Raul – Victim Location 99349 Type of a scam Employment I have been trying to find some work-from-home opportunities and have been working with a person and I got a call from this person and I didn’t feel good about it I called the person I have been talking to and he didn’t recognize the …
Marco – Victim Location 43315 Type of a scam Utility Calls come into my cell phone as "unknown" so they cant be blocked. Caller leaves a voicemail message to call back with electric bill information, however never provides their company name. I have tried several times to have them stop calling me but the calls …
Virginia – Victim Location 23222 Type of a scam Employment I received an email about a job offer saying that there would be an online interview through Google Hangouts. It was supposed to be a customer service manager job working from home, but during the "interview" I was told I would be doing accounting and …
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Teresa – Victim Location 23235 Total money lost $89.50 Type of a scam Online Purchase Noticed a couple months ago a recurring charge appearing on my bank account pf $8.95 and when further researching found this had been going on since November of last year. Reported fraud to my bank and was only able to …
Sean – Victim Location 80601 Type of a scam Other Persons tried to gain access to my home by checking exterior doors
Amelia – Type of a scam Online Purchase Called this guy about a pug puppy he had. Said he was a breeder in Pennsylvania. I looked up his area code which happens to be in Alabama. He said he bred pugs with his wife but when he wanted payment he would only accept western union …
Alberto – Victim Location 24701 Total money lost $25 Type of a scam Tech Support The website offers ICloud Activation removal .Only things they do is take your money and ask you to give them more.
Chad – Victim Location 83333 Type of a scam Online Purchase This is a Workathome offer from EZ Money Team through a "jobs available" website. I contacted the party named above on their promotional website and listened to their sales pitch. The site requires that I pay them $37 by credit card to join and …
Sandra – Victim Location 34746 Total money lost $800 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Rokowski was supposed to send me a refund, however the check he sent me was no good. Went to PNC Bank and found out no money in account.
Jon – Victim Location 32137 Type of a scam Phishing Caller stated he was Steven Smith (Indian accent) from Experian Credit Financial Services and that I qualified for 0% APR on all my credit cards. He asked for the expiration date and I gave that to him but when he asked for my full credit …
Taryn – Victim Location 83404 Type of a scam Phishing The gentleman calls himself David J*** & claims to be with eLoan.com. He says you’re automatically approved for a loan between $3,000- $10,000. All you have to do is accept deposit of $1,000.00 & then send it back via Money Gram plus give up your …
Stacy – Victim Location 41005 Total money lost $67.93 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered 2 pair of contacts with express shipping with tracking number. I never received a tracking number or the products. I reached out my email and never received a response also tried the number. This website is fraud don’t …
Virginia – Victim Location 33766 Type of a scam Other Received the following email from [email protected] stating that I had won a business award. In searching the BBB, found this was a scam (http://www.bbb.org/eastern-washington/news-events/bbb-scam-alerts/2015/04/best-…⇄ Found they are also using the following website: http://local.local-best.com/DefaultUb.aspx? Here is the content of what I received (with my personal info …
Autumn – Victim Location 13210 Type of a scam Employment I am a MBA student at Syracuse University. I got an email regarding employment from the email ID mentioned above regarding research assistant opportunity. After applying I got a confirmation for and was told that to purchase some stuff (not mentioned) after getting the payment …
Stephanie – Victim Location 27703 Type of a scam Employment Mr. Fields contacted me via text inquiring about a job opportunity. He stated he saw my resume and thought I would be a good fit for the company. We conducted an online interview via google hangouts. After the interview he offered me a position and …
Gary – Victim Location 85381 Total money lost $4,400 Type of a scam Online Purchase Scammer poses a vehicle for sale online (in our case a Meyers Manx Buggy). They claim/pose as Alex Webb (real person) who works for National Geographic (Alex Webb is a photographer for NatGeo). They send an email, which is attached, …
Grant – Victim Location 08837 Type of a scam Phishing They were offering to help me regarding my current accommodations for a trade show, but needed all of my details prior to speaking with me. The left a message with our receptionist, "Adam Cropper 888-880-1655 Calling regarding hotel accommodations for the show. Kindly return call, …
Claire – Victim Location 59741 Total money lost $178 Type of a scam Online Purchase I signed up for passport expedite services for my 5 year old. After several phone calls and an attempt to fill out their online paperwork I was advised to just put all zeros for a SSN for my son because …
Erica – Victim Location 20721 Total money lost $249 Type of a scam Tech Support I was contacted through a pop-up on my computer that my security was turned off. I called them to find out what they were talking about, they stated that they had was signal from my computer because I had allowed …
Rebecca – Victim Location 88005 Total money lost $14.94 Type of a scam Online Purchase Cute shirt, on sale, advertised on Facebook. Couldn’t find any negative feedback so I made the purchase. After 2 weeks I made a customer service inquiry, they sent me a tracking link, which wasn’t actually linked to any package. After …
Alan – Victim Location 02532 Type of a scam Tech Support Last year a gave Expert Support Live of NY access to my computer because my computer froze and they gave me a number to call. I was naive back then and fell for the scam. They got me for $500.00 and I have not …
April – Victim Location 80026 Total money lost $145.30 Type of a scam Home Improvement In a search for a particular item (54" ceiling fan), purchase was made and item paid for, and ETA given. This ETA was later changed, and changed again, until any recourse with eBay expired.
Bruce – Victim Location 04106 Type of a scam Online Purchase Sells online product but when try to enter cc, bills the wrong amount, from China.
Cameron – Victim Location 90807 Type of a scam Online Purchase They scam people all day lying that they work with different car companies just so you could buy their coverage. Take tye car to shop and they dont cover anything.
Marie – Victim Location 48186 Type of a scam Employment Owen Tomlinson emailed and application for me to fill out. He states he is in need of a personal assistant and was in Warsaw, Poland at the moment. the job entails normal assist work and personal running around, 12-16 hrs a week and the pay …
Victor – Victim Location 80910 Type of a scam Online Purchase ElvesSupply.com came up in a google search in looking for a part that we needed for a job. I made the purchase and ElvesSupply.com IMMEDIATELY charged the company credit card. When I contacted them two days later to inquire about a tracking number, their …
Joanna – Victim Location 01606 Type of a scam Other Received a phone call from Ms. Sarah Miller representing the Elite Savings Program. She stated that this is a pharmaceutical program that will help me save money substantially on prescriptions. I was told to also contact Mr. John Maeston if I had any questions. Phone …
Erin – Victim Location 64801 Type of a scam Employment I recently received an email about a job offer from this company. The email seemed a little odd and I was questioning myself. However, I found their website or what I thought was their website, which I can’t find now. I sent them some information …
Eddie – Victim Location 30068 Total money lost $35 Type of a scam Online Purchase The scammer, Ella Brook Art, placed a post of a Facebook page marketing her product. I purchased a watercolor rendering of my family for $35 on 8/9/17. I uploaded pictures of my family to her website, paid via Amex, and …
Raul – Victim Location 23222 Type of a scam Debt Collections Received an email stating I owed Cash advance money and was past due from Elizabeth Stewart legal services. I replied to email stating I did not owe any money and would report to BBB. I asked for a phone number to contact no response.
