Anna – Jul 20, 2020 Victim Location 76306 Total money lost $350 Type of a scam Romance Met on Instagram. Very nice. Enjoyed conversations. Said was going back to Air Force base. Only 5 months left. I gave number to keep in touch. Once got to base. Conversation started to get intimate. First wanted me …
Olivia – Jul 17, 2020 Victim Location 75061 Total money lost $400 Type of a scam Online Purchase I wanted to buy a puppy, this person said great things and said everything was safe. However after I sent the money he never answered again.
Gregory – Jul 24, 2020 I’m trying to delete the items in my cart, I’m unable to find a way to delete the account. I have made numerous requests to no avail and no answer when I call the phone number listed. I’m beginning to believe that jane closet is a rip off. Alisha – …
Mallory – Jul 27, 2020 Victim Location 80218 Total money lost $50 Type of a scam Rental Scammer posted a rental listing on Craigslist and engaged through email, i paid him/her $50 for the application fee. They use a third party platform for the application. They proceeded to request a deposit before I could see …
Roberto – Aug 04, 2020 They claimed they were selling puppies at a discount price because they were expecting another litter soon. We paid $550 for the puppy and a $200 shipping fee. We were then told we needed to pay for some type of pet flight insurance that the airlines required so they aren’t …
Andres – Jul 21, 2020 Victim Location 40214 Total money lost $93,000 Type of a scam Investment Theres is a pyramid scam on facebook right now where they are asking people to invest $100 and then once their name comes up in the list, they recieve a payout for $800. There are people receiving large …
Benjamin – Jul 18, 2020 Victim Location 45449 Type of a scam Online Purchase Posting vehicles online on facebook marketplace for one price and then when someone calls to inquire about a purchase, they go back on the offered price
Stephanie – Jul 22, 2020 Victim Location 80022 Total money lost $32.97 Type of a scam Online Purchase I made a purchase for a dress online April 15th, 2020 for $32.97. The money was taken from my account on the same day. I received an email stating my order was on the way. As of …
Jacquelyn – Aug 13, 2020 Victim Location 54514 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I was selling my car online on Craigslist. I received an email on August 4, 2020 from Jared Halterman from the email [email protected] wanting to buy the at the full asking price of $1,700. The next day, he said he …
Isaac – Aug 22, 2020 Victim Location 12845 Total money lost $800 Type of a scam Online Purchase This site advertises Bernese mountain dogs for 800.00. Try to get you to pay google app or cashapp. My daughter was devastated. Total scam.
Cassie – Aug 12, 2020 Victim Location 33326 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Online Purchase We contacted him about purchasing a puppy. We asked him for the vet papers to confirm the dog was in good health. He said after we send him the rough Zelle a first portion of the payment …
Shanna – Aug 07, 2020 Victim Location 61704 Type of a scam Other I have no idea if this is a brushing scam or something else, but I do not know why this person sent an unused stamp with a blank piece of paper via priority mail to me.
Grace – Jul 29, 2020 Victim Location 31023 Type of a scam Other My daughter received another package from this company or person JeeYu 172 Trade Street Lexington KY 40511. The package contained a hair remover tool. It was in an amazon type package. My daughter never ordered this . Please help stop the packages!
