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Tax Collection - Tax Collection

If anyone knows how to make this crap stop - please provide the details. This "group" needs to be severely punished... This is the actual message left on my phone: Hi, this is Natalie Brooks. I'm reaching out regarding the tax information associated with your file. There may still be resolution options worth reviewing and I'd like to determine what may apply to your situation press two now or call me at 866-7716377. Again, this is Natalie Brooks if your tax balance is still unresolved, that was a good time to understand what options may be available rather than allowing the situation to remain on addressed. I'll review the information with you. Explain the potential next steps and determine whether any resolution programs may apply to your circumstances, give me a call at 866-771-6377. That's 866 Again, this is Natalie Brooks if your tax balance is still unresolved, that was a good time to understand what options may be available rather than allowing the situation to remain on addressed. I'll review the information with you. Explain the potential next steps and determine whether any resolution programs may apply to your circumstances, give me a call at 866-771-6377. That's 866.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Charlotte, NC, USA - 28278

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: N/A

Counterfeit Product - Online Counterfeit Product-Facebook

I ordered 4 hand carved wooden gnome faced bird houses. Carved by a 72 year old Amos Hemsley, sold by a woman last name Diesel.(she’s still on FB selling). They arrived yesterday. What a disappointment! They are made of resin or ceramic,not wood. I paid $39.95 each for them. They look like they came from the Dollar Store. They were mailed from a warehouse in Haialia,Fla. I am sending picture and (handmade”). Note? So, I am out $120. Can you please help with this?

Dollars Lost: $120

Victim Location: Matthews, NC, USA - 28105

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: N/A

Online Purchase - Online Purchase

I was shopping for a product which led me to this site. I made a purchase for $279.00. They never send purchase confirmation or shipping details/timelines. The product was never sent but the charge was incurred. I reached out to them several times with no response and am stuck trying to dispute through my credit card company.

Dollars Lost: $279

Victim Location: Huntersville, NC, USA - 28078

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Level Up Retro Mart

Advance Fee Loan - Business Loan Division

I have been received approximately 2-3 calls per day for the past 5 months from a variety of phone numbers, including the one previously listed and the following: 502-334-9592, 774-336-1855, 502-334-9101, 263-899-6353, 845-653-3304, 613-373-2044, 502-334-6061, 712-545-2417. They claim to be with business lending, reaching out because my business financing (which I have not applied for) is ready to be finalized. When I answer or call back, and ask any related questions - what bank are you from, where did you get my information, what terms do offer, what information do you want from me - they hang up. I have called back a number of times to attempt to solicit more information and/or demand that I be taken off their calling list, to no avail. The furthest I've got was on the 470-414-9115 number (Newnan, GA) - the person speaking told me her name was Ash Lee and the company "Business Loan Division" was located in California. Another time, I repeatedly called back on the phone number 712-545-2417 (Crescent, IA) after they hung up on me for asking questions. After 5 call backs, the number was disconnected.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Saint Paul, MN, USA - 55155

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Business Loan Division

Home Improvement - Millville Locksmith

I have good reason to believe this is another business in North Jersey masquerading as a bunch of local businesses which are nonexistant in South Jersey. These include Millville Locksmith and Maurice River Township Locksmith, assumedly others. I was denied 24/7 service by Millville Locksmith because “there are no technicians willing to travel from Trenton at this hour.” Then when I called Maurice River Township Locksmith, I was admonished for calling back (it’s a different number, mind you) and when I questioned if they are the same business or not I was hung up on after the woman on the line said this isn’t something she cares to deal with (I’m omitting the expletives). This is most certainly a fraud or scam of some sort, most likely tax related if I had to take a guess, but I’m no investigator so take that with a grain of salt. But just look up the addresses on street view. Not exactly businesses or “dispatch centers” as their multiple websites claim them to be. They’re apartment complexes. Additionally, I cannot find filings from the NJ Department of the Treasury Division of Revenue & Enterprise Services on these business's existence. So as far as I can tell, these companies do not exist and simply claim to exist. The reason behind this? Unknown.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Millville, NJ, USA - 08332

