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Retail Business - QR Code Generator

QR Code generator allows you to create a FREE qr code. after we did this, we made our fliers for the business and ordered them. the following week when i returned to work, we had an email stating our "free trial' qr code was ending. they never once informed us that this code would only be accessible for so long. then proceeded to say we have to pay to keep it. we had already purchased our fliers with THAT QR code on it, so we agreed to pay $11 a month and can cancel at anytime. instead they took the entire years worth ($133) and will not refund us for the 11 months my boss did NOT approve with me to purchase.

Dollars Lost: $133

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Employment - Coscto Imposter Text

Hello, I'm Gianna from the Costco Recruiting team. Your profile caught our attention through multiple recruiting platforms and we believe you'd be a good fit for our current part-time remote job opportunity. This position focuses on helping merchants on Costco manage and update their product information to increase visibility and engagement. The hours are very flexible - just 60 to 90 minutes per day, 4 days per week. You can work anywhere and will be paid between $250 and $500 per day. The base pay is $1,000 per 4 working days. We also offer free training and 15 to 20 days of paid vacation per year in addition to all standard vacation days. The company currently has 20 vacancies, if you want to join us, please send a text message to 3464015286 for more information (Note: You must be 25 years old or older)

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Online Purchase

Placed an order for a Labubu and from the beginning the shipping information indicated it was coming from China despite the company having a US address located in NYC. Tracking number for shipping is not valid and it has been three weeks since order was placed with nothing.

Dollars Lost: $28

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Employment - Indeed IMPOSTER

Received text message from recruitment manager at Indeed offering remote work and free training, flexible hours, to update App Store.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Burbank, CA

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill - Phishing

They claimed they had automatically renewed my mcafeeVPN subscription —which of course I have never had0151 for 60 months and "successfully processed" it in the amount of $409.55.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

San Francisco, CA- 94109

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes - Camper & RV World

There is a Facebook page called camper and RV world The page asks you to like their page share it and comment @highlight until it turns blue they say it's a free giveaway but then they ask you for money and say that it's refunded upon delivery

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Los Angeles, CA

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Advance Fee Loan

Phone scam caller (did not answer). Voice mail left July 11, 2025 "Hi there, this is Evelyn from Leming West Coast branch. I've been looking over your file for your funding approval and it's almost done. We just need to confirm two quick things if you have a moment right now. Press two to connect with me or underwriting directly. If it's easier, you can also call me back at 877-580-1825 before 5pm today and we'll wrap this up togetherl To opt out of future calls, press nine" Also got another call from 828-300-8431 on July 9, 2025 also claiming to be "Evelyn" but was a completely different female voice.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill - Fake Business Compliance Letter Scam

Received a letter in the mail that looked official. It referenced a form 5510 from an organization called “Annual Records Service” and it had a return envelope with the address Provided above. Annual Records Service 1030 15th St NW #366 Washington DC 20005-1503 The letter says there is a $500/ day penalty for failure to provide the information. Information requested is Name and Address of Beneficial Owner. At the top there is a notice ID and a respond by date that is just a few days away.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Washington, DC- 20005

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Phishing - Phishing - Loan Solicitation Scam

Keep getting a call with the voicemail from many different numbers with the same message: Hello, this is Evelyn from underwriting. I'm reaching out today about a time sensitive personal matter. Your file has been reviewed and it is almost approved. We're just waiting on the final steps to verify some details. Please call us at 866-878-1552 or press two to speak with an underwriter now to decline future contact press nine…”

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Phishing - Free product / phishing scam

I responded to a professionally looking Facebook ad that came up in my feed for 511 Tactical. I’ve been a customer of the National franchise business over the years. The add was for 1000 product testers for one of their products (tactical vest with plates). To qualify you had 9 boxes (game screen) you had 3 picks to find a box that contained the product. On my second selection I picked a box containing the product. This was a VERY PROFESSIONAL and legitimate looking. After selecting the right product it took to a screen showing the product, congratulating me on the win and saying the product would be shipped but I needed to pay for shipping ($7.00) it took me to a payment screen where I input credit card, ship to address info. After I did that it then said you have been “successfully entered into the drawing for this product” At first I thought, hey this ad is deceptive because it said I won the product not that I had to pay to be entered into a drawing for the product. I received an email showing my address and phone information asking me to confirm my information and respond to a phone number or their email at [email protected] I became suspicious, googled the address and found information that this is a scam.

