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Government Agency Imposter - Police Dept / impostor

My elderly grandma received a phone call from a police officer soliciting for money. She told them she was just an old lady and she did not have any money. Real police departments will not solicit for money. Luckily, she did not give them any info

Dollars Lost: $0.0

MD

Date Reported: October 31, 2025

Business Name Used: Police Dept / impostor


Tech Support - Web Design Depot / Lumina Tech Venture

October 11, 2025 – CYBER FRAUD ALERT

On 10/11/2025 at approximately 3:15pm MDT I browsed Google asking for help from HP to get my HP Smart Tank 5000 printer working. The message I was getting from the printer was that it was "offline" and the "Drivers were unavailable." Almost immediately, a "chat box" opened offering to help me, so I typed in exactly what I just typed above. The Chat Agent offered to get a "Tech" call me to help me.

Alex Jones called me from 1-833-781-5422 at 3:20pm MDT & I explained to him the printer issues outlined above. He easily identified my printer as mine & said he could not fix the driver problem because my email address had been used on the Dark Web. Unfamiliar with such things, I asked him what should be done. He told me "his grandmother recently had a similar situation with the Dark Web & he helped her get her computer more secure by purchasing a security system for her computer.

I told him I had McAfee on our computers as protection, and he quickly discounted McAfee's capabilities as being weak & ineffective — especially on the Dark Web. He told me he could help me like he did his grandma & did I want his help in exploring my options for purchasing better security for our laptops. He said doing so would guarantee future protection from Trojans / Ransomware situations and that it would also scrub from the Dark Web all our email address activity already happening. He said our email addresses had already been used on the Dark Web & that if a cybercriminal used our emails or other information to commit a crime, we could be held responsible.

I told Alex I was very frightened at this point & he asked again if I wanted his help in securing our computers. He said I could probably do it myself, but that it would be harder for me to do it & he could help me right now. I was feeling very frightened & vulnerable, so I agreed to accept Alex's help.

It was at this point that Alex requested remote access to my laptop & once he was remotely connected, he showed me a website that reported that my email had been used on the Dark Web 6 times. Alex asked if I wanted to check another email, so I typed in my husband's email & the website reported that his email address had been used 12 times. I was really scared & of course, wanted the situation rectified as quickly as possible.

Alex then displayed websites on my screen showing me the capacities & costs of Norton 360 & Malwarebytes. He patiently reviewed all the options, opportunities & reasons for opening for one or the other. The Norton 360 offered the best protection, it appeared to me, & the price list he showed me noted specific discounts for Senior Citizens, with protection FOR LIFE and on unlimited devices for $1,699.99 before taxes. And he quoted the price for the Norton 360 with Dark Web Encryption / Credit Bureau protection as $2,999.99 before tax. As I said, I was very scared by the words he said & showed me on my screen — Dark Web & Crypto Criminals — and I agreed to purchase the Norton Gold Protection consisting of Norton 360 Secure Protection, Dark Web Secure Encryptions & Unlimited Software Support & Warranty for $5,130.

Alex offered to put me in touch with a Tech from Web Design Depot who could install the Norton 360 Secure Protection. Alex also assured me repeatedly that this purchase would not only secure our laptops in the future, it would also "scrub" all mention of our email addresses from the Dark Web. Alex also assured me again that tech support at Web Design Depot was available 24/7, 365 and that I would be taken care of by the techs. Alex told me to expect a call from a tech, Mike, at Web Design Depot shortly.

The call & remote access initiated by Alex was terminated & a few minutes later, Mike called me. Below are all Phone Numbers & the email address provided by Mike for Web Design Depot:

Level 1 Support 1-833-588-0089 1-866-980-0017 [email protected]

Level 2 Support 1-480-360-2028 1-937-741-8080

Mike representing Web Design Depot called me at 5:47pm MDT from 1-866-980-0017 & I gave him remote access to my laptop in order to begin the process of installing Norton 360 Secure Protection on both my laptop using remote access on my laptop & my husbands’ laptop to install similar protection installation. Once the installation was complete, Mike talked to me about payment. Mike asked me for a debit card to make payment & I told him I was not comfortable using my debit card & could I use a credit card instead. Mike then stated that under the current situation with my laptop, sending credit card information would probably be unsafe and he suggested that I pay by check. I followed his instructions & made payment with a personal check scanned to Web Design Depot on my HP Printer. I was still, at this point, feeling very frightened about the Dark Web & Crypto Criminals both Alex & Mike had told me had probably already accessed using our emails.

Mike repeatedly assured me that Web Design Depot techs were available 24/7, 365/year & I believed him. Prior to turning me over to Mike at Web Design Depot, Alex Jones had assured me of the very same thing.

Once Mike who I believed was representing Web Design Depot had successfully installed the Norton 360 Protection on both laptops & payment was made, both the phone & remote laptop access was terminated.

At 6:55pm MDT Alex Jones called me again from 1-866-980-0017 stating that he had talked to Mike (Web Design Depot) & that Norton 360 had successfully been installed on both our computers & that he, Alex, was finishing up the driver situation on my HP printer. He again assured me that everything would now be fine with our laptop security. He said all the Dark Web notifications pertaining to our email addresses had been successfully scrubbed. He again assured me total support from Web Design Depot at any time, day or night, for any issue I had. We ended our phone call at this time.

It was at the point when I talked to my husband about what I had purchased that we began to realize that what had just happened to me was most likely a scam. I admitted to my husband that I had felt very frightened while talking to Alex Jones & I felt he used my fear to perpetrate this scam.

At 9:06pm MDT, we called the number Alex Jones had provided — 1-833-588-0089 (he gave me his Ext. as #428.) When the call was answered, the recording identified the company as "Lumina Tech Ventures," a company neither Alex nor Mike had mentioned up to this point. The recording went on to say the company was currently closed, and that we could leave a message. We left a message describing what we believed had happened & asked for a callback from a supervisor as soon as possible.

At 9:18pm MDT, we placed a call to 1-866-980-0017 — one of the Level 1 Support numbers provided by Mike as being a 24/7, 365 access number for Web Design Depot. This call was answered in exactly the same manner & wording as the call just placed to Alex Jones — Lumina Tech Ventures, currently closed & leave a message, which we did.

At this point, our worst fears came to life. I had been intimidated & made to feel fear first by Alex Jones, whom I believed to be an HP Printer Support Tech and then by Mike, who had been portrayed to me to be a Norton 360 Secure Protection provider.

We immediately stopped payment on my check & uninstalled all programs related to Norton on both our laptops. We researched Web Design Depot & were directed to you — Web Designer Depot — which resulted in me sending you this message as I am confident you would want to know you are being used in this way. In addition to reaching out to your company, we are contacting other institutions similarly affected by this incident.

In addition, we are contacting law enforcement & other regulatory agencies. We will also be seeking legal counsel.

