I wanted to understand and learn more about crypto trading after what I heard from my friends and people I know that crypto trading is very profitable and it is the right time to invest I have been reading up and trying to understand about crypto and gain more knowledge around the topic which is when I was approved which is when I was when I got a message on WhatsApp to say that there is a trading group with me oh my ether wallet trading crypto trading group in which they send signals and they train people on how to do it the fact that they help people by providing step-by-step guidance and ohh by confirming that all the accounts that we used for crypto would be only hours with access to all the accounts at the money at all times is what made me keen that I should try this out so initially I started with an investment of £500 and they helped me step by step to set up an account with Coinbase they also the the lady called Mia who I talked to who I messaged on WhatsApp she helped me open the account with Coinbase wallet and answer all the questions on Coinbase and said if we if we if we apply it to the to the wallets and banks as as being new to crypto trading we wouldn't be allowed to access the funds and we wouldn't be able to trade so I opened an account with a step by step help from Mia and she provided details that this trading was done by Mike Davis who was a is the next investment strategist at Morgan Stanley and he has generated this a I bought with the with which the signals can be generated an is always correct and hence I just wanted to try with very little amount of money so I started with £500 and they would send signals and I saw the saw that it was generating 100£ in profit 80 pounds 100£ and then she explained that the word this professor has a group on telegram which has more signals but that is for more experienced traders and I saw that I was able to withdraw some money from my crypto MU trading so which is the website myethertrade.com she said this is the trading platform where all the crypto traders trade on a daily basis and I had to copy paste links into Coinbase account in order to transfer money into that my ether trade.com and I wanted I even tried that I can withdraw funds from my ether trade back into my coin base and how and I even questioned on how they would make a profit on this and she said it is in cooperation with the professor and we shared 10% of the profits we gain from trading with them and they are just helping people like us to make more money and I even approached few people about 2-3 people from the group to ask them if they have been trading and they they all said they were like me knew to trading and they have made a lot of money through this and it all sounded promising so I went ahead and I in started with a small investment I was able to withdraw money as well from that account and it did nothing seemed dodgy or fishy at any point eventually they set the WhatsApp group will be stop by the professors they want to focus on the telegram group I needed to raise more funds to to be able to participate in the telegram signals where they you get about 6 to 10 signals per day so I transferred more money so after my initial venture of £500 I deposited more funds on to be able to participate in the telegram group signals and once I started participating in the signals I saw that the money kept increasing and the total fund total invest my total investment in may was 10000 pounds snd i made 700000USDT they're going to have another group which will generate more signals and this will be the final stage where the professor will be giving more signals and everyone can make a lot more money but you have to have a balance of 80,000 U.S. dollars in your account in order to be able to participate and at that point I felt like I don't want to do this anymore because I was so drained with all this information that I tried to withdraw money from my ether trade.com an now the website wouldn't let me withdraw any money I spoke to the customer service they had a customer service representative who was very helpful in the beginning and I spoke to them and they said I wouldn't be able to withdraw until I meet the 80,000 U.S. dollar target after which I would be able to withdraw an I had to meet the target well through trades someone like me who doesn't understand I wouldn't be able to meet the target at all so I told them that I just want the money I invested they can keep all of the profits I don't need any of that and they just refused it doesn't work that way I've was only explained I wanted to recover money so I ended up listening to them trying to raise more money in order to be able to withdraw money I transferred MORE into the my ether trade.com and then my banks kept declining the transactions and it which is when I spoke to an advisor They explained that if this is like they keep on asking you to put more and more money it might be too good to be true it doesn't work like that it is a scam that is when I realised that this is all a scam and I was being scammed into transferring more and more money at that point I told them I cannot they said they cannot help me 100% but if I transfer some more money even if it is 1000 or 2000 lbs they can try to help but at that point I totally understood that this money is never going to come back to me and the website that they had created and send me the link for was all controlled by them.

