Jeremy – Victim Location 07206 Total money lost $1,199 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Scammer told be I was approved for a 5000 loan and kept tell me there was a charge to access and I paid 1,100 to supposedly get the loan and they gave me a wester union number
Meredith – Victim Location 76542 Type of a scam Other G2 Roofing was contracted to replace my roof after a storm. They did. Then I was told I would need it replaced again less than 2 months later after another storm. The insurance adjuster determined that to be false and attempted fraud.
George – Victim Location 34448 Type of a scam Employment I received a text message today (2-19-2018) at 1:13 PM that read: Hello (My name), I am Deborah Noza, Hiring manager for (GE Healthcare). We wish to inform you that your resume has been reviewed and you have been selected for an interview for Administrative …
Natasha – Victim Location 35630 Type of a scam Employment The website states you advertise for them and they will pay you. You have a minimum of $300 before you can request your payout. Well I’m over that payout amount and they are sending me to surveys in order to complete it to receive my …
Jared – Victim Location 28146 Type of a scam Government Grant CONGRATULATIONS,THIS IS YOUR CLAIMING REFERENCE NUMBER "CF38474909" KEEP IT PERSONAL TO YOU IN ORDER TO BE SAFE AND SECURED NOTE: YOU MUST KEEP THIS INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOUR MONEY IS SUCCESSFULLY HANDED OVER TO YOU, THIS IS TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIM AND ALSO TO …
Jasmine – Victim Location 23669 Type of a scam Online Purchase The website getalots.com showed up in my facebook and is selling Dewalt, Milwaukee and other name brand tools. They have a Milwaukee 15 Tool Kit for $163 which is normally close to $2,000 and its the same for everything on the Site which sounds …
Seth – Victim Location 91745 Type of a scam Utility I received a phone call and they asked me my name. I asked why? They said they were a company or program looking to help lower utility bills. They asked me to confirm my name and I said yes. They asked me if I was …
Keith – Type of a scam Counterfeit Product greenslate.ca looks like a Canadian site, and payment currency can be selected in Canadian dollars with all applicable taxes. The site posted all brand name photos of sneakers of women, men, kids. I ordered a pair of Skechers Shape Up 2.0 Comfort Black Sneakers & Athletic shoes …
Jason – Victim Location 33162 Total money lost $3,895 Type of a scam Employment I was "hired" to ship packages at a flat rate of $2000 plus $25 per boxes I shipped. I knew it sounded too good to be true. They use different names and send the boxes to my house and i had …
Kurt – Victim Location 04938 Type of a scam Phishing Please see attached
Cassie – Victim Location 85282 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Received an offer of employment on zip recruiter from a foreign business, GKE Corporation Limited. After completing interview, received cashier’s check from Regions Bank for $3,100, have a feeling the check is a fake. Charles – Victim Location 39211 Type of a scam …
Johnny – Victim Location 39465 Type of a scam Other Claims something legal. Wouldn’t tell me client. Said I was rude because I stated wouldn’t verify any information. Threatened sheriff come to my house.
Abigail – Victim Location 43812 Type of a scam Debt Collections I called the number back to ask a question and it didn’t match with the company given to me that of GLA Inc. The person that called my phone name said it was John Butler and that I needed to pay $30 a month …
Laura – Victim Location 80203 Type of a scam Credit Cards Phone call comes in stating the have a compliant filed against me for a credit card. Once I inform them that I dont have a card like they describe they threaten legal action with a judgement against me. They then get hostile and threaten …
Jason – Victim Location 05845 Total money lost $1,529.98 Type of a scam Tech Support I received an email stating that I needed to call a number immediately because there problems with my computer and I was in danger of being hacked. I called the number and the person with an accent called himself David …
Paul – Victim Location 83687 Total money lost $2,881.28 Type of a scam Debt Collections I received a call saying I owed $2881.28 and if I did not pay I would go to jail. In a panic, I called my parents and they paid the bill for me. They had my address, my full name, …
Savannah – Type of a scam Employment I was contacted by phone to sign up with a company called GTS Pro from Tucson Arizona they wanted me to pay a fee to do online maketing from home
Tasha – Victim Location 49735 Total money lost $150 Type of a scam Tech Support Scammer called my phone claiming to be tech support for Microsoft. They then showed me innocuous data under the guise of viral infection. The scammer then convinced me to allow remote access to my computer with the premise of repairing …
Rafael – Total money lost $150 Type of a scam Tech Support While using the computer a pop up comes up indicating that you have a serious computer virus and a telephone number is provided with an access code. They sell you a tech subscription service and obtain authorization to access your system and obtain …
Nicolas – Victim Location 90606 Total money lost $44.15 Type of a scam Online Purchase Gamesdeal.com had good reviews and a good deal for a 12 month xbox live membership. I purchased one, then tried to redeem the code they sent to my email but when I attempted to redeem it, it said that the …
George – Victim Location 18960 Type of a scam Tech Support A man with a heavy Indian accent name "Steve Parker" called claiming to be from Computer Tech Support telling me my computer was sending signals to their servers that it was being hacked and I needed to go to my computer right away so …
Tony – Victim Location 94611 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill CAST received this bogus invoice from an email address posing as one of our staff’s addresses. It requested payment for a service not received, and upon hitting reply, the address in the "to: " line did not direct back to the staff person’s …
Ricky – Victim Location 65278 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received this unsolicited mailing from Garrek Consulting, 25 SE 2nd Ave Ste 249, Miami, FL 33131-1508. Thinking it was a mailing from my corporate office, I opened it and found questionable contents. Included was a check for $1825.55 from Value Turf LLC., …
Candace – Victim Location 83709 Type of a scam Employment Alright, I’m George Ross, from Boston MA with Geo Melud Service it’s actually coming up soon and I’m into oil business and real estate, right now I’m an individual entrepreneur who’s looking for someone honest as my representative and from your resume it shows as …
Colleen – Victim Location 71270 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order they sent my son this check and told him if didn’t cash the check the police would arrest him.
Kristen – Victim Location 38544 Total money lost $4,900 Type of a scam Rental Everyone who has ever lived or dealt with this person has been scammed. He suckers you into the property being a nice old guy, takes our money, then comes up with a way to make you move by being nasty, He …
Ebony – Victim Location 43210 Type of a scam Employment My daughter is a student at OSU, she posted an ad online,on the Ohio State website, that she would be willing to tutor students for money. She got a text message from Gerald Taylor, who is in the Army. He wanted to hire her to …
Ann – Victim Location 44111 Type of a scam Phishing I want to report a phone call I received that I feel is a scam. My caller ID showed Fairview Hospital with phone number 216-476-3916. It was a foreign speaking man that gave the name Galaxy Balloons. I live near Fairview Hospital. I have never …
Beth – Victim Location 76367 Total money lost $6,000 Type of a scam Romance started talking to a lady for about a year ago online and then was contacted by her attorney and he said she was killed in an accident and she had died and left everything to me as he was the executor …
Ashlee – Victim Location 11213 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I initially applied for a position as a Personal Assistant, at where I thought was a legit company on Indeed.com, called GiveWell Inc. About, 72 hours later I received an email from Andrew Russell. The email seemed a bit suspicious as he said …
