Rosa – Victim Location 55372 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Online Purchase The drone our son received was not the drone pictured. Website says “unhappy with your product we’ll stand behind our product” “100% money back guaranteed.” Dig deeper into site and only unopened products are returned. Their response to our return …
Shawna – Victim Location 90804 Total money lost $209.90 Type of a scam Online Purchase On October 30th, I received an offer from Gadgyt to sell them my iPhone 8 64gb. It is in near perfect condition and they offered to buy it for $209.90. They provided a pre-paid USPS label to me, which I …
Dale – Victim Location 75605 Total money lost $175 Type of a scam CryptoCurrency I was referred to a man named Gary Who helps with money adder for PayPal if you pay a fee you get 3x more back next return. I paid the fee of 100.00 for the money generating software and he went …
Daniel – Victim Location 73013 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I was messaged on Facebook market place by someone who said their step mom was trying to buy my TV and I need to email her. I emailed her and she said she would send me a check and after it is cashed …
Shawn – Victim Location 83709 Total money lost $600 Type of a scam Romance My newly Ex Husband was talking to this individual for at least 6 months via Messenger Chat. I do believe there were also phone calls via video chat. I know per the messages I found on his IPhone, that there were …
Austin – Victim Location 40475 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill We received an invoice for copier supplies. However, our supplies are included in our contract with the provider of our copier. The total of the invoice was $1220.96. There was no sales tax added. The address is 277 Lynn Avenue, North Vancouver, BC …
Nikki – Victim Location 75901 Total money lost $23.94 Type of a scam Online Purchase I purchased 2 diaper bags online came out to 23.94..still haven’t received the product..emailed several times ..no response. Websites has been removed since then. Ross – Victim Location 75093 Total money lost $12 Type of a scam Online Purchase Company …
Jonathan – Victim Location 30067 Total money lost $45.97 Type of a scam Online Purchase Found website online and this company is claiming to be Coasta.com. I purchased 3 pairs of sunglasses in June and have still not received them. Only emails from company giving me the run around. Hope to stop this before to …
Randy – Victim Location 44137 Type of a scam Government Grant A friend told me about a government grant from Global Assistance Community Support Program. I called the number and became suspicious when they said I needed to pay $4000 for a $200,000 grant. A larger payment is required for larger grant amounts.
Regina – Victim Location 78232 Total money lost $9.95 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ad on instagram for free "wood" glasses. Turns out the glasses are actually plastic – if you get them. Upon purchasing, emailed receipt says it will take 5-35 business days to mail. Purchased on June 19th and today is October …
Larry – Victim Location 28777 Total money lost $2,600 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Scamming / Phishing web page comes up when you are looking to replace your driver’s license, looks like real site, but pure scam after you enter your personal info and Pay you then get a message your Guide to show …
Marissa – Victim Location 48134 Total money lost $109.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase I searched online for a good price on a dehumidifier. Gleseg.com had a very low price. I immediately suspected a scam, but I ordered it anyway. They promised to ship it within 12 days and would send me an e-mail …
Hector – Victim Location 89460 Type of a scam Employment Contacted by Angela @ Gilly Payroll for a Virtual Administrative Assistant position. I was asked to perform research for a presentation and then asked to register for an October conference, using those funds and withdrawing money from my personal account. A Cashier’s check was sent …
Isaac – Victim Location 77029 Total money lost $190 Type of a scam Employment They offered a job that sounded to good, they started telling me the Benefits and the pay I will be making and how good of a great career I would have till that turned down when they said I had to …
Keith – Victim Location 78130 Type of a scam Debt Collections My 96 year old grandmother received two telephone calls from a woman claiming to be a paralegal of Glenn Meyer Financial. This woman claims that my grandmother owes an alleged balance on an Associate Visa. She has never had any account with this company …
Armando – Victim Location 30067 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Georgia Certificate Service sends out a time urgent request for a business entity to take action on securing a Certificate Of Existence. The letter uses language that makes it appear to be a necessary step in setting up a business in the state of …
Louis – Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill I received a phone call from a Tina Lewis inquiring as to why we had not paid an overdue invoice. I advised her that I hadn’t seen the invoice nor had any knowledge of same and asked her to send it to me. I immediately google …
Jordan – Victim Location 14580 Total money lost $2,414.80 Type of a scam Online Purchase I paid for a puppy through this website and it’s obvious I’m getting the runaround my bank told me that they are scammers my bank is Chase Bank if you need more information I will have other addresses for you
Seth – Type of a scam CryptoCurrency George contacts girls and asks them to deposit cheques into their accounts and withdraw the money the next day to be deposited into a bitcoin machine. Targets young girls who need cash. In this cash, my daughter who is in school and not getting a lot of retail …
Pamela – Victim Location 43055 Total money lost $119.40 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered online 6 overstuffed bean bags online from Gititonline at Http://bvuewomyshopify.com. When I went to check on my order with the confirmation they sent I could not find/return to the store online or retrieve any information about them. I emailed …
Brent – Victim Location 29063 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill We had “purchased” puppy (Lexi) from evaspoodlepupshome.com for $500 via WU. Global Shipping contacted us for additional $989 for thermal crate due to inclement weather (temp 65 and no rain or snow). Then realized shipping as well as pet purchase was a scam. …
Kristin – Victim Location 39402 Total money lost $800 Type of a scam Online Purchase Came across website while searching for Mastiff puppy for my husband. Contacted seller via email asking questions about 2 puppies pictured in website. Seller responded quickly to all questions and discussed price. Offered to ship puppy if we didn’t want …
Eduardo – Victim Location 30519 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I initially applied for a receptionist position at Giving Company on Indeed.com. I received an email on Oct 1 at 2:33 pm from : HR Admin stating: Dear Sequel to your application for the vacant position in our firm, We regret to inform …
Luis – Victim Location 44035 Type of a scam Tech Support I was online looking at a hotel website and alarms went off on my computer. A message appeared with a Windows icon and said to call a number for the Microsoft help desk. I couldn’t get my computer to turn off or to stop …
Gary – Victim Location 46237 Type of a scam Romance This guy claims to Live in Michigan (moved here when he was 6 from Turkey and raised by his grandmother) but is currently in the Army in Syria. I met him on Words with Friends and he immediately wanted to chat on Google Hangouts. He …
Sandra – Victim Location 64050 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I was contacted by him to do some work aside from my regular job to get more money. At first everything was going fine he would send me money and have me send some of it to other people while I kept the rest …
Kaitlin – Victim Location 55414 Total money lost $1,170 Type of a scam Debt Collections The pet seller — Reverend Timothy Bowell told me that he is giving his puppy up for free because he does not have time to take care of the puppy. Then he shipped the puppy with Global Express Fleet and …
Roger – Victim Location 33196 Type of a scam Employment On Friday April 26, 2019 I received this email for a job interview: "Hello, Your portfolio published on AMERICAN TRANSLATORS ASSOCIATION (ATA) has been reviewed by our HR Department at (BAYER) and we are pleased to invite you to an online interview/briefing exercise. You’ve been …
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Emily – Victim Location 55443 Type of a scam Debt Collections Saying I have several cases filed against me. Credit report and county court records show nothing. I wish they would just leave me alone.
Karen – Victim Location 80503 Type of a scam Debt Collections This company contacted me claiming a debt owed from 20 years ago. They called my job, family members, etc. even though I had answered their calls and contacted them back time after time after time. I was continually yelled at, hung up on, so …
