Ernest – Victim Location 90035 Total money lost $59.95 Type of a scam Credit Cards Thru a legitimate web site I requested a copy of my birth certificate. Seconds later this scammer appeared in my email with an order form, requesting $59,95 with a credit card as a processing fee, a separate $25 check to …
Emmanuel – Victim Location 18901 Type of a scam Romance This scammer uses the front of Golden Elite Antiques to make himself appear as a legitimate business owner. Until two weeks ago, “Golden Elite Antiques” stated on GoldenEliteAntiques.com that its business address was 505 Thistle Green Court, Villanova, PA, and the business owner was listed …
Austin – Victim Location 33024 Type of a scam Online Purchase How they describe themselves: Grabr is a global community marketplace for shoppers seeking unique, hard-to-find items around the world and travelers delivering these goods en route. Whether craving fresh macarons from Paris, handmade leather boots from Buenos Aires or essential medicines from Moscow, Grabr …
Neil – Victim Location 45011 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Received email and a google calendar message. This scam added a calendar event into google calendar claiming I had won a new iPhone and to contact the website to enter my info ….. they are using google to put this out into people’s calendar notifications!
Danny – Victim Location 36117 Type of a scam Employment Sandra M Aug 10, 2019, 10:48 PM Dear Ms. Grace Domico: Full Name: Sandra Mack Address 1021 David Drive City, State Zip Code: Montgomery, AL 36117 Mobile (For SMS): (334) 333-2996 Current Occup Grace Domico Aug 13, 2019, 9:59 AM (13 days ago) to me …
Joy – Feb 19, 2021 The website says that if there are any questions or concerns or just to say hi, contact at [email protected] I emailed immediately to cancel my order but no response. There is no contact number. Only an email. Time went by and I received an email stating that my first order …
Terrance – Victim Location 43420 Total money lost $50 Type of a scam Charity The scammer goes door to door telling individuals about him/herself and explaining how this organization they are with (Graceful Hands) helps them pay for college. Scammer also produces a document claimed to be from the state of Ohio claiming the legitimacy …
Kimberly – Victim Location 15205 Total money lost $40.40 Type of a scam Online Purchase I purchased shoes after being served and ad on Instagram. They took my money and i got an order number. And then haven’t seen or heard anything. no tracking info sent. I sent two notes to customer service and both …
Misty – Victim Location 95843 Total money lost $700 Type of a scam Government Grant On August 2nd I received a message from Frank Araujo, my professor in college whom I trusted. He mentioned a $50,000.00 he was granted through an agency called Gradient. The agency is to help retired people. He said it was …
Mary – Victim Location 75023 Total money lost $183 Type of a scam Online Purchase Scammer sent me a offer. Only sent 1 pair and kept the rest of the money plus he didn’t send my other 3 pairs of shoes.