Dollars Lost: $7

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Counterfeit Product

I wanted to renew my passport and google directed me to this website. They took my money and all of my information, including my SSN, residence, parents names and places of birth and dates of birth, everything. Then they sent me an email with the passport renewal form filled out and that's it.

Dollars Lost: $67.88

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Employment - Brian Lang

I received a response email about a dog walker/pet sitter position that I applied for through Indeed. I received a response stating they were very interested and then told me a sob story and asked for my personal information including my address and age. I responded with additional questions about the location of the home, etc, to which I did not receive a response. I went back to indeed to report the job but it had already been closed. I looked up the name Brian Lang and found it was a scam.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Grand Rapids, MI- 49512

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Other - Alibaba Gold Supplier

Over 15 years ago our company had a Gold Supplier account for Alibaba.. which back then was a trade partner site (nothing like aliexpress). You setup a profile, and meet trade partners around the world. You pay about $3,000 per year to be a "verified" gold member. In a sense you make a web page, publish photos of your product, and try to network.. Over the years their business practices did not align with ours, and they essentially became Aliexpress aka China Amazon. Thats fine, so we stopped paying and using the account. About a year ago someone that reached out to us brought up how we are a Chinese knock off company.. I was like no we are USA and we ONLY sell original OEM products, not Chinese clones.. They told me to look my company up online, and I did, and much to my amazement Alibaba created this website... https://tonerworldwide.goldsupplier.com... vs our website https://tonerworldwide.com, it was second in search results when looking up our company.. This is not simply an issue of domain and SEO.. They with malicious intent, recreated a website with all my stuff.. 1. The chat now literally says you are chatting with me, Bryan Marr / Vice President.. (clearly not me). 2. The photos I spent years in the WH taking and databasing them personally, and watermarked them. They went out their way to steal and use those photos, and watermark themselves trade.china.cn. You can still see my watermarks (cutoff on some). But theirs is boldly across my photos. 3. The titles and most of the literature on there is taken from our website. 4. The most damaging aspect of all is when you search our company, it says clearly in top results "TONER WORLDWIDE: Chinese Toner" and our customer base is only original OEM so this scares them away from us, and then customers that want cheap chinese clone toner reach out to us and we dont carry that product. So this causes leads to not come to us, and leads we cant do anything with to burden us about products we dont sell.. And much more detrimental issues, but the fact there is a photo of me and they are pretending to let people chat with me directly is absurd, let alone paint us as a Chinese clone company ruining our name. People who know us think we sold the company to China, people who don't just never contact us. I have reported this to google, and contacted alibaba several times for a year. Nothing has changed.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Employment - Phishing

I found two cold emails in my junk mail folder that were sent the day that I uploaded my résumé to CalJobs, within an hour of posting it. Here was the message I was sent in both emails: "Hello, your application was received on the CALJOBS website and we would like to consider you for the position of a Data Entry Clerk remote position currently available at PROGRESS E-COMMERCE TRADE COMPANY . Please Reply if you are interested in joining us. Base pay pay is [way higher than normal pay rate]/hr" I was suspicious, so I did a web search and found this listing. A couple of things: 1. I had not actually completed any application processes yet with postings on that job board. 2. The pay rate they were offering was exactly the amount of my last position, which was an on-site management position. That pay rate is over double what remote data entry positions go for, on any job site. --IMPORTANT NOTE-- While my résumé listed my email address, it did not have that pay rate listed anywhere, nor should it be anywhere on my public-facing profile (my asking range is a different rate.) 3. The name of the company is in all caps, obviously copied and pasted from an automated system using a template (notice the space between the name and the period at the end of the sentence. That extra whitespace usually happens when you highlight and copy/paste from a webpage into a field.) Thankfully, I had suspicions and looked it up before I responded. But felt this needed to be reported as a "this is still happening" notice.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill - Fake Invoice - Medicare Claims Scam

Company fraudulently billed Medicare Part B (and me) for services I never requested nor had. Specifically for urinary catheters beginning of June 10, 2024 and thereafter until October 9, 2024. This fraud was reported to CMS on July 11, 2025. They will investigate this further. Suggest you monitor your Part B Medicare Summary for more instances of this fraud.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Woodside, NY- 11377

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Employment - American Express Global Business Travel IMPOSTOR

