Alicia – Victim Location 49090 Type of a scam Employment "Jim Calloway" the CEO of this apparent company sent me a message on indeed (an employment website) wanting to hire me as an executive Assistant for $25/hr. I emailed and asked about the company website and location where the company was started. He stated the …
William – Victim Location 24015 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I had an item listed on Craigslist for $300. I received a text from someone saying they were Mitchell Williams/Kathleen Morrison at Rocky Trading Company, 5609 Sligh Avenue, Tampa, FL 33634. They then sent a cashiers check for $1900 and told me to deposit …
Rosa – Victim Location 81147 Total money lost $4.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was purchasing a Colorado Fishing License and the google search took me to their sight. I clicked on CO fishing License and then to renew a license. It asked a few things, name, and address then wanted cc info. …
Shannon – Victim Location 21084 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Customer received a phone a phone call from an individual named Richard Mason 202-664-2018 ext 1010 claiming to be from Royal Star Sweepstakes. Customer supposedly won $750,000 and in order to retrieve the prize the customer would have to pay $5700 for insurance.
Jacob – Victim Location 53202 Type of a scam Business Email Compromise I received a fax at my business that reads "The $10 Pot of Gold." It is a business opportunity/pyramid scheme. The address (residential) and phone number (Wyoming mobile with a "full" voicemail)
Teresa – Victim Location 13901 Type of a scam Phishing I got an email this morning stating that this person hacked my email since 11/28/2017. This person states that he has been gathering evidence and pictures of myself using adult websites. The person threatens to send these files to friends, family, and colleagues unless I …
Adriana – Victim Location 70663 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I was told I won a white Mercedes and 3.8 million dollars all I had to do was go to Walmart and send a money gram to Rufus Powell for $385.00, he even asked how long it would take me to go to Walmart because …
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Allison – Victim Location 71291 Type of a scam Credit Cards I checked my credit card charges online on April 23, 2018, and noticed a $771.38 charge to Rodan and Fields that I had not authorized. I notified my card company and they have locked my card and refunded this amount back to me. On …
Trevor – Victim Location 49079 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Suspected offer was to good. There is no phone number or corporate address on the website. All they are looking for are credit card numbers.
Candace – Victim Location 39191 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I received mail from Royal Sea Cruises and in the packet they sent me had a voucher and a phone number to call. I called the phone number to see if I won anything and I tried to claim the free cruise that they said …
Julian – Victim Location 64082 Total money lost $160 Type of a scam Online Purchase Stole my money and provided false information to my bank to sidestep this. A seller, Rosetic, on AliExpress scammed me for things they never sent me and will not refund me.
Kristi – Victim Location 95758 Total money lost $495.20 Type of a scam Rental This site pretended to be Holiday Inn. Made a reservation at the wrong hotel from what I typed in and won’t even consider a refund. Charges exhorborent fees buried under "Taxes." When we complained, they lied and said Holiday Inn told …
Micah – Victim Location 65203 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received a mailing with a check for $2350. The letter references a contact named Rhonda Downing who is a hiring manager for Royal services. The letter advised me to sent $2000 through money gram ($1000 each time) to Terry Moore and then …
Alana – Victim Location 48198 Total money lost $7 Type of a scam Online Purchase I saw an advertisement for reusable straws on Instagram. The ad was giving away a free set of reusable straws for just the cost of shipping and handling.Two weeks after the purchase, I have still not received these straws.
Sabrina – Victim Location 73034 Type of a scam Phishing I received a phone called wherein the caller said she was having problems with her headset, can I hear her. I said yes (and then realized what had just happened!!!) Then she went on to say I stayed at a resort and was now eligible …
Grant – Victim Location 90715 Type of a scam Employment Following the job application you filled out for the position of Operations (Logistics) Manager with RB Company, we are pleased to confirm the job offer. We are eagerly awaiting for you to become an irreplaceable asset for our company. We are sure we will be …
Dale – Victim Location 78223 Type of a scam Debt Collections Received a phone call on my cell phone stated that this company, "RSG", was trying to serve my father with documents regarding his credit card. I stated i was my father’s POA. They didn’t even have a correct address that father has ever lived …
Erik – Victim Location 74832 Total money lost $91.95 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered some vitamins in Dec. 2016 for$ 2.95. Never received a bottle. Then I see in January they charged me an additional $89.00 without my consent. Never received this additional vitamins either. Called to get my money back, they …
Joel – Victim Location 32526 Type of a scam Tax Collection 24 hours to pay owed taxes. If not paid there will be someone coming to arrest us.
Raul – Victim Location 60649 Total money lost $50 Type of a scam Online Purchase paid for order never got it
Jake – Victim Location 21849 Type of a scam Debt Collections I’ve been getting calls over the past 2 months stating I have defrauded a business with a personal loan and local authorities have been dispatched to my home as well as my place of employment.
Ernest – Victim Location 93940 Type of a scam Debt Collections Yes I received a call from R C CAPITAL collection services who had my social number and address but wrong date of birth. They said I owed a payday loan from over a year ago when I asked to send me verification of it …
Jasmine – Victim Location 88210 Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange I received 2 letters, packaged together in a manila envelope. One stating my "great uncle" has passed and I "am named by him as an inheritor of a portion of his estate". I have no idea what this is. Researched online and found …
Jacquelyn – Victim Location 70583 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare On 6/20/19 my elderly father received an automated voicemail stating that his Soc Security benefits will be immediately terminated because he was responsible for a fraud with his Soc security benefits. He was requested to press 1 to speak to a representative. If he did …
Pedro – Victim Location 27265 Type of a scam Debt Collections I received a voicemail today from what sounds like RRGN Associates. They have a complaint against Anthony Gentry and no one by that name lives in my residence at all and no one in my family is named Anthony Gentry. Caller ID displayed the …
Leonard – Victim Location 49201 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I was waiting on a mystery shopping job so I thought this email was it. When I received the "package" it was a cashiers check in the amount of $2990! They wanted me to send 3 money orders, each in the amount of …
Margaret – Victim Location 80504 Total money lost $1,714.28 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product My husband and I were looking forward to a road trip from Colorado to California over the 4th of July weekend. We wanted to visit several national parks on the trip so we decided to rent a small RV. I …
Elizabeth – Victim Location 53132 Total money lost $71.92 Type of a scam Online Purchase This is the second time a charge from this company has showed up on my credit card bill. I have had to be issued a new credit card three times in the last year and have the transaction called fraudulent. …
Brooke – Type of a scam Business Email Compromise Received email from Rachel Ford. Scam.
Raquel – Victim Location 98006 Total money lost $45 Type of a scam Online Purchase Found advertisement on Facebook. Clicked through to offer for eye cream and moisturizer cream, It was a free trial whereby I only had to pay $4.95 for each product to cover shipping costs. Fifteen days later I was charged for …
