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Online Purchase - Walmart Gift Cards

* ****** *** *** ** ** ***** ***** ** ***** **** *** **** ** **** ********** with a USPS 2-day Priority mail delivery which I received from El Paso on Sat., Feb. 15, 2020 containing a Comerica Bank Cashier's Check in the amount of $2,800.00 along with Feedback Instruction/Guide for depositing the check and buying gift cards at 2 different Walmart Stores. *** ********** * ***** ** ** *** *********** ********** ** ** * **** *** ********* ** ** *** ** ****** The first red flag was the fact that there is no Walmart store in New York City - in any of the 5 boroughs of the City - Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. I wrote to the email given on the guide - [email protected] - on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020 asking for instructions on how to return the check but, of course, I have not received a reply. The second red flag was the fact that I could not find a Bay College in El Paso, which was the first line of the return address. The third red flag was the address - 305 Salamamca - which, after a google search - showed a photo of a private home and not a college. The fourth red flag was the date on the label Feb. 7th and I was wondering why a 2-day priority mail would take 8 days to arrive in NYC. The fifth red flag which included the date - Feb. 7th on the label - and the date on the Cashiers Check was Feb. 13, 2020.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

El Paso, TX- 79927

Date Reported: February 21, 2020

Business Name Used: Bay College


Fake Check/Money Order

Was sent an email to become a “secret shopper”. Envelope showed up at my door with a Comerica Bank Cashier’s Check for $2800. I was told to go to Wal-Mart and purchase items and take down information about my visit. Then text or email my receipt and the items to the number or email address.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: February 15, 2020

Business Name Used:


Fake Check/Money Order - Gift Cards

Received Priority Mail envelope with a Cashiers Check for $3,526.80 (drawn from a bank Comerica Bank) dated 1/27/2020. I am to deposit check in my account get the cash and go to the stores listed and purchase gift cards. with $3,000.00 of the money. Then i go home and scratch off cards to reveal the numbers. Then I will send e-mail to them with a picture of the back of the cards that i scratch off to reveal the numbers on the cards.I have to answer all there e-mails and i have to purchase all of the goft cards within 48 hours. Let me know if you need further information.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

San Francisco, CA- 94118

Date Reported: January 31, 2020

Business Name Used: Safeaut Centre INC


Phishing - Comerica Bank Imposter

*******UPDATED WITH PICTURES******* (It's getting to a point of harassment now) 6pm- (410) 200-501 8:44pm- (410) 100-001 8:55pm- (410) 100-002 10:52pm- (410) 200-502 Above are the listed phone numbers/times that I was texted about the following "a text notice from Comerica Bank" "FRM:Comerica.Bank SEC SUBJ:NoticeID:I6ap Account Limited! MSG:Coustmer ID000 Call (877) 339-3835" I could tell it was a scam, based off of how it was typed and where they spelled "customer" wrong....

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: January 21, 2020

Business Name Used: Comerica Bank Imposter


Fake Check/Money Order

A man contacted me wanted to know what it would cost to paint house that he was going to move into. I said $6500. She sent a check for $8500. I received a check from Fedex out of Grand Junction, CO. He said to send a copy of the receipt for deposit. He said that once I showed him that the check was deposited d, he would contact the paint supplier. This is the point I suspected this was a scam. He contacted me repeatedly about depositing the check by email and phone and text. He got concerned when I said I was going to investigate this. The check was drawn on ****** Home Health and *******, Inc. from Comerica Bank in Texas.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Jefferson City, MO- 65101

Date Reported: December 18, 2019

Business Name Used: Bruce Challie


Employment - Employment

On August 14th, I was offered a work from home job by the Addex Pharmaceuticals Limited Company. I was interviewed by the hiring manager through the Google Hangouts app. I did ask her if this was a fraudulent job opportunity but she said no and told me that this company is legitimate. After she asked me interview questions, she told me that I got hired for this job position. Then she contacted the accounting manager and had them email me a deposit check from Comerica Bank. Then they made me deposit the check with $1150.14 into my banking account on their behalf so I can buy working supplies for the training orientation. I did not deposit the check immediately that day. Then the next day in August 15th, they told me to immediately make a money transfer of $1000 to the vendor. So I was feeling pressured by them and then I ended up depositing the check with $1150.14 into my banking account. I tried to make a $1000 money transfer like they wanted me to but the payment did not go through because the check was still being processed and reviewed by my bank. Then on August 16th, when I told the accounting manager that I changed my mind and I’m not interested in working for this company so I wanted to return their funds, which is the deposit check with $1150.14, he made me transfer $250 to the vendor in order to return the company’s funds.When I checked my bank account, I saw that my own was transferred instead of the company’s fund so I lost $250 from account at that time and only has $92.86 left in my bank account. I did inform the hiring manager about how my own mom got transferred instead of the company’s funds. She told me that I can wait until tomorrow morning for my deposit check to be available and that I can get my own money back. So I checked my bank account and saw that I have $292.86 but I noticed that $950.14 was still on hold. I did contact my bank regarding the deposit check and how I felt concerned that I’m being scammed by the company that offered me the work from home job. They told me that the check can possibly be fake and still being processed but they told me that the rest of the money will expected to be deposited on August 27th so I can return the funds back to the company.

