEx for a small fee
Sharon – Victim Location 95126 Total money lost $1,380 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Sends a check for more than you are selling an item (Ebay, Craigslist). Asks you to send money via Walmart to mover to ship the goods. Check is counterfeit. I lost $***.
Kari – Victim Location 47834 Type of a scam Employment I received a priority mail folder in the mail with a page of instructions (with several misspellings) and postal money order for $974.00. The city/state listed on the sender’s address on the money order says it’s from Winston Salem, CA but the address listed on …
Mandy – Victim Location 46032 Type of a scam Rental my husband and i have been looking for an affordable place to live so we were looking on craigslist to rent by owner because our credit is on the mend. so i inquired about this house. luckily i caught on very quickly that is was …
Juan – Victim Location 45171 Total money lost $125 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I started applying online for loans a few weeks ago, around middle to end of September, and then I received a call I think last Monday, 102-17 his name was Joshua with Republic Finance and he was calling from …
Derrick – Victim Location 64601 Total money lost $195.82 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a free sample of BBB RevitSkin Serum and KJB NewGlowlift and received the package on January 8, 2016. The samples irritated my face and caused red blotches. On January 18, 2016 I saw charges of $98.41 and $97.41 …
Shane – Victim Location 68661 Total money lost $899 Type of a scam Rental They were going to rent our time share and supposedly already had a person to rent it to. The we’re also going to sell the timeshare for more than what we paid for. Now that I looked up info on this …