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Millville Locksmith

Online Purchase - Stycove / Donguan Yunming Supply China Management Co. Online Retail Scam

Ordered touchless glucose monitor repeated attempts to track. No return from customer swevice

Dollars Lost: $42.99

Victim Location: Plano, TX, USA - 75025

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Stycove / Donguan Yunming Supply China Management Co. Online Retail Scam

Employment - Amazon Imposter - Employment Task Scam - Crypto Commissions

I was contacted through text message that there was a job opportunity from Amazon. They says that I can get paid working from home watching youtube videos but than later I found that you have to add money to Cash App to purchase Bitcoin than you can the money plus 30% commission but before I knew it, I had fallen too deep to recover and all of my funds is loss. They keep on ensuring me that I will get a full refund if I finished the last step but it never happen.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: San Jose, CA, USA - 95116

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: N/A

Other

OK, what is two On a payment that he must’ve been receiving OK so I paid and I still ain’t received a payment or nothing or none of that. It’s how much payment would relieve but no it wasn’t because I received it in my account so yeah it’s a scam big *** scam. I’m trying all I want is my money back that’s it

Dollars Lost: $32.75

Victim Location: Dallas, TX, USA - 75236

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Digistore24 Inc

Utility - Charter Spectrum Imposter - Fake Service Upgrade Scam

A person representing Spectrum called via phone to present new pricing for my existing service. In order to get new pricing, I had to purchase 2 cell phones and then cancel them. They said even if I returned the phones, I could still get the new pricing. I ordered the phones and returned them the same day. I looked up the address on the return shipping label they provided. It was 16 Eastwood Aven, Deer Park NY 11729 on google and it was an duplex that looked abandoned. At this point, I called the # listed on my Spectrum account and they confirmed I was scammed. I am contacting UPS now to see if I can get the cell phones redirected and sent back to me. I am so mad I fell for this. Travis Jones, ext 2006 was the first person I spoke with, Andy Gibson ext 2001 was the supervisor and Hayden White was the manager. All lies!!!! I hope you google the phone number 1-445-456-4183 and see this so you don't become their next victim.

Dollars Lost: $2200

Victim Location: Westerville, OH, USA - 43081

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: N/A

Counterfeit Product - Online Retailer Scam

Ordered galaxie lights dsent they where missing part called wanted to send back going back and forth for over wek kept senv ding e mails wouldnt give me return address and then she said it would be costly because warehouse in china and would be very costly never said would send missing part

Dollars Lost: $75

Victim Location: Ocean City, MD, USA - 21842

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Grow in days

Online Purchase

Ordered a product from them and shipping took over a month. I am located in Ohio and my package was delivered to New York. I have contacted the company multiple times and they will no longer reply. I first contacted them about shipping updates and they promptly replied. It has been days since I’ve sent an email inquiring to why my package was delivered to New York. I have double and triple checked shipping addresses and nothing has changed.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Dayton, OH, USA - 45424

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Petty Pots

Other

Caller claimed to be from Publishers Clearing House. Claimed to have mailed me a package 2 weeks ago to let me know I won a check for 3 Million and a car. I asked him to mail it again and he said this was the last day to claim so he needed to send me the documents via email. I refused to verify my email address, which he had wrong but what he read me to verify was close to my actual email address. That's when I hung up.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Clearwater, FL, USA - 33755

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Publishers Clearing House

Phishing - Identity Theft

I received a very "lifelike" voicemail. They claimed to have a matter involving my personal information, tied to my social and ID and they needed to speak with me or a responsible adult and get my statement. It said to call back and ask for Ryan so he could explain everything.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Pageland, SC, USA - 29728

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Ryan Weber

Online Purchase - Online Vending Machine Equipment Scam - Fake Route Placement Offer

I reached out to someone on Facebook marketplace because they had a vending machine route for sale due to them moving out of state. They showed me the sales report of how much the building made each month for the past 5-6 months. We set a day to meet so that I can check the machine to make sure the machine was working and to purchase the route. Once I purchased the route I received a bill of sale/invoice which listed everything I received with purchase. Then everything started to go downhill from there. I received an email from the “property manager” welcoming as the new route owner. The person that I bought the route from told me that the first order of products for the machine would be on them. So I waited and waited and nothing happened. So I looked up the address on line to the building and called the leasing office. I spoke to a manager there about the machine and they told me that they never had permission to place the vending machine and that they had to remove the machine out of the building. So they took the vending machine out of the building. I did not tell the person that I spoke to management about the vending machine. Later that day I spoke to the previous vendor and told him that I wanted to refund. He said that I would receive my refund on Friday. When Friday came I called and text and no answer. That’s when I knew I was scammed. I see that they are still doing it on Facebook marketplace.