I was offered a job, and I had a Microsoft teams interview with a “HR” member on chat. once I finished that interview they said it would take 24 hours for the second interview which would take place on zoom.. I got a email the next day stating I got the job, didn’t even have the second face to face interview.. they got my social security and ID for background check, as well as my photo for a work ID.. I found someone on Facebook who was scammed by them and showed me what to look for and sure enough I was scammed.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Online Purchase - Online purchase not received

Advertisement was 50% off hey dude shoes. Drags you along for a month for the product to never be delivered. Ask for a refund and it's only 70% of wat u paid. Also a month long process. Still haven't gotten the refund

Dollars Lost: $30

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Employment

I was approached about a job opportunity. First interview was through Microsoft teams chat which was fishy but I went along with it. Next was a phone call and then offered the job the week after. After chatting witha person who was on boarding they started requesting me to pay for my new equipment via PayPal and Venmo which it was flagged as a scam. I then started looking into it and turns out it was as I bf of confirmation from the real company.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

San Francisco, CA- 94104

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Online Purchase

I ordered and received my order of 3 bras. They were of poor quality and sizing. I asked for a return label, but they said that they don't offer them. Instead, they offered me $2.00. I have gone back and forth with them, now they offer me $6.00. There is no phone number to talk to a person, nor will they connect me to a supervisor. I email them at [email protected] in order to communicate.

Dollars Lost: $20.96

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Online Purchase - Product Not Received/No Refund

They supposedly attempted to deliver the product but couldn't because of an 'incomplete address'. It's the same address I've had everything sent to for four years. Customer service has not responded

Dollars Lost: $38.38

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Debt Collections - Debt Collections Scam

They called me telling me that had important documents for my father , however they couldn’t give any information about the documents in question. They claim it’s been over due , but it’s been over due for years. When I informed her that this was fishy she hung up.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Online Purchase

After searching for a new puppy for our home. We found an undeniable great deal for what seemed like amazing puppies. We placed an inquiry on a specific pup that led to official contact with said breeders. I received an email response. After furthermore led to text exchange. There were a few red flags during conversation which led me to request a phone call. Within minutes of the phone call it was clear that this individual was not of American decent. Which didn’t correlate with the website and story stated on the website. Of a family based on a farm for 14 years highlighting animals. He had a very hard accent, possibly Indian or middle eastern. Improper English and became derogatory after expressing concerns. I called out it being a scam. Once mentioning authenticity, the man hung up. Then proceeded to receive multiple derogatory texts.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Brookline, MO- 65619

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Online Purchase

Very unpleasant dealing with Mary’s Boutique. I never ever received my dress. They kept arguing with me. Finally trying to settle many times, came to ******. Noticed that they have terrible reviews and are not members of the American BBB. Wish there was a way to take them off internet as sellers. Definitely a scammer.

Dollars Lost: $36.9

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Employment - Target IMPOSTER

It appears to be something that is looking for my information by posing as a work from home job opportunity that seems to good to be true.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Employment

The person text you for a job offer. They state you will make $6000 per month being a data upload specialist . You go to their website to press a button to help apps rank higher . Then , the next day you have to open a bank account and get a cash app . From there, everything you do you have to take a picture of it and send it to them. From there on cash app , they say to put you are the boss and put AH. They want you to download money from their app to cash app to get paid in bitcoin. Then, sell it to get paid . You have to take a picture . Then , you need a bank account to download it in . Then, hours later , they tell you it will cost $30 for 2 applications . Then, they move you to what’s app where several people greet you and ask if you have any questions .

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Shreveport, LA

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Online Purchase - Online Retailer Scam

I ordered 6 bottles of Ozemburn Max for $294 after watching an advertisement on Facebook. There was a full money back guarantee. I received the bottles, starting taking the pills, and didn't see any results. The only way to contact the company is through email. I emailed the company at [email protected] on June 30th and asked for a full refund. I received an email back stating that they could send me an extra bottle for free. I declined and asked for a full refund. I received another email stating that I could get a 30% refund and not have to return the product. I declined again and asked for a full refund. I have not heard another word from the company.