Dollars Lost: $5130

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 12, 2025

Business Name Used: Web Design Depot / Lumina Tech Venture


Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter - Text message service request / fake customer

I originally got a message on my businesses TikTok account followed one minute later with a text, probably copied and pasted with how fast. (My business is auto-detailing) They were asking if I did that and if they could drop it off. "Hello," "Sorry for the random messages I got your number through your TikTok account?" "do you do auto detailing service and do you do drop off" I replied 30 minutes later 17:15, they messaged between 16:44-16:45. "Hey no worries we appreciate you reaching out to us! Yes we do detailing and drop off! We do detailing and offer basic exterior services such as washes (free with ever detail) and waxes and will have paint correction and ceramic coating by next year!" They replied 6 minutes later "Good please where are you located I need to know if your located I need to know if you're local or not.! Thank you" I replied We're in post falls Idaho!" I'll start summarizing the rest due to the extent of it. They asked if I could do mobile detailing (coming to them) and do it at their cousin where their truck was a "Dodge ram 2500" and sent a picture of a horrendously dirty Ram truck with a Cummins diesel logo on the side, looks like it may have been a construction vehicle with how dirty it was I downloaded it to view more info and it's probably a screenshot, the date was September 24th, 2025, 17:41. Had no lens information, or camera info, no location, etc. They changed their mind and now only wanted an exterior wash. I said i can see why you would want one, prices vary a bit with gas, mileage, etc. for mobile detailing, but the base price of the wash would be $40, and reasons why it's worth more than basic wash. They said perfect but they couldn't be there at the moment i come over to clean it and they want it clean before their back. and their grandma was very sick and a cancer patient, and he's the only one to help her at the moment and I could meet his cousin, but he'd make the upfront payment if i didn't have a problem with it. I said " I do ask if your not there the payment is either there or a Venmo before I arrive." Also mentioning I was sorry about his grandma. He replied "Venmo is actually perfect" asked for my Venmo info so he could send some money over now, so I got my Venmo link to send to him. I said I'm not sure how much the total would be since I don't have his exact location and cant calculate the cost to get to his cousins house. He said he'd just have a $50 deposit and that should be enough. Then sent a screenshot of an error code where it says "transaction declined, please add recipient email to continue this transaction. Apologies for the inconvenience" Something I've never seen before, but I also don't use it super frequently. He said his account was a business account and it was asking for my email, so I should give it to him so he could pay. Even more reluctant but I gave him the Venmo linked to my account. He said great i'll get back to you when I'm done with sending it through. He then said I should receive an email, and that he got one too. Apparently the same and he suggested he send another $400 dollars so I get verified or something like that and it'd work as long as i sent the $400 back. He then asked for a screenshot of the email so he could understand and then that it's my first time receiving money from a business account so the payment is on hold, did i see a number to call like a contact support number which was there. Here's where the super weird stuff comes. I call and its a super weird voice, not even like an accent, like a fake voice from a guy trying to sound like a girl is best i can describe. Apparently they needed both of us on call, I never heard from the supposed client, just the operator. After a few minutes on call she hangs up and calls me using facetime audio on iphone. Then bombarding me saying to share my screen. Pull up the email so they can show the steps, which pretty much say the transaction is just on hold and i need to send $400 for it to go through to my buyer because he sent $450 and $400 was the verification amount left i needed. Weird to have in a prewritten email. They made me have my venmo opened while screenshare, text the client while screenshare. I did turn it off a few times so they cant see anything super private info like when i checked my bank to see how much i had in their (i lied when they asked how much) saying I only had $100 and not the full $400 they wanted in my bank. I'm fed up with it at this point they keep trying to get me to send the $400 in anyway possible, apple pay, paypal, anything... and screen record it all. I said I didnt have any of those and they said set it up. They hahd me ask for his venmo at first which was @THE1BEB last 4 digitcode was 4264, when his last 4 on the number he texted me on was 7691. I said this feels sketchy lets do something else whether it be cash, check, or your personal venmo. This is a scam. He sent 4 text saying he dealt with this before and its trustworthy. I'm also on the phone with them like you are. and i have his word. Then client tried getting me to set up apple pay, and after a little while i was like this is taking way too long, we gotta do it another time, cash or check will work. then he said I'm already out $450 lets just get this done with, i said you can cancel the payments, he replied i cant since he has a business account and they use peer2peer network, so it gets deducted from his account as purchase protection, even though he's the buyer. I said it's not in my account sending him a screenshot of none in my Venmo. He said he knows and yatta yatta yatta that he's out $450 and only way to get it back is me following through, and he's doing the work so "kindly do the same also so we get it all done." I then received an email (3rd i believe) threating legal action and including pictures of the FBI, saying their gonna contact local authorities to arrest me to get it sorted out. I knew indefinitely it was fake and texted him alright boss I know this is a scam from the last email they sent me, not even a legit Venmo address, and they wouldn't do this. I was just letting my patience run dry before this pretty much, and it was bone dry. hung up the phone with them without saying another word, and giving a supposed client benefit of the doubt i said call actual venmo support if your not lying about the actual $450. they'll sort it out its not my responsibility. he then mentioned if i checked my email id have an email threating me with the fbi. He wouldn't know that if he wasn't part of it. Email address pretending to be venmo: [email protected] Client phone: +1 (337) 962-7691 fake venmo support number +1 (786) 752 8782 AND +1 (719) 320-0728

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 12, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A


Phishing - Craven County Sheriff imposter

The scammer called my mom and pretended to be a sheriff’s deputy and told my mom that my daughter had been in a car accident that broke her nose and hurt a pregnant woman. The pregnant woman was at fault, but my daughter was arrested for being on her cell phone. They even said that a state attorney had been appointed and they gave a case number. My mom then got a call from the supposed attorney who had a phone number from North Carolina even though my daughter is in Idaho and the accident was supposedly in Idaho. That was the first clue that something didn’t seem right. They told my mom that the bond would be set at $7500 and wanted to know if she would be able to post the bond. The other thing that was odd was they used a woman in the first call to pretend to be my daughter and she called my mom grandma, which my daughter has never done.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 4, 2025

Business Name Used: Craven County Sheriff imposter


Phishing

A Mr. "Dave" posing as a general manager for the BBB called my grandmother through video call, saying he wanted to know more about why my Grandma hadn't received her "check" in the mail. I said I don't believe that he is who he says he is, and then he changed his identity to "Dave from the sweepstakes," to which I asked him if he thought I was really that stupid. He yelled "fuck you" twice to me before hanging up.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 3, 2025

Business Name Used: Better Business Bureau Imposter


Phishing - PCH Sweepstakes | Publishers Clearing House

Scammer targeted my grandma saying she won a sweepstakes. But required her to send funds before receiving funds

Dollars Lost: $4000

Unknown Location

Date Reported: September 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Publishing clearing house


Identity Theft - Identity Theft

Someone called my grandma pretending to be an Amazon worker saying someone charged an iPhone on her account for $999 dollars. They said the address the charge belonged to was 49 Arcadia Ct Albany NY. I looked up that address and saw it was related to other scams exactly like that so I told her to hang up. Luckily no information was lost or money.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

WI

Date Reported: September 2, 2025

Business Name Used: Amazon-Imposter


Family/Friend Emergency - Hi Grandma /

Young man said hello grandma. I asked if it was my 'adopted' grandson's name. He said yeah. Then he said he got in some trouble last night, he was in an accident downtown. I asked downtown where. He said what do you mean. Asked him again where. Then he hung up. Obviously a scammer.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 29, 2025

Business Name Used: Hi Grandma /


Counterfeit Product - Bricktify

Grandma purchased brick building set similar to Lego of a sports team mascot, what arrived was a small handful of random colored blocks. A quick glance at the advertisement she purchased from shows a clearly AI-generated image of this set that dorsnt really exist. She was advertised this on facebook and doesn't have the insight to immediately detect that this is AI or clearly a scam.

