Kendra – Victim Location 31788 Type of a scam Employment I was hired by said company to become a wrapping specialist. I would recieve packages and wrap them, with provided wrapping paper which was sent to my address by the company. Once wrapped I would print off label and drop them to Fedex, or Post …
Karl – Victim Location 85710 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Online Purchase found a puppy on facebook, filled out their application, had 9-10 contacts via email and telephone. Wired thru Western Union $500. Got home and had 1 last email telling me snowing and would delay transport. The next day, my daughter …
Julian – Victim Location 32703 Total money lost $69.90 Type of a scam Online Purchase After 2 weeks of ordering a product and calling dhl shipping to figure out if they had a package I soon learned the item I bought wasnt ever gonna come and that it wasnt even their product. Nothing on their …
Darrell – Victim Location 49338 Type of a scam Romance Found on farmers only.com Pretended to be someone she wasnt. Then tried to scam money.
Ann – Victim Location 85041 Type of a scam Rental So my family & I were searching for a house to rent & I emailed this guy but we knew was a scam because he wanted us to deposit to his account first before he supposedly sent the key to us & he said he …
Kristy – Victim Location 33178 Total money lost $80 Type of a scam Online Purchase Good Morning, I purchased a pair of shoes in this website, www.johnhrindo.com, and after a month I received a very cheap completely wrong shoes. I reported the incorrect delivery to their email address and after some email communications, they offered …
Tonya – Victim Location 48084 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Scammer sent email using the owner of where I work name as the send from, saying: I need you to process a payment to a consultant for a consulting service, I want it to hit the account today. It’s an amount of $***, can …
Clinton – Type of a scam Employment Received an email telling me I was selected as the best candidate for a job I have no recollection of applying for. The initial email gave me an odd feeling. The email was generic, very still, and did not mention the position I was supposedly hired for. The …
Danny – Victim Location 46055 Type of a scam Travel/Vacations Received a call on 2/21/17 from telephone number (317) 672-1495. Caller said his name was Josh from a company (name unclear to listener), then said, "can you hear me okay?" Caller sounded like a live person initially but after I said "yes" (in response to …
Latoya – Victim Location 46723 Type of a scam Government Grant Informing me that I have been selected to receive a $50,000 grant as long as I send them $1000.
Allison – Victim Location 37683 Total money lost $5,046 Type of a scam Phishing I met him on our time dating site. We corresponded for about 2 months. I believed he was a real person and wasn’t familiar with catfishing. He supposedly had a new job contract with his company to go to Bahrain. He …
Jeffery – Victim Location 27157 Type of a scam Phishing A call came into cellular phone with this response when answered with Hello: "Hello my name is Josh with customer service, can you hear me" I immediately hung up the phone call. Martin – Victim Location 80220 Type of a scam Phishing Answered cell phone, …
Donna – Victim Location 27713 Type of a scam Phishing When I answered the call the response was "This is Josh from Customer Service Dept. Can you hear me alright?" . There have been other reports of that if a the answer is "yes" that it is recorded and used against the person as a …
Teresa – Victim Location 07731 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I was looking for a babysitting job via care.com and he messaged me telling me to email him about an opportunity. He gave me all believable information, except that he was going to write me a check in advance and have me take …
Kristi – Victim Location 80918 Type of a scam Charity I answereded the phone, he said "This is Tom speaking to you on a recorded line, can you hear me ok?" I said yes because I forgot about this scam and the line went dead.
Nikki – Victim Location 62025 Total money lost $450 Type of a scam Online Purchase Saw the website was going to get the puppy by the name of Obi, send him $450 on a Walmart to Walmart Ria. Then had a fake delivery agent she emailed me saying I had to pay another $660 to …
Shaun – Victim Location 55025 Type of a scam Online Purchase These people are making themselves out to be puppy sellers in Minneapolis. But before you come there or before they give you the address you have to send them a money gram for half the price of the puppy which is $250
Frederick – Victim Location 46374 Type of a scam Phishing Hi, I am Josh with customer service Can you hear me now? person receiving call(self) I hung up
Kelli – Victim Location 41018 Type of a scam Phishing The caller asked if I had voted in the last election. I said "Yes". The phone asked a continuous other question. I did not respond. Caller hung up.
Meagan – Victim Location 55430 Total money lost $300 Type of a scam Government Grant They told me that I qualified for a grant of $40.000 but in order for me to get the check I was supposed to sent $300.
Robin – Victim Location 92337 Type of a scam Online Purchase My sister in law ordered a package through there website. They took the money out of her account then sent a letter saying that they needed a bill with her address on it. Its two months later and they have not answered calls nor …
Alyssa – Victim Location 89701 Total money lost $2,800 Type of a scam Home Improvement This person came to my door and offered to trim a tree near the front of my house for a reduced rate. He told me he had been to this address before and trimmed trees for the previous owner. I …
Caroline – Victim Location 31029 Type of a scam Online Purchase This website does not have anything to do with Auto repair and does not have anything to do with a legitimate business with similar name in California. The site offers auto repair services and a neat story about Johnny and how professional he and …
Joseph – Victim Location 28777 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes If we take $375.00 to a local Western Union and send to them, we get 4.5 million today, that they were in Asheville NC today " gifting" money.
Donna – Victim Location 94523 Total money lost $4,500 Type of a scam Online Purchase Hello, I bought 2 TV’s over $4,000 and I have been trying to get in touch for over a week now. I have been on hold numerous times for over 30 minutes and no one will pick up. Complete scam …
Frank – Victim Location 75098 Type of a scam Phishing I posted my vehicle for sale on CL locally a couple days ago. Tonight I got a missed phone call and then a text asking for more info on the vehicle for sale. I gave the price again even though it is clearly posted in …
Dustin – Victim Location 76233 Type of a scam Phishing Someone from 903-421-5521 text my 12 year old daughter asking her if she wanted to model from the Johnathan Sunshine Modeling Agency.
Marie – Victim Location 12771 Type of a scam Phishing They left a message telling me to call back by 6:00 Pm. I called back. They asked if this was Robin and I stupidly said yes. They asked if I worked and I said no. They said if I told them yes, they could postpone …
Alexis – Victim Location 03102 Total money lost $46,311 Type of a scam Romance Joseph friend requested me on Facebook, portraying himself as a sergeant in the Army stationed in Kabul Afghanistan, He said he was from Indianapolis, Indiana and stationed out of Camp Atterbury. We got to know each other and he said he …
Angela – Victim Location 87031 Total money lost $630 Type of a scam Online Purchase Wife wanted a Corgi puppy searched the internet for puppies and found this one on face book checked out their website looked good should have known better when wanted payment through Walmart but ask for pictures and they sent every …