Dollars Lost: $6500

Victim Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA - 11236

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Skyrocket Vending

Online Purchase - Exihibit

Order from Facebook on the first part of August it is now the first part of September I have not received the product. They did bill my credit card. I keep emailing them from their support email address. They keep giving me a response of sorry for the delay. they do not publish a telephone number nor am I able to speak to a person.

Dollars Lost: $45

Victim Location: Thief River Falls, MN, USA - 56701

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Exihibit

Worthless Problem-solving Service - United passport

the company mimicked an official government website, leading me to believe I was paying the mandatory federal passport fees rather than a document-typing service.

Dollars Lost: $550.65

Victim Location: Maple Grove, MN, USA - 55311

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: United Passport

Counterfeit Product - Online Retailer Scam - Facebook Ads

I saw this ad on Facebook and I purchased some whitening teeth strips for $15 they send me my product but it was the wrong product it was fake the product was pink not purple and it didn't work for me it was the fake one so I Emailed them and asked them for a refund instead of them giving me a refund they charge me $29.99 twice on my bank card

Dollars Lost: $75

Victim Location: Bronx, NY, USA - 10468

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: LumaDove

Online Purchase

Trying to buy a boat engine from Facebook marketplace . Wire transfer was suggested, That didn’t work so I tried my debit card, no luck so wanted me to buy cryptocurrency for the amount plus shipping.. After two hours on my phone I wrote “I guess I’m not getting an engine.”

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Shasta, CA, USA - 96087

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: JDM engines

Phishing - Phishing Scam

This is James Owens from the delivery department of document procedures and conduct regarding a sealed document that is scheduled to be delivered by a in person agents to Larry Proder. File number* * * **** ******. To either your home or place of employment. If no contact is established, this will be escalated and classified as a failure to comply. All questions or concerns must be addressed by the issuing office by pressing one to be directly transferred to your file review manager or you may contact the issuing office at 877-832-9689. Again, press one now.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Mulhall, OK, USA - 73063

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Document of procedures and conduct

Identity Theft - AE Home Warranty Renewal Smishing and Identity Theft Scam

Received a text message regarding a home warranty that I needed to renew.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Celina, TX, USA - 75009

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: AE Home Warranty Renewal Smishing and Identity Theft Scam

Online Purchase - AWX TEAMJOY SLEEVE STA

false pay pal account charge.

Dollars Lost: $54.98

Victim Location: Wichita, KS, USA - 67216

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: AWX TEAMJOY SLEEVE STA

Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter - Paypal Imposter Scam - Fake Account Notice

Received an email from Kexor Zavin, saying a purchase was made through PayPal, an Apple Iphone 16 for $ 699.95 and said if this wasn't you? Call our Dispute center to cancel this order Call 1-806-283-4560

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Massapequa, NY, USA - 11758

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: N/A

Romance

I was friended by a man named Dan on facebook dating. We talked for abit on that platform, then he asked me to switch to WhatsAp because he was originally from Germany, and that's where he's used to talking to his family. We talked for a few weeks and were planning on meeting. He got me into crypto trading and was telling me when to trade and to buy up or down, and we were making good money. He would show me what he'd make on the same trade I was trading on, so I trusted him. Then he said his mom got sick and had to fly to Switzerland where she lived to take care of her for a bit. He sent me pictures of him and his mom in the hospital even. I started questioning things and ran his pictures thru AI, and nothing would come back weird, so I trusted him. I ran the crypto platform he had be using thru a google, BBB, etc. search to make sure I wasn't getting scammed, nothing came up. So I trusted what I was doing, was legit. So I put in more money. Everything was going fine until I asked how I could withdraw some funds so I could purchase a house. So he told me how to withdraw the amount I made. Customer service came back and said that I couldn't withdraw any funds until I paid the taxes. I didn't have that amount of money left in any account to pay the taxes and told them that I would pay the taxes to the IRS come tax time instead, but they wouldn't let me do that. I need to pay in BitCoin. Dan even said he put 3/4 of the amount I owed into my tax account if I could come up with the other 1/4, then I would have my money and could pay him back his amt. I didn't trust this and wouldn't put up my 1/4 of the money. Dan hasn't contacted me in over a month. I'm still not sure if it was a scam or not, but I'm not giving anymore money than I already have.