Dollars Lost: $80

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 25, 2025

Business Name Used: Bricktify


Credit Cards - Capital one Imposter

The caller said to call urgently to speek to a live representative for capital one. I dont have a capital one account. Mr grandma also got this call saying she had a card in collections and they needed money by 12:00. She never had a card from the time they said she did

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Kenosha, WI

Date Reported: August 11, 2025

Business Name Used: Capital one


Government Agency Imposter - Social Security Office / imposter

The scammer on the other line called grandma stating her SSN was out of date and she needed to renew it by paying 1200.00 over the phone using her credit card

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Spokane, WA

Date Reported: July 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Social Security Office / imposter


Credit Cards - Bellco Credit Union / imposter

I received a text stating there was an issue with a Zelle or Quickpay asking if I initiated this transfer. It asked me to reply YES OR NO. I answered No. I immediately got a phone call from some man asking about the situation and I told them I don’t have an account with Bellco (both my kids do however along with their Dad and Grandma). He then asked if I had an account with Bank of America. I said no. Then he asked what bank do you have? He hung up after I said I’m not giving you that information

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Arroyo Grande, CA

Date Reported: July 10, 2025

Business Name Used: Bellco Credit Union / imposter


Online Purchase

My grandma found this website on facebook costcoutlet.com . She was very excited to see a big nativity set for 29.99. She bought it & never received it. She received an email but all the links are scam websites & none of the numbers work.

