Angela – Jul 23, 2020 Victim Location 70755 Total money lost $1,500 Type of a scam Online Purchase Advertise puppies for sale shipped to you from new Jersey. Has pictures on site and once you send them the money no more communications they block your email address and phone number and you can not contact …
Thomas – Jul 23, 2020 Victim Location 49509 Type of a scam Employment Company promised employment via them(supposedly a temp agency). They got my license and medical dot card info. Not sure what they are trying to do with it.
Stacey – Jul 14, 2020 Victim Location 95355 Total money lost $850 Type of a scam Online Purchase Through their website, I purchased the miniature doodle named Penny. After payment ($770) for the dog and an additional $80 for transportation, they sent a confirmation email stating how and where the dog will be transported. On …
Taylor – Jul 18, 2020 Type of a scam Phishing I have received several emails from a variety of businesses asking me to complete a survey to win a prize – Bell. Costco, Walmart, FEDEX. When I check the sender’s email it is always [email protected]
Bonnie – Jul 14, 2020 Victim Location 97070 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Online Purchase I bought a dog from a breeder who took my money the I got a fake email about the transport company needing 1500 additional dollars to ship
Shawna – Jul 22, 2020 Victim Location 77388 Total money lost $149 Type of a scam Online Purchase I signed up for Makeup.School for $149 and completed the whole course I was excited to receive a Certificate but I never did. I tried to contact them and there email address no longer works there is …
Tonya – Jul 14, 2020 Victim Location 97042 Total money lost $4,800 Type of a scam Online Purchase Person offered to sell a product for 4 800 USD through PayPal. I paid but never received goods. When asked why person responds send another 500 USD and I ship
Cynthia – Jul 16, 2020 Victim Location 08021 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Fake Manuel Franco Instagram page promising random account holders $200,000 from his supposed winnings of $700 million. The person asks for your general information and asks you to text a random number for confirmation.
Colleen – Jul 22, 2020 Victim Location 48430 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Online Purchase Paid 500 dollars through American Express Gift ?Ca?r?d for a Maine [censored] Kitten.
Jack – Jul 16, 2020 Scammer’s website Melomolly.com Scammer’s email [email protected] Country United States Type of a scam Online Purchase Initial means of contact Not applicable My dress finally came after 5 weeks but dress is nothing like the darling picture. Said made of Cotton but actually polyester; ugly; I may can make into a …
Rebecca – Jul 24, 2020 Victim Location 19952 Total money lost $750 Type of a scam Online Purchase I thought I was making a transaction for a French Bull dog puppy. 11 weeks old. Cost 700$ & 50$ for shipping. His responses were quick and eager and yes I had tunnel vision when it came …
Kara – Jul 14, 2020 Victim Location 38118 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Got a call about a sweepstakes that i entered. never entered a sweepstakes before. stated i won 2.5 million dollars and a new car needed me to go get a vanilla gift card to collect the money. asked if i wanted a …
Kate – Jul 06, 2020 Victim Location 78504 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order They send a money order for me to deposit into my bank , after money in bank, withdraw money to shop and report customer service. Walter – May 11, 2020 Victim Location 46374 Type of a scam Employment When I …
Kelly – Jul 11, 2020 Victim Location 45742 Type of a scam Rental I saw a listing on craigslist. I emailed and received a very convincing response full of details and very professional photos. I was forwarded a realistic application and was approved. The renter would not speak on the phone because of a health …
Amber – Jul 19, 2020 Victim Location 63960 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Online Purchase I bought a puppy off this website and never received it! It was all fake and they even created a fake airline website even with a tracking available!!
Spencer – Jul 18, 2020 Victim Location 78653 Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter Offering free grant checks asking for passwords and personal information ssys he works for the government and asking for passwords on messenger app and photo I’d
Danny – Jul 16, 2020 Victim Location 94920 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations I received a phone call asking if I was interested in selling my timeshare. They confirmed my email and asked if it was ok for them to email me an offer. Shortly thereafter I received the offer. Which was 5X my purchase …
Erin – Jul 26, 2020 Purchased a Cusinart coffee maker online. Received an email confirmation but no product. Emailed twice for status, no response. Now website is down. Sheila – Jul 21, 2020 Victim Location 26187 Total money lost $109 Type of a scam Credit Cards Tried to buy a coffee pot received receipt no …
Kaitlin – Jul 16, 2020 Victim Location 30312 Type of a scam Online Purchase This company markets pills for male enhancement/ erectile dysfunction, using (among other tactics, perhaps) a totally fraudulent claim that their product was part of a deal on Shark Tank, and was the new herbal Viagra. They are clearly running this scam …
Christian – Jul 20, 2020 Victim Location 80239 Total money lost $399 Type of a scam Tech Support I was having trouble connecting my printer to my computer when a message appeared on my computer stating that it was technical support from Microsoft. I thought it was from HP because that is the computer system …
Rachel – Jul 16, 2020 Victim Location 78372 Total money lost $2,700 Type of a scam Home Improvement DO NOT BUSINESS WITH THIS SCAMMER!!!! This guy came over and gave an estimate and gave him money for materials. We had a signed contract with him. We gave him 2700 dollars for materials and money for …
Brent – Jul 14, 2020 Same experience as everyone else except I was scammed for $3100. I paid $1500 for the crate and then another $900. When the flight supposedly landed in Dallas TX they asked for another $800. The said they were in a city 4 hours away from Dallas when the flight just …
Molly – Jul 14, 2020 Victim Location 32808 Type of a scam Employment They found my resume on indeed. Offered me a real job, that the hospital has actually posted. Pretending to be a staffing agency for the hospital. The requested an updated resume, address, phone number, last 4 of social, and when I’d be …
Jose – Jun 29, 2020 Victim Location 06040 Type of a scam Tech Support See ScamPulse.com web site on Tech Support Scams. Laptop screen intrusion by unknown source. Alarm audio bells and sirens and instruction to immediately call a Support phone number. I can’t unlock screen, silence the alarm or shutdown my computer. I call …
Chase – Jul 24, 2020 Victim Location 75241 Total money lost $1,029 Type of a scam Tech Support they pretended to be micro support tech they froze my computer and sent a message to my screen that said that my computer was at risk to call 1-888-654-3178 so called they told me to log on …
Ashleigh – Jul 17, 2020 Victim Location 49512 Type of a scam Other I was attempting to place an order for swimsuits. The initial item total was to be $137.62 minus a 32% discount that had yet to be applied (for orders over $125), plus tax, free shipping. After indicating PayPal & confirming it’s info, …
Edward – Jul 13, 2020 Victim Location 95661 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Online Purchase We contacted website maxboxerpuppieshome.com to purchase a 10-week old boxer puppy, when we heard back from them they requested us to email back with answers to additional questions they had for adoptees. For example, if we’ve owned …
Jodi – Jul 17, 2020 Victim Location 96797 Type of a scam Employment A recruiter by the name of Jane Fitzgerald with Morningstar, Inc. sent a text message stating that she received my resume from an applicant tracking system from indeed. She said that my resume was reviewed by the company for the vital cloud …
Adrian – Jul 15, 2020 Victim Location 01440 Type of a scam Rental I’m looking for a house to rent thru rentals websites(Trulia, Zillow and rent.com). And I have apply for a few properties. So then I receive a email saying I had applied for a property in a town where I’m looking for. After …
Raul – Jul 06, 2020 Victim Location 74137 Type of a scam Tech Support The caller claimed to be from Microsoft. It was a robo-call with a female voice, no noticeable accent. She said that my IP address had been compromised by a cyber-attack from several different countries and that they would cancel my Windows …