Dollars Lost: $100000

Victim Location: Cedar Rapids, IA, USA - 52403

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Dan

Online Purchase - Omilic

Received a night light projector that was portrayed on tic toc as a holographic, moving image that filled the room with images of outer space. The actual product projects a tiny image of the moon. Pay pal sided with the company

Dollars Lost: $28

Victim Location: Burnsville, MN, USA - 55306

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Omilic

Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter - Citibank Imposter Scam - Fake Criminal Activity Notice

Man poses as Citi Bank representative, alerts you that your account has been flagged for purchasing child pornography & to provide your online banking login information

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Astoria, NY, USA - 11105

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: N/A

Phishing

I received multiple calls from someone identifying themselves as Legal Courier Services. The caller stated they had a legal document that I needed to be available to sign. When I asked what the document concerned, they would not provide that information and instead instructed me to call 951-518-8173, providing reference number 245-05318. The caller contacted me using multiple different phone numbers: 510-721-1396, 925-241-8544, and 510-240-7391. I did not call the provided callback number or provide personal or financial information. I am reporting the incident because it appears consistent with previously reported legal-document/debt-collection impersonation scams.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Antioch, CA, USA - 94509

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Legal Courier Services

Debt Collections

Person called and confirmed my address stating a process server will be coming within an hour. Advised to call 833-388-2765 immediately for more information and to place the service on hold.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Sacramento, CA, USA - 95833

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: BORINTHAIN LAW

Phishing - Phishing Calls

Called as if he was a lawyer needing my statement

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Bloomingburg, NY, USA - 12721

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: N/A

Employment - 816 Collective Marketing

The interviews below were all via a zoom link I received news I had an interview with this scammer, I found the first interview strange, they had me in a room with another applicant but never disclosed this and that person did not have their camera on. The 2nd interview, they had me start in one room and then go to another room, and then yet another room once more, to talk to a young asian boy that was reading a script of some sort with calculated script quests and calculated responses, like a robot, not providing any information about the job or the business, they were asking a lot of person information, like trying to get information and I am upset they were able to get my email, my phone number, my image on video from the interviews, I have no idea what they will do with it.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Overland Park, KS, USA - 66212

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: 816 Collective Marketing

Phishing - Tech Stations

Received the following text Tech Stations: I'm showing you a full policy package for your car, priced at 59 a month. Tap this: https://tc.tech-stations.com/u2b1l9e7 Reply Stop to Opt Out

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Runnemede, NJ, USA - 08078

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Tech stations

Online Purchase

I was offered a free bracelet. All I had to do was cover the shipping which was $1.99 after doing so the very next day they charged my Cash App card $29.99. I did not authorize any membership. I did not authorize this $29.99 purchase. They claim that they are an animal rescue group and they were giving away free bracelets and the 1.99 would help in collecting funds for saving animals and they are not saving animals. They are ripping people off. When trying to contact them the information they give you just keeps circulating around to the same thing and there is no phone number to contact them. They are just Scammers. I had to lock my Cash App card because they have attempted to take funds five more times!

Dollars Lost: $29.99

Victim Location: Quincy, FL, USA - 32351

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: DealDunk

Online Purchase - Rosesilky

Items received were poor quality, not as described and sizes were not proportions to USA sizes. Poor quality’s fabrics.

