Lydia – Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I advertised on Kijiji if anyone can help with a small short term loan. Elizabeth has replied and sms’s me continuously. She wants me to pay her in Us $ to get the loan transferred. She said she is registered with the BBB.
Charlotte – Victim Location 14871 Type of a scam Online Purchase Item was placed on Craigslist for 2012 John Deere G*** ***, with persons email given as [email protected] with item to be handled through eBay. Received eBay notice with Id # 346306772367 with a customer support : [email protected] which showed up on ScamPulse.com as a …
Joshua – Victim Location 98531 Total money lost $499.99 Type of a scam Tech Support Received call from number above from Crytall Williams 1-877-878-1007 that my computer had been hacked and they needed to fix it, this number I had for a security company prior and paid money $499.99 lifetime protection, however Crytall was not …
Joseph – Victim Location 19512 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Found an ad for a 1970 Buick on Hotclassicdeals.com that said the car is in Maryville, Blount County, TN. I sent a message to the seller. I got a response back from: "Dr. Charles T Walker | Emergency Medicine Specialist | Medical Corps(RAMC)" who …
Haley – Victim Location 20902 Type of a scam Other Hello, I contacted Ectaco on behalf of my grandfather who uses their electronic translators. He needs a new battery for his model. I checked online and the battery is only offered in one place (Ectacos own website) for ~$40 however it is listed as out …
Nina – Victim Location 41051 Total money lost $75 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I was messaged by this boutique being offered to become an ambassador for their products. They gave me a 50 percent off coupon code to purchase a few items then take pictures of the items and review them on my …
Ruben – Victim Location 12180 Type of a scam Employment Contacted via resume on Ziprecruiter and told to set up a Google Hangouts account contacting Mrs Glynda Butler at [email protected] for an interview.
Ashleigh – Victim Location 43783 Type of a scam Charity I was messaged from a cousin bia FB messager that this group would send me money. My cousin had been hacked. They were offering to send me $50,000, but said first i needed to pay a fee.of $750,00. 567-259-6465
Nichole – Victim Location 06416 Type of a scam Phishing Scammer texted me after I posted my car for sale on Craigslist. They said they were interested and had a few questions about the car. They asked one question about the mileage and then requested a title check from the fraud website elitevinchecks.com and requested …
Bethany – Victim Location 97219 Type of a scam Tech Support i called because i couldn’t get into my yahoo email i called 18004788053 and explained that i lost the phone that i was using to recover my email they asked my name and a number i can be reached at then put my on …
Louis – Victim Location 11226 Total money lost $29.94 Type of a scam Rental I attempted to get a refund for 29.94 and they (efreescore.com) refused. I was searching on Craigslist.org for an apartment in the NY area. I found one (an apartment) online that I was interested in . The advertisement (or the person …
Tiffany – Victim Location 15229 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I knew it was a scam from the beginning so I did a little research and number one you can’t have USD on a Steam Card it is a gaming gift card. They ask for $150 fee on a loan of $4000 they …
Mathew – Victim Location 15021 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations I book a trip via the telephone with whom I thought was Southwest. After booking the trip I received a call from a Oliver in California from phone number 916.888.0848 and he said he worked for E Book Trip, LLC. He stated that he was …
Latoya – Victim Location 30237 Type of a scam Government Grant Scammer first contact was made through Facebook account as a friend request pretending to be my relatives and friends. I called the phone number my relative had given me on Facebook and said to speak to Adam Johnson. Adam pretended to have government money …
Richard – Victim Location 68104 Total money lost $59 Type of a scam Online Purchase I ordered boots from their Facebook page. Thinking it should be legit because it’s on FB. I was naive. I ordered boots on 10/1/2018. I received a confirmation of my order with an order number. No way of tracking my …
Heather – Victim Location 20010 Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare An "operator" using 347-391-5557 calls and asks, "Can you hear me?" I responded "Yes," and then the "operator" continues with other Yes or No questions. By that time, you can tell it’s a robocall. At the end, the "operator" says she’ll connect you to a …
Arthur – Victim Location 61944 Total money lost $20.85 Type of a scam Debt Collections Called today saying i had an outstanding (warrent)or debt with edgar county circuit clerk claiming they were the clerks office.reminds me of ernest board sonya board who was employed with ingram waste disposal in paris il.61944 who had mailed me …
Russell – Victim Location 80004 Type of a scam Other We are not sure if this is a scam or not, but it looks like one on the surface. We were contacted by a Mark Jennings via email as a property locator/seller of timeshares. He sent us a series of emails, the last one with …
Angel – Victim Location 89146 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I originally applied through indeed.com. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the original application but I kept all the email details. She insisted we context each other through Google Hangouts and used the cover of Emerson Electric. During the interview process and asked about my …
Katrina – Victim Location 65010 Type of a scam Tech Support My computer froze up. This company wanted $270.00 to fix my computer. I fell for it at first, but after talking to friends I felt it was a scam. So the next day, I went to the bank and cancelled my check. I spoke …
Haley – Victim Location 46613 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations Elizabeth with the Resort Rewards Center keeps calling me. She says you have recently stayed at one of our resorts. But I haven’t. I just hang up. I don’t even respond.
Leslie – Victim Location 14616 Type of a scam Employment I applied for a job thru Indeed for a virtual assistant. A few days later I received a email stating if I was still interested in the job to contact a Mr. James Jones via Google hangouts and if I did not have a google …
Jay – Victim Location 12205 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations It was a fax sent from Employee Travel Program. It stated you could go to Cancun, Cabo, Jamaica, Hawaii, DR or Bahamas for 6 days and 5 nights for $99 per person all in bold letters. Towards the end of the paper it said the …
Randi – Victim Location 90035 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Online Purchase Beware! These guys are deposit thieves and the shop operates like a typical tattoo shop with unprofessionalism and no appreciation for their customers nor future clientele. I went in for consultation a while back. I put down a big deposit …
Angela – Victim Location 89032 Total money lost $1,000 Type of a scam Government Grant I was told by a friend on facebook that my name and picture were on a list from Endowment of the Humanities and she gave me 2 email addresses. She had gotten 100,000.00 from them. I should contact them right …
Carl – Victim Location 50272 Type of a scam Tax Collection Internal revenue service The reason for this call is IRs is filing a law suit against us call 360-xxx-xxx I want to know if this is a scam
Maggie – Victim Location 47553 Type of a scam Government Grant Someone, who I thought I knew, contacted me on Facebook by message. Actually, the scammer had hacked into this person’s account. Anyway, this person said they had received money from Mr. Romero of the Employee’s Compensation Appeals Board and my name was on Mr. …
Jerome – Victim Location 60706 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I was looking into getting a personal loan with not so great credit. This company called me and said they could give me a 50K loan at 8% interest rate without checking my credit as long as I paid $750 in insurance to …
Janelle – Victim Location 33873 Type of a scam Employment I was offered position via text message with no other contact made. There is absolutely nothing I could find on Google about the company. The area code from the phone used to contact me is from California (LA) while job is in central Florida. Their …
Tonya – Victim Location 30028 Type of a scam Credit Cards Emailed by Blake Jones wanting quote for several pieces of granite. Then provided me with a contact named Stuart Stones at TransCon Shipping and wanted me to get a quote to have the shipping company pick up the granite pieces from our shop in …
