Shaun – Victim Location 23669 Type of a scam Government Grant Got a text from a so call friend saying he received 50.000 from a grant from dhhs grant and said i was to receive it to have me a number to text and ask for mine . I did and the man said I …
Glenn – Victim Location 23842 Type of a scam Employment I got an email from someone saying they are looking to expand their business into Canada. He said his company name was Reynolds Economics. I tried to look them up, but the website for them does not load. I can’t find anything else about them. …
Christie – Victim Location 59645 Type of a scam Government Grant My friend stated she received a grant from Robert Winkler Grant. You need to get a hold of him (Facebook). Robert Winkler wanted to get personal information from me. At that point, I did not proceed.
Ashlee – Victim Location 33324 Type of a scam Tech Support I keep receiving calls from someone stating that GEEK SQUAD has been liquidated and is being forced to refund $300 to me. I was told to go to a specific website: www.150.co.il and choose option 2 to allow them to takeover my computer. Once …
Elizabeth – Victim Location 53546 Type of a scam Online Purchase Receive scam by email in my personal email inbox. The email show order number, invoice number, subscription number, and the cost of the items purchase. Also in the bottom of the email, the phone number was given to call them back if I had …
Jeremy – Victim Location 38018 Total money lost $25,000 Type of a scam Romance I’m so embarrassed I told him this was a fake ID. He told me he is a victim too. The man from his military camp sold him this ID?
Dawn – Victim Location 30233 Type of a scam Credit Cards Robo call about my current credit card(I don’t have one and get this call constantly).Say they can offer me a lower interest rate. I dial 1 and am redirected to a human who immediatlly asks me "Do you know what this call is about". …
Natalie – Victim Location 11554 Type of a scam Home Improvement Workers approached my husband in the yard (East Meadow, NY) – he thought they were talking about cement – as there was a cement truck in the area – he never agreed on a price – went in the house for a minute, and …
Ernest – Victim Location 32506 Type of a scam Tech Support Received new roku device. Tried to set up on tv but was told their was a problem code 0014. Gave number to call. Called and was told roku needed $***.to set up new device. Said I was locked out of my roku account.. After …
Gregory – Victim Location 27613 Type of a scam Phishing Was called at my work phone by "Richard Sutton", phone number 336-272-9939. Asked if I was and when I said "Yes", it hung up. I called back and the number was not in service. Found stuff on the Internet about the "Yes" Scam where they …
Jeremiah – Victim Location 45069 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations I received a phone call asking if I would be interested in selling my timeshare in Mexico… I said yes. I received an email with a proposal with a HUGE offer. Red flags started popping up as I did my due diligence. The address that …
Nancy – Victim Location 48042 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Home Improvement This guy is a scam and a LIAR. Don’t give anyone an insurance check that promises to "workaround" the process for quicker check clearing. He held my money for 2 months, lied more times than I can doubt and shorted …
Tamara – Victim Location 79118 Type of a scam Government Grant My friend told me about this grant so I checked it out. All communication with them was through text message. They offered me a $100,000 grant but I needed to pay $700 up front. I told them I had to see if I could …
Savannah – Victim Location 84041 Type of a scam Utility Our business received a call from "Cindy Johnson" claiming she was with Rocky Mountain Power and our power was due to be interrupted at 3pm today. She said we owe $32,000. She said in order to stop interruption for 96 hours we had to hand …
Rose – Victim Location 30039 Total money lost $85 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered jackets prior to a event for my non profit at 3 weeks in advance. After paying almost 50 bucks in shipping I did not receive time. I happened to contact customer service about the price change and in …
Tina – Similar experience and add him on Skype. Questions all seem robotic . I answered them with lack effort too and got job lol What waste of time Our Recruiting Team reviewed your Resume / Application submitted for the position of a DATA ENTRY CLERK (Full Time/ Part Time) via Indeed.com and we are …
Ernest – Victim Location 91367 Total money lost $35,000 Type of a scam Other Roger Allen Davis represents to potential victims a purported hair care product company that needs investors in exchange for stock options that don’t exist with Reviv3 (a.k.a. Hair Trinity) Davis represents himself as sole owner of good and marketable shares of …
Sergio – Victim Location 75901 Total money lost $89.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase The website represents as a USA company selling sport jerseys. Upon ordering, they take the money the next day and then the order is never received and you find out it is not received because there is a delay in …
Haley – Victim Location 31204 Type of a scam Government Grant I was DM by Rodney Moore giving information about a grant given out by Rod. J. Rosenstein. When I asked why he reached out to me and he blocked me. I did save the Facebook information that he sent for Rod. J. Rosenstein and …
Alan – Victim Location 75062 Type of a scam Online Purchase Instagram
Angelica – Victim Location 65804 Total money lost $5,000 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Brief Summary: First of all, YOU WILL NEVER GET YOUR PROMISED LOAN, NEVER. This company will quickly approve you, need all the usual documents, like employment, tax forms, I.D., etc…and then need money upfront, usually only a little, but …
Tonya – Victim Location 43938 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes My husband and I received a letter from so-called Publishers Clearing House saying we won second place and won $2.5 million. We were also sent a check for $8,435.20 and just found out by three different banks and the real Publishers Clearing House that it …
Isaac – Victim Location 11003 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Online Purchase They said it was a free trial and they would only send me the Rapid Trim thing once but they keep sending me this and keep charging me 89.45 dollars every month
Dennis – Type of a scam Phishing Signed up to win an air purifier at a Trade Show from this company. Received a text message 6 months later saying I had won. I clued in as soon as the person asked if "it was just me or if I had another half" and immediately started …
Cole – Type of a scam Phishing I keep getting endless calls from this person or business, sometimes twice a day. I never answer it, and they never leave a message. They have been calling me daily for over a month now.
Jeffrey – Victim Location 23666 Total money lost $154.92 Type of a scam Online Purchase On September 24 a charge for 154.92 showed up on my credit card bill. I did some digging to try to figure out where this "company" is, how they got my information etc. I was unable to find out anything …
Danny – Victim Location 84037 Total money lost $996 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations Tried to book this vacation after paying $996.00. This company will hang up on me whenever I try to call and give me the run around about booking this vacation.
Christopher – Victim Location 32571 Type of a scam Other Scammer said he had the password to my email and he did there it was written out. He then said he had gained control of my computer through a porn website he had set up and took control of my computer & camera to record …
Ricky – Victim Location 55416 Total money lost $60 Type of a scam Online Purchase Randy is a ticket scammer. He requested money via the Zelle app, which was paid, and he never transferred the tickets. He stopped responding and blocked my number. His cell phone he used was 612-444-3299. His email is [email protected]
Benjamin – Victim Location 43537 Total money lost $350 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered 2 pairs of shoes which arrived 1 week late and 2 dresses which also arrived 1 week late. The shoes and dresses were not even close in size. No return label. The only way to contract them was on …
