Victim Location 33707
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
I was contacted by a FB friend (who didnt contact me) that she saw my name on a list of winners for a program that I never heard of. Playing along i contacted the person who was using a gmail address saying it was the main address for the head office. They wanted me to buy a $710.00 iTunes gift card to activate my winning package. After calling them a scam they dropped it to $150.00
Victim Location 02144
Type of a scam Government Grant
Identity theft on Facebook reached out about fake grant.
Victim Location 32327
Type of a scam Government Grant
I was contacted on Facebook from a friend of mine which was not them at all about a program called TCF Grant Program, it was sent to me on messenger telling me to text this phone number and fill out paperwork and they still keep texting me.
Victim Location 49250
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
Nothing has actually happened to me yet I found it fishy as how it all came about received a message from a person on my Facebook saying I’ve won some money through this trust community foundation Was hoping rather to actually catch them in the act maybe I don’t know hoping that somebody will get ahold of me
Victim Location 60106
Type of a scam Government Grant
Received Message from longtime acquaintance on FB messenger. He asked how I was doing since we have not spoken to each other for over 20 years. After a brief exchange of conversation, he asked me if I ever heard of TCF government program designed to give money to seniors who qualify. My friend then gave me a text number to the "agent" who handles the disbursement of funds.
I texted the number and got immediate response from this unknown agent. He asked me my name, address, phone number and told me he was going to check list to see if I qualify.. Agent got back to me 5 minutes later telling me I was on reliable list. I qualified for $50,000 grant. All I had to do was pay agent fee of $750 and within 6 hours I would receive the money. He even supplied me with a FedEx tracking number. I was then told ,To purchase the 750 at Walmart with iTunes cards….
All the while I was conversing on FB messenger with my supposed friend who kept prompting me to do what agent requests. My friend kept telling me it was legit …..so between m …..it friend on messenger and so called agent via text,I was being worked from two different angles of believability.
I am going to reach out and contact my real friend who’s name is being used to give credibility to this scam
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Victim Location 29527
Type of a scam Phishing
Many of my messenger friends are contacting me and telling me they are getting the same exact text in my name urging them to use TCF program . I don’t know how to get rid of this I have change my password for Facebook and I don’t know what else I’m supposed to do please advise.
Victim Location 39562
Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan
Here is the message that you will receive via text message.
Welcome to Department of health and Human services. my name is Agent peter Smith, What is your full name so we can check out data base.
Here is the form they provide.
https://form.myjotform.com/81493950380562