Scam Alert

Scam Type Online Purchase Scam Business Name Used Jameel Atik Date Reported Sep 22, 2022 Victim Postal Code 06450 Total Dollars Lost 1300 Scam Description False advertisement of car purchased on Facebook marketplace. What was advertised in description was 4WD and after getting vehicle home realized what was described was not what we purchased. Vehicle […]

Scam Type Online Purchase Scam Business Name Used Kobalt Date Reported Sep 22, 2022 Victim Postal Code 32308 Total Dollars Lost 0 Scam Description The website kobaltusa.com is posing as the Kobalt tool company that is only sold at Lowe’s. I made an online purchase, but never received an email confirmation and never had a

Scam Type Other Scam Business Name Used klynu.com Date Reported Sep 22, 2022 Victim Postal Code 29223 Total Dollars Lost 0 Scam Description This is a Chinese company with a London England connection. It’s “about” page indicates that it is a company based in SC. I ordered from them through Paypal and after two weeks

Scam Type Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Scam Business Name Used Manuel Franco Date Reported Sep 22, 2022 Victim Postal Code 55428 Total Dollars Lost 0 Scam Description This is the text I received from the number listed above Hello i’m MANUEL FRANCO , the sole winner of the $768.4 million Powerball drawing. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AHo6F8xODzs You’re randomly picked among those

Scam Type Counterfeit Product Scam Business Name Used Shoe dept. Date Reported Sep 22, 2022 Victim Postal Code 13069 Total Dollars Lost 125 Scam Description They switch the expensive Carolina boots out with the cheaper pairs that look identical, this is the second time I have purchased a 200 dollar box with the 75 dollar

Scam Type Fake Check/Money Order Scam Business Name Used Worldvisionorg Date Reported Sep 22, 2022 Victim Postal Code 32505 Total Dollars Lost 0 Scam Description The scammer sent a text message that informed me that they were looking for a personal assistant to help with the business in the US due to constant travel and

Scam Type Online Purchase Scam Business Name Used MyfloridaSpecialtyplate Date Reported Sep 22, 2022 Victim Postal Code 33993 Total Dollars Lost 89 Scam Description Use this site during Covid as it was hard to get into the dmv. A coworker had an ok experience so I used the site to order a Disney Plate with

Scam Type Online Purchase Scam Business Name Used General Appliance Parts Date Reported Sep 22, 2022 Victim Postal Code 43551 Total Dollars Lost 133 Scam Description I was trying to find parts online to repair a stove and came across https://www.generalapplianceparts.com the only place that had the part, I ordered the part only to have

Scam Type Online Purchase Scam Business Name Used Name unavailable Date Reported Sep 22, 2022 Victim Postal Code 55107 Total Dollars Lost 0 Scam Description I received a phone call from a person today saying my accounts were being hacked. New my name ugh. I immediately hung up and am filing the report. I don’t

Scam Type Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill Scam Business Name Used Intuit e-Commerce Service Date Reported Sep 22, 2022 Victim Postal Code 28078 Total Dollars Lost 0 Scam Description On 9/16/2022 I received an email from above telling me that my renewal of a subscription with Norton-LifeLock for $349.99 was being automatically renewed for 12 months. I