Tiffany – Victim Location 33092 Total money lost $761 Type of a scam Government Grant Received a call from the goverment grant dept in Washington DC stating she was selected to receive a goverment grant in the amount of 7000 because she is a single mom. She sent them 750 plus 11.00 to send it …
Juan – Victim Location 85120 Total money lost $80 Type of a scam Online Purchase Found a link to a site called golden endever wholesale closeout products. Went on the site and found something that was more than half off. So we bought it. Even got a confirmation email with reference numbers and all. A …
Misty – Victim Location 56007 Type of a scam Government Grant I was to receive $9000 as a one-time government grant in which I never have to pay back just for entering the confirmation code SI107 to 702-751-3859 after a 15-20 minute wait to call. The money was to be delivered through Moneygram, Walmart, or …
Jorge – Victim Location 68127 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes called and said I won a sweepstake for $500,000.00. But taxes had to be paid before could release the check. Taxes was $65,000.00 but the would show I was incorporated and that reduced taxes to $6500.00 plus the were paid in advance so they would …
Chad – Victim Location 76501 Type of a scam Government Grant 8/24/5 Thomas at 512-296-6339 called me stated I was granted free money and would never have to pay back Govt Federal Grant Free money but ton receive this money I would need to pay$3.70 process fee and then I would receive a email on …
Latoya – Victim Location 43102 Type of a scam Government Grant Received several phone calls saying I was picked for a 9000 dollar grant from a California number. Telling me they could western union it if I walked down to my local store i had said this sounds like a scam and he wouldn’t answer …
Reginald – Total money lost $1,825 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Told me I was approved for a Loan of 10,000, was asked to cover the insurance policy of 825$. Then later in the day I was asked to send more money as I had bad credit, and sent 1000$. Then the next …
Stacy – Victim Location 20874 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan received call stating that if I did not take appropriate actions they would take me to court. For fraud and other charges. Asking a lot of personal questions
Jack – Victim Location 91602 Type of a scam Employment They make you pay money to get a government job
Geoffrey – Victim Location 20016 Type of a scam Other Manufacturer charges for accessories to be shipped with unit being repaired as part of an RMA process. Manufacturer refuses to ship unit being repaired or provide meaningful updates after 5 months. Promised lead time: 5-7 days. Manufacturer continues to sell new products without honoring warrantee. …
Tiffany – Victim Location 94555 Type of a scam Other GrubMarket is currently engaging in unethical business practices. The company sells organic produce and delivers it to customers twice a week. Produce advertised from "XY" Farm is in fact frequently obtained from a different supplier. They will remove the labels and re-package them in generic …
Hannah – Victim Location 97477 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations Caller offered free 3 day Grand Bahamas Cruise through Royal Sea’s in Florida. Wanted to get my credit card info for $65 (for Port tax) and bring guest for another $65. Transferable 18 month window for making reservations. Per ScamPulse.com they have an "F" rating. …
Jacquelyn – Victim Location 92201 Total money lost $575 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan i applied for a personal loan and then recieved a message stating i was approved and then he contact me by phone to let me know how i can get my loan as soon as possible he wanted me …
Eddie – Victim Location 94110 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations Reserved a hotel in Reno, Nevada. The reservation turn out to be fake and galahotels was unable to process a refund.
Kristine – Victim Location 75766 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Grant Hiatt found our accredited business (Shaun McAnnally Painting – 903-343-7460) and texted him to paint a 3500+ sf house in Jacksonville TX; however, Hiatt is located in Orlando FL as best we can determine. Hiatt claimed to be in the military and …
Grant – Victim Location 15214 Total money lost $1,800 Type of a scam Other Scammer has you load money from a Green Dot MoneyPak card via the Green Dot MoneyPak website. www.moneypak.com Then your Moneypak Card wont load to the card number they gave you. so person on the phone gives you a number to …
Bryce – Victim Location 92260 Type of a scam Other It has come to our attention that our photos have been stolen by a scammer operating out of Panama and selling bogus kittens using our photos. You can read more about the scammers at https://petscams.com/pet-scam/greenfieldkittens-com/
Dana – Victim Location 80003 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief The two scam companies that will not take me out of their auto dialer are called "Grad Counselors" and "United Legal Aid" http://unitedlegalaid.com/ I believe is where this started from, who is claiming they are doing a class action law suit against University …
Veronica – Victim Location 05464 Type of a scam Utility A guy with an Indian accent said he was from Green Mountain Power and was calling to reduce my electric bill by offering free solar. I told him that I wasn’t interested but then he asked me if I owned my home. Before I realized …
Danielle – Victim Location 78230 Type of a scam Phishing I received this email below Sincerely, Ralph Wirth 26-Mar-2017 Dear Customer According to our records this month, your registration for our GuaranteedTrust Customer Digest monthly bulletin has been processed and this comes with a monthly charge of N11,450:00. As your opinion is important to us, …
Caroline – Victim Location 91206 Type of a scam Government Grant It’s so nice to hear from you. I hope you have also heard about the ongoing 2018 gradient grant bonus that is going on around now? (mind you a friend I have not spoke to since like 20yrs ago) Its a Give back money …
Angela – Victim Location 99006 Type of a scam Tech Support Computer screen went dark with a message stating we had been infected with a trojan virus and not to shut down the computer or it would crash. We were instructed to call a number that would contact Apple to help with the problem. When …
Rebecca – Victim Location 68801 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Offered a certified check of $2.5 million, asked for $2000 to get me a receipt so he could deliver the check to me – had an accent that I had some trouble understanding some of what he was saying and there was some background noise. …
Adriana – Victim Location 48532 Total money lost $761 Type of a scam Other I purchased the dog online at oodle marketplace from Michael Eggert in Richmond, Virginia for $400. He went to Gradlyn Pet Airways to have the dog shipped to my house on Monday. That is when the company contacted me and told …
Kayla – Victim Location 77302 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan They called me and said that I was approved for a $15,000 loan. My options for receiving the funds were, I give them the title to my house as collateral, or I pay the first 3 months payments of $756. I still haven’t …
Kellie – Victim Location 34946 Type of a scam Debt Collections Person called me telling me I needed to pay 1200 for a payday online loan. When I asked to send me the paperwork they refused and said they would be forced to take me to court if I didn’t pay them
Sierra – Victim Location 96737 Type of a scam Government Grant I got a call from 714-598-0759 that I had qualified for a grant, but I never applied for one.
John – Total money lost $35,000 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Very bad experience. Lots of promises, lies, Dishonesty, false names. I have been ripp off $30000. Now a police report and investigation is in place for fraud and scam.
Brad – Victim Location 97219 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations i was contacted by this LLc to sell my timeshare. I am trying to determine if they are legitimate. I find nothing on your site nor can I find anything about them online.
Ann – Victim Location 35810 Total money lost $1,300 Type of a scam Government Grant Yes, I filled out an application address, $1,300 for processing fee was for IRS certificate to pay taxes on the grant. and my social security number . I never received a grant to start my small business. And a women …