Tiffany – Aug 18, 2020 Victim Location 83651 Type of a scam Phishing Jeremy Scott from Southwest Florida called my grandparents and told them my 15 year old brother rented a car and was involved in a felonious hit and run and was being held in the Canyon County Jail. They told my grandparents they …
Lisa – Aug 09, 2020 Victim Location 91902 Total money lost $1,200 Type of a scam Online Purchase I purchased a parrot on line from Jasmine Parrotts. She sent me all the info about the parrot and website looked good. She wanted payment in the form of American Express Gift cards Her husband Mark kept …
Jimmy – Jul 29, 2020 Victim Location 31210 Total money lost $670 Type of a scam Other I saw an ad off of Craigslist for a specific type of dog that I wanted. There were three ads in total for the same dogs, one being newer than the one before it to make it look …
Rose – Jul 23, 2020 Victim Location 21218 Type of a scam Tech Support I received a threat that included a previous password I have used (but have not used in a very long time), that said I had visited a porn site and they had placed malware on my phone that recorded me while …
Jay – Jul 21, 2020 Victim Location 40214 Type of a scam Investment Jasmine is asking people to invest $100, and in return they are to expect $800. It’s a pyramid scheme rolling out thousands each day. They are using CashApp and chime for the transactions
Darryl – Aug 26, 2020 Victim Location 55071 Type of a scam Other My husband and I are trying to buy a puppy. They will not answer their phone and it goes threw a weird telephone service. They text right back but won’t answer phone calls. The phone number comes up Connecticut area code but …
Sierra – Jul 31, 2020 Victim Location 44333 Total money lost $47.98 Type of a scam Online Purchase My son saw this ad for basketball jerseys on Instagram and wanted to order one. So we did, that was in May. I can only access the “thank you for your order“ email. When I try to …
Erin – Jul 28, 2020 Victim Location 07028 Total money lost $1,300 Type of a scam Home Improvement I contacted Jersey’s Finest Paving and Masonry to preform repair and rebuilding work on the retaining wall located at my home.On June 8, 2019, I entered into a contract with them for the repair and rebuilding work …
Taryn – Jun 05, 2020 Victim Location 43227 Type of a scam Employment Through Priority Mail, I got a check for $2450 to be a Walmart Secret Shopper from JB Research. The return address is ***** ******* ***** *** *** ** *** ***, Federal Way, WA 98003-2607. The letter says to deposit the check, withdraw …
Andrea – Aug 20, 2020 Victim Location 43545 Total money lost $60 Type of a scam Online Purchase after several weeks of searching the web for a instant pot I found this website advertising a 8 qt duo nova 7 in 1 instant pot stainless/steel for $52.39. Wow what a great deal. For 2 days …
Trisha – May 20, 2020 Victim Location 14304 Total money lost $750 Type of a scam Home Improvement The problem again we are having is we cannot locate any valid address on this business to take them to small claims court. They never furnished their address to us and given every resource out there, we …
Sean – Aug 21, 2020 Victim Location 30033 Type of a scam Phishing Hi, I received an Amazon package that I did not order. It was LED lighting, just as mentioned in your "Amazon ‘brushing’" article. I contacted Amazon, they did not seem to understand at all. It was from Jesled Lighting, which claims to …
Kristina – Jul 14, 2020 I was researching on my computer when all of a sudden a pop up RED ALERT flashed with a loud noise that my system was being invaded by someone. At the bottom of the alert gave me a phone number to contact so I did as my computer was frozen. …
Tabitha – Jul 20, 2020 Victim Location 80909 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I received a letter telling me i have been accepted to do Intellishop Secret Shopper Program, They have attached a check for 1850.55 , I am to keep $300, then spend the rest at Walmart, 3 gift cards of $500, …
Brandi – May 27, 2020 Victim Location 76058 Total money lost $5,000 Type of a scam Home Improvement The person by the name of Josh Hope came to our residence and said he did construction work and remodels. We showed him the work we wanted done to our porch by enclosing it and making it …
Vincent – Aug 06, 2020 Victim Location 32534 Type of a scam Other I have received 1 package from Amazon and 3 packages from Amazon Prime that I have not ordered and do not appear on my Amazon order list. The items are all made in China. The businesses identified include Jessicar, XCFD, and Effacera. …
Tara – Jun 06, 2020 Ordered from this company. Cancelled the next day after seeing tons of bad reviews! Emailed them 4 times. No response. The phone number they provide for contact is non working! Imagine that. Emailed them through PayPal where payment was made from. Then they email me. Stating already shipped items. Really …
