Sierra – Victim Location 95356 Total money lost $2,300 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I went to the store tried to buy 2 tvs put $136 & $250 cash down to order the 2 tvs but the owner told the bank that the customer recieved the 2 tvs and got funded $5300. There …
Andrew – Victim Location 60005 Total money lost $6,000 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations Travel website interested in buying our timeshare in Mexico for quite a bit more than we initially paid for it. Promised no out of pocket fees, then of course charged Taxes and title search fees. They got paid via wire transfer. …
Kristen – Victim Location 31313 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Online Purchase Purchase a puppy on the internet and never got the puppy.
Marco – Victim Location 01107 Total money lost $600 Type of a scam Online Purchase Do not use www.epicbluefalls.com to adopt kittens, they are scammers and all the breeders on their website are fake. They will respond until they have your payment and you will never get your kitten! The website seems legit since they …
Walter – Victim Location 49068 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I sent Entirecredit 200 dollars for insurance on a loan I applied for on a google play card. I called and they said I needed to send them another$250. to get tht $5,000 loan. I told them I didn’t …
Alexander – Victim Location 90405 Type of a scam Tech Support I called the number from the website to get help with my Epson scanner and the guy who answered the phone immediately said he could help me and then asked me to go to a website and then type in a number so that …
Katherine – Type of a scam Home Improvement Young man in button-down shirt with tie coming door to door offering carpet and hard floor cleaning. Offers a laminated orange brochure to highlight services. Asks to come inside to see the place and clean. Does not give his name, brochure states it’s done by "Empire Carpet".
Toni – Victim Location 83686 Type of a scam Employment I received a couple of emails and text messages. When I responded they told me to create or use my existing gmail with Google hangouts. I created a new gmail account just for this [email protected] He then pretended to interview me on Google hangouts. I …
Megan – Victim Location 51503 Type of a scam Debt Collections A woman and a man called me from that number claiming I owed them money. She left a message saying if I didn’t call her back within 24hrs I was going to jail.They insisted I was a low life and informed me that pays …
Meghan – Victim Location 37615 Total money lost $800 Type of a scam Online Purchase We found this website looking to buy a west highland terrier puppy. I called number on website and spoke with a man claiming to be Isac Carr, he texted me questions to answer about my family and why we wanted …
Victoria – Victim Location 13905 Type of a scam Utility I am on the no call list and he first asked me if I could hear him. He said he was an independent energy company and I told him I wasn’t interested and hung up.
Melody – Victim Location 48340 Type of a scam Employment I received emails regarding a job opportunity with EverBright Greentech and they mentioned that they reviewed my resume on www.mitalent.org. I tried to search for the company name using talent connect but I could not find anything that would match the employer name. Also, I …
Caleb – Victim Location 78626 Total money lost $16 Type of a scam Online Purchase I placed an order and as of almost a month later there is no tracking information although it said that the item should be here in 7-21 days. It says that the item shipped from China, but no other shipping …
Brian – Victim Location 08401 Total money lost $475 Type of a scam Employment This company lied to me told me I was going to get paid one day and told me they had problems and I had to wait til Oct 5 2017 for my 1500.00 check but nothing came in. Told me I …
Angela – Victim Location 93099 Type of a scam Other EZ Access Booking falsely advertises low ticket prices on their scam website, then increases prices after transactions are completed.
Carla – Victim Location 55345 Type of a scam Romance I met a man named Christopher on Tinder. He immediately wanted to get off Tinder and text. He came on hot and heavy, which is a huge red flag. He also tried to talk me into an investment very early on. I shut that down. …
Johnny – Type of a scam CryptoCurrency I was approached by email and that my information was provided by ZipRecruiter.com. I had contacted ZipRecruiter.com and was advised the information can be obtained by users declaring they’re an employer seeking candidates to access the information. The company Eagilis Software Solutions Inc. offered a position as an …
Alex – Victim Location 90077 Type of a scam Online Purchase "Edward" email our company asking to purchase product for his store in Finland. He insisted we used his shipping company even though we offered to take the shipping expenses as the order was small enough. He said he didn’t want to pay the invoice …
Eric – Victim Location 90035 Type of a scam Employment I was called and offered a tutoring position and they found my name on EDJOIN. They said they needed a tutor right away. Since they saw all other necessary information, they only needed me to fill out some online paperwork which included all personal information: …
Evan – Victim Location 06790 Type of a scam Online Purchase We received a request for quote for 40,000 stainless steel screws. We have never done business with this company and did not find them listed with Secretary of the State. He gave us a freight forwarder Access Freight Agency and when check on them …
Ivan – Victim Location 38701 Total money lost $179 Type of a scam Online Purchase The company EFUOWFIFJUE advertised a Party Tent Direct 20×40 Outdoor Wedding Canopy Event Pole Tent for $159.00 with a saving of $739.00. I ordered the tent on July 5, 2019. I got a email from wbchebfwf saying "a shipment from …
Louis – Victim Location 55379 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations I received a call from Christopher John Hughes with Evergreen Equity Investments asking if I was interested in selling my timeshare in Nuevo Vallarta Mexico. He had detailed information about the timeshare I own. He said they charge 8% commission which they take out at …
Jared – Victim Location 71467 Type of a scam Employment Was contacted by Melissa Thomas by email, very suspicious, because she said I didn’t have to relocate and the first month of training she said I would get a large amount of money. Don’t fall for this work from home scam
Lucas – Type of a scam Employment — The Management of ENSIVAL MORET, is greatly in need of an individual who can handle its account receivables from its customers/clients in Canada or in the United States… Forward your resume to the Human Resource Manager, Mr. Armand Sohet with the contact information below: E-mail: [email protected] Tele: …
Shaun – Victim Location 04680 Total money lost $193.77 Type of a scam Online Purchase I clicked on an add for a 14 day trial (sample)of some skin cream. Just pay the shipping. That was on 2/14/17… today I check my checking account and shocked and scared to see that almost $200 was taken from …
Donald – Victim Location 76502 Total money lost $768 Type of a scam Online Purchase This company has several deductions from my checking account. They will not accept my phone calls.
Beth – Victim Location 15068 Type of a scam Employment She called in reply to My resume listed on Indeed, said I would be a great fit for said employment even up selling Me to a better position. She then proceeded to send several onboarding forms which of course requested several signatures in addition to …
Grant – Type of a scam Employment They wanted me to be a consulting for them. I teach people to trade. They paid me for that. I took it to my bank and was waiting for it to clear. the bank came back and said the check was a fake and was not even attached …
Dana – Victim Location 15537 Total money lost $3,500 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I paid *** and haven’t received loan and my bank account is negative *** because of them.
Brent – Victim Location 61601 Total money lost $29.95 Type of a scam Online Purchase I received an email about what looked to be a good site for legal download of MP3 music. On 2 October 2018, I got on their website to check it out and see if I was interested. The site (https://mp3-music-download.com/) …