Dollars Lost: $294

New York, NY- 10013

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Identity Theft - CNFI USA Fake Loan Application Smishing and Identity Theft Scam

Hi, Alexis here from CNFI USA. I am following up on your personal loan request for 20000. I wanted to connect you with our loan officer regarding your approval & next steps. Txt END to opt out. Otherwise, do you have few minutes now to talk? If you no longer need the 20000 just let me know.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Employment - WBD Global Stream Imposter Text

Received text : “Hello, this is Jasmine Martine, HR Client Service Representative at WBD Global Streaming. We have obtained your phone number by working with multiple HR platforms. As a result, our company has a job for you as a content promotion assistant, which is a great remote part-time/full-time online job with one-on-one coaching to get you started. Paychecks are billed daily. You can earn anywhere from $100 to $500 per day if you wish. Monthly pay is around $6,300. 3-day paid trial period with a $1,000 newbie bonus at the end of the trial period. Note [you must be 23 years old or older] If this is what you want, send a message to this WhatsApp number +15014743921” Did not respond.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Debt Collections - Attempt to Collect on Settled Debt

they called me and said I had an open delinquent account with HSBC Bank from 2016 and I needed to pay it or risk going to court and paying $12,000.00 in judgements. they would not send me any papers and kept telling me papers were sent and ignored. when I told them I had had proof of all charge offs they wanted me to open a website and send it to them. I told them either send me papers in the mail of send a sheriff to collect

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Sheridan, WY- 82801

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Employment - Delta IMPOSTOR

Offer a Delta job ... Had to pay 131 for a background check

Dollars Lost: $131

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Employment - Employment Scam

I applied and interviewed for a job at ascendschoolonline.com - HR Specialist. I wasntold thatvi have the job. I completed background chexk and rederenxes ************************************************ Today i was told that job was false and there was a cyber attack. So job cancelled.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Employment - Global Good and Gold

Other phone numbers used: 404-503-2186, 469-363-9888, 406-491-9409. All phone numbers used by text or what’s up. Gave me a job offer working from home. They required an initial payment of $100 to do daily tasks. Each task deduced a certain amount from my initial deposit of $100. Supposedly earning me profit. This was all done on their website. Then wouldn’t you I would come up with what they call a combined order. In order to complete my my tasks and get my earnings I’d have to deposit more money via Uphold crypto website. This kept going on until they wanted me to pay $5646 to bring my account up to get paid. I was gullible enough to pay in $3500 before I wouldn’t deposit any more money. They still are texting me to send money and dared me to report them.

Dollars Lost: $3500

Portland, OR

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Counterfeit Product

Scam lured travelers looking to apply for a passport claiming it was necessary to purchase an application or pay for expedition by an e-signature when the pdf is free on the government website.

Dollars Lost: $64.88

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Employment - Employment Solicitation Scam - Delta Air Lines Impostor

I received an email from a person claiming to be with Delta Air Lines and offering a job. That email asked me to confirm my interest and to pay for a background check, which was my warning. It is exactly the email that you lay out in the example email at the beginning of this process.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Phishing - Budget Rental Spoof

Goggle Budget rental. Called the number gave me a price for a rental that was too good to be true. He asked me to go get a American Express card and call him with the numbers on it then my reservation would be completed the I realized something won’t right I called him back and told him I though this was a scam and he hung up on me

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Online Purchase - Fraudulent Powersports Dealer

Fastlane Power Sports offers ATVs and Jet Skis at below market pricing with free delivery, but has no actual presence as a business....just asks you to wire money into their account at Wells Fargo Bank in Casper, Wyoming.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Evansville, WY- 82636

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Employment - Employment

I was contacted by said employer about a job offer that I had put in on Indeed. Looked up the work place and it seemed legit. They told me I would not be compensated until my 30 day probationary period was up. I had to go pick up packages and check to make sure there was no damage. Then I had to print a shipping label and ship it out. No money coming out of my pocket, that’s what they promised. My payday came and I never received my paycheck. I also couldn’t log into my employee dashboard anymore either. I then tried to contact my boss(es), no response and they have me blocked..

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Flowood, MS- 39232

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Online Purchase

I placed an order for a $5 Bible, and unexpectedly was charged for a subscription I did not have any option to opt out of or decline. When I asked for a refund, I was denied stating that all sales were final, even though I attempted to return my order.

