George – Victim Location 62906 Type of a scam Government Grant They call on the phone saying i was selected to receive a Government Grant. They give me a ID number and a phone number to call back. Then when you call them back they want $200.00 to Activate the MoneyGram of $9000.00 Patricia – …
Tara – Victim Location 79424 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was Just scammed by this website Goldendoodlepuppies.us on 11/06/2018 for $ 500.00 using the same exact format. DON’T US THIS WEBSITE. Goldendoodlepuppies.us or e-mails with the heading of Paradise Babies ([email protected] and phone number 218-208-0482. ITS ALL A SCRAM. …
Lacey – Victim Location 80010 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I was contacted by email with an attached letter from Google (using Google letterhead) with a copy to Larry Page, CEO of Google by Ms. Chong, stating that I had won $1.5 million and I needed to verify my identity. After that I was told …
Kyle – Victim Location 32244 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was yrying to buy a 2000 Safari Camper for 2,500.00. A story about having to sell asap due to they were going to be deployed.. Emailer said , that google services will be contacting me ,They needed my name, address, phone number. I …
Virginia – Victim Location 94621 Type of a scam Government Grant I received a call saying to call a number to collect a amount of money which the government is giving me as a grant. I called the number and asked for the person who I was told to ask for.(Stephanie Williams) I said to …
Erik – Victim Location 93305 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Home Improvement Mr Gonzalez was contacted via craigslist through his wife tiana gonzalez, in which she was contacted to provide household cleaning, she stated her husband also assists. Mr Gonzalez provided an estimate for move out cleaning, electrical work and concrete smoothing. …
Keri – Victim Location 97223 Total money lost $599 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill *** *** *** *** received an emailing, asking to renew and now pay for our ‘ Federal SAM Registration’. Since this service has been provided for free one of our employees ended up calling GP&M to better understand the …
Monique – Victim Location 08105 Type of a scam Government Grant They claim to represent the united states goverment and to have 9000.dollars available for me i have asked them not to call me they call from 4-5different numbers and all day long
Jordan – Victim Location 43338 Type of a scam Government Grant My friend got a call from scammers telling her that she qualified for a government grant and that my name was on the list. Once I found out her name was on the list, too, I called the phone number and spoke with Mae …
Ruth – Victim Location 78572 Type of a scam Government Grant Very convincing
Victor – Victim Location 44130 Total money lost $800 Type of a scam Online Purchase Consumer contacted a puppy breeders website and the scammers reached out to the consumer to collect $400.00 for the deposit and once arrangements were made for the puppy to travel on a plane the shipping company would reach out to …
Tony – Victim Location 77494 Type of a scam Yellow Pages/Directories We have received multiple automated calls from 312-629-4991 asking us to verify our business details with Google, despite having done so in the past.
Oscar – Victim Location 43227 Type of a scam Government Grant On May 24, 2017 I received a telephone message that I returned on May 24, 2017. I spoke with Linda @ extension 9862. Linda stated that I needed to go to a CVS, which I chose, and ask for a gift certificate in the …
Tammy – Victim Location 31419 Total money lost $999.99 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief Gradsuniteddischarge Info [email protected] (844) 888-3570 Jonathan told me that my student loans would be cleared of debt for the past 10 years, but the date was changed to Oct.2017, and my credit report shows that I still owe thousands …
Carmen – Victim Location 47001 Type of a scam Debt Collections My uncle received phone call yesterday mid morning, on 12-5-17 he lives out on the west coast. Then my uncle sent me a message to call them as they were looking for me. So, I called 844-792-6895 they answered Graystone & Associates if you …
Kristin – Victim Location 99326 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I applied for a loan got a call back and they approved the loan for 16000 dollers went over loan agreement signed it gave them all verification documents route number then they said I needed to go to store get them a prepaid …
Audrey – Victim Location 49508 Type of a scam Government Grant I just got a call from the government grants Department of United States from a heavily accented man who seemed insulted that I said that they were a scam I Googled it and it’s all that comes up is the fact that it’s a …
Caroline – Type of a scam Online Purchase Checked out their website and found a couple of lounge chairs at good prices, tried to search for reviews and could not find any. Company advertises since 2013. Placed an order, unfortunately the website had no contact tel # or address for the seller. However, after placing …
Shana – Victim Location 93436 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare first they call then hang up, (this is prob a computer program doing this as there is no conversation) then they hope you call back. Once you call back to see who called, they confirm you are still looking for health covrage then ask for …
Armando – Type of a scam Tax Collection Automatic message when I picked up the phone. I was under investigation for Tax Fraud-my property was under investigation etc. Legal procedures would be set into place if I did not call the provided Toll Free number.
Philip – Victim Location 40741 Total money lost $14 Type of a scam Online Purchase I purchased a shirt from this company after seeing it advertised on FB. After 30 days, it never came so I contacted the company via email. They proceeded to tell me it would be here 20 days after my order, …
Tabitha – Total money lost $22.50 Type of a scam Employment person calls me up asks if i want a lead for a service call i said sure ok they give me a number and i call the customer all they request is that i give them 15 % of the call if i get …
Karen – Victim Location 27576 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes On September 28, 2018 I received in the mail a letter stating that I had won a contest with a cash prize of $500,000. A very real looking check for $4,600 was included with the letter. I knew I hadn’t entered any sweepstakes lottery, so …
Steve – Victim Location 35064 Total money lost $3,500 Type of a scam Home Improvement Greg Austin was hired by my husband David Turner to fix our ac unit and he came and looked at it and he told us we needed a new one. We gave him a $3500.00 check so he could get …
Melissa – Victim Location 20745 Type of a scam Other below i have copied and pasted the body of the email. I did NOT click the attachment. The attachment appears to be a DOCX, whatever that is Congratulation! you have been shortlisted, for google foundation grant 2018. Please open attachment for more details.
Rebekah – Victim Location 80906 Type of a scam Online Purchase We’ve been trying to reach this organization for several days to purchase a golden retriever puppy. We have not had a response until today, see below. It is similar to a Craig’s List money scam. Hello, Apologies for the delayed reply, our server was …
Scott – Victim Location 01568 Type of a scam Online Purchase Great Dane puppies now is a website that I found via search in google. The seller contacted me twice via phone and then text. He told me it would be 650.00 to have the puppy sent from Virginia to MA and that payment could …
Ashlee – Victim Location 38930 Total money lost $950 Type of a scam Online Purchase I found a gun on this company’s site that I wanted to purchase. The total price of the gun was $2150. It was an antique weapon. We agreed I would pay half in cash and trade in one of my …
Robert – Total money lost $3,000 Type of a scam Home Improvement BEWARE his name is ralph matarazzo the granite guys he wants a deposit up front to buy material takes the money and runs i believe he is the sudbury ontario area
Tara – Victim Location 78108 Type of a scam Employment I was contacted by Group Findonati about a position as a real estate assistant, the position was to pay 5000/month and work from home. they wanted information on the real estate market in my area for investors wanting to buy homes and commercial property. Also …
