Kevin – Victim Location 94087 Type of a scam Other As an advance, "Edgepoint.biz" (Nathaniel and/or Rachel Jacobs) wants my company to sign a "Fee Agreement" and a "Limited Power of Attorney" that will: 1. Authorize "Edgepoint.biz" to act as the agent of my company if "Edgepoint.biz" locates funds, or recovers funds held by Others …
Jenny – Victim Location 37387 Total money lost $1,590 Type of a scam Online Purchase Purchased a puppy from Maltesemixes.com and was supposed to be flying her to me today. They told me this morning they needed $990 more and 900 would be refundable after pickup of puppy so I did it and the money …
Katelyn – Victim Location 98029 Total money lost $541.24 Type of a scam Tech Support On the evening of 5-17-17 I received a phone call from someone that said I needed to purchase Hacker Software to make sure I was security safe. This person said he had helped me in IT a couple of weeks …
Deborah – Victim Location 60104 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Online Purchase I purchased some merchandise from this company over 2 months ago. I never got any tracking info, my merchandise, or my money back. I made numerous attempts to contact the vendor via phone, email, and at their online website. Finally …
Meredith – Victim Location 32221 Total money lost $70 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a bowling quilt for my Nephew for Christmas on November 20th 2018. I received a confirmation number and everything. I even looked at the online reviews before I placed the order. A week later on November 28th 2018 …
Scott – Victim Location 43615 Total money lost $6,000 Type of a scam Online Purchase For Tecentriq 1200mg, Paid $4671 though western union and moneygram to ANOUR MARIAM and STEPHEN ORLI Paid extar $903 for goods insurance, claimed to be refundable to Ilunga Chadrack Paid $433, claimed that the medicine need English prescription and stuck …
Sarah – Victim Location 32819 Total money lost $37 Type of a scam Online Purchase More than 30 days been foolished about necklace order! They always come with excuses….
Jacob – Victim Location 93010 Total money lost $800 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I have been shopping for loan with my less then pristine credit score. So I have applied online to several sites who promise that their network of lenders numbering in the 100s will review my single application. They just shotgun …
Sheila – Victim Location 45431 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Searched multiple websites and came across Corgi Precious yesterday 2-1-18 and was really happy at the cost of $700 for a corgi. They gave a phone number 6146692263 to text them if we would like any further information. Asked some questions regarding lifestyle …
Raul – Victim Location 99349 Type of a scam Employment I have been trying to find some work-from-home opportunities and have been working with a person and I got a call from this person and I didn’t feel good about it I called the person I have been talking to and he didn’t recognize the …
Marco – Victim Location 43315 Type of a scam Utility Calls come into my cell phone as "unknown" so they cant be blocked. Caller leaves a voicemail message to call back with electric bill information, however never provides their company name. I have tried several times to have them stop calling me but the calls …
Virginia – Victim Location 23222 Type of a scam Employment I received an email about a job offer saying that there would be an online interview through Google Hangouts. It was supposed to be a customer service manager job working from home, but during the "interview" I was told I would be doing accounting and …
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Teresa – Victim Location 23235 Total money lost $89.50 Type of a scam Online Purchase Noticed a couple months ago a recurring charge appearing on my bank account pf $8.95 and when further researching found this had been going on since November of last year. Reported fraud to my bank and was only able to …
Sean – Victim Location 80601 Type of a scam Other Persons tried to gain access to my home by checking exterior doors
Amelia – Type of a scam Online Purchase Called this guy about a pug puppy he had. Said he was a breeder in Pennsylvania. I looked up his area code which happens to be in Alabama. He said he bred pugs with his wife but when he wanted payment he would only accept western union …
Alberto – Victim Location 24701 Total money lost $25 Type of a scam Tech Support The website offers ICloud Activation removal .Only things they do is take your money and ask you to give them more.
Chad – Victim Location 83333 Type of a scam Online Purchase This is a Workathome offer from EZ Money Team through a "jobs available" website. I contacted the party named above on their promotional website and listened to their sales pitch. The site requires that I pay them $37 by credit card to join and …
Sandra – Victim Location 34746 Total money lost $800 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Rokowski was supposed to send me a refund, however the check he sent me was no good. Went to PNC Bank and found out no money in account.
Jon – Victim Location 32137 Type of a scam Phishing Caller stated he was Steven Smith (Indian accent) from Experian Credit Financial Services and that I qualified for 0% APR on all my credit cards. He asked for the expiration date and I gave that to him but when he asked for my full credit …
Taryn – Victim Location 83404 Type of a scam Phishing The gentleman calls himself David J*** & claims to be with eLoan.com. He says you’re automatically approved for a loan between $3,000- $10,000. All you have to do is accept deposit of $1,000.00 & then send it back via Money Gram plus give up your …
Stacy – Victim Location 41005 Total money lost $67.93 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered 2 pair of contacts with express shipping with tracking number. I never received a tracking number or the products. I reached out my email and never received a response also tried the number. This website is fraud don’t …
Virginia – Victim Location 33766 Type of a scam Other Received the following email from [email protected] stating that I had won a business award. In searching the BBB, found this was a scam (http://www.bbb.org/eastern-washington/news-events/bbb-scam-alerts/2015/04/best-…⇄ Found they are also using the following website: http://local.local-best.com/DefaultUb.aspx? Here is the content of what I received (with my personal info …
Autumn – Victim Location 13210 Type of a scam Employment I am a MBA student at Syracuse University. I got an email regarding employment from the email ID mentioned above regarding research assistant opportunity. After applying I got a confirmation for and was told that to purchase some stuff (not mentioned) after getting the payment …
Stephanie – Victim Location 27703 Type of a scam Employment Mr. Fields contacted me via text inquiring about a job opportunity. He stated he saw my resume and thought I would be a good fit for the company. We conducted an online interview via google hangouts. After the interview he offered me a position and …
Gary – Victim Location 85381 Total money lost $4,400 Type of a scam Online Purchase Scammer poses a vehicle for sale online (in our case a Meyers Manx Buggy). They claim/pose as Alex Webb (real person) who works for National Geographic (Alex Webb is a photographer for NatGeo). They send an email, which is attached, …
Grant – Victim Location 08837 Type of a scam Phishing They were offering to help me regarding my current accommodations for a trade show, but needed all of my details prior to speaking with me. The left a message with our receptionist, "Adam Cropper 888-880-1655 Calling regarding hotel accommodations for the show. Kindly return call, …
Claire – Victim Location 59741 Total money lost $178 Type of a scam Online Purchase I signed up for passport expedite services for my 5 year old. After several phone calls and an attempt to fill out their online paperwork I was advised to just put all zeros for a SSN for my son because …
Erica – Victim Location 20721 Total money lost $249 Type of a scam Tech Support I was contacted through a pop-up on my computer that my security was turned off. I called them to find out what they were talking about, they stated that they had was signal from my computer because I had allowed …
Rebecca – Victim Location 88005 Total money lost $14.94 Type of a scam Online Purchase Cute shirt, on sale, advertised on Facebook. Couldn’t find any negative feedback so I made the purchase. After 2 weeks I made a customer service inquiry, they sent me a tracking link, which wasn’t actually linked to any package. After …
Alan – Victim Location 02532 Type of a scam Tech Support Last year a gave Expert Support Live of NY access to my computer because my computer froze and they gave me a number to call. I was naive back then and fell for the scam. They got me for $500.00 and I have not …