Dollars Lost: $26.85

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes - Travel package scam

I was listening to the radio (Magic 97.3) in Puerto Rico when suddenly an ad came on about how the first 10 callers who say the name of a fruit with 3 As in it will win a trip. I called and was told that I was caller number 3 and answered correctly. They then advised that they would call me back for my information. I want sent a message via WhatsApp with a code. After a while I received a call stating that i had won not 1, but 2 trips. I was hesitant and asked whats the catch, but was told that there was no catch and that i just won. The guy even sent me a vertificate showing his company X Travel was real and located in MIA. They did mention that i had to pay for the taxes which were $399. They even told me to call the radio station to confirm which i did. The lady at the radio station said that the sweepstakes was not from them but from a third party company. I called them back and accepted the offer, believing that it was real. The lady mentioned that they would offer a tour of the hotel which i just "well i just wont do that" because they said it like it was optional. They then also said that i would need to pay some other fees at the time of reservation. I becane skeptic because why would i need to pay if i won a free stay at hotels? However i then started to read on their website and realized that i was scammed by a time share company. They never mentioned on the call what it was. I thought they were a travel agency. Turns out they are scamming people saying they won a sweepstakes to a hotel, but in reality they are taking 399 dollars and selling you the time share.

Dollars Lost: $399

Miami, FL- 33129

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Other

I reached out online to the website offering adoption of Doberman puppies. The person, name Wilkins, was quick to respond, answering all questions, sent several pictures of the puppy and a video. Told me that once I filled out the application and made payment, he’d get everything set up. I was given two phone numbers, the one that he texted me from and another to send payment to -###-###-####. I was told that everything was set up and the pup would arrive but when I reached out to find out flight status and more information, I received no message. I’ve reached out several times with no response.

Dollars Lost: $750

Rochester, NY

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Phishing - Phishing Scam - PayPal.com Impostor

Hello, [email protected] PayPal You have an invite from Payment Warning: A transaction of $846.27 to Gemini.com was detected.If this wasn’t you, please call (805) 500- 6398 to stop the payment. Protecting you from fraud is our priority. Ready to get coding? Create a PayPal account to review the invite. (It expires in 30 days!) Create an Account

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Online Purchase - Online Retailer Scam

I purchased some custom car parts from a guy name Dee Johnson and his shop he said is located at 1300 S.30TH St. Waco, Tx 76711. I saw his add on Facebook Market Place. We worked out the deal and I sent him $2150 for the parts. He sent me a message from the shipping company called Beta Trans Agency and e-mailed a picture of the receipt with the tracking number. I got a call from the shipping company saying they need $200 for a cus-toms stamp and I was confused since its coming from Waco Texas. I questioned that but also why they were contacting me since I did not ship the package. Its was its your package so we had to contact you for payment so I did send the money. I got another call 3 days later saying the driver had an accident and they were requesting $300 from everyone to store the packages until they get another truck to pick the packages up. I went on-line to verify the company Betta Trans Agency and the phone number they texted me from is listed as 323-814-1582 so I sent the money with the understanding that I would get it back on delivery of my parts. I received an invoice with the tracking number from Betta Trans Agency. I received an invoice with the tracking number from Betta Trans Agency and it showed my package was in transit. A week later I get a text from the delivery driver stating my parts are on the way and require a delivery fee so after going around and around for a few days in the end it cost me another $300 or so for delivery and still I do not have the package.

Dollars Lost: $3600

New York, NY- 10038

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Phishing - Spectrum tech support imposter

I called a number I had previously used to talk to Spectrum (Internet service) tech support, to report a problem with my Internet service. The person promised me $100 for my inconvenience and she asked for my email and phone number as well as routing number and account number for my bank account. I later called the main Spectrum customer service number to ask if this interaction was legitimate and the man said it was most likely fraudulent.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Online Purchase

Arcade infinity digital game table with 50 games. Buy one get one 32” table and as 18.5” table

Dollars Lost: $49.94

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Other

I received a voicemail from Parker and Presley stating that Local authorities will be dispatched to my home or place of employment, and they would advise me to call them to find out the plaintiff. So, I called and they said that it was HSBC card services and I had a credit card in 2016 that was a line of credit and i did not pay, and they are taking me to court for breach of contract, and they would file on July 16, and I will be served from my county and have to go to court. They would not send me any written documentation, and stated that I would have to get a lawyer to get that information, so they stated they would work out a payment plan, and would set up biweekly payments if i did before July 16, and they wouldn't take to court.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Hartford, CT

