Jay – Victim Location 45426 Total money lost $900 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations Paid purported travel angent, Robert Sanders, $900, for a vacation travel from Dallas, Texas to Dayton. Ohio. Said vacation included airfare, hotel accommodations and ground transportation, Sanders was paid by check which he cashed in a Dallas bank and kept the …
Eduardo – Victim Location 95637 Type of a scam Tech Support On 9/20/2019 at about 4:20 P.M I received a call on my Cell Phone about my Facebook account being compromised. I said I don’t have a Facebook Account and want it removed! He stated that he could do that; then he asked me to …
Patrick – Victim Location 45331 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order They sent a 2000 dollar check in the mail and I never applied for anything and ot came the day I moved in
Bruce – Victim Location 99208 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill On 9/16, I had just returned from vacation. I received a call confirming a black ink cartridge purchase and the address where it needed to be shipped. I agreed, thinking it was our normal place we order from and my substitute had placed …
Kellie – Victim Location 60647 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Received a check for $4,750.55 along with a letter instructing me to “TEXT ONLY” the number mentioned with the “Name on the check, check number, amount received, and cell phone number” to “acknowledge the receipt of this payment”. I called the number and …
Drew – Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Online Purchase A few months ago I was logging onto my scotia back website I was asked to answer a few questions about the Banks service and I would receive a prize for answering the questions. Since then I have received a box a month …
Juan – Victim Location 91941 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations Offers to buy my timeshare for over market value. Website uses images from other websites, obviously fake. Looks like they want you to send closing costs on the deal. Edward – Total money lost $17,100 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations told they have buyer for …
Angel – Victim Location 32526 Type of a scam Employment Received a cashier check for $2875.00 and am supposed to deposit the check and take out $2625.00 to western union to Benny Gutierrez in Istanbul Turkey postcode 34000 then email [email protected] with the MTCN number as a secret shopper for western union..
Wayne – Victim Location 94928 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes phone call offering Walmart gift card no purchase required for answering survey questions.$4.95 shipping. After answering questions in the survey I was again told I would be receiving the gift card. I gave them bank info again making it clear this was for $4/95 saying …
Angel – Victim Location 90621 Type of a scam Employment First they sent a job description. Then they sent a request for very basic info. Address, name etc… Then they sent an e-mail stating you’re hired. Next came an e-mail asking you to contact them when you package with job instructions arrives. Last I received …
Brandon – Victim Location 78750 Total money lost $240 Type of a scam Online Purchase Revive draws you in from an advertisement on facebook or similar media and their website uses fake credentials to say that famous people support their products so you feel comfortable ordering the sample DO NOT ORDER the sample. They will …
Andrea – Victim Location 35215 Type of a scam Debt Collections The office of Retrieval Mediation Services called stating that they were in the process of sending forms to my job to have wages garnished, stating that a internet loan was taken out in 2012 for the amount of $1400.00 and that 4 payments were …
Frank – Victim Location 43202 Total money lost $1,577 Type of a scam Debt Collections I got a call from a private number, this is Brendan Scott, this is an attempt to collect a debt, time sensitive, call 888-571-6540 (CA). I called a talked to Valerie Smith, 619-872-2500, who said the total amount due is …
Drew – Victim Location 59715 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Classical scam: Overpayment on check, want money returned before check clears. My wife put an item for sale on Craig’s list, with my phone number for a response (mistake, I know). I receive several long-winded texts from a prospective buyer, offering to send …
Tony – Victim Location 95060 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Robo call impersonating a real human trying to sell phony resorts. Called on my cell. Jeremiah – Victim Location 44720 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations This woman with an annoyingly cheerful voice, who wont’ stop talking, calls me ever few weeks to try to get …
Jodi – Victim Location 39347 Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange Very poorly written email trying to sound official by using government job titles. Also, the sender used the title "Reverend", as to who it was from, to invoke a sense of trust in the recipient of the email. The "Reverend" asked in the …
Nichole – Victim Location 27530 Total money lost $14,000 Type of a scam Home Improvement Beware this is a complete scam. This company has people walking around in neighborhoods and claiming you have damage to your home. They are making you file claims with your insurance company and having the money sent directly to them. …
Patricia – Total money lost $384.82 Type of a scam Online Purchase Mar 2, 2017 When I access RBC web site, I had pop up web site said ‘RBC survey’ and you will get free sample of derma product when I finished the survey. So I access it. I finished the survery and crick the …
Mary – Victim Location 24521 Type of a scam Employment Phone call from unknown caller who left a voicemail offering $27.50 an hour working at home for Amazon. No caller id left on caller list but listed as unknown in voicemail list. They ask you to visit retail income.org and ask for a fee to …
Ian – Victim Location 66061 Type of a scam Phishing Just received attached postcard and knew since I just opened LLC there is no way I would be non compliant. So I googled and noted this reported scan. See attached.
Stacy – Victim Location 66106 Type of a scam Debt Collections Beware if anyone calls you from 980-999-8219, don’t answer or call back. If they leave 855-552-6832 as a callback, don’t call. These people called my husband and mother and told them they needed to speak with me about a legal matter. Ashley told me …
Shana – Victim Location 83213 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Government Grant Consumer called and advised he has been talking with a gentleman by the name of Rex Stevens via Facebook messenger. We have been talking for about a week, he talked to me from Facebook messenger and gave me forms to …
Carolyn – Victim Location 90621 Total money lost $700 Type of a scam Employment This company advertised a job for admin assistant through Craigslist, they ran 2 offices – one in Anaheim and one in Santa Clarita, and go by the name of "Resource Program", or "Soteria Mentoring". When contacting you back for the phone …
Emily – Type of a scam Phishing phone call received advising that 2 transactions using American Express Merchant Services failed. They want to help by collecting our bank information so it can go through. We don’t accept American Express, so not ours. He advised they were and gave our address in Regina. Still not ours, …
Logan – Victim Location 39759 Total money lost $1,850 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order As a college student in a college town, there are a lot of people willing to let you being their personal assistant and run errands for them while they love their busy lives. This was one of those cases, …
Ebony – Victim Location 30273 Total money lost $20 Type of a scam Online Purchase NEVER RECEIVED BATHING SUIT!! CONTACTED THEM.3 TIMES… NO RESPONSE….. KEPT TRYING FINALLY GOT A RESPONSE THAT SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AFTER A 3 MONTHS.. I HAVE ALL MY EMAIL ATTEMPTS BUT THEY ALL OF A SUDDEN GET …
Kurt – Victim Location 60174 Type of a scam Employment I received an email from a HR Recruiter regarding a resume of mine they say. They asked for me to IM them to speak about the details. I did. I then had an IM interview. They said I was a fit for the position and …
Omar – Victim Location 38058 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations I was told I had just won a cruise, I was asked if I was over 25 years old and then he stated that I would need to pay $65 to pay a fee. And all I need to do is tell my friends, they …
Carlos – Victim Location 90026 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I applied for a production assistant job via craigslist and was hired for a 5 day gig at a rate of $400/day. My contact informed me that I would be required to rent and transport cameras and equipment. He FedExed me a cashier’s …
Tyrone – Victim Location 41048 Total money lost $9.95 Type of a scam Other Rivals.com gives you the option to cancel membership through it’s online forum chat only. However, when you follow the instructions to complete cancelation, you are looped through the help forum. There’s no way to actually cancel membership. There is also a …
