Randi – Victim Location 78613 Type of a scam Employment I was sent an email for an interview request for a personal assistant job offering $65,000 per year. A male by the name of Gordon Jacobs called me and asked me a couple of questions regarding scenarios and asked if I was proficient with the …
Carla – Victim Location 91791 Type of a scam Employment Initially my mother found the posting on Facebook offering employment by secret shopping. They only asked for basic info, such as date of birth and employment status, address, and phone number. It did not look official and too good to be true so I decided …
Cassie – Victim Location 91011 Type of a scam Phishing I have received many calls from numbers similar to this one recently and decided to answer and tell them to stop calling/remove me from their call list. The voice on the other end said that I had reached the "gift center" and asked if I …
George – Victim Location 62040 Type of a scam Tech Support Microsoft Pop Up on my computer saying I have multiple viruses on my computer. I contacted my computer company. They said I had to pay $538.95 for a one year subscription of virus protection. I keep talking to them and they are known by …
Randall – Victim Location 48430 Total money lost $3.96 Type of a scam Phishing Today, I began the process of renewing my registration for my vehicle on expresssos.com, the first site listed for express SOS redirects you to getregistration.org I thought that I was signing in to register my account, when I was actually purchasing …
Tabitha – Victim Location 45807 Total money lost $159 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered a swing set and it never arrived tried contacting but heard nothing back. Joy – Total money lost $218 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Ordered a swing set. No further correspondence. I have been charged on my credit …
Tara – Victim Location 78006 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Online Purchase REPORT of DEBIT CARD FRAUD dated 8 August 2017 Sometime shortly before 6/223/17, I received an email purportedly from Amazon Prime, of which I am a paid member. In essence, the email thanked me for my patronage and asked for …
Andrea – Victim Location 43701 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes called themselves Global Gold Traders of FL @ 4474 Weston #265 Davies, FL; they gave routing# and account# for my money to be deposited; caller with deep accent was named Roger Sealy @ 702-487-9781. I was to go to bank and get bank transfer of …
Brittany – Victim Location 83686 Type of a scam Tax Collection There was a recorded message left on the phone that it was the second attempt to avoid appearance before the Grand Jury or Magistrate Judge. For a Case Number call 607-233-4229. This was the "last message." Message was received April 16, 2016, at 11:56 …
Jerry – Victim Location 15213 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Employment I was sent the job description through email. I was also sent the employers direct phone number and the company number for questions or concerns. I was delivered packages every 1 to 3 days. I was to inspect the packaging make …
Desiree – Victim Location 75647 Type of a scam Debt Collections I received a phone call from a company called Global Group Holdings who said that I owed for a pay day loan (which I don’t) of $2445, but they would take $1200 if I paid today. When I explained that I don’t know anything …
William – Victim Location 15132 Type of a scam Government Grant try to say i was granted money from treasure dept..that i didnt have to pay back to call the other # with ref# t1008…called and thy wanted more of my info told them is this a scam guy got hostile
Gina – Total money lost $209 Type of a scam Online Purchase clicked on advertising on computer for a free sample of face cream if I paid for shipping of $5.95. Billed on my Mastercard July 22/18 for $$99.79 for Skinlooks & $109.79 for Cream Skin. I sent an e-mail wanting a refund for this …
Victor – Victim Location 15301 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Phone call left message regarding a certified check Global International Tractor have in their possession to be delivered to me via UPS and to return the call at 306-339-8621 to make arrangements for delivery.
Armando – Victim Location 80227 Type of a scam Rental My daughter is looking for an apartment and called this ad. The relocation experts told her that an advance of 350.00 in cash via money gram was needed to begin looking for apartments and that it was refundable and would be used towards the advancement …
Ross – Feb 05, 2021 My wife just had very similar experience. Friend request from her aunt. Story the same as above. Thankfully, their English was grammatically poor, plus the speed they want to do things. But the clincher was reading this site. Quite sophisticated as googling them yields an authentic looking website. Thanks to …
Stacey – Victim Location 14228 Total money lost $1,050 Type of a scam Home Improvement This scammer Christopher mathien from Hamburg NY posts home improvement ads on Buffalo’s Craigslist (716) 353-3238. He comes as a very nice guy. He gives you a good estimate and collects a down payment but never shows up to do …
Veronica – Victim Location 01109 Type of a scam Government Grant I had a call today a bought a grant I would be receiving and the party speaking said I would have to pay a fee to receive It
Andrew – Victim Location 83705 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product This company called me on 9/13/2016 claiming to be Fishers. They wanted to "verify our printer FEQ" and such information to update their records supposedly. They said they were raising their prices, but were going to give us our normal price for another 3 …
Evelyn – Victim Location 86326 Type of a scam Tech Support My browser was hi-jacked by a red screen telling me I had a virus and needed to contact Microsoft windows tech immediately. I called the number on the screen and spoke with an Indian (dot not feather) whose name was "Kaushal". He said someone …
Lance – Victim Location 78254 Total money lost $50 Type of a scam Online Purchase Order a pendent from this company and have not received item or been able to reach them. Every Time I emailed them I get a automatic notification stating that my item is in process. I was given a teaching number …
Linda – Type of a scam Employment Initial email is as follows below. The IP of the email says it originates from Russia (87.250.230.219). <span title="———————————————————————————————————————————————-——————————————————————————–…⇄ /> Hi, Welcome to Global Development Society. We are pleased to extend an offer of employment to you in the position of Administrative Assistant. You will report directly to …
Ashlee – Type of a scam Online Purchase I have tried 3 valid credit cards to buy Ripley’s Aquarium’s tickets. The credit card info entered is always declined. It is later found out Ripley’s Aquarium never allows a 3rd party to sell their tickets. I cancelled my 3 credit cards immediately after finding that.
Julian – Victim Location 63123 Type of a scam Tech Support Scammer said they found malware on my computer. I asked for the name of their business and phone number. All I got was 83133 E or east street Columbus, Ohio. When I asked for the zip he hung up.
Wesley – Victim Location 18015 Type of a scam Romance This is a non-existent company supposedly in Key West, FL. There is no firm of this liking at this address. They have fraudently copied verbatim (with the exception of inserting their name and removing about personal histories) www.ridgecp.com. Two gentlemen, one french aprovider.nd one german, …
Justin – Victim Location 73029 Total money lost $600 Type of a scam Tech Support A message popped up on my computer and said that I needed to contact this company to get the virus off. They identified with Microsoft and said they could unlock my computer plus offered a lifetime service to keep all …
Sabrina – Total money lost $146 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered power tools Milwaukee combo 18 volt cordless tool set. got a order #1684 so I could go on there site to track package . It all seemed legit it said it arrived at customs us then Canadian customs .then was released …
Gerald – Victim Location 90018 Total money lost $12 Type of a scam Online Purchase When ordering off of website everything seems to be fine. Place your order they send you confirmation email. You wait for order 2 weeks go by I contact on website check status on my order they say because they are …
Dawn – Victim Location 66508 Type of a scam Online Purchase Found a website claiming to have 3 Jardine parrots for sale. Contacted them via the form on the website asking for more information. Got a phone call from a man with a slight accent calling himself Harrison . Said he would ship the bird …
Haley – Victim Location 97385 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Kept giving me excuses when I tried to ask why the product was taking so long to arrive. It took 32 days. Got the product and it was dented.
