Todd – Victim Location 32909 Total money lost $2,300 Type of a scam Moving The house we moved into is really nice but they have workers who are scamming people. We applied & was given a Fake lease, fake approval letter with the punch code to enter the home. Only their workers know this information. …
Kenneth – Victim Location 92277 Total money lost $250 Type of a scam Investment A Lady with the Instagram name Of kimone12_Kimz messaged me and asked if I wanted to invest in some money so I sent 250 through Zelle for an investment,I was informed that I need to pay a clearance fee of 150 …
Kelli – Victim Location 83642 Type of a scam Employment Saw a colleague on LinkedIn who suggested I signup as a secret shopper. After signing up, received a FedEx envelope from Redline Distributors in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Inside was a check for $2,950.00 from USAA Casualty Insurance Company in San Antonio, TX and instructions to deposit …
Patricia – Victim Location 76179 Total money lost $39.99 Type of a scam Rental I am really in a tough situation in my life I got evicted two years ago and it wasn’t because I did pay rent.(that’s another story) so I have been having problems finding a place went a Google to find second …
Samuel – Victim Location 46033 Total money lost $135 Type of a scam Other Called Repairlux Appliance Repair to diagnosis and repair clothes washer no agitation issue. Technician came to home and advised me it needed a new timer part. I paid him $60 and ordered the $75 part. Part came in and Technician returned …
Ana – Victim Location 99163 Type of a scam Debt Collections This company is calling me claiming that there is a judgement placed on me on behalf of Check Into Cash for $3000 and that I am due in court. I have never received any written documentation for the judgement nor has it ever been …
Kari – Victim Location 68757 Type of a scam Employment I have had 12 text messages today and 2 on 09-30-19 told them stop on the 30th and they texted back saying they have removed my number. today I said stop and got the same thing. I called the number and ended up with a …
Fernando – Victim Location 45150 Total money lost $77 Type of a scam Online Purchase I purchased a pair of men’s boots from this website I found on google shopping. They sent a fake fedex number and won’t return my emails
Randy – Victim Location 33756 Type of a scam Debt Collections Today while I was at my job I got a call on my cell phone from 1-833-270-1357 when I said hello a pre-recorded voice came on and said that they were trying to reach my name but it was a name I had not …
Jacqueline – Victim Location 70003 Type of a scam Employment I got a very uneasy feeling about this offer. This company wants to create a fake address for me to use for this company.
Tammy – Victim Location 49795 Type of a scam Online Purchase Was purchasing a vehicle and scammer said Amazon was going to be third party to handle transaction and ship car. I have a copy of the invoice that looks legit. Dear Lewis Sevenski, This email is a confirmation that you were successfully registered as …
Gina – Victim Location 14424 Type of a scam Utility Received phone call from "call not in use" identifier on my phone, from 1-917-398-9352, on 04-28-2017 at 0954 hrs from "Mrs. Patterson" regarding a "supply charge" on my RG&E utility bill. She stated that I should call 585-285-4403 to correct this "problem". As we screen …
Brittney – Victim Location 24991 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations We were visiting Myrtle Beach when we stopped in to pick up our Dolphine Cruise ticket, which we had bought online. We were told we would receive a certificate from Wyndham for a weeks vacation if we would set though their sales talk that week, …
Terrance – Victim Location 78705 Total money lost $50 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Placed an order on the 15th, got a confirmation email, and my credit card was charged, but I have not received a shipping confirmation or tracking number. On their site’s FAQs they claim "Tracking numbers can take up to two …
Colleen – Victim Location 68134 Type of a scam Debt Collections This company calls at least 10 times a day to my home, work and mother’s house. They tell me I have a debt and I tell them I don’t have anything on my credit. They tell me it is from 2014 but has not …
Grace – Victim Location 29642 Type of a scam Employment Tried to have me try and cash a check and buy Visa gift cards to send to them and then I’d be left paying back the 2300$
Christie – Victim Location 97504 Total money lost $67.40 Type of a scam Online Purchase Advertised as a Black Friday sale for discounted Ray Ban brand sunglasses. We purchased two pairs and received a confirmation call from our bank, we didn’t think it was a fraudulent website so we confirmed the purchase. Later we went …
Shawna – Victim Location 94803 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I called the phone number given on an insert for an RTA Product that I purchased from Walmart in order to get phone help setting up this computer desk. They operator said that she would connect me with a tech person after she got some …
Richard – Victim Location 23320 Type of a scam Debt Collections "Billy John" left me a voicemail with a reference number saying he needed to speak to me within 24 hours. He then contacted my father and left a similar voicemail. I returned the call; he stated he was with Resolution Group Mediation calling on …
Erica – Victim Location 96151 Total money lost $60 Type of a scam Online Purchase Made purchase online and at end of purchase no invoice given. Immediately billed my credit card, shown transaction on banking page as Beijing China. On pngage on contact page there was a place to emaik them. I did so asking …
Devin – Victim Location 52227 Type of a scam Home Improvement This is a home improvement scam run by a Michael Cortez out of Cedar Rapids, IA. He advertises on Craigslist and Facebook. He operates under a number of ficticious company names including Rapid Restorations, All Day Roofing, Sky Edge Roofing, etc. He often claims …
Oscar – Victim Location 90241 Type of a scam Employment I recrived an email to be a mystery shopper. I applied and received a 2,983.74 on a priority mail. I was to keep $295 dollars for myself and buy 4 $500 giftcards from any of the following stores cvs, walgreens, walmart, rite-aid and others. Also …
Luke – Victim Location 80233 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Just was advertising 90% off ray-bans but the title of the link was “Ray-Ban Official sTORE” which looked odd and retailers don’t use grammar or writing like that(switching from lower case to all caps) looked off
Shane – Victim Location 70706 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I was contacted by this "consulting" company to complete a Walmart survey by buying Gift cards they also gave me a salary advance in the form of a fake check. Matthew – Victim Location 85704 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order My …
Jared – Victim Location 63755 Type of a scam Phishing Received an email promising a 100 and then 1000-dollar Walmart card in response to answering survey questions. Never received the card and instead received continuous sweepstake offers and promised cards from other surveyors, all which were designed for phishing and immediately sold my information.
Anne – Victim Location 91205 Type of a scam Identity Theft Called and asked if I can hear them, I said "yes". Likely recorded my voice.
Theresa – Victim Location 70052 Type of a scam Debt Collections The caller called my parents home two days leaving a message on the answering machine stating that I needed to contact them regarding a legal issue. I called them off of my cellphone after the third time of my parents receiving the call. When …
Cassie – Victim Location 39730 Type of a scam Employment A check to be a secret shopper at Walmart to shop for EBAY GIft cards for amount to total 1000 and keep 400$ for myself and scratch of code and email pictures of card codes and wait for new Assignment!!!
Summer – Victim Location 30736 Type of a scam Online Purchase I googled for a cockatoo breeder and Ray’s Family Parrots came up. The website looks very legit, so I texted the number on the page and got some very nice and appropriate responses to all my questions about purchasing a weaned rose breasted cockatoo, …
Logan – Victim Location 15215 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Consumer applied for loan online, received call from 928-851-3735 by a man named peter. Consumer submitted Social Security Number, DOB, Address, Bank Account Information, Photo ID, and was told to buy two $50 *** cards as payment for loan …
