Brianna – Type of a scam Employment Hello, I do not know how to categorize this, the options to chose from do not match. I applied to a job add for an administrative position in indeed.ca under a company called Gold Consults who claimed to be opening up new offices in Calgary. I had a …
Fernando – Victim Location 90801 Type of a scam Employment False offer of employment
Jesse – Victim Location 46373 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill Received an invoice for $498.95 by FAX, for 1 year directory listing including digital features. We do not, nor ever have done business with this business. I did not call to ask about it, for fear they would splice the tape and put …
Christie – Victim Location 46815 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill We received a call asking to confirm our business address, verify name and job title. Did not explain the advertisement they were offering. This call was made on 11/16/17. In March, 2018, we started receiving calls that we owe $729.00. We contacted them …
Brendan – Victim Location 12583 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Door to door meat sales. Paid 100.00 for meat that is so subpar-total scam. We will get our money back.
Shawn – Victim Location 28645 Type of a scam Government Grant A friend on Facebook sent me a message ask if I had heard the news. I ask what news? Then the person said she had won a grant all she had to do pay 1,000and get a million dollars
Carly – Victim Location 01060 Type of a scam Online Purchase This site comes up when looking to purchase cellphones and electronics — I came across it many times while looking for a new iPhone. Their prices seem too low to be accurate, so I looked at the contact information and it is very suspicious: …
Rebecca – Victim Location 35215 Total money lost $10.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered a controller from this company on the 14th of December and it was suppose to arrive on the 26th. I have yet to receive it and all the reviews for this item say the same thing, that they …
Amy – Victim Location 68128 Type of a scam Government Grant At 206-204-5066 a guy randy green gave me a confirmation # and extension 12 saying he was giving me a government grant snd all I have to do is go to Walmart and send it to them then I get it for $8068
Caroline – Victim Location 78130 Type of a scam Employment I was contacted by two companies to begin work. One was Glocal Healthcare and the other was Beximco Pharmaceutical. I received two cashier’s checks and I called the bank and they were invalid.
Abigail – Victim Location 22192 Total money lost $597 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product On March 11th 2016 I attended a Tax Lien presentation at Courtyard Marriott at Tyson’s Corner Hotel in Virginia . I signed up for the Real Estate Workshop that was suppose to give me more information about flipping houses etc. …
Victoria – Victim Location 98466 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Prize/award for 4,500,000.00
Katherine – Victim Location 78299 Type of a scam Government Grant There are people calling and saying i was chosen by the federal Government to receive 9 thousand dollars by the government because i was neany money ver audited by the government and i never filed bankruptcy and have paid my taxes every year. If …
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Caroline – Victim Location 54304 Type of a scam Government Grant Caller asked consumer to wire transfer $2,000 to Wood Force Bank to receive a $90,000 Government Grant Check delivered by UPS.
Stephanie – Victim Location 18976 Total money lost $86 Type of a scam Online Purchase I placed an order on line with groham and it confirmed my order and took money out of my PayPal account but never rec’d the item. I tried to email them with no response and I tried calling but it …
Emily – Victim Location 14224 Total money lost $2,000 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency Grandson DUI Walmart Gift card Scam.
Suzanne – Victim Location 98329 Type of a scam Government Grant I received a call saying the government is going to give me $9,200 in free grant money. They said I’ll never have to pay it back because I have never gone bankrupt or had a criminal record. The caller told me to call another …
Nikki – Victim Location 70544 Type of a scam Utility I received a phone call this afternoon from a person named Mary Hernandez from 337-258-3062 who identified herself as working from Gulf Natural Gas Pipe Line. I have gas serviced to my home by Center Point Energy who she said purchases this gas from Gulf. …
Steven – Victim Location 98643 Type of a scam Government Grant I received a phone call about receiving free grant money from the U.S. government for paying my taxes on time. They also asked my age. I tried to tell them I didn’t have time and wasn’t interested, but they were persistent. They kept telling …
Kelsey – Victim Location 53154 Type of a scam Government Grant Offered consumer a free government grant. Money will be sent via Money Gram for pick-up at any Walmart by consumer. Kevin Sander called me
Nina – Victim Location 94107 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan A man named Sam Martin contacted me claiming a personal loan offer. I received a e mail stateing I qualified for a 2500 loan.when I tried to do a e fax sign and return it sent me to another site. Called him back …
Holly – Victim Location 46241 Type of a scam Government Grant Someone saying they were Angel Parker called me and asked for my name and age. I didn’t give her my last name or age, but yet she said because I had filed my taxes early and hadn’t filed bankruptcy or been in trouble I …
Devin – Victim Location 64119 Type of a scam Government Grant David C***
Cheryl – Victim Location 07008 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief The call came over my caller ID as Greentree Services regular number, 1800 643 0202, but the message tells you that you can speak to someone direct at 202-239-1204, Red flag here because Ditech took over Greentree more than a year ago!. When …
Kathleen – Victim Location 10455 Total money lost $679.99 Type of a scam Tech Support Telephone calls stated that there was a computer security breach. Holly – Victim Location 77726 Type of a scam Tech Support Your computer suddenly locks up with a page that says Microsoft security alert message re: Zeus Trojan virus alert. …
Troy – Type of a scam Employment James Cody contact me through LinkedIn and requested connection. Looked as if he knew over 40 of my top executive connections. He asked me to partner with them to work from home and $3,000.00 per month plus 10% commission for very little work and easy money. Only emailing, …
Carrie – Victim Location 07079 Type of a scam Home Improvement This is a scam artist company in NJ & CA. Cancel and call the police if they show up! They are specifcally listed in this NY Times article about lock smith scam artist who will intimidate and strong arm you for money. If you …
Maggie – Victim Location 94577 Type of a scam Phishing Call from 510-352-1827 CallerID=City of San Leandro I picked up because I thought it was the City calling. After saying hello there was 2 sec of silence before a male voice said "This is Jason from GE Security Systems. " I said that what he …
Keri – Victim Location 22546 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was looking into purchasing a F1 Savannah kitten and they claim to sell them for $900-$1000 which normally they are $5000 and up. They say it is their anniversary so selling this litter cheap. They gave me address so I could drive to …
Caleb – Victim Location 60561 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Person name Matt Nicolas texted from GROWMARK stated he found my resume on HirePatriot.com; I never used this website to apply for jobs, i normally use indeed to post my resume. he interviewed me on hangout, offered a position as data entry clerk. …