Dollars Lost: $250

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 17, 2019

Business Name Used: Loretta Anderson


Fake Check/Money Order - Mystery Shopper - Fake Check

I received a cashier check for Comerica bank for 2800.00 in the mail. They ask me to deposit in my account and go buy several items at Walmart and keep $350.00 for commission and the items I purchased.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

West Seneca, NY- 14224

Date Reported: July 10, 2019

Business Name Used: Mystery Shopper - Fake Check


Other

Received a Priority Mail 2- Day Envelope with tracking etc., inside it was a letter about a survey job to be done at 2 Wal-Mart Stores (see attached), and a cashier's check written from Comerica Bank, for $2,800.00. I called the bank regarding the check, they said the routing # was theirs but the Check # is bad, if it was good they would be able to pull information up on it because it was dated for 7/1/2019, She said it is a fraudulent check! If I would have deposited this check I would have been responsible for paying back the $2,800.00. Seems they are trying to steal your idenity/bank information because in the letter it says to immediately or make a next day deposit at your bank.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Hamilton, OH- 45015

Date Reported: July 9, 2019

Business Name Used: Survey Jobs


Fake Check/Money Order - Fake Check/Money Order

I initially received 2 text messages from 812-374-8148 indicating my start-up payment package had been sent to me via priority mail. I did receive a priority mail envelope with a return address in Belleville, MI. Inside was a cashier's check from Comerica Bank for $2800 along with instructions to go to different Walmart stores and purchase $1200 worth of gift cards at each store. After reading about this type of scam online I did nothing further. I do plan to inform the post office also since this is mail fraud and a federal offense.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Belleville, MI- 48111

Date Reported: July 1, 2019

Business Name Used: Survey Jobs


Fake Check/Money Order - Fake Check/Money Order

I received an email from a Walgreens career opportunity notice to complete employee evaluations at a local Walgreen; I supplied my mailing address as requested. Two months later, I received a USPS Priority Mail envelope from Belleville, MI with a fake "cashier's check" for $2,800. The check had all the makings of a real one, except a bank address for Comerica Bank. I was told to text 585-714-2921 "received," deposit the check immediately, and to keep $350, and go to one Walmart and purchase three gifts $400, each. Go to another Walmart immediately and purchase three Walmart gift cards of $400. Keep the gift cards, text pictures, and wait for instructions. The letter said to purchase another item for me to keep, and text that cell number, immediately when I go to Walmart so "we know the exact time you go to the store." I was told to get the cashier's name and some other information while I was at each store and to text it to [email protected]. I checked online and saw that the number was listed under scam. I did not go to Walmart, and I am in the process of contacting Fraud Alert.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Belleville, MI- 48111

Date Reported: June 6, 2019

Business Name Used: [email protected]


Debt Collections - Fake Check/Money Order

Contacted through Facebook. I was told to send $250.00 to them and they would send me a check for $300,000. Received a check headed by Anthec Inc. DBA Tire & Wheel Professional 4904 Highway 6 North, Houston Tx. 77084. Check was drawn on Comerica Bank ck.#6082 Identifying numbers on check.....000006082 111000753:1881628836 No signature on the check....of course

Dollars Lost: $250

Houston, TX- 77084

Date Reported: March 15, 2019

Business Name Used: Anthec Inc DBA Tire Wheel Professional - Imposter


Debt Collections

I received a text that said I had signed up online to evaluate retail stores such as Walmart. I was sent a letter and a check to my P O Box. The check looks real! It was a cashier's check from Comerica Bank for $2,800. The letter gave me specific instructions to keep $350, make a $50 purchase at the store and buy (6) $400 Walmart gift cards at the store. I was also instructed to evaluate the store and the store staff. After completing the evaluation I was instructed to take a picture of the receipt, the gift cards, the $50 item(s) purchased and submit details of my evaluation report via text to 585-714-2921. I was instructed to hold on to the gift cards. Then for completing my evaluation I would receive a $100 bonus. Upon completion of my assignment followed by my reviewed report, I would be given another assignment.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Altoona, PA- 16601

Date Reported: January 15, 2019

Business Name Used: Retail Surveys


Debt Collections

On December 16 I check my account. It was depleted. Some how charges were made from my account to MeMe Live in Taiwan. This happened on the 15th and 16th of December 2018. The charges are still pending and I was told when I called on the 16th that I would have to wait five days before I could make a complaint. I called them ASAP. Why not stop those payment from going through. I called back to change the card and It would be ten days before the new card comes unless I pay them 13 dollars which my account is depleted and no fund to pay that fee, and it would be here in two days. So now I am checking my account and can't sleep. This is not a secure account as I was led to believe. So I called Direct Express (Comerica) today December 17, and most of the pending charges that were scammed from my card went through. Why could they not put a hold on the card. I asked them to do that before these charges went through. They told me to file a dispute and it will take ten days. I also filed a police report.

