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 …
Tabitha – Victim Location 46060 Type of a scam Employment I was contacted through my school email address – Ivy Tech. He stated that my resume was forwarded from my school career center in response to an employment/job vacancy. Then I was provided the details included below about a job as a Survey Agent where …
Paula – Victim Location 92407 Type of a scam Employment I applied for a job on indeed to be a secret shopper. A few months later I received an email asking if I was still willing to take the job, I said yes. They then asked for my name address age and gender and my …
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Misty – Victim Location 32526 Type of a scam Phishing They want me to connect a Raspberry PI to my internet router for 24 hours, then they need my facebook account, picture ID, date of birth, full name, and other information claiming that it is only an advertisement company. They use a name for their …
Natasha – Victim Location 97305 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Retail shoppers express sent me a check for $2650 they want me to deposit the check immediately upon receiving it and then text them @ 682-231-4066 they told me I am hired to be a secret shopper I will get $400 out of …
Deborah – Victim Location 37013 Total money lost $30 Type of a scam Online Purchase I purchased a set if mud flaps from this website, they initially charged me $24.99. then the next day, there was a new charge of $5. I never received the product, and the bank refuses to credit me back the …
Kristi – Victim Location 11434 Total money lost $315 Type of a scam Online Purchase The individual stated they had a specific pair of sneakers in search of for sale, at a reasonable price. First was told the item was upstate at a Binghampton store. Did a proper search and found said store in New …
Steve – Victim Location 30736 Type of a scam Phishing Random phone calls.. claim my address has expired for contact.. an in order to resolve this matter and avoid further action is required that you make contact with our office now at 980-999-8205 or press any key to speak with a file manager now. Last …
Brittany – Type of a scam Tax Collection I received a phone call indicating I owed taxes for the years of 2012 and 2014. I did not work these years and therefore had no income. I was threatened that the authorities would be called and the process to arrest me would be started.
Kristin – Victim Location 07054 Type of a scam Other After posting multiple times on Craigslist (NYC, North Jersey, Central Jersey, and other surrounding regions) with various items, what appears to be an automated response or bot is either emailed and/or text messaged to me with the same response which I will summarize below. There …
Tyler – Victim Location 65806 Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange gh — From Desk Of Rev.Jim Ovia Bank Of Africa Financial Planner Address: ACI 2000 Imm SIPROVET Hamdallaye BP E 566 Bamako Nigeria Phone: +2348082237370 Online Banking Department RE: $2.5 Million ATM Master Card Payment Dear Fund Beneficiary This is the 3rd time …
Jessica – Victim Location 90713 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order This man, steve hill, sends a letter asking for the reciptant to deposit the check into their account. No website or address, just a phone number.
Jordan – Victim Location 89130 Total money lost $378.57 Type of a scam Online Purchase I placed an order for a trial of Reversaderm instant lifting creme, & Flawless Youth skin care for $4.95 & 5.00. It was not clear to me that after 14 days the credit card i used would be billed an …
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