Dollars Lost: $146.87

Victim Location: Stow, OH, USA - 44224

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Rosesilky

Advance Fee Loan - Loan Scam

They called I answered wanted to give me a hardship loan with Low payments I confirmed my info they ask for $100 processing bank check fees.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Burnsville, NC, USA - 28714

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Bay view financial

Phishing

Called me on my cell phone as an imposter of a process server referring to a case reference number. Name was Tamar with civil process dispatch calling me to verify if I will be available to accept service of process in a legal matter and that I am to call 844-218-6638 with my statement. First off, I work in the legal field and service of process servers do not take statements. Scammers used an initial phone number of a legit process server in Fort Myers, FL, that showed up on my phone but then want you to call an 844 number to accept service and make a statement. Bunch of scammers. Beware.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: North Fort Myers, FL, USA - 33917

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Process Server

Online Purchase - Online Purchase-Facebook

Advertised on Facebook Tanzanite ring with sterling silver on 8/28/26. I charged $150 via my Visa card. Was notified they are out of stock and I will receive my ring once it is in stock. Unable to reach them This is a scam.

Dollars Lost: $150

Victim Location: Charlotte, NC, USA - 28269

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Royal Tanzanite Pave ring Tanzanite New York

Online Purchase - Elvorl Hme

Ordered one item for 18.99 never received. Found out 2 additional charges were place for a total of 500.00. Unauthorized. I have a dispute placed

Dollars Lost: $500

Victim Location: Brick, NJ, USA - 08724

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Elvorl Hme

Online Purchase - Meowlys

I got the original order but I keep getting charged and not receiving new items. There is no phone number to call to get a refund and my bank can't dispute it.

Dollars Lost: $39.98

Victim Location: Salina, KS, USA - 67401

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Meowlys

Online Purchase - Owense

I placed an order 8/31/26 after I kept checking the tracking week after week my package finally made it to as it claim my cities distribution center, mind you this was after I reached out the day before regarding my package because it already had been 30 days. So after 3 more days the tracking says it was delivered. I just happened to be home that day. Nothing was delivered as they claimed. The shipping company HYD is in china they never answer the phone. Owense only correspond through email.

Dollars Lost: $62

Victim Location: Valparaiso, IN, USA - 46383

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Owense

Phishing - Merchant Services,

Our business received a phone call today, Sept. 4th. 2026 at 9:24 AM from a female person named Mckenzie from telephone number 945-348-4256 claiming to represent Merchant Services, a credit card processing company. She claimed that we had been over billed on a higher interest rate our squarup.com site for the last three months processing fees (at least), and requested that we send our August (most recent) credit card processing statement. She wanted us to email this information while she remained on the phone in order to give us a "Confirmation Number". She requested that we email it to "[email protected]" with a loan info from Aug, 1-31st of 2026. Attn: Mckenzie. We gathered the contact information from this person, and she gave the name "Mckenzie" with phone number "945-348-4256". A quick google search of the email address indicated that it has been associated with scam on BBB site. We did not email or call this person back. I changed my squareup password.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Rosman, NC, USA - 28772

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Merchant Services

Phishing - spam calls

Harassing calls 3-5 times daily with over 30 requests to be removed from their call log My phone number is registered on the national DNC list

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Fort Mill, SC, USA - 29715

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: United Convenant Financial Services

Employment

I received an email stating that they received the application I submitted on indeed and they would like to move forward with the interview process. I interviewed on Teams the same day and was forwarded to their website to fill out a questionnaire. Then they told me to check back in the following day at 9am central time for the status of my employment. I got the job and they then emailed me an employment contract as well as I9 to fill out and direct deposit information. They then told me to report back today 09/04/2026 to get an update on when training will begin. Today they asked me questions about how I will have access to a company credit card and also asked how my credit was. I informed them I was previously homeless so my credit history is not very good. They then told me to wait while they check to see what the next step is and have not responded back yet. I have screenshots of the entire conversation.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Des Moines, IA, USA - 50314

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: M8 Solutions

Online Purchase

They advertised on Instagram clothing from there you get redirected to azelvira.com and place your order. They do give you a tracking number for the package and they claim used they own delivery company not usps or ups or fedex. On the teacking site they used some elaborate tracking system that appears the package isnmoving from on center to the next till it suppose to on the way to be delivered next day early on the morning it showed delivered, I was literally sitting outside this morning when I saw it changed status from on the way to delivered. We received packages daily never lost one