Dollars Lost: $29.99

Unknown Location

Date Reported: June 16, 2025

Business Name Used: costcoutlet


Identity Theft - Scott weaver

KEY ISSUES * Longtime neighbor, Scott Weaver, during a house fire from a windstorm. Shows up as we were pulling away after we evacuated. SCOTT told the cda fire department he was the owners son .....the department didn't verify familial ties and handed him $16,000 in cash they pulled out of the walls, as well as purses and a HUGE family coin collection valued over $20,000+. I ONLY KNOW THIS FROM THE VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS AND RECORDED TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS OFF A SECURITY APP ON MY MOTHERS PHONE I DOWNLOADED MONTHS EARLIER ) We had to puzzle together information from fire reports and personal security surveillance videos and numerous audio recordings of conversations off my mother's phone AFTER THE FACT OF IT. WHEN MY MOM WAS IN THE HOSPITAL,( SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE HOUSE FIRE), THEY HAD INDUCED A COMA FOR A MONTH AND I DOWNLOADED A SECURITY SURVEILLANCE APP TO KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AROUND HER! HE TWISTED OUR INNOCENT INTENT INTO: I WAS SPYING ON MY MOM . After the fire, had issues with insurance trying to blame our side of payments for their mistake of a missing payment. Family was in hotels for 3 months with my oldest daughter, 2 elders and 2 dogs. ($18,000+hotel bills) none of us drive, I have one left arm and stress induced narcolepsy. So Scott offered to "help" us out by driving for them once a week to errands and Drs appt and pharmacy..........in a matter of one month Scott convinced my mom I was out to hurt her and steal her money. Admitted my mother and her ex husband into an assisted living facility claiming to be her son . They didn't verify familial ties either . SCOTT WEAVER IS A FAMILY IMPOSTER. .......he stole more than just my inheritance he stole everything we've EVER OWNED and allowed hospice to (in their words)"euthanize" my mother! KEY ISSUES 1. Police wouldn't act on my POA to place protection order. Then when probate was involved, wouldn't hear our report in ANY WAY regarding the grandtheft. 2. Legends assisted living failed to verify familial ties on admition allowing theft of personal property and of the estate 3. fraud and elder abuse by longtime neighbor claiming to be ******* son 4. Manipulation & exploitation of *******and family 5. Unauthorized sale of property. church pastor involved 6. Intentional emotional distress. 7. Utilized COVID causing probate and inheritance complications. 8. Ex husband fraudulently signed as widow on death certificate taking all accounts. 9. Two separate properties, including family home and a duplex, lost by default judgement, without verifying facts or validity of claims in suit 10. Eviction from family home of 13 years (SCOTT SIGNED AN AFFIDAVIT SAYING HE SEEN ME SMOKING POT ON MY PORCH ) SO WE WERE EVICTED IN THREE DAYS INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 30 DAYS! From OUR OWN PROPERTY! ALL for failing to respond to the summons. It was an injustice . Then when I was hom ******** I was unable to respond to summons due to : - first of all, having no legal basis, it was all false entitlement and assumptions by my mother's ex husbands kid who I met 2x in 25 years ! - Overwhelming Grief of Unexpected Death of my mother - Intentional Emotional Distress by SCOTT & acquaintances - All parties were fully aware of my stress induced medical issues, intentionally utilized them to their advantage . DIAGNOSED PHYSICAL DISABILITIES & STRESS INDUCED SYNDROMES: -Narcolepsy, prone to bouts of unconsciousness under extreme stress -Ramsey Hunt Syndrome, half face paralysis under extreme stress -Missing deltoid muscle, so unable to lift right arm due to a car accident and several subsequent failed operations in 2001. I digress lol. WATCH OUT FOR YOUR ELDERS AND LOVED ONES ESPECIALLY IF YOU OWN PROPERTY OR AN INHERITANCE INVOLVED BUSINESSES IN CDA AND VICINITY DONT VERIFY FAMILIAL TIES AND WILL USE YOUR ABSENCE TO THEIR ADVANTAGE . WE DONT HAVE A JUSTICE SYSTEM HERE IN KOOTENAI, WE HAVE A LEGAL SYSTEM. IT ONLY WORKS IF YOU KNOW HOW TO WORK IT. seems the authorities are all corporate gang members allowing injustice, dismissing my verifiable facts and acting on an imposters word. Here's the detailed version for the news outlets or investigation that I hope happens ...... He took it upon himself to put Sharon into an assisted living that cost $8,000 a month, claiming to be her only son, then restrict all other visitors making me and my 7 kids not allowed on the property. We were unable to visit her at all her last month alive. We were incredibly close to her. We lived with her up until the house fire when the hotel living and Scott's lies and confusion separated us. The insurance co. sent a check for the fire incident the day Sharon unwillingly signed the deed to the altar church. Scott weaver answered Sharon's phone without permission and confesses to taking control of my mother's estate, purposefully causing emotional distress to both me and my mother, Sharon. As well as slander, taking advantage of elders, conspiracy, theft and fraud. All backed with video/audio evidence of all misconduct. I had full power of attorney and tried to stop the sale of the house due to finding insurance check in the mailbox same day as signing. Which meant we didn't have to sell the house we could fix it up so Mom would've had a home to come back to instead of dying in an $8,000 a month assisted living Scott Weaver the neighbor guy put her into claiming to be her son! Telling her she had to sell her house to the church to pay for her rent at legends facility and would get her a guarantee to go all the way to heaven. When I brought my POA to show the title company to stop the sale, who were previously informed by Scott Weaver that I was stopping the sale due to sharon being incompetent, He did that because he knew that THAT would really offend my mother, saying I stopped it due to her being incompetent! .............I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE SALE OF THE HOUSE SO SHE COULD HAVE A HOME TO COME BACK TO AND BE AROUND PEOPLE WHO LOVED HER AND TOOK CARE OF HER, ........but I Will point out that if you want to get technical it does state specifically in the POA........... whether competent or not. To act in the best interest of Sharon........... I WAS UNABLE TO act in the BEST INTEREST OF SHARON SMITH due to Scott Weaver's lies and deciept !!!!! JENNA FROM Pioneer title completely dismissed my POA and claimed no doctor had deemed Sharon incompetent and that their attorney would've caught that, if that were the case. I have the whole interaction on video. Then Jenna from the pioneer title calling Sharon's phone and Scott answering. pushing to sell it. Sharon died the day after her house of 23 years was ransacked then bulldozed by a bunch of volunteers for Tim Remington's halfway house program. She was a victim of hospice euthanization, a morphine overdose. She had been fully functional a week before she died . I have Sharon's conversation recorded admitting Scotts involvement, her extreme duress, her being told other information by all parties, That if she would have known that that's what was happening she would have not have sold the house ESPECIALLY for that amount. Scott manipulated and utilized her huge ego and strategically cut us down emotionally. He created friction on purpose and with pleasure between me and my mother and my mother's boyfriend of 18 years, who committed fraud on my mothers death certificate that he was her husband. THEY WERE NOT MARRIED. THEY DIVORCED IN 2004 AND WERE NEVER REMARRIED. NOONE EVER CHECKED BECAUSE IN IDAHO ITS PRIVATE FOR 50 YRS AFTER YOU MARRY. SCOTT WEAVER ADMITTED MY MOTHER INTO THE LEGENDS ASSISTED LIVING IN CDA IDAHO CLAIMING TO BE HER SON AND HER BOYFRIEND AS HER HUSBAND..THAT WHOLE TIME IT WAS A SICK POWER TRIP HE WAS HOLDING ON MY 13 YR OLD DAUGHTER. I HAD NO IDEA UNTIL TWO DAYS AGO WHY THIS MAN WAS BLATANTLY ENJOYING OUR DISPAIR AND EMOTIONAL AGONY. GENUINELY EAGER TO BRING BAD NEWS TO OUR FAMILY ABOUT MY MOTHER WHO HE WAS ALSO TAKING ADVANTAGE OF AND CONTROLLING. ALL BECAUSE MY 13 YR OLD DAUGHTER MACKENZI THREATENED TO TELL ME AND HER BIG SISTER HEATHER THAT SCOTT WAS MOLESTING HER. SO HE PROCEEDED TO DESTROY HER LIFE AND HAS SUCCEEDED!! This is not ok and a bigger injustice than I can describe! We are now homeless, hungry and alone, staying on strangers couches, never knowing how long we can stay, not trusting anyone anymore. The police say they couldnt act on anything because it's a civil matter and No attorney will help us for free and we have 0 income or resources. I DIDNT THINK THEY COULD TAKE WHAT WASNT THEIRS ! I WAS THE EXECUTOR OF MY MOTHERS ESTATE AND WAS IGNORED AND BELITTLED BY EVERY PERSON I ENCOUNTERED. Her boyfriend frauded the death certificate claiming to be her husband then proceeded to legally claim her 2 properties, 4 vehicles, one vehicle had a coin collection worth over $18,000 in the trunk at legends where she died. ! I have a conversation of Scott and my mother's sister deciding what to do with it and how I didn't deserve anything and how greedy and evil I was for putting my mother through all of this torment! It's a giant joke of a conspiracy that noone will listen to . When I was evicted from my own house by Fred's children I had met 2 times in 25 years, Scott Weaver wrote an affidavit how he was a guest in our house many times and he seen me smoking on the porch out front and he knew it was marijuana from the smell. Which gave them the right to evict me in 3 days instead of the full 30 days. I have lived in that house for ten years and NOTHING WAS PACKED. I ENDED UP WALKING AWAY FROM MY HOME WITH NOTHING BUT MY TWO Small GIRLS AND TWO OF MY 5 DOGS AND GOT INTO A CAR WITH A STRANGER MY SON HAD HIRED OFF OF CRAIGS LIST TO DRIVE US TO UTAH TO STAY WITH MACKENZIS GRANDMA who was going blind and needed help with her daily living. Mackenzie's dad lived in the driveway in a fifth wheel and ended up being mentally and physically abusive to both Mackenzi and I. The whole time his mother making excuses for him and taking his side saying it was our fault he got angry! We barely escaped with our lives. The craigslist guy who drove us there was able to pick us up from a street corner one night after escaping a beating from Mackenzies dad. He drove us from Utah to OREGON to a NRML community claiming to be a safe place for battered women, which ended up being a pot farm that provided a 10'x15' shed with a tiny bunk bed a small counter with a microwave, mini fridge and no running water basically in the desert. In exchange for labor on their farm. We stayed for four weeks and me being disabled with one left arm and not wanting to subject my girls to anymore child labor in marijuana fields, we had the craigslist guy pick us up again and drive us to a cousin's house in Seattle. We were there for about a week before she was evicted for not paying rent. We slept on the sidewalk for three days before my oldest daughter heather drove from CDA Idaho to come get us from a homeless camp in Seattle, where I can't erase what my girls had witnessed there. Heather was living with her new boyfriend who let us stay on his property for a few weeks but have overstayed our welcome and seemed to have ruined any chance of my daughter having a relationship with him. So we are once again homeless in need of shelter and are hiding from Mackenzies abusive dad who is ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR US AND NOW MY DAUGHTER CONFIDES IN ME THE MOST HORRIBLE NEWS IVE HEARD YET, WORSE THAN ALL THE BAD NEWS COMBINED. THE REASON WHY Scott Weaver blatantly turned against me and my children, casting us out as the bad guys while he forced my mother to sell her house of 23 years to pastor Kurt Neely,from the altar church, who personally owns an assisted living facility might I add, and had no problem with putting a single disabled mother with small children and in Scott's opinion is "mentally ill "and is off her meds (Scott states in the recording ) says the family is not wanting to sell because they're greedy and want more money, that the daughter is mad at sharon for selling THE HOUSE CUZ ITS HER ONLY INHERITANCE and he just wants them all to get along how he's just the middle man and has no choice in the matter AND HOW HES JUST HELPING AN OLD LADY CUZ THE FAMILY WOULDNT ! THEN SAYING NEXT HOW IT WOULD BE TRESPASSING IF WE WERE CAUGHT THERE THIS WEEKEND CUZ THE FAMILY WAS STILL TRYING TO GET THEIR things out of the house and the stuff they're trying to steal and that he's ALMOST CONVINCED HER TO SELL IT FOR the price they discussed AND HE WANTS THE HOUSE BULLDOZED GONE, SO IT DOESNT EXIST, SO KERI AND HER KIDS HAVE NOTHING TO COME BACK TO, TO COMPLAIN ABOUT! pastor Kurt is "on board with that !" Before I knew of the sadistic hidden reason for all this unnessecary heartache, I WAS GOING TO GIVE UP ON TRYING TO FIGHT FOR MY PROPERTIES BACK ENTIRELY, ROLL OVER AND DIE BASICALLY JUST LIKE SCOTT WEAVER WANTED. KNOWING WHAT I KNOW NOW, I REFUSE TO STOP FOR MY DAUGHTERS SAKE AND JUSTICE FOR THE INTENTIONAL EMOTIONAL DISTRESS HE HAS CAUSED. WE WILL NEVER GET BACK WHAT HE HAS TAKEN FROM US AND WHAT HE HAS DONE TO MY MOTHER, DAUGHTER AND MYSELF!! The one time I was in front of a judge through ALL OF THIS was months after my mother's untimely death, while I was in shock of the series of terrible events !

