Victim Location 90061
Total money lost $1,250
Type of a scam Tax Collection
Person called as SSN office employee. Threaten stating you’re ID used in somewhere in NJ Bank account and that account is illegal. Victim don’t have account in NJ but scammer threaten Senior Citizen that way, he got scarred. Initially Scammer asked him to go to SSN office and told him don’t tell anyone about this call. On the way scammer diverted victim to local store Walmart and Lowe’s to by gift card. Stating you have to pay $2300 via gift card and that will be refunded in few days by SSN office. Victim able to gathered $1250 and purchased $750 American Express gift card and $500 worth Target store gift card. Nephew of victim found out about this scam and he tried to reach out to American express to find out where these gift card used. It has been used at Rubber City Auto Sales Akron, OH. Victim nephew tried to reach-out to this business to find out who purchased using these gift cards and what is address but no luck. Looks like they are part of this scam.
Victim Location 76210
Total money lost $750
Type of a scam Credit Repair/Debt Relief
Person scamming me he impersonating a mortgage company, coz I was under bankruptcy status he took advantage of situation to say to pay him, scammer said go to store and purchase prepaid debit cards totaling 750 dollars, called the real mortgage company and told there no one by that name, then real mortgage company said I was scammed, but scammer said he had access to all customers accounts so it could be database breach eith such mortgage company, scammer threatening he will take over house if I dont pay him, coz scammer used American Express debit cards they were notified as reported as fraud, such incident was to reported to police departments and detectives, this place could be dealing with money laundering and illegal activity, please if u are victim call police and FBI