Robyn – Victim Location 90265 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order The scammer posted the following casting call on ModelMayhem, a networking website for fashion industry professionals. After submission, a model receives an email requesting her home address. A model is supposed to receive a check with advance payment for her work and money…
Drew – Victim Location 90013 Type of a scam Employment I received a text message that this particular company was casting an automobile commercial. I responded via email, as requested, and was "cast" today by the following email. We have received your submission and book you for the upcoming commercial. We’ll be responsible for your…
Devon – Victim Location 92860 Total money lost $250 Type of a scam Investment Person contacts you to purchase product and invest in yourself to bigger your name in the fitness industry. It’s basically a scam to sell clothing and get others you know to purchase as well. They offer you contracts and Benefits as…
Albert – Victim Location 30040 Total money lost $68 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Ordered 5 clothing items online totaling $136.00 by credit card. Items were ordered on 04/04/2019 and received on 04/30/2019. Items were of poor quality, for example, the advertised linen jacket was polyester and poor quality. There was no number given…
Adrian – Victim Location 90008 Type of a scam Employment I was contacted by text from a company looking for non-union talent for a commercial. I assumed they got my phone number from LA Casting, where my number is listed. So I emailed them and went into a conversation with someone calling themselves Alonso Suarez…
Tiffany – Victim Location 80916 Type of a scam Online Purchase Site does not offer address or telephone number information. Prices are not consistent with the value of the items described. Descriptions of items are full of spelling errors. Items are inconsistent with categories on the site (e.g. clothing items are listed under Gadgets category)….
Raquel – Victim Location 37013 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Home Improvement We contacted Apex garage repair Saturday, March 2nd. Spoke with Justin & Audra to confirm the appointment. They came out around 3:30 pm to repair our garage. Two men not in uniform just in regular clothing, boots, camouflage (look like…
Nancy – Victim Location 32210 Total money lost $15 Type of a scam Online Purchase Ordered 13 items off website because it said it was free for only 30 minutes! Everything seemed legit but it is not!! Its been about a month or so since ordered and the help email is unavailable. They actually tried…
Travis – Victim Location 11694 Total money lost $9.99 Type of a scam Online Purchase ordered leggings 3/18/19 Just paid 9.99 shipping. Purportedly shipped 3/21/19 Never receiveditem Sent numerous emails No reply Item still has not arrived 5/1/19 Terrance – Victim Location 91784 Total money lost $10 Type of a scam Online Purchase Instagram ad…
Brittany – Victim Location 33311 Total money lost $32 Type of a scam Online Purchase This company advertises one set of clothing and ships a flea market cheaper version. What was received was nothing like what was advertised on the website. When I reached out to customer service, they advised that if I returned the…
Catherine – Victim Location 55987 Type of a scam Phishing Actual e-mail supposedly in service to PayPal (with headers included, along with spelling and grammatical errors from original): X-Apparently-To: [email protected]; Mon, 04 Mar 2019 13:30:31 +0000 Return-Path: Received-SPF: none (domain of setting86bd42ce72258f363ba0e8ad16536ef8.inbox.com does not designate permitted sender hosts) X-YMailISG: p1jszJ4WLDsUxkMa5_QLqqZXkrqILhXjeYoZPIPP7bKQ0W2z MAnBrpyufbq4KFJImWHxHFJjq_SsZYbyRpNa6kqcXH5ZX1KsSuib7I41N_ZH x7fkFcSPLnCwGXBSSxPjJQ99ePLWTRSdUZ_bJnXid5f6ZEEZpIgxnDUAMfYh QNha35W51gbPuznjCzgXS07h0tI0LDwpKljl_6LFB84YjjFQ_vkc8j5XgPbP NXnGegDg2Y0yTl_VXVoPorpnUmrk9lnPTP_SsJCD4CGxqp6JlbFtnKvpbIPR a_cKtOaco9DpoYFQaA8j_RWg4wyTcqmxQv3nKkgPdfahBARtD0X.MUhlHJLf…
Tasha – Victim Location 11217 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product Do not use this website. This is not an approved ace&jig account and they do not have any clothing for sale! They will just take your money and no ship anything. To see a list of ace&jig shops please visit aceandjig.com Thank you, ***
Stephanie – Victim Location 95023 Total money lost $8 Type of a scam Online Purchase I saw the “business” on an Instagram add for clothes. It said it was Athena lifestyle as the brand name when I first saw it. It described how it was selling a bathing suit. I went on the website link…
Mayra – Victim Location 20886 Type of a scam Employment I’m an actress and was emailed by "Gabriel Karlsson". He asked if I would like to apply for a commercial. So I submitted my headshot/resume for consideration. He immediately offered me the role in a commercial/print shoot. He offered $*** for a two day film…
Barbara – Jun 02, 2020 Victim Location 70056 Total money lost $60 Type of a scam Online Purchase They many exercise equipment, clothing, household goods etc. I ordered about six weeks ago 04/17/2020 and never received my things 05/29/2020. The number they have on there is not a working number and the address belongs to…
Meredith – May 01, 2020 Victim Location 02189 Total money lost $66.85 Type of a scam Online Purchase Placed an order for clothing via an ad on Instagram. On 2/13/20 I purchased $66.85 worth of workout gear. Confirmation email claimed 3-5 business days. I followed up with an email on 2/21/20 as I had not…
Raquel – Apr 19, 2020 Victim Location 93103 Total money lost $55 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product This was not exactly a counterfeit product but there was no appropriate option above. The issue is that I bought clothing on the asos site and the company sent clothes that completely failed to match the description…
Lindsey – Victim Location 28166 Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan I was called & told I was approved for a loan for 3000 & the funds would be in my account the next day. The next day I was called & asked to send proof of my account being a real account even…
Chase – Victim Location 99326 Total money lost $27.98 Type of a scam Online Purchase A Lovely Creation had an ad for clothing at a discount price. Actually the clothing was free but you had to pay for shipping $13.99 no matter how many items were to be shipped. So I placed two separate orders…
Seth – Victim Location 36301 Total money lost $60 Type of a scam Counterfeit Product The dresses I ordered from this boutique were not as described on their website. The material is of poor quality. Christie – Victim Location 35242 Total money lost $100 Type of a scam Online Purchase Many many people on Facebook…