Christine – Victim Location 08021 Type of a scam Employment I was contacted by an Micheal Alex saying he was from Royal DSM- Bright- Science a work from home job, when I declined the job offer he told me that I would have to pay 50.00 immediately for a return check fee because the check …
Matthew – Victim Location 15232 Total money lost $900 Type of a scam Online Purchase This website came up when i Googled "Persian kittens for sale near Pittsburgh". It claimed it is a cattery. I liked one of the kittens, contacted them and agreed to $900 with transport—I offered to drive and pick it up …
Francisco – Victim Location 06037 Type of a scam Phishing Attempted blackmail using a personal password
Neil – Victim Location 32571 Type of a scam Other only email, has a California cell number does not answer phone. email only, wants to to"reserve" a puppy and pay in advance.
Dustin – Victim Location 77536 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Online Purchase December of 2017 I purchased a tandem skydiving gift certificate as a gift to my brother. Rushcube then referred me to Skydive Spaceland in Rosharon as a location for him to go. The certificate is set to “expire” next month …
Ryan – Victim Location 85260 Type of a scam Online Purchase Hi, Your BBB company logo is being used on this RX online pharmacy site who sends me harassing emails everyday. Just alerting you in hope you will help shut them down. Thanks http://online.familyhealthassist.ru/products/
Levi – Victim Location 73089 Total money lost $170 Type of a scam Tech Support I took my phone in for repair to technology recovery by James. After receiving my phone back from him it stopped working a few hours later. I took my phone back and was told but there was no warranty on …
Cara – Victim Location 23664 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations He said he was with Royal Caribbean Cruises and asked if I could hear him. I said no and hung up.
Shane – Victim Location 31329 Total money lost $20,000 Type of a scam Investment I was approached by mr Redding and was told if I invested money in his business that it would pay me to go in business with him I invested over 20,000 in him and to this day I have not received …
Rose – Victim Location 29456 Total money lost $20 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a Halloween mask on October 7, 2019, from the company RuntheNightCo. The website states all orders are processed in 24 – 48 hrs and shipped in 3 – 7 business days. Also that you would receive a text …
Jason – Victim Location 46214 Total money lost $12 Type of a scam Identity Theft Have not received my scraper I ordered on 9 28 2019 Ncb045#13113
Peter – Victim Location 06511 Type of a scam Employment I’m really not sure if this is a scam or not , but I’d like to stay better safe than sorry. I got a random email from that address saying my resume has been successfully reviewed and that I qualified for a bunch of different …
Michele – Victim Location 36608 Total money lost $550 Type of a scam Other my wife and I found a friendly website called retriever paws(out of Mobile Al. that sold golden retrievers and placed a call from their number on the website. they never returned the call but when we requested over email to buy …
Jill – Victim Location 12180 Type of a scam Phishing Woman says from rewards department on recorded line. Asked if I can hear her ok. I said yep then she hung up. Believe this is a scam. Darryl – Victim Location 49014 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Wife answered "hello" after being asked "can you …
Isaac – Victim Location 48313 Type of a scam Phishing A caller first calls from Louisiana or possibly another state, without answering the phone to make sure that your phone is an actual number that is used, then they send it to the Los Angeles location for automatic voice message system that is not coherent.
Margaret – Victim Location 51503 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief Dear Account Owner, At this time we still have not heard from you in regards to invoice from CALL TO RESOLVE SUPPORT SOLUTIONS LLC for the TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES which you took way back from May till November 2016 which was due on …
Samantha – Type of a scam Phishing Have received 2 calls in 20 minutes, the first caller claiming to be calling from Telus, offering us a 30% discount on our local phone service. I told him we don’t have an account with Telus, and suddenly he is authorized to represent all local phone services across …
Alisha – Victim Location 21211 Total money lost $479.99 Type of a scam Tech Support I was on the computer one day and there was a pop up that said Microsoft windows would be shutting down due to not having firewalls, call the tel number listed or be reported to the EPA. I called the …
Darryl – Victim Location 37919 Type of a scam Other I received a robo call from a number I didn’t recognize on my cell phone. Normally I hang up. I’ve received this call before. The women claims she has dropped her head set claims she is calling about a resort stay I recently had. In …
Heidi – Victim Location 06607 Type of a scam Employment I inquired about a job online. The person replied to me via email first with the job offer getting my hopes up that I finally obtained a job. The person told me that he or she would sent me new office equipment to set up …
Barbara – Victim Location 33902 Type of a scam Other Communicated with seller of an iMac from a Craig’s List advertisement who explained that the item was with this escrow company located in Edmonton Alberta Canada. They would hold the item and I was instructed to Western Union the money to Right On Time Canada …
Tanya – Victim Location 75067 Total money lost $169 Type of a scam Online Purchase I paid $169 for the CV+cover letter+ follow up letters package, but received only the letters. They were written in poor, non-native, non-professional sounding English, so I asked them to get a professional writer (as advertised!) who was a native …
Blake – Victim Location 29644 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare Received a call from 864-423-9896 stating that he was representing Medicare. He wanted to make an appointment to come to my house and talk with me about Medicare. This gentleman said he was sitting at our driveway, unannounced. Called the number back and told them …
Nikki – Victim Location 43616 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received an email saying I was selected for a secret shopper and I would receive something in the mail telling me what I need to do. All I got in the mail was a cashier’s check for $2380.00.
Pedro – Victim Location 45601 Type of a scam Employment Ridgeview Medical Centre claimed they found me on indeed despite not applying. Offered 27/hr plus paid training. Had me download Google Hangouts to talk to hiring manager Tyler Bruce and give him a referral code Tyler had bad grammar and asked me basic interview questions …
Terry – Victim Location 12302 Type of a scam Phishing Called saying they are having problems with their headset and if you can hear them. Trying to get you to say "yes". Said I stayed at a resort and they have a vacation/retreat for me. I hung up.
Sarah – Victim Location 49329 Total money lost $134,000 Type of a scam Romance We initially met on Match.com. He told me in lives in Holland, Michigan. Several photo’s were used. Then we went off line at his suggested as he had landed his first big overseas job building a tire store in Turin, Italy. …
Diana – Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Online Purchase The company masquerades as being associated with a reputable company’s website (Costco in this instance) and offers a free gift in return for completion of a survey on that company’s website. Cosmetic/beauty products (Revoluxe and Retinolla) are offered as the free gift with …
Julie – Victim Location 75703 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I received a call saying I had been approved for a $7,500 loan and they needed the last four of my social security.
Garrett – Victim Location 91731 Total money lost $30 Type of a scam Other “Roomster,” apparently a for-profit company founded on the premise of assisting individuals with finding housing, is exploiting Craigslist and its users by flooding ads which appear on the surface to be generated by actual individuals. However, when a person clicks on …
