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Description

Joanna Castro contacted me via TikTok text messaging feature in the TikTok app and began ask for $500 stating she was stranded in Las Vegas over 1 month ago. Joanna Castro said she lived in Dallas Texas and she and her friend went to Dallas and she had her wallet/purse stolen and she needed money to get back to Dallas. She told me to CashApp her $500 so she could get back to Dallas. Feeling sympathy I CashApped Joanna L. Castro $350 on the premise that I would be refunded. She shared her public information on TikTok and shared her social media content on TikTok, Notary, email address and Instagram identity linking her employer and claiming to use her employers cell phone to contact me.

Dollars Lost

$350

Targeted Person's Location

TX, USA- 77584

Scammer Information
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Dallas, TX- 75206

Mobile logo

(469) 584-8810

Web logo

Unknown URL

Scam Type

Family/Friend Emergency

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Business name

Joanna L Castro Alias Friend/Family Emergency Scam on Social Media

Date Reported

July 11, 2025

Scam ID

1013709


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