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 …
Joseph – Aug 26, 2020 Found job on Glassdoor jobs applied and was told to download telegram app where my interview was conducted. They asked me to fill out the w4 and sign the acceptance letter. I never signed or filled any of this out.. they ssk for your address on the application, after receiving …
Bryce – Jun 05, 2020 Victim Location 37643 Total money lost $209.97 Type of a scam Credit Cards I Never received any product nor did I receive a refund for the product I had ordered not even one item was received!!!
Alisha – Jun 11, 2020 Victim Location 37771 Total money lost $717.20 Type of a scam Online Purchase I had purchased from this online eCommerce store powered by go daddy, I sent $717.20 to purchase goods. Once they received payment all communication stopped immediately. No email,text or calls was responded to nor did I receive …
Nicolas – Jul 13, 2020 Victim Location 72801 Type of a scam Online Purchase Text message asserting that the we’re trying to deliver a package to me “but you weren’t home”. Includes a tracking number which I am asked to reply to
Margaret – Aug 19, 2020 Victim Location 06705 Type of a scam Online Purchase Received email stating I made a purchase, but I have never heard of the company nor made any recent purchases.
Nathaniel – May 31, 2020 Victim Location 07013 Total money lost $2,000 Type of a scam Home Improvement I recently used a so called contractor that was recommended off this Nextdoor site. His name is Mark Jace with Jace Contracting. This business isn’t licensed or insured nor is it even registered as a business. After …
Angel – Aug 27, 2020 Victim Location 54915 Total money lost $200 Type of a scam Online Purchase The website Jieyi.com misrepresented its product. We ordered folding chairs, and received the bags for them only. They admitted that the product was misrepresented on the website, but will not refund the full amount of purchase, which …
Lacey – Jul 03, 2020 Victim Location 90014 Type of a scam Employment I applied for virtual assistant position on LinkedIn. He asked me my resume and I sent to him. Then i received suspicious requests as bank name, my location, my ID and I didn’t sent to him.
Anna – Jun 26, 2020 Victim Location 92508 Total money lost $900 Type of a scam Other I contacted green rock Boston terriers and they seemed to be legitimate. I did photo search of the puppy, no other photos came up. They even sent a video of the adorable baby. Their website claims to ship …
Andrea – Jul 15, 2020 Victim Location 38655 Type of a scam Online Purchase Not sure this is a scam, but am suspicious. Website offers teacup poodle mixes, claiming to be home raised. No names or addresses on site, nor pictures of facilities, or of parent dogs, which are typically available on a home-raised site. …
Sophia – Jun 20, 2020 Victim Location 91306 Total money lost $4,250 Type of a scam Online Purchase I tried to buy a yorkie puppy, I started a conversation by e-mailed and text, and send money by Zelle and paypal
Casey – Oct 15, 2020 I ordered pipe cleaners on May 24th and it is now Oct. 15th. I emailed several times and NO response! I see that I am not alone in this. This is definitely a scam! Meredith – Sep 06, 2020 I have the same story as everyone else. I bought 2 …
Carrie – Sep 02, 2020 Scammer’s website JOKAPE.COM Scammer’s email [email protected] Country China Type of a scam Online Purchase Initial means of contact Email JOKAPE.COM, IS A SCAM I ordered products from JOKAPE.COM 2 months ago and paid with PAYPAL and never received the order, whenever i contact the company they tell me they have …
Chad – Jun 26, 2020 Victim Location 83436 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product I found jackseeds.com on Facebook and it had flower and vegetable seeds for sale with a bunch of different variations of products to try. I was getting emails from them every week about sales. Once I made my order I stopped …
Nina – Sep 02, 2020 Victim Location 94591 Type of a scam CryptoCurrency I don’t even care to open the emails anymore. So far this is twice in two weeks. This time it’s from a Jack Roberts. I know it’s one of those extortion emails asking for bitcoin or whatever saying they have my password …
Natasha – Sep 03, 2020 Victim Location 91803 Type of a scam Debt Collections person who called would not say the exact reason for their call, they kept insisting that personal information be given before they could release the reason for the call. kept alleging that they by law had to get the personal information …
Audrey – Jul 09, 2020 Victim Location 07055 Type of a scam Identity Theft I was contacted by a foreign number on WhatsApp which came up as “James”. I initially thought it was just a wrong number. When I asked who it was he sent me an obviously doctored ID card for a U.K. diplomat …
