Scam Alert

Scam Type Business Email Compromise Scam Business Name Used American Web Coders Date Reported Oct 01, 2022 Victim Postal Code 22406 Total Dollars Lost 1500 Scam Description On January 2022, I hired American Web Coders to create my public figure page. Sam was assigned to my case. I paid Sam & American Web Coders $300.00, […]

Scam Type Phishing Scam Date Reported Oct 01, 2022 Victim Postal Code 12548 Total Dollars Lost 0 Scam Description I listed a product on FB Marketplace. The “buyer” reached out on the platform, confirming they wanted to purchase the product and asked to text. In the text, they refused to provide payment (though they said

Scam Type Home Improvement Scam Business Name Used American United Construction Date Reported Oct 01, 2022 Victim Postal Code 14051 Total Dollars Lost 28000 Scam Description This company targets families who need home improvements. They give you an estimate and say they need to order materials first, so they only ask for a portion of

Scam Type Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Scam Date Reported Oct 01, 2022 Victim Postal Code 53105 Total Dollars Lost 0 Scam Description This was a fake text offering free lottery money give away and is a scam attempt.

Scam Type Identity Theft Scam Business Name Used IMVU Date Reported Oct 01, 2022 Victim Postal Code 28412 Total Dollars Lost 20 Scam Description Imvu.com is attempting to scam their players by getting their personal information. When trying to make a purchase on their website they will ask you to “verify” your details. They ask

Scam Type Investment Scam Business Name Used Scaling Group Date Reported Oct 01, 2022 Victim Postal Code 94607 Total Dollars Lost 20000 Scam Description I set up a California LLC earlier this year and the business of the LLC is to run an ecommerce store on Amazon. In February/March I signed a contract with Scaling

Scam Type Employment Scam Business Name Used BioTechGroup Inc. Date Reported Oct 01, 2022 Victim Postal Code 15147 Total Dollars Lost 0 Scam Description I applied to job ad I found on LinkedIn.com. I responded to job ad for data entry clerk (remote) from a company called BioTech Group Inc., a company based in Florida.

Scam Type Travel/Vacation/Timeshare Scam Business Name Used TSA PreCheck Apply Travel Programs Date Reported Oct 01, 2022 Victim Postal Code 45208 Total Dollars Lost 149 Scam Description I was trying to apply for TSA PreCheck, and Google unfortunately places a third-party website first in the search results. This site luckily does not ask for extensive

Scam Type Counterfeit Product Scam Business Name Used Pit Viper Date Reported Oct 01, 2022 Victim Postal Code 91730 Total Dollars Lost 60 Scam Description I went to website thinking it was the company pitviper for sunglasses. The website looks exactly like the real one and has the brand name all over it. I ordered

Scam Type Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter Scam Business Name Used Jack Berndt Date Reported Sep 30, 2022 Victim Postal Code 44689 Total Dollars Lost 0 Scam Description I received an inquiry thru out website for a group reservation. I emailed initial information and he wanted to move forward with booking. I emailed a contract/ confirmation,