The scam starts off with a voicemail: This is from US Document Services call for a complaint received in our office for {First Name} {Last Name} with a reference case number ######. Documents regarding your file are being prepared to be sent out. You need to be available to sign for the delivery. The issuing agent will dispatch confirmation if they are unable to reach you at home - they will attempt to reach you at your verified place of employment. In order to stop action from being taken you will need to contact the issuing agent at an 888 number. This call is being logged and recorded as proof of efforts being made to notify you. Once you call the number, a man or woman from ADR Mediation will answer your call and ask for your name and case number, they also have your caller id so can see your number. They will do a fake forward to someone who sounds like the same person and they will claim to be a lawyer from Steinberg & Stanley law firm. They claim that both these businesses are located in San Francisco at 4 Embarcadero Plaza. They will read back personal information like your address, date of birth and social security number as well as past addresses and other personal information. They will claim that you owe a debt from years ago with a legitimate bank. I immediately know this was off because I have a perfect credit score 800+ and millions of dollars of net worth. They claimed that I had a debt with HSBC where I have maintained several accounts. Despite their threats I ended the call. I called up HSBC and they informed me that I have always had zero debt and a perfect standing with them and they have never made any collection efforts against me. They forwarded me to their fraud department who said they never worked with this ADR Mediation or Steinberg & Stanley and indicated that they are known scammers. They also indicated that my financial information might have been exposed in a data breach and these scammers had purchased a list. Upon further investigation, I called the California Bar Association and Steinberg & Stanley is NOT a legitimate law firm. Coincidentally a friend of mine is the General Property manager of the entire Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco and he said that there are no tenants named US Document Services, ADR Remediation, or Steinberg & Stanley in any of their 4 buildings. I called the 888 number back several times and the same guy and girl would answer the line with different names, either saying ADR Mediation or Steinberg & Stanley. Based on the background noise these two are not in an office setting and seem to be operating a scam off VoIP calls to their cell phones. They told me that the process server would be serving me papers at my home or place of business within 48 hours. Neither has happened. This is clearly a scam.

I met someone online "John Martin" who said he was an Investor with Morgan Stanley. Naturally I was curious and wanted to try it. He was nice and supportive and 'helped teach me short-term trading' on an app called Onchain off Crypto.com. Over time John kept pressing to add more money and I was not able to add anymore funds. On May 29, 2025 I decided to withdraw the entire amount which is $5,732.85. The funds never appeared in my bank account and have been inaccessible. Last week John told me I would need to pay $1,000 to withdraw my funds. Please somebody help me out of this pig butchering scam!!!

When google searching Stanley Steamer Slainless steamer came up and it looked like Stanley Steamer. My 90 year old mother called their toll free number and made an appointment for carpet cleaning. When they showed up they talked her into cleaning a couch and chair as well. They charged her $3000 to clean. When they left she called me to say that they knocked out power to outlets in the house. We went to fix it for her and found the carpet was soaked. A caregiver let us know what they charged her. She did not have a receipt and she said they just had her sign something. I reached out to Stanley Steamer and they told me it was not them that came out and told me about the other companies website coming up when you do a google search. I called Stainless Steamer and they would not refund the money. They said they did a deep clean. They referred me to their complaint department which is a google phone number. 1-828-222-0569. This is a clear case of elder abuse. I left a message demanding a refund and I emailed them as well. We will dispute the charge on the credit card and reach out to. The authorities to report this.

Scam was in posting picture they stole from an Etsy storefront and posted as their own product. Advertised a printed Stanley brand thermos and then sent a poor knock-off. Wouldn’t refund money. Replied they would refund 20% and never did that either.

These people were doing an imposter scam on a legitimate company, Timeshare closing Services LLC. They say they have a buyer for your timeshare. They show paperwork that looks legitimate. Then write: Good morning ?? I’m sorry I missed your text last night. I received your signed paperwork. Now the only