Dollars Lost: $399050

Coeur D Alene, ID- 83814

Date Reported: June 7, 2025

Business Name Used: Scott weaver


Retail Business - Diamond Cosmetics

This group of scammers going by "Diamond Cosmetics" is finding targets at the Valley River Center and coercing them into making large withdrawals and purchases. They targeted my grandmother and convinced her to spend $3,000 on a simple facial cosmetic and told her she would receive "free treatments" monthly. At each of these subsequent appointments they isolated and pressured her into buying additional items or cosmetics at an unreasonable mark up. Today, my sister and I met our grandmother at the time she was supposed to be finishing up her appointment so we could check out the company and make sure they weren't pressuring her into additional purchases. When we arrived they said to wait outside and that we couldn't see her, and then I saw the cosmetologist (or whoever the woman doing the "treatment" was) go get a man and bring him back into the room with my grandmother. This made me nervous, so I knocked on the door and asked to come in. They said I couldn't come in because they just needed to finish the treatment. When I opened the door anyway, I saw my grandma pulling out her wallet. I asked them what they were doing and they got extremely aggressive with me and wouldn't tell me. My grandma spoke up and said she was buying another device, at which point I said let's go away and talk about it. Then they got in between me and my grandma and started berating me about how I was being rude and how much my grandma loves them and wouldn't let her leave or speak up. They accused me of trying to steal my grandmother's money and said they had never had a complaint before. They whispered in my grandmother's ear and asked if she knew us or if we were strangers, clearly trying to confuse her. She said yes of course we were her grandchildren and she'd like to leave with us. So we were able to get her safely away without her spending more money, but we were incredibly shaken by the whole experience. We don't know exactly how much money they've taken from her, but we want to make sure they can't continue to use the Valley River Center as a hunting ground for vulnerable seniors.

Dollars Lost: $3000

Eugene, OR- 97401

Date Reported: May 26, 2025

Business Name Used: Diamond Cosmetics


Phishing

Receiving multiple calls from a variety of phone numbers and states regarding preapproval offer on loan requested and always seem to use the call back number of 833-746-6947 unless identified below. NOTE: I did not apply or request a loan from any business or financial institution. Other phone numbers used: 835-251-8154 US; 645-212-0758 Miami. FL; 216-537-2962 Cleveland, OH; 505-738-0135 Albuquerque, NM; 364-224-4845 US; 440-369-0628 United States; 645-203-9266 Miami, FL; 816-386-1689 Weston. MO Amber about loan solutions; 645-212-7044 Miami, FL Jessica from loan processing team regarding loan application; 645-210-4409 Miami, FL Regarding loan application - Call back # 877-867-5139; 464-237-5478 United States Grandma finished processing loan Call back # 877-867-5139; And the list goes on!

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Miami, FL

Date Reported: April 1, 2025

Business Name Used: US Loan Service


Phishing - PayPal Impostor

This company sends emails impersonating others companies eat Mcafee and PayPal They notify you of a purchase. PayPal was for IPhone purchase for 1200.00 The next one was for Mcafee to for. 564.00 I didn’t make these purchases. Upon calling the 800 number listed on these emails. The gentleman says we know you didn’t make the purchases. I need you to get your laptop and go to ultra viewer. Ultra viewer is where they take control of your computer computer my grandson said grandma is a scam And I hung up the next day. I received the email from McAfee stating I have made a purchase with them I have not made any purchases with McAfee call the 800 number given on the email. It is the same company. The gentleman said the same thing brought up the PayPal amount. I hung up and called McAfee and PayPal and they both let me know that was not them in any form.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: April 1, 2025

Business Name Used: PayPal and Mcafee


Online Purchase - Online Purchase

i bought a quick make money system online that was advertized as even a grandma can do it, easy and takes 1 and half hours to set up and takes 7 minutes each day to maintain and get paid tens of thousands of dollars each week. It took me a longer to even watch the instruction video and not easy at all. So I could not set up. I did not ask for refund immediately as I was hoping to find time to rewatch the instruction video and do it over but I couldn't. I asked for refund then no response first. I mentioned to report a scam then got response but asked questions . It was no question ask money back guarantee though. Then offered another product cost $500 instead of the refund. I was asked to answer the survey. They kept harassing and bothering me for weeks. FInally I threton to expose the scam, they sent me a form to fill. But I cannot find a receipt number to fill. I have asked my credit card company to dispute the charge. The social media ad is scam. No easy refund. Lies and fraudulent claims.

Dollars Lost: $47

Vancouver, BC- V6B 6B1

Date Reported: March 4, 2025

Business Name Used: Online Purchase


Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare - Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare - True Medical Solutions LLC

When I went over to my 85-year-old grandma’s house, this package with 2 ankle braces was sitting on her table with a packing slip and several papers with the ink faded in the middle. The name of the company is True Medical Solutions LLC (not to be confused with TruMedical Solutions) . No comprehensible or important information is available to be seen on these papers because of the ink being faded in the middle. I tried to ask her about this and she said people were helping her fill out paperwork on the phone. This is a scam on elderly people and I believe it charges Medicare if they get the information. As someone who works in customer service and is trained to identify different types of scams, I would be very surprised if this was not one. This is very clearly a scam business.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Fayetteville, GA- 30214

Date Reported: February 28, 2025

Business Name Used: True Medical Solutions LLC


Retail Business

I was looking for an excavator trackhoe. I found a John Deere online at Gears Garage. My husband called, but couldn't understand him, so he asked me to talk to him. I'm Hispanic. He said his name was Brad Hernandez. I thought I had never met a "Brad" who is Hispanic. I asked for the serial number, and he gave me one. I reviewed the customer reviews. One of the names used was Hernandez. My grandparents taught me to speak Spanish. I began speaking to him in Spanish. He said he didn't speak Spanish. I told him his grandparents must be mad at him. He replied, "Oh so sorry grandma", that's when I heard an Iranian accent. He told me to wire transfer the money to Bank of America in Columbus, OH. He gave me the routing number, and bank number. I told him I was uncomfortable paying for something I haven't seen. He told me not to worry that it was a totally secure website. He called back a half hour later and asked if I had gone to the bank. I told Brad I was interrupted but hadn't gotten a chance. He told me not to forget the receipt. I asked why he needed the number. He said because he has a lot of sales, and wanted to put me on early delivery. He said it was .80 cents a mile, which is cheaper than the typical $1 a mile. I told my husband I was calling the Better Business Bureau and looking up the address. Then I called the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, and I was told to call the Secretary of State. The OH SOS asked for the company name and Business owner name. He told me the business was not registered. He told me to ask for their EIN number, and they will stop calling. I called Brad and asked for his EIN number. He said he would check with his boss and put me on hold. I called back multiple times and it just rings. So, I called Bank of America and asked them to verify whether they have an account. The teller told me not to wire any money. I called the Columbus Police Department and they said there is nothing they could do about it.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Columbus, OH- 43232