Date Reported: July 11, 2025

Phishing - Imposter Caldwell Banker Real Estate Lead Scam

SCAMMER WITH A TEXAS PHONE NUMBER APPEARS TO BE IN BRAZIL AS INDICATED ON THE EMAIL ADDRESS SHOWN. OFFERED ME AS A REALTOR A LEAD FOR A NEW CUSTOMER. MESSAGE BELOW FROM EMAIL I RECEIVED. NOTE: THE REALTOR REFERENCED IS LISTED AS IN FLORIDA AND ACCORDING TO GOOGLE A REALTOR WITH THAT NAME DOES EXIST IN FLORIDA AND WITH THAT COMPANY. HAVE SENT HER A MESSAGE TO EMAIL LISTED ON GOOGLE SEARCH. HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HER. I RECEIVED A SIMILAR EMAIL (SAME WORDS) ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO WITH A REFERRAL FROM A REAL ESTATE AGENT IN CALIFORNIA. DELETED THAT ONE AS IT LOOKED LIKE SOME KIND OF SCAM. Good morning! I hope this message finds you well. My name is ******** ** ******* and I am a realtor with Coldwell Banker Realty in Lakewood Ranch, FL. I have a client interested in purchasing a property in your area of expertise. If you're available, I would appreciate your assistance in guiding them through the process. Once I receive your confirmation, I will send over their contact details and the specific listings they are considering. Thank you for your attention, and I look forward to collaborating with you soon. Thank you, ******** ** ****** Coldwell Banker Realty 8334 Market St. | Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202 C. 817.528.8643

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Bradenton, FL- 34202

Date Reported: July 10, 2025

Online Purchase - Online Purchase

While watching something online, an ad popped up. It was a video about earning $ remotely by working with YouTube and its advertisers. The video explained how the remote platform worked and why YouTube was willing to pay people for participating in various market research. It all sounded completely realistic and within reason. In order to keep people from abusing their system by making up a bunch of fake accounts, they charge what they promised was fully refunded later, a $24.00 fee to register/ start earning. They state that once you start working with them, that $24 is refunded. I took a chance and paid with my credit card the $24. As soon as I did, the screen jumped to an information page about what exactly to do next. At the bottom of the page I clicked next and then my screen went blank. Dummy me should have researched this company prior, but I foolishly didn't. Online, Facebook, and on Instagram, there are hundreds of people complaining that Hotmart not only scammed them about the $24, but then continued to charge their credit cards random amounts without authorization by the customer involved. Immediately, I longed into my account and sure enough, Hotmart had charged me the $24 and a 2nd fee of $12.90 that I did not authorize. I called my bank and canceled my credit card. As soon as the pending charges go through, I'll be disputing them.

Dollars Lost: $36.9

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 10, 2025

Identity Theft - EBT Benefits Fraud - ID Theft

I’ve never been to New York but Elis deli and grocery stole all my ebt benefits!

Dollars Lost: $742

Astoria, NY- 11105

Date Reported: July 10, 2025

Counterfeit Product

Although you are encouraged to contact the company should a return be necessary, this is the response received: We have received your return request and would like to assist you. However, we regret to inform you that we do not offer free return shipping as stated on our Delivery and Returns page. As a customer, you are responsible for the cost of return shipping to our warehouse in China. We recommend that you send the return with Track & Trace, as we cannot take responsibility for lost returns. In addition, there is a good chance that your package will be detained by customs and additional charges will be incurred before your order can reach our warehouse in China. However, we are not responsible for these costs. When the package arrives at our warehouse in China after 14 to 21 business days, we will check it for damage and general condition. If everything is fine, we will refund 100% of the purchase price to your account within 5 business days of receipt. We will try to offer you a suitable solution and make you an attractive offer. You will receive 20% of the total amount back and may also keep the received product. If you still want to return the goods to our warehouse in China, please send us an e-mail and ask for the procedure, return address and return label. We look forward to your positive response. Kind regards, Customer Service Team

Dollars Lost: $49.95

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 10, 2025

Worthless Problem-solving Service

I work in a supermarket flower shop Tuesday (7/8/2025) we get a call from a repeat caller (came through caller ID as a local hospital) wanting to place a delivery, and upon transferring them to the office to pay, they disconnect. I call them back an hour later, and the person left the office, but would call me back. When they called, she said that she needed to get more money on her card and would call the next day. I have yet to hear from them, and their calls come through as local hospitals and churches. They have used 3 different call back numbers so far (855)-874-4763, (424)-230-8357, and (424)-274-7030. Its gotten to the point where I recognise their voice on the phone.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Panorama City, CA- 91402

Date Reported: July 10, 2025

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