Ann – Victim Location 32713 Type of a scam Online Purchase Website starts by saying you can buy puppy from them and pay through PayPal. Once you initiate email thread, they switch to paying direct through Zelle from your bank account to email address that is different from business ([email protected]). Found that phone number and…
Jessica – Victim Location 49015 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order Received FedEx package with check for $2250.00. I was to deposit check and keep $400 and soon as check cleared send difference. Through email I was told to contact him and he would tell me where to send the money.
Dennis – Victim Location 37917 Total money lost $66 Type of a scam Online Purchase I believe I landed on this website while I was online shopping. The website’s name was Crepsalad. (That should have tipped me off.) When I tried to make my purchase, an error message appeared, saying that there was an error…
Alexander – Victim Location 90660 Type of a scam Business Email Compromise Company emailed about a credit manager position available. Asked for me to fill out an application. I did. Didn’t give any personal information. Without a phone call or follow up they then sent an email days following telling me I got the position…
Clayton – Victim Location 27030 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order I posted a saddle for sale on Craigslist i received a text message from phone number 909-503-9349 saying (1/2)Please respond to my wife at {[email protected]} She is very much interested in your ( Henry Miller saddle – $550 (Mount airy nc) ) and…
Valerie – Victim Location 48187 Type of a scam Employment I was contacted via email about an opportunity to verify the quality of packages before they arrived at the customer by the Motensa Group. I checked the website ,which looked like a legitimate company. I was sent an offer letter, job desciption, and form on…
Katelyn – Victim Location 54880 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I received a cold call from an unknown number out of Carlton, MN. Unfortunately I answered. They gave me no other information, other then my fiance and I were just at a wedding show in Duluth, MN and they somehow got my number. I have…
Megan – Victim Location 80021 Type of a scam Phishing Someone called and asked me if it was the number for my name. I replied "Yes" and they said that they were calling from Mortgage Company and that they were looking go over some mortgage rates. I hung up immediately and called the number back….
Shaun – Victim Location 07722 Total money lost $70 Type of a scam Online Purchase Claim to be selling name brand items. What they send is completely different from what you order. Refuse to refund you the money. I was also charged $10 more than what my receipt says.
Denise – Victim Location 92128 Total money lost $835.28 Type of a scam Online Purchase Purchased a couch on June 18, 2018 online that was to be delivered on 6/30/2018. Received email saying they were changing delivery companies and my order would be delayed. I can not contact these people to get a refund apparently…
Dana – Victim Location 83355 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency My grandmother received a call on her house phone from a dispicable low life claiming to be me. And telling my grandmother that I had been in a terrible accident. Due to drinking and driving and that I was in jail. He was claiming…
Francisco – Victim Location 76180 Type of a scam Online Purchase I found two puppies on a Facebook Puppy Site. I arranged to purchase them. They wanted me to send money and they would fly them. When I explained to them I was in FTW and they were in Dallas no need to fly. They…
Whitney – Victim Location 63090 Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order You copy and paste a link to social media websites, you earn 10 dollars per click of the link (minimum payout is $300) I made it to 305, tried to withdrawl it by clicking the "request payout" option, the button doesn’t even work…
Patricia – Victim Location 92308 Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency Received a phone call from 778-667-0102 claiming to be lawyer for family member who was in jail after a traffic accident in a rental car. Alcohol involved. Needed $2900 to get out of jail.
Theresa – Victim Location 43219 Total money lost $50 Type of a scam Online Purchase On 4 July 2016, I ordered a buy-one get-one free power bank. I had emailed them multiple times asking where the product was and they told me that there was high demand and the order would ship soon. Just three…
Rachel – Victim Location 53953 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Received phone call from 407-401-8298 from a representative named "Laura" saying we were selected to receive a promo from a wizard world comicon raffle we entered. Named off a bunch of places we would be able to visit within the next 3 years. Said their…
Katie – Victim Location 77015 Total money lost $850 Type of a scam Government Grant I w as told by my cousin which wasn’t my cousin come to find out she was in on it with the man.told me of a Gov grant IFC WHERE SHE RECIVED 5000 DOLLARS IN 6 HRS.NORMALLY I WOULD NOT…
Jeremiah – Victim Location 65270 Total money lost $568 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes initially was supposed to have gift cards for my sons xmas gift, never happened, then paid more money to be involed in the distribution of these cards as well as to purchase additional others, never got any the above-actually did receive…
Valerie – Victim Location 60473 Type of a scam Phishing I did not recognize the number calling but I decided to answer on the off chance that it could be business related. I said hello and the man on the other end of the line took a short moment before responding. I could hear a…
Adrienne – Victim Location 75799 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes A Mr. Goldbery from Las Vegas Winners International called the consumer. The consumer was told they had one 2.5 million dollars and to receive this money the consumer would need to send in a cashiers check for $2500.00. The consumer had questions and once they…