Sean – Victim Location 46208 Type of a scam Government Grant Consumer was called that said they were with the government and calling about a grant for $9,000. They told consumer to get some gift cards at cvs. Jeremy – Victim Location 96720 Type of a scam Government Grant I got a call from 202-335-5780 …
Joshua – Victim Location 21201 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Good morning, My name is *** and I’m calling to report a situation that I was involved in back in July 26, 2019. I contacted Google and asked Google for Amazon.com’s toll free number. They gave me the phone …
Dennis – Victim Location 13031 Type of a scam Phishing Received a call from 617 456 4858 They said hi grandma. Did you get my message? I was in a funeral in Boston. I said who is this? They answered your grandson. ( my grandson is 3 years old, I didn’t tell them that). Long …
Laura – Victim Location 31906 Type of a scam Government Grant I was contacted by a lady:Heidi Grant who claimed with my qualifications i could receive a Govt. Grant from$ 50.000 dollars-up. She used a friend of mine to confirm that they were legit.She stated that i could receive the $50.000 after l paid the …
Tristan – Victim Location 78045 Total money lost $1,416.36 Type of a scam Utility At 10:55 am CT Joel Diaz (ext. 77) called my daughter in law asking for me and then threatened me that the company would cut my electricity off if I didn’t pay the mount of 405 dollars. I went to HEB …
Carrie – Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I was asking for a $20K loan for debt consolidation and was contacted by Kenny and he sent me over his ID, bank account info and approved my loan but wanted me to send $450 for fee before loan would be paid out. I did not …
Evan – Victim Location 64134 Type of a scam Government Grant I just received a call from this place saying that i qualify for $9000.00 in government money that i do not have to pay back i just had to call another department to release the funds when i called them they told me that …
Randi – Total money lost $175 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I purchased brand name sneakers from www.greenisblack.ca and received cheap knockoff sneakers sent from China instead. I have been negotiating for three months to return them for a refund, or get the merchandise I ordered. They offered a small percentage refund to get …
Hannah – Victim Location 40391 Type of a scam Credit Cards Message left on my phone regarding a "debt" owed by my husband. I called back and spoke with Kristy Bell, that is the name she gave. She also gave me the direct extension number. Had incorrect information, wrong addresses and phone numbers. Knew my …
Evan – Victim Location 83687 Total money lost $47.71 Type of a scam Online Purchase Hi, Well I seen a charge on my bank statement that I did not know that it was for so I looked it up on line and it says it is a movie and game site Graven Fun .com .Well …
Jack – Victim Location 12010 Type of a scam Other Fake Shipping Company like in the below link. Information they for that fake shipping company is below. https://glassmagazine.com/glassblog/warning-fake-shipping-company-scam Freight Contact information : OneStep Shipping Mr. Roy Austin (Head Office Freight and Logistics manager) Contact E-mail @ : [email protected] Website : www.onestepshipping.com And tell them you …
Kendra – Victim Location 94544 Type of a scam Debt Collections The caller’s voice was not clear or loud enough to hear the company name. The subject was an amount owing to the IRS. For a return call, 1-800-448-3581 was given which is the same as Pioneer of Horsehead NY, a legitimate IRS debt collector. …
Anne – Victim Location 20005 Total money lost $249 Type of a scam Online Purchase Merchant sold product with return policy, initially agreed to honor return, then disappeared. After several attempts to reestablish contact, merchant lied about having agreed to honor the return and disappeared again. Geoffrey – Victim Location 01757 Type of a scam …
Erica – Victim Location 68826 Type of a scam Government Grant A friend of mine contacted me via Messenger claiming to have received $50,000 in a grant from the NIH. She gave me the contact information for Agent Greg Davis. When I contacted him via Messenger, he gave me the general information on the NIH …
Travis – Victim Location 63119 Total money lost $46 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Wrong merchandise shipped. Seller is in CHINA, and does not reveal that until after purchase is made. Refused return, saying "we send out a lot of order" and sometimes mistakes are made. Offered $5 in compensation. Here’s the fraud part …
Latasha – Victim Location 33806 Type of a scam Other He’s posing as a sugar daddy. He claimed he wanted to pay my bills but needed me to give him my info. So I gave him my routing number and account number for a prepaid card that doesn’t have anything on it. After a short …
Antonio – Victim Location 79762 Type of a scam Online Purchase I bought a product through this website and once I paid I had no further information about my order. No answer from the seller, no tracking number so I research a bit and found a lot of complaints of products paid but not sent …
Devon – Victim Location 64134 Type of a scam Tech Support About three years ago I got a virus in my computer, it alert saying i was infected and contact this number for service, my computer was making loud noises and was going red so i called the number on the screen and it was …
Christie – Victim Location 48604 Type of a scam Other Hired Great Lakes Construction ( Lansing) for Roof repair, facia and gutters- down spouts. Paid the total BEFORE the job was done and completed! My mistake!!! The Roof was poorly done,and gutters and down spouts never completed
Cory – Victim Location 70301 Total money lost $689 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan They asked me for some payment before I get the loan and also to pay some taxes on the loan.
