Jenny – Victim Location 32507 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency Received a call from someone claiming to be my oldest grandson & indicated that he had been in an accident & was in jail for a dui. . They called be by my last name & provided case # season charles 71652018. A few …
Suzanne – Victim Location 75479 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes on 7/27/17, Mr. James Miller representing himself as a New York employee of Publisher’s Clearing House, Badge # 1122 called from 867 783 4602; informing of a sweepstakes prize won on ticket # 608US8, Claim # 542 364; Policy 1628; Individual …
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Nancy – Victim Location 45102 Total money lost $900 Type of a scam Home Improvement TOOK OUR MONEY FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT & NEVER RETURNED TO DO WORK.
Karen – Victim Location 90024 Type of a scam Government Grant I got a message from a longtime friend She had got a government grant of 50 thousend arranged by Agent James Then Agent Kamed contacted me through messanger I suspected a scam and stopped it there
Robert – Victim Location 20852 Total money lost $14,530 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan In June 2018, I was sent a text message from Janet Angus Tavizon suddenly by telling me that David Maier (A loan scammer lives in TX) is a bad guy who scams a lot of money from target man …
Barry – Victim Location 28645 Total money lost $840 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations Found a beach house on Craigslist, filled out everything that needed to be done.. Waited a couple he gave us numbers to call and everything so we paid and got a conformation andbhe was also supposed to send the address which …
Ryan – Victim Location 45135 Type of a scam Tax Collection Phone number 631-593-4517 called me this morning and said that I was audited by the IRS and owed $8720 but could not pay with debit or check only cash. When I questioned them they hung up on me. I called backed and spoke with …
Heather – Victim Location 43228 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received an email regarding a job position and I received a check .
Janet – Victim Location 31204 Type of a scam Tax Collection Telephone voice mail left on *** directing me to call telephone number listed above: "My name is James Caston and I’m calling regarding an enforcement action. Executed by the US treasury intending your serious attention. Ignoring this will be an intentional attempt to avoid …
Andrew – Victim Location 78154 Type of a scam Employment *the person is always out of town and unavailable *there are always grammar errors, spelling errors, and odd vocabulary choices (he even misspelled the email domain) *they are always willing to pay a high rate for services, no questions asked I was aware that this …
Katherine – Victim Location 60108 Type of a scam Debt Collections We were contacted by what appeared to be the local circuit clerk who stated if we didn’t call back by 8pm on the same day a warrant would be issued for an arrest. They proceeded to give us the above listed 888 number to …
Micheal – Victim Location 28540 Type of a scam Employment Person used me as a shipping agent stating that I would get paid after 30 days. 30 days came and suddenly they needed to hold the payment for 24 hours that turned to 72 hours. Today she emailed stating I would get paid today but …
Taylor – Victim Location 01420 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Randomly received a large first class mail envelope with only a check for $2,370.75 The check looks fake no bank info except for Wells Fargo bank N.A The signature on the check did not match the name on the check
Stephen – Victim Location 06066 Type of a scam Phishing I posted my car for sale online. I was contacted by phone call and then by text. I was asked to purchase a vehicle background check from a specific site, then email a specific email address.
Bryan – Victim Location 63701 Type of a scam Phishing Asked us to use a specific website for history check. Texted from a different number and it’s clearly a bot. Different number, said "saw your car for sale online" when no cars were mentioned.
Pedro – Victim Location 06403 Type of a scam Phishing I received a voicemail from the phone number 339-220-3387. It sounded like a real person left the message. "Hello This is Jenna Cummings, My ID number is 621. This is regarding important information about your student loan. The reference number is 62***, so please have …
Christine – Victim Location 30066 Type of a scam Online Purchase They claimed to have a corgi puppy looking for a new home. They sent a lot of photos and videos to make it look like a legit deal. What through me off was she claimed she was gonna use a pet air to fly …
Miranda – Victim Location 56098 Type of a scam Government Grant Hacked a friend’s account. Wanted $3200 upfront for$150000
Evan – Victim Location 33186 Total money lost $1,500 Type of a scam Romance Met this person on line, he promised to give me monies but I had to buy first a Onevanilla card for $***, Then to get me $***, I need to give him 2 amazon *** gift card cash. This happened 6 …
Travis – Victim Location 15957 Type of a scam Other Person calls on phone and tells you they are receiving information that your computer is having problems. They tell you to turn on your computer and they will help. Then they get all your information off the computer. They say that they are Windows Technical …
Bridget – Victim Location 68137 Type of a scam Tax Collection Left message with phone number to call with issues. 315-704-1376. They told him he was going to be arrested.
Chase – Victim Location 92648 Type of a scam Investment Jay Carlson provides a contract/agreement to invest in X-games hotel rooms in Aspen in advance of the event and then will resale at higher rate closer to date of the invent. His contract/agreement states that investor will receive deposit back, plus a large return on …
Mandy – Victim Location 21037 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill I am a Director of a volleyball club, South River Volleyball Club. My treasurer received an e-mail from a person requesting payment; here is text of e-mail: I need you to process a payment of $1,850 kindly let me know once the payment …
Caleb – Victim Location 70704 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan She wants to help people in need but request you to send her.35 to60 dollars up front. Then she will pay a utility bill then retrack the money back leaving you stoke with the bill. Then she will say …
Geoffrey – Victim Location 11221 Total money lost $700 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was searching for miniature schnauzer puppies on google when this website popped up and was promoted by google as an ad. I checked their website and it all looked legit. I got in contact with owner via email and …
Troy – Victim Location 71105 Type of a scam Business Email Compromise Received email from the email address above stating the were forwarding the bill from the president of my company an approved invoice to be paid for our Monroe branch office in the amount of $19,700.000 for Solar Panels to the bank Town Square …
Terry – Victim Location 84093 Type of a scam Identity Theft The call was on my land line seeking information regarding my computer of which he did not have knowledge. I abruptly interrupted his call. I proceeded to just briefly notify him that he did not have information about my computer and furthermore he would …
Kristopher – Victim Location 70448 Type of a scam Other I was looking for a french bulldog puppy. This person said they were relocating and couldn’t take puppy. I had contacted a listed breeder and they directed me to their "client" Rev. David Curt. I did not send my info or money. I am Catholic …
Ann – Victim Location 44017 Type of a scam Credit Cards We will get an email from a common name and email address. They say they are deaf and are inquiring if we provide pet care services. They go into extreme detail after first response. We first responded to them and said yes and listed …
Charlotte – Victim Location 34689 Type of a scam Online Purchase Fake pictures of puppies to get people to buy online. Not real, they just want your $.