Date Reported: February 7, 2025

Business Name Used: Gears Garage


Counterfeit Product - Online Retail Scam

I ordered a "My Robot Puppy" which was super cute, looked great in the packaging, would have been a great gift for my grandma considering we just lost my grandfather. What I received in the mail looked NOTHING like the photos online. The packaging was different and on the side of the box it was marketed as a robot toy for babies which is NOT how it was marketed on their website. It looked like they bought it from 5 Below. Definitely not a $** robot dog. I emailed them stating I would like a refund and they emailed me back saying I would have to send it to a different address then where it was shipped from. So I emailed them saying "ok can I have the address then please" and I've heard NOTHING from them. I am absolutely furious because apparently they are a Google verified site. Which they truly should not be. Delivering scam products AND not responding to emails so you can get your money back. Disgusting business behavior.

Dollars Lost: $50

Unknown Location

Date Reported: February 1, 2025

Business Name Used: Mulade


Online Purchase

They were posted online google search for a local flower company with same day delivery. My grandma called the number listed at the bottom of the website to order flowers, a man answered and you ordered your flowers, they asked for her name, phone number and address as well and the same information for the recipient of the flowers and were promised same day delivery. The flowers were never delivered and when called the next day, they were asked for an address to come in and pick up the flowers. They gave her a fake address and preceded to ask over and over if she was placing another order. She then preceded to ask for a refund and they hung up the phone.

Dollars Lost: $70.82

Camdenton, MO- 65020

Date Reported: January 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Starluck flowers


Advance Fee Loan - loan approval team

I received the below voicemail ““Hi this is Jessica from the loan approval team I'm calling regarding your loan inquiry grandma finished processing your loan but we need to verify few details specifically about your income please return my call at 877-867-5139 ideally before 5 PM Pacific time today when you call mention your application ID is an apple it is in hotel this is in zebra 34578 again that is a an apple ages in hotel Zin zebra 34578 my number is 877-867-5139 and your application ID once again is 88734578 I'm looking forward to getting this wrapped out for you talk soon thank you…””

Dollars Lost: $0.0

CA

Date Reported: January 22, 2025

Business Name Used: None


Advance Fee Loan - Phishing Loan Scam

“Hi this is Jessica from loan approval team I'm calling regarding your loan inquiry grandma was finished processing your loan but we need to verify a few details specifically about your income please return my call at 877-867-5139 ideally before 5 PM Pacific time today when you call and mention your application ID is an apple it is in hotel is in zebra 34578 again that is A's an apple ages in hotel these in zebra 34578 my number is 877-867-5139 and your application ID once again is a H734578 I'm looking forward to getting this wrapped up for you talk soon thank you” they keep leaving these messages saying they need my income information

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: January 17, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A


Advance Fee Loan

Visual Voicemail: Learning great grandma finished processing your loan but we need to verify few details specifically about your income please return my call at 877-867-5139 ideally before 5 PM Pacific time today when you call and mention your application ID is an apple it is in hotel he is in zebra 34578 again that is is an apple ages in hotel these in zebra 34578 my number is 877-867-5139 and your application ID once again is 88734578 I'm looking forward to getting this wrapped out for you talk soon thank you…”

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: January 17, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A


Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes - STARS Lotteries Imposter

My grandma received a phone call from a guy claimed to be from STARS Lotteries saying that she won $250,000 and a Ford Escape as part of the STARS 60th Anniversary promotion. My grandma was skeptical about this so we called my mom, who used to work in a credit union and knows all the different kinds of scams. She researched it. STARS hasn't been around for 60 years. We even called STARS Lotteries using an official phone number on their website and they said the same thing and that the guy calling saying we won a "prize" was a scam. My mom even tried looking up the phone number that the guy gave to my grandma, & it didn't come up with a known provider. So mom sent me the information to report it as a scam to the Canadian Anti Fraud Centre, which is what I am doing now. Grandma didn't give out any personal information (banking, street/residential, etc) & will not be calling that number back. I'll also report this incident to the RCMP (if this isn't part of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police). I hope nobody else gets phone calls like this. It's sad that it happens. We didn't receive anything by mail, as it was a direct phone call to our house landline and it came up as "Private Number" on caller ID. Again this event happened today on Thursday January 16th 2025 at around 4:00pm CST

Dollars Lost: $0.0

SK-

Date Reported: January 16, 2025

Business Name Used: Callers name was John Logan STARS Lotteries Imposter


Rental

I am currently looking for a one bedroom place to rent in Kaslo, BC (where it is very difficult to find appropriate and affordable housing). I saw Dylan Rental's ad on Facebook and reached out. I was contacted by someone and became suspicious almost immediately due to everything seeming too good to be true. I was informed that all I had to do was fill out a registration/rental application for $80.00 then provide a damage deposit of $500.00 and the monthly rent of $1000.00 and the place was mine. I rechecked the Facebook page and the same pictures were used in many states/provinces and small cities across the USA and Canada. When I confronted them with this they said it was just how they advertised as they were a small business and he was a realator that owned many homes and apartments to rent. I then filled out the registration/rental agreement (with loads of personal information for identity theft.) and emailed it to the individual, believing and trusting it was Dylan. (Silly Cow :( ) Then I was asked for the $80.00 fee and replied that I would only pay cash for the fee and other costs when I received the keys. I was told interact worked better. I said I do not do interact. I then asked if that was the scam. If they got 1000 people to send them $80.00 that = $80,000. This happened on Friday, January 9th, 2025 and I have had no correspondence since. The Facebook page has changed and all the ads with the same pictures are gone. I say buyer beware and as Grandma said, "if it seems too good to be true it probably is not true." (Fool me once shame on me, fool me twice shame on you!) I now think it could be about money and identity theft. Good luck out there. There are sound offers out there, this just does not appear to be one of them! Peace be with you!

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Kaslo

Date Reported: January 15, 2025

Business Name Used: Dylan Rental's


Other - Other

My grandmother got a letter in the mail saying that her mechanical breakdown auto insurance policy has lapsed. She doesn’t have a car nor a license so she asked me to call. I called twice and they hung up every time i mentioned i’m calling on behalf of my grandma. I believe it’s a scam to get her to subscribe to a fake service that would charge her periodically.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Fort Worth, TX

Date Reported: January 11, 2025

Business Name Used: True Auto Insurance Services


Retail Business - Thad Brummitt pretended to be Amazon.com

My grandma was shopping for a scooter on Facebook and came across this post: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=528340676898979&id=100091691529345&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=xHCEBLJMgNcWNdqe She then unknowingly spent $38.99 on this scooter: https://ama-zon.top/collections/discounted-items/products/electric-scooter-adults?data_from=index_index but she never got a confirmation of the order going through but her credit card went through with the purchase.