Dollars Lost: $50.4

Victim Location: Pensacola, FL, USA - 32503

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Azelvira

Foreign Money Exchange - Foreign Money Exchange *INHERITANCE* - Eric Levitt Law Office LLP

A letter was sent to my mother stating that a family member had passed away and had a 10 million dollar life insurance policy that we could claim.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Marietta, GA, USA - 30064

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Eric Levitt Law Office LLP

Online Purchase - Unsubby

Initially I used “unsubby “to cancel a company…now I can not get rid of them. I cancel them and they reinstate me as a renewal which I didn’t authorize . They charge anywhere from $9.95 an incident to $21.95.This has been going on since at least March. The phone number never answers 833 867 8229. My credit card keeps reimbursing me and supposedly won’t pay the company since August 2nd but the company charged me again for reinstatement…which I did’t authorize. I am hoping something can be done..I also want other people to be warned.. Thank you..Mona

Dollars Lost: $120

Victim Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, USA - 08742

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Unsubby

Counterfeit Product - Sansdress Online Retail and Counterfeit Product Scam

I ordered two cocktail dresses for an event, same dress in 2 sizes. I received what looked to be 2 dresses sewn by someone taking a sewing class. No tags/labels; odd fabrics. I made several attempts to contact the Seller and after going round and round via email, they wanted to only offer me 50% refund only if I shipped the items to China at my expense. Seller also sent communication from Soul-boutiques.com email address.

Dollars Lost: $233

Victim Location: Dallas, TX, USA - 75205

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Sansdress Online Retail and Counterfeit Product Scam

Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter - Bank Imposter - Fake Account Alert Scam

Person called claiming they wanted to verify a charge on a card (last 4 digits 1178), from a merchant Guns International and told me to go to the website If I wanted to validate it. They had my maiden name and previous address. They also provided an email address that sounded similar to a family members email claiming this was the address on file. They indicated that the card was opened on a specific date (July 13th) and approved card by Capital one discover was approved July 27th. They encouraged me to file a police report if it wasn’t legit, but when going into a branch the next day to validate, there was no record of the card or account she mentioned.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Northport, NY, USA - 11768

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: N/A

Utility

I got a call from someone saying they were with Spectrum. I believed them. They said they needed my bank card number and they would send me a phone. I immediately didn't feel comfortable and went straight to my bank to cancel my card and get a new one. I did end up receiving a box in the mail. I didn't open it but assumed it was the phone and I instead sent it back. I then got a phone call from someone saying they were with Spectrum and I needed to pay for the phone, more than $1200. I told them I returned the phone I don't have it and don't want it, and I am not paying the bill. They threatened me and said they mailed the bill and I better pay it.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Victim Location: Beloit, WI, USA - 53511

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Spectrum Imposter

Online Purchase

Purchased off a FaceBook post. I noticed they added an item I did not purchase. When I tried find contact info. i saw the BBB fraud alert.

Dollars Lost: $29.99

Victim Location: Akron, CO, USA - 80720

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: somerwell.shop

Online Purchase - Fans Club

I was making a purchase on GNC’s website and then this pop up came up offering a credit of 20 bucks on the order and all these other perks you could get. There was a 5 day FREE TRIAL so I signed up and was going to cancel after a few days. That evening while I was sleeping they tried to take the 24.99 membership fee not even 12 hours after I signed up. If it wasn’t for my bank flagging the transaction they would have had my money and who knows how much more/. Be careful I thought I looked at all the fine print and they still charged. They tried twice and my bank blocked both attempts.

Dollars Lost: $24.99

Victim Location: Las Cruces, NM, USA - 88012

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: FanClub

Online Purchase

I tried to make an online purchase through their website. When I clicked send, something didn’t look right. I tried calling their customer service # and it was a fake number. I then called visa to report it and flag the account for suspicious charges, which occurred soon afterwards 5 times!

Dollars Lost: $1000

Victim Location: Livonia, LA, USA - 70755

Date Reported: September 4, 2026

Business Name Used: Builders Howe

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