Kimberly – Victim Location 94105 Type of a scam Business Email Compromise The scam begins with a postal mail package, small bubble mailer. Within the package is a business card and sometimes a pen. The objective is to have the recipient look up the business on the business card. This website is not functioning, however …
Tommy – Victim Location 97267 Type of a scam Government Grant I received a call from Hailey saying she was from the government grant programs. Said I was chosen at random because I paid my bills and taxes on time and awarded a government grant amount of $7500. She said to go and purchase gift …
Juan – Victim Location 30907 Type of a scam Government Grant Text messages saying the consumer qualified for a grant. Gave all sorts of reference numbers, then wanted to buy Itunes cards. Used names Carole Mills and Doris Bohman.
Brandon – Victim Location 32174 Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief The company sent me a letter offering personal unsecured loans and debt consolidation helping with debt relief.They did not want to explain their fees clearly.When I read the contract they wanted to charge 21% of the amount of debt relief that I needed. …
Mallory – Victim Location 71106 Type of a scam Government Grant US Government Grant for $7800.00 needed me to get $250.00 in gift cards from the Dollar Store and call back with the info. Hannah – Victim Location 78332 Type of a scam Government Grant Got a call from213-217-9999 CA. They said I qualified for …
Jeffrey – Victim Location 68137 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency When the consumer answered the phone. The caller said he was their grandson and was in jail. Need to send $5000.00 in order for him to get out. The consumer hung up the phone.
Dominique – Victim Location 75227 Total money lost $4,300 Type of a scam Home Improvement Hired contractor to install french drains. When the rain came, the failed drains increased flooding. I’ve made several attempts to get the problem fixed. The last verbal communication was a month ago. A one day project turned into a 3 …
Natalie – Victim Location 79036 Type of a scam Government Grant Received a call from someone in Washington D.C. who said they were with the government grants department and were supposed to give grants to 15,000 people with no bankruptcy. They had a callback # listed of 202-594-8859. I called them back and that’s when …
Cindy – Victim Location 10011 Total money lost $600 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan Applied for a loan online. Was emailed loan documents which looked legit. Trevor emailed me and saidnI was approved. Jason emailed me and said I needed to send $500 through Western Union. Western Union declined sending. Was given a …
Javier – Victim Location 71129 Total money lost $29,000 Type of a scam Investment Thru pressurized tactics after being his client for 10 years, he would drive here to have me sign papers not explaining completely why. My money was put into three different Annuity funds. He obtained 29,000$ from doing so. It took months …
Julia – Victim Location 43222 Type of a scam Online Purchase The company Grab Wishes is not an legit website. Once you purchase your item you will get a fake receipt and there is no way to get in touch with customer service. All the contact emails come back as unable to deliver. The site …
Wesley – Victim Location 78738 Type of a scam Government Grant Our son, who has IDD, was contacted by a friend through Messenger on Facebook regarding Grant at a Glance offering $150,000. Obviously his friends messenger account was hacked. He contacted the organization through text and started to give personal info. Fortunately they only got …
Colleen – Victim Location 99504 Total money lost $56 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Ordered clothing and never received it. No response to emails inquiring about my order. Website seemed legitimate but no contact information
Michelle – Victim Location 30701 Type of a scam Employment The original email was about a position of employment, stating that they found my resume online (my resume is actually online, which made sense). This was a project manager position from a shipping company with a US office based out of New York. There was …
Luke – Victim Location 77905 Total money lost $62 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered product for cost of shipping only, then charged $89 for full cost of one bottle of product. No supervisor available to assist with matter. Refund went from 15% to 70%. Several companies have same address, company name I was …
Randy – Victim Location 44118 Total money lost $90.72 Type of a scam Online Purchase Product was never delivered after payment. After numerous attempts to contact them via phone or email, finally received a response via email from a Joe Barnes, "Senior VP of business development". Mind you, this is a larger scale operation. The …
Adrian – Victim Location 23320 Type of a scam Online Purchase I am trying to sell my used car on Craigslist through a private seller rather than going to a dealer. I was contacted by Rachel asking for my e-mail so her dad can reach out to me for details. After her father [email protected] started …
Taylor – Victim Location 94587 Total money lost $2,750 Type of a scam Online Purchase Mbunjefrenchies.com is a scam. If you are looking for more information about this, see https://petscams.com/pet-scam/mbunjefrenchies-com. They supposedly sell french bulldog puppies at a good price. After purchasing they use a fake transportation email address saying that they will be flying …
Jonathan – Victim Location 49010 Type of a scam Online Purchase ***AVOID*** While googling “Secretary of State renewing drivers license” the site appeared and asked questions just like SOS or DMV. After a few questions and then providing a payment method which happened much faster than normal, a message appeared stating I had just made …
Danielle – Victim Location 72204 Type of a scam Employment They offer you a position as a personal assistant and then tell you they are going to send a check that needs to be deposited and you use that money to pay bills since they are currently out of the country for business. The check …
Dawn – Victim Location 98033 Type of a scam Phishing When searching online for your state’s drivers licensing agency, you will find a site at the top of the search results that appears to be your state agency’s web site. The options available at the site will include such things as applying for a new …
Elizabeth – Victim Location 10467 Total money lost $1,649.99 Type of a scam Tech Support There was something wrong with my laptop and printer connection and I went online. I went on HP printer service and clicked on a link to get tech support. I called the phone number provided and a guy named Bryan, …
Monica – Victim Location 31052 Type of a scam Employment Phone call stating that they are with gold retail.org and they noticed my resume for amazon and wanted me to go to gold retail. Org to apply. To test products and write reviews. The voicemail sounded like it was a recording and had a lot …
Peter – Victim Location 35405 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Never accept anything from mystery shoppers it’s fraud.
Curtis – Victim Location 08093 Total money lost $620 Type of a scam Online Purchase Searched google for a puppy. Found a site and messaged the person was interested. She messaged me back and we got to talking and she sounded really legit. Sent her the money for the puppy twice and never got the …
Adam – Victim Location 54944 Total money lost $35 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered two products from this company in July of 2018. After waiting a month without receiving a email with shipping and tracking information I emailed the company. After two weeks I recieved an email stating that the order would …
Heather – Victim Location 90802 Total money lost $345.80 Type of a scam Online Purchase There are a Ads pop up from Facebook for free trial with only shipping cost. Unfortunately ,i received another package after free trial around 6 weeks later. Then, I called the customer service immediately but he told me i should …
Carlos – Victim Location 90002 Total money lost $55 Type of a scam Online Purchase get.besnicebuy.com I ordered shoes from this site, but they sent me cheap and fake sunglasses. After some emails they said i keep the fake and cheap sunglasses, and they pay me back 20%. Wait what? I got something i never …
Grant – Victim Location 53223 Total money lost $2,865 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order May 1, 2018 I signed up with an online survey company called Graze2Grace Sparework, they sent me a text message saying I was approved and to confirm acceptance to [email protected],net. On the 14th I received a text manage stating …
Lucas – Victim Location 78660 Total money lost $20 Type of a scam Online Purchase There was an ad placed on Instagram talking about a music box that was only 20 bucks. I went on the website and ordered one in August of 2018 and it is now November i was told it was delivered …
