Chase – Victim Location 21001 Type of a scam Debt Collections I received a phone call from a 301 number. I missed the call and five minutes later I called the number back. They immediately knew me by name and only had the last 4 digits of my social. The representative a man proceeded to …
Dustin – Victim Location 07303 Total money lost $600 Type of a scam Romance After two months of communication on what’s app. We agreed that miss Brown joins me for Xmas in Switzerland. She told she had sold her house in South Carolina for 2.1 Mil. if I can provide a Swiss bank account number. …
Beth – Victim Location 47959 Type of a scam Charity Someone contacted me on messenger using my classmates name and picture. What made me suspicious after I had messaged back was I noted that it said we were not friends on Facebook which we are. So I contacted my classmate and asked her if she …
Vanessa – Victim Location 27107 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Phishing called an elderly person and talked him into giving him his debit card number and then took $400 out of his checking account.
Russell – Victim Location 06416 Type of a scam Employment Work from home website. You have a link and you supposedly get paid for promoting the link. Minimum payout is $300 and you have to complete a survey before payout. I have completed it multiple times as have others if you look at the "getpaid4duty" …
Lydia – Victim Location 85615 Type of a scam Debt Collections They told me I was being sued for a old medical bill, from 2007. That I had made arangements to pay in 2012, and didn’t comply. So now they are suing me. Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup said, they could not the first time. …
Kristina – Victim Location 33872 Total money lost $50 Type of a scam Debt Collections A company by the name of Premium Asset contacted me in 2015 about a debt to Kay Jewelers, offering me to pay $50 weekly until it was paid off. I did this, and it was paid off in August of …
Lawrence – Victim Location 20132 Type of a scam Employment I got an email from a guy name John Hancock telling me to contact this Mary Cook. The email subject was Interview Alert. I was supposed to contact her through Google hangout. Then it led to emails. I was told after the interview that I …
Dustin – Victim Location 24482 Total money lost $6,250 Type of a scam Romance A man named David Mark started talking to me on Facebook. He claimed to be working for Exxon on an oil rig in the middle of the ocean and we became friends over a few months. He asked me to send …
Bobby – Victim Location 60654 Total money lost $375 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product The psychic reader took advantages of my emotions and tried everything to scam money from me. After the so-called meditation she even tried to get more cash out of my pocket by making up all the terrifying things. Do NOT …
Johnathan – Victim Location 14206 Total money lost $30 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a set of 3 bras from them for a total of about 30 dollars. They did not arrive for 5 weeks and when they did arrive, they were not the size I ordered. I attempted to return them …
Phillip – Victim Location 77868 Type of a scam Tech Support Boyfriend got online to look up recipe. Received a warning from Windows in form of new browser saying that computer security was compromised and to call number shown. Wanted us to pay for technical fix for $160. Told guy I didn’t have the money …
Jeffery – Victim Location 38039 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I recd a call this morning at 10:00 AM and Michael Sweetness stated I won a sweepstakes (can’t recall the amount but it was big). The requirement was to go to the Post Office and purchase a money order for (can’t remember the amt) and …
Brianna – Victim Location 11220 Total money lost $30 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I ordered a sample product for CBD oil from Gold Labs. I ordered a sleep CBD oil from them at the same time. I agreed to pay for shipping at $4.95 per sample. The sample products were not CBD oil. …
Pedro – Victim Location 98661 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was going to buy puppy, had doubts, thank goodness i called betterbusiness. They were so helpful, cx the sale. Today i can not reach site. Be careful of this site.they make sure you do not live close enough to visit in person
Stephen – Victim Location 11783 Type of a scam Other Ashley Watson <[email protected]> Betreff: Global USA Green Card – A secure link to complete your payment (#83065) Datum: 12. Oktober 2015 09:53:08 MESZ Dear *** *** ***, Thank you for choosing the Global USA Green Card organization to provide you with premium application services for …
Deanna – Victim Location 29681 Type of a scam Phishing Call from Steve Watson saying that due to government action, and if I avoid his call I will go before magistrate or federal court. Need to call him back immediately at 760-462-5024. Left this message on my answering machine.
Manuel – Total money lost $589 Type of a scam Debt Collections This company is a complete scam. I received an invoice stating that I owed $729.00 for "Online Business Advertising", which is very vague. When we called to ask about it, they said we authorized them to do so, and that they have voice …
Leslie – Victim Location 65668 Type of a scam Government Grant Caller continues to contact me requesting a card #or bank acct. # so they can give me a confirmation code. Says I have received a $3700 GOVERNMENMENT GRANT FOR MISSOURI. (A MULTIPURPOSE GRANT )But can’t receive it until I pay a $3 fee by …
Brenda – Victim Location 70816 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Other Posed as a recruiter for Disney, print work, commercials for my daughters. I paid the ***$ deposit and she has my card info to run two *** transactions for next month. I researched her after and BBB couldn’t locate the business.
Walter – Victim Location 57701 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill Our company has no working relationship with Golden Yellow Directories, Inc. We received three invoices by fax stating we owe $498.95 for advertising. No where on the paperwork does it state this is a solicitation. It is an invoice stating payable within 30 …
Rachael – Victim Location 68144 Total money lost $46 Type of a scam Charity In West Omaha, Nebraska neighborhood, around 8:00 p.m. CT, an African American woman in her mid-late 30’s rang and knocked on my door selling magazine subscriptions. She said I could donate them to one of 7 local charities listed. She gave …
Priscilla – Victim Location 55016 Total money lost $1,500 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan A person named David Scott who says he was from Goldtrust Mortgage Company in California called to offer to refinance our home mortgage. You are told they can give you a loan based on your income, you need to …
Cody – Victim Location 37066 Total money lost $41 Type of a scam Online Purchase GoDaddy, Inc. charged me for a server, I went online to build the server, and it would not build. Their server builder would not work, so I immediately canceled the account, but they refused to refund even though their server …
Evelyn – Victim Location 99801 Type of a scam Home Improvement The man, Larry Breecher, did some asphalt sealing at my house. He wouldn’t give me his business name, charged me double the going rate, made me write a personal check to him, and then left. Once he left I found out about the other …
Brent – Victim Location 29406 Type of a scam Online Purchase Dogs for sale via http://yorkiepuppiesworld.com or Golden Paradise Yorkies. We saw a Parti Yorki for $700 when they are normally priced closer to $1,500-$2,000. We inquired and received a response about how to receive the dog through shipping after providing payment. The address provided …
Valerie – Victim Location 30301 Total money lost $123 Type of a scam Online Purchase This company is a scam!!! I submitted an outline and thesis statement to this writing setvice for 123$ to have a research paper written within 5days. I supplied all of the necessary tools to help the writer understand the direction …
Colin – Victim Location 73099 Type of a scam Phishing I’ve been trying to sell a car privately and I’ve received many emails asking to provide a VIN report through this untrustworthy site. It has no reviews or other internet records and asks sensitive information.
Christy – Victim Location 81620 Type of a scam Government Grant One of my moms friends that I am never in contact with randomly got in touch w/me via FB Messenger. I’ve been having difficult financial times, she told me about the government green grant fund. I asked her a question about my mother which …
Corey – Victim Location 81008 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill I received an invoice from them for $498.95 I’ve tried contacting them several times via the phone number that is on the invoice every single time it says the exact same thing we are, experiencing a high volume of calls right now please …