Dollars Lost: $38.99

Unknown Location

Date Reported: January 9, 2025

Business Name Used: Thad Brummitt pretended to be Amazon.com


Online Purchase - Elevenforest

Grandma ordered us a few clothing items from this website for Christmas. What is advertised as a knit sweater is apparently a polyester printed garment. Other reviews have noted this as well. https://www.trustpilot.com/review/elevenforest.com?page=2

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 25, 2024

Business Name Used: Elevenforest


Advance Fee Loan - Phishing Loan Service Scam

This is the transcript of the voicemail left by the caller: Hi, this is Jessica from the loan approval team. I'm calling regarding your loan inquiry. Grandma was finished processing your loan but we need to verify a few details specifically about your income. Please return my call at 877-867-5139 ideally before 5 PM Pacific time today when you call and mention your application ID is is an apple H is in hotel fee is in zebra 34578 again that is A's an apple ages in hotel Z in zebra 34578. My number is 877-867-5139 and your application ID once again is ********. I'm looking forward to getting this wrapped out for you. Talk soon thank you.…” I never applied for a loan.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 20, 2024

Business Name Used: The Loan Approval Team


Identity Theft

We have had constant contact with people that have been trying to hack our home wifi and cable. My grandma is 93 and has been a victim of fraud and should never have to feel unsafe. Please investigate this and bring us a piece of mind for safety.

Dollars Lost: $500

Richmond, CA- 94804

Date Reported: December 16, 2024

Business Name Used: N/A


Family/Friend Emergency - Government Imposter Emergency Scam

Scammer calls my 101 year old great grandmother impersonating 'The Baton Rouge District Attorneys Office", saying my cousin Delaney Catron was in jail for a bad car wreck, and that she hit a pregnant woman, and broke the woman's back, and she was going to have to sit in jail for an extended period of time if my Grandma could not help, saying that Delaney, my cousin asked that she not tell anyone. My great grandma responds that her granddaughter manages her money, and I walk and say "Grandma who are you talking to?! Because I hear her giving information to what sounds like a stranger/scammer. Unfortunately she gets many scam calls. The people hang up quickly saying "Okay, I'll tell her." I immediately look up the phone number suspicious of an 877 Area code. Online It reads this belongs to Mount View Logistics, out of Greeley CO I call the number back, and the person who answers says they are from 'The Baton Rouge public Defenders Office'. I ask them why the number says Mountain View Logistics, out of Greeley CO and they hang up on me. I proceed to call my cousin Delaney and confirm my suspicions. The main problem is this kind of stress with such a traumatic event being described could harm my grandmas health, shorten her life, or even kill her. This is attempted murder basically in my opinion as well as attempted robbery, and scamming, and Elderly abuse.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Greeley, CO- 80631

Date Reported: December 12, 2024

Business Name Used: Baton Rouge District Attorneys Office


Online Purchase - Puppy Scam

She had a post on Craigslist selling pure bred standard poodle puppies. I inquired and she called me and told me all about the puppies and told me if I send a deposit she would hold the puppy for me. She had her address listed in Dallas, TX, however she wouldn’t give me her exact address, which I thought was confusing because I wanted to come get the puppy. She told me she messed up the amount I was supposed to send and it was really $150 - so I sent her $50 more. The day before I was supposed to come pick up the puppy, she all of a sudden said she had to fly to Maryland for a emergency, but her grandma would be at the house for me to pick it up. I said great. Then, I told her - I still need the certification and vet records you promised me, and she kept beating around the bush. The day comes when I’m supposed to get the puppy, and she told me her grandma fell and had to go to the hospital, but her brother would come to her house and let me get the dog, IF I PAID $150 for his gas. I told her NO, and that I would just wait until she got home from her trip. She said that would work. Still never got any vet records or anything so I was becoming worried. Then, she said the day that she was supposed to fly home that the flight got cancelled and that she would get a rental car to drive home to deliver me the puppy, if I gave her $150 more Dollars for gas. That’s when I lost it!!!!!!!! She ended up calling me cussing me out, and said she would send me the money in a few hours - more than 24hrs later I still don’t have the money and she told me she tried but it didn’t go through. Sent me screen shot and it was allllllllll a scam. Her husband also text me saying horrible things.

Dollars Lost: $400

Riverdale, GA- 30274

Date Reported: December 6, 2024

Business Name Used: Tyauna Young


Debt Collections

Scammer asked for my grandma saying they needed to talk to her about legal documents. He did not give any info besides a phone number and a case number. Scammer called from a different number then what he gave me. (530) 359-4759.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

CA

Date Reported: December 6, 2024

Business Name Used: National Document Services


Phishing

My grandma was called on 12/4/2024 by someone claiming to be a bail bondsman and that her grandson has been in a collision with bail posted of $70,000 and was demanding a payment of $7000 from my grandmother.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Bixby, OK- 74008

Date Reported: December 4, 2024

Business Name Used: Mike Goodman


Phishing

I first got a phone call stating I missed court and had 10-15 mins to call the attorney’s office that was “suing” me to settle the matter out of court. If not, they would issue a warrant and come to my home. The apparent attorney’s office is called United Litigations. I was provided a court case number and I called this office. Everything was being said so fast, it was difficult to fully process everything. I was told I received paperwork 3 weeks ago but I never did. I was in a panic already because the first call of the morning i am being told I will be arrested. I give these people my card information and go on about my day. Later on in the day I get to thinking about the same thing happening to my grandma months ago. I called the next morning to the “attorney’s office United Litigations” to request something in writing before they start pulling money, but when they answered they identified to be Central Management. That alone raised so many red flags. They told me to call the original place of debt and ask for a file of chain titles, so I did exactly that. The original place of debt told me it was a scam and to go cancel my card. These people were suppose to pull money today but card declined so now they won’t stop calling me.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: November 8, 2024

Business Name Used: Central Managment


Family/Friend Emergency - Family/Friend Emergency

An unknown young male crying and saying "grandma, grandma, it's me your grandson" (I don't have a grandson).  When I said he had a wrong number, he said "but Grandma it's ME!  I need your help."  I again said you have a wrong number and I hung up.  He was insistent and emotional and i realized it might not have been a wrong number but more likely a scam.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: September 2, 2024

Business Name Used: Family / Friend Emergency


Retail Business - Avinichi.

My grandma went in JH Mountain Glow in Jackson Hole Wyoming (their location has no website and is not on the map), and they scammed her to buy an eye cream that was $650 and leave a $100 tip (“because they don’t get paid except with tips”). My grandma is conflict adverse so she bought the product. They then tried to scam her into buying a face red light laser treatment at which point I told them we were leaving. The same day we tried to return it and they said there was nothing they could do, it was final sale. They never once told her it was final sale. The brans is Avinichi. Their website appears to be a scam as well.

Dollars Lost: $800

Unknown Location

Date Reported: September 1, 2024

Business Name Used: JH Mountain Glow/ Avinichi


Moving - S2S Transport, Inc.