Dollars Lost: $567.37

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 17, 2018

Business Name Used: Direct Express


Debt Collections - Fake Check Scam

On November 1, 2018 [email protected] contacted me via email regarding some burial plots my mom is selling. Their story sounded fishy, but we went back and forth for a week and finally I gave them her full name and address (she lives with me) for a cashier's check. I never heard from them again. On December 4, 2018 my mom received a check for $2,250 via UPS. The account holder was Real Estate Market Experts LLC, drawn on Comerica Bank with a legitimate routing number, but the account number was 0123456789. The check has a watermark and other security features. The letter that accompanied it, however, was very bizarre. The UPS package was shipped from Jon Huston, Troll and Toad, 710 Pitzer St., Barbourville, KY 40906. Legitimate business, legitimate address. The address on the check was Real Estate Market Experts LLC, 8561 Quick Silver Dr., Dallas TX 75249. Legitimate residential address, not commercial.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Dallas, TX- 75249

Date Reported: December 5, 2018

Business Name Used: Real Estate Market Experts LLC


Government Grant - Government Grant Scam

I had been scammed in 2012 with a Green Dot Card I purchased at CVS. I lost $275. I had received a call regarding a Government Grant. The scammer told me the money would come through the ATM machine. I never received the money. I called the number that scammed me in 2012 last month. I called 202-559-6697. They go over records of people that have been scammed. U S Grants Treasury. July 3 they withdrew funds from my direct deposit debit. David Brooks has been calling me every hour. A woman called from Comerica Bank and asked for my new card number. I did not give the number out. He knows I closed my old card number. He is going to get me a refund. He wanted to know my mothers Maiden name. $57.98 was taken out of my account six times. I also have phone number 876-380-7626.

Dollars Lost: $1580.64

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 12, 2018

Business Name Used:


Debt Collections

Someone opened an account with comerica online bank went on social security web site changed my direct deposit information in attempt to get my social security check, spent the day at as office blocked my online account can only make changes in person at as office now, this is a shame I am 79 yo an one check could mean no house, light, water medicine for me... I'm sure I'm not the only one... Would like to know if there's a way to flag my as number so nothing can be opened in my name again

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 25, 2017

Business Name Used: Comerica bank


Debt Collections - Employment

I have been contacted via "Job Ad" for a posting on Zip Recruiter re: a job working from home. This is the second contact I've received and they want to send me a check to purchase equipment from their vendor and then I'm to do admin work from home. What makes me suspicious is them sending a check and wanting to know how long it will take to clear through Comerica Bank. I received two of these calls yesterday (11/30) from two different groups and it made me suspicious when they said I could make $25.00 per hour. Why are the contacts insisting on doing interviews through Google Hangout? The phone # I received was (770) XXX-XXXX. From a RXXXXX MXXX. I can't help but wonder when the interviewer misspells during the process.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: November 30, 2016

Business Name Used: Manufacturers' News, Inc.


Debt Collections

I contacted them on their email address and they emailed me back asking me how much I drive, if I have a license, what kind of vehicle I drive, how old I am, and they also asked for an address to send the check to, although that was later on in the emails. Once I got back to them on their answers, they told me I was accepted in to the program and told me the amount of the check, they sent me the info and tracking number for the check, and I just received it about 30 mins ago. They texted me from their number saying "I'm writing you from precision graphics" and the spelling is wrong and not proper English. What is your development with it? have you made the deposit? " so I question them about the name of the signer of the check which is a tequila company in mexico that has an address from TX and the envelope itself is from CA and I got a text from a number in FL. I question all of this and they said "you can google up, Precision Graphics" and I found absolutely nothing on them and i had a friend of mine google the name of the bank Comerica Bank check fraud and this is one of the companies that came up, and looks like all the images attached to the articles. I work at a gas station and know what checks look like. This just looks faker than fake. I was supposed to keep $300 but it was written for $1890. They wanted me to Money Gram the extra money Mattie Wright in Dallas TX.(who was to be the artist to put the graphics on my car)

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Santa Cruz, CA- 95060

Date Reported: June 13, 2016

Business Name Used: Precision graphics


Debt Collections - Comerica

Text message from: [email protected] ACTIVITY ALERT ! Please click on the following to verify your details standout.education/1Comerica1/ Received at 08:00 1/26/16

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: January 26, 2016

Business Name Used:


Debt Collections - Unclaimed Money

Received a letter in the mail notifying me of "unclaimed property that may be transferred to the state" if I do not contact them. The letter was post marked from Cleveland OH but with a company name of Xerox State and Local Solutions, Inc. However, the return address was listed as PO Box 81069, Austin, TX. The letter reads that "our records indicate that you appear to be the owner of the MS CS/UI Debit card account indentified in our records (it lists an Account number) issued by Comerica Bank and serviced by Xerox State and Local Solutions. Basically, the letter says that I have unclaimed funds they are holding and if I don't call them by 09/30/15, they will transfer the funds to the State of Mississippi ("escheat").

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Austin, TX- 78708

Date Reported: September 2, 2015

Business Name Used: Xerox State and Local Solutions, Inc


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