Ross – Victim Location 85007 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Tech Support Sat. 6/9/18 began downloading updates to Apple Computer when flash message on screen from Apple said to call phone number immediately. Called number (1-844-210-7888) man answers call as Apple computer technician Jason speaking. Assigned Apple Case ID #RTD 123856352412 and …
Danielle – Victim Location 78748 Type of a scam Phishing Jason from horizon of verion says can you hear me and says they match you with schools to attend
Micheal – Victim Location 31047 Type of a scam Online Purchase Do NOT use Jeri Maltese Puppies. Claims to sell an AKC registered puppy for $500 that has been micro-chipped, vaccinated and comes with a months worth of food and toys. Only to have the shipping company contact later and say the dog needed travel …
Shanna – Victim Location 34142 Total money lost $5,000 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Contacted me through dating website. Needed to deposit checks to transfer money to buy sculptures for his business. Spoke for close to a month deposited checks from his clients to bank account then used western union to retrieve funds.
Elizabeth – Victim Location 02478 Type of a scam Credit Cards Efax.com (aka J2 Global inc) has been charging my credit card WITHOUT MY CONSENT $*** monthly for SEVEN YEARS. I never set up an account with them and the only contact i’ve had from them in seven years is spam–periodic faxes from ‘unidentified’ numbers …
Sean – Victim Location 95337 Type of a scam Debt Collections It is a debt creditors saying I pulled out a loan through accompany that was false. I asked for information they refused and got upset saying they would say I refused to pay it. They wanted me to pay $450.00…did not call me but …
Henry – Victim Location 90019 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Other I came across a guy who claims to sell electronics at bargain prices i fell for the scam myself he scammed me out of 200$ and he blocked my account on instagram I think he may have scammed more than 10,200 …
Matthew – Victim Location 90254 Type of a scam Online Purchase I was searching for Australian Shepherd puppies online and came upon the Jaime Shepherd Home website hosted by wix… They responded by email to my message. They requested payment to have the puppy shipped. When I asked for their names, address & liter registration …
Karen – Victim Location 85254 Type of a scam Other A motorcycle was offered for sale on line. When contacted via email I received an email that was obviously a fraud. Hints that this was a scam start with a low price on an item that is just about too good to be true. Here …
April – Victim Location 10025 Type of a scam Identity Theft Answered an ad on Craigslist, the alleged landlord directed me to this website and asked me to submit the rental form (which asks for lots of personal information). I became suspicious so I reverse-image searched the pictures in the Craigslist ad and they came …
Naomi – Victim Location 99577 Type of a scam Rental From: Anne Tompkins Date: Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 12:12 PM Subject: Fwd: RENT QUESTIONNAIRE ACCEPTED AND APPROVED… To: [email protected] I never sent him an application or any money. I thought you should know about it. House in Palmer near Palmer High School. Duplex separated …
Summer – Victim Location 53149 Type of a scam Tax Collection We received a message from phone number #224-592-0127. The caller never mentioned our names. Message as follows: "Hi my name is "James Kasten" and this message is intended to contact you regarding an enforcement action executed by the United States Treasury intending your serious …
Tristan – Victim Location 94965 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Debt Collections I was told I had a 235.00 advance from a year ago. So I pulled credit and I did owe 235.00. I complied to pay debt, than I was told fees and out of court settlement I needed to pay …
Christy – Victim Location 90069 Type of a scam Debt Collections Constantly calling all associated individuals to person being scammed. They harass the individuals personal and work phone in order to get a hold of the scammed individual. Even after speaking to them and being threatened that legal action will be taken they continuously call …
Kevin – Victim Location 83646 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency James Ross left a message that he was trying to locate a relative. My relative should contact his office by the end of the business day. He hinted that it involved an Ada County court case (gave a bogus case number) and a deposition …
Michele – Victim Location 33470 Total money lost $71.92 Type of a scam Online Purchase I place to 2 separate orders from this site. Order number #1217 and #1218 on 2/7/2018… I receive a confirmation email for both orders I have emails ..one order was sent to FL and the other was going to sent …
Charlotte – Victim Location 48423 Type of a scam Tax Collection Claiming to be from IRS and serious lawsuit against you for your arrest and an investigation is going on right now. Claiming to be Jack Henderson and call me right now to avoid the local police arresting you. Phone number 305-501-2251.
Brenda – Victim Location 60638 Type of a scam Rental I was looking through apartments.com around 10pm and found a property in downtown Chicago that had a cheaper price than usual, but I decided to contact them anyway. The person said his name was James Navarron, and he bought the property for his daughter while …
Rafael – Victim Location 82331 Total money lost $1,147.97 Type of a scam Tech Support I noticed a pop-up at the bottom left of my screen saying that Microsoft detected a possible virus on my computer. Call this number. They scanned my computer, "fixed" some viruses, and said apparently I had been hacked. They sold …
Kristopher – Total money lost $859.95 Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill Received a bill for a final close account off for YPP411.com advertising for business profile local online. Thought this was for advertising. They referenced the CEO name seemed legit. But then I received a call and another invoice telling me we have …
Lance – Victim Location 20602 Total money lost $350 Type of a scam Other This profile for James Carter is being used to scam people out of their money. He is running a Reloadit scam where he is promising up to $5500 doing a money flipping business. He states that $350 gets them $3500, $450 …
Carly – Victim Location 27529 Total money lost $92 Type of a scam Online Purchase I received this link from a friend https://www.jillonsale.com/boots/ugg-women-s-bailey-bow-boots-black?utm_source=g…⇄ for discounted UGGs. I made a purchased from what I thought was a CA based UGG outlet only to found out that my credit card was charged somewhere in China and the …
Philip – Victim Location 33809 Type of a scam Employment Sent Me A Fake Check After Persuading They Employed Me To Yse My Truck GO help Advertise Their New JACK Daniel Product
Ana – Victim Location 49646 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency Caller claimed to be my son, with stitches in his lip (to prevent certain voice identification). He was supposedly involved in a car accident which was his fault and had been arrested. He handed the phone to his "lawyer" who went into some detail …
Tabitha – Victim Location 38618 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Voice sounded like an old man called from 917-708-7421 announced his name is John Harper… saying I won the Reader’s Digest prize of 1.2 million dollars and a car, at which time I hung up. My husband called the number back just to listen to …
Latoya – Victim Location 34242 Type of a scam Online Purchase The site is purported to sell Havanese puppies online. I inquired about purchasing a dog and having the dog shipped (airline) from Ohio to Sarasota, FL. The online site is bogus, all of the customer reviews were written by the same person. They charge …
Jonathon – Victim Location 44410 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes This person claimed to be employed by Vin Diesel and stated that they started a new program that allows them to select followers to win prizes such as cash cars electronics and gift cards. He sent me a DM via instagram to tell me I …
Tara – Victim Location 27377 Type of a scam Employment I was approached for a work from home opportunity – looking for a Data entry employee. I was told I had the job after a series of questions asked per the interview quoted a salary for training and a salary after training, gave my info …
Ruben – Victim Location 28445 Type of a scam Charity This group – Jacksonville Fire Fighters (JFF) – was using a spoofed caller id of "DISH NETWORK"; my guess is to get the callee to answer the phone. The JFF caller knew my name and my address, but revealed that it was JFF that was …
Aaron – Victim Location 60135 Type of a scam Employment Responded to a job opening add for Jane Mason Art on ZipRecruiter website and was contacted by this potential employer to retrieve mail and checks in order to deposit into my personal account then take out my pay from the payment. Would also be shipping …