Jose from JYM Carriers Inc. was introduced to me through Montway. Jose said that I should pay him directly via Zelle and he would pick up my 2 cars to ship from New York to Florida. I paid him $950. He told me that he was on the way with the cars, but my cars never arrived. He then continued to make tons of excuses - about being in the hospital, his grandma dying, being sick, having his car break down, etc. He then said he would give me a refund. He said he would go to the bank and take out money and sent me a photo of the bank, but the money never came. He said he would send me a check and even texted me a photo of the check, but never sent it. He keeps making up different excuses about why he can't refund me, despite saying that he either already has or will. This is after him lying about how the car was on the way when it was not.

Dollars Lost: $950

Buffalo, NY- 14220

Date Reported: August 29, 2024

Business Name Used: S2S Transport Inc.


Other

These people call every Monday-Friday, with different numbers starting with the area code and first 3 digits. I know that they are robocalls because I heard about it online. They always ask for my grandma even though she's been dead for almost 3 years.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 13, 2024

Business Name Used: Senior Services


Debt Collections - debt collections

Someone named Sean, from “the corporate office” called my sister, my mom, and my grandma about this “complaint”. Sean said my mom had a bill from Capital One for over $4,000 in collections. The card was supposedly activated in 2004 or 2005, but closed in 2016. She hasn’t had a capital one card in over 30 years. He kept arguing about money, saying she could make payments but there was a $500 down payment. Then he got an attitude and I said a few choice words because we knew it was a scam then. He has her number, birthday and social security number.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 26, 2024

Business Name Used: N/A


Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter

Sent my grandma a text saying she needed to call the pay pal “pay out” center and her account was having issues. So she called them and they told her she needed to go buy prepaid cards and send them the information off it.

Dollars Lost: $500

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 19, 2024

Business Name Used: Pay Pal


Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter

Sent my grandma a text saying she needed to call the pay pal “pay out” center and her account was having issues. So she called them and they told her she needed to go buy prepaid cards and send them the information off it.

Dollars Lost: $500

Unknown Location

Date Reported: July 19, 2024

Business Name Used: PayPal


Phishing - Lifetime Financial / imposter

this man called on our house phone and stated that he was from the state department and trying to pay out fund regarding a life insurance benefit. it listed my uncle as the beneficiary, however my uncle has been gone for 7 years and this insurance policy was apparently for an old girlfriend of his (they were never married nor had any kids together). This guy continued on saying who is his next of kind which would of been my 87 year old grandma. He sd that he would set up a notary for her to sign paperwork and she would need to bring her DL, social security card and death certificate for my uncle. I got involved asking to see the paperwork that she was going sign and they sent it over and its a power of attorney paperwork, and some other paperwork that has different numbers and people listed as a private investigator and attorney, but it all says they are at the PO Box in Plano and the actual business they used is in Denver CO. so that was already suspicious. Also in the paperwork it never mentioned the girlfriends name, nor the name of the insurance company or original origin of this said money. After adding all this up it just seemed too suspicious and we did not go through signing papers.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Plano, TX- 75094

Date Reported: July 12, 2024

Business Name Used: Lifetime Financial / imposter


Other - Grandparent scam call

call received on 6/13/2024 at 9:55 am - phone identified as Matt Fitzgerald, telephone number 775-469-0447. Usually I do not answer calls from unknown parties but decided to find out who this person was - after saying 'Hello' who is this - got a response 'Grandma, can you hear me'? I hung up immediately. I had saved an article in the Palm Beach Post newspaper about this type of call & decided to send this info to BBB.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: June 19, 2024

Business Name Used: N/A


Family/Friend Emergency - Grandparents Scam

A caller imitating a grandson said he was in an accident, needed $9800. His called ID # was 785-479-9578 , Hope KS. I was to contact his "attorney" at 580-308-0697. Both numbers have tried to call again, but I did not answer. Of course I knew immediately it was a scam - he didn't call me my real "grandma" title, and he was a person of color - my grandson is about 80% Swedish! I played along , asking about injuries he sustained - a broken nose and 3 stitches to his bottom! I hope others won't fall for this.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Hope, KS

Date Reported: June 11, 2024

Business Name Used: N/A


Advance Fee Loan - Advance Fee Loan - Commercial Lending Scam

I was looking for financing for my business that was struggling, I started getting a lot of calls from different financing companies who wanted to help me many of them were merchant cash advances, which I did not want to work with. This one was different, they said they were a private equity firm and their rates were very good and could offer us $175,000 on our books and it didn't matter what my credit was it seemed like a dream. After I spoke to a couple of people who were scamming me and sounded really convincing, I agreed to wire $7000 to fund the account for the service fee or something like that . They waited till it was almost ready and said I needed that. They were very communicative and even set up a portal for me to log into to see that I had $175,000, which seemed great until a few days later when they said the money would be available , they began to tell me that there was a company merger, then the guys Grandma was in the hospital, then I should just wait till the dust settles for the merger and to believe in myself, it was all nonsense. They had no intention of funding this, and they took advantage of a desperate person , trying to save a company with 30 employees. It's sad and I feel completely embarrassed and annoyed with myself for being so dumb. They go by https://capstarinvestments.co/ a man named arthur was the lead and his partner vincent pretended to be his boss. The wire was sent to superb builders group in Brooklyn, which I should've known wasn't the name of their company and was a red flag, but I was too excited to save the business so I took a chance where I shouldn't have. I shouldn't have trusted these guys with the silver tongues. I hope no one else falls for this, and I can survive this for the sake of our staff and their families

Dollars Lost: $7000

Brooklyn, NY- 11205

Date Reported: June 10, 2024

Business Name Used: CapStarInvestments


Online Purchase - Online Retailer Scam

I ordered two Mother's Day vases from this company after seeing an add on Facebook. Order #IFH240426171147576 April 27, 2024 with the name Grandma and Maw Maw. The order clearly states at bottom of bill ship in 4-8 Working Days. I did not receive the orders or get an update. I sent emails asking for refunds or information. They convinced me that they were working on product and would send soon. They sent me this too, Please view our shipping-delivery-policy: *Total Delivery Time = Processing Time + Shipping Time Free shipping + Processing Time: 15-23 business days I received today 32 days later the vase. It is poorly printed and has the Spanish name for mom and grandma not what I clearly ordered. My other vase order to this company #****************** April 24, 2024. I have not received shipping notice for, and I have not received yet. I assume will be inaccurate and poor quality too.

Dollars Lost: $150

Unknown Location

Date Reported: May 30, 2024

Business Name Used: IfChooseYou


Phishing

A women set up an appointment with my grandma to see an apartment (which we saw on Facebook Marketplace). She told her first month and deposit was around $1900 and application fee was $50 and for it to be sent through cash app when we arrived no one was there but I did talk to a maintenance man who told me the apartment where under PRM and I reached out to see if property managers named matched up and ask why no one showed up to the appointment that was set up when I was able to speak to someone I got told those apartments weren’t in there systems which was clearly a lie due to maintenance man with a PRM shirt was out there either he’s the scammer or they are lying while on the phone they wouldn’t tell me who the manager was for those apartments so I can discuss someone is trying to scam using there name and instead got disrespectful talked down to me and laughed at me like the situation isn’t serious (I feel like if I tell them about an alleged scam happening they are liable if they don’t do something about it like at least warn people about this situation on or offline)

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Madison, WI- 53713

Date Reported: May 8, 2024

Business Name Used: Property Retail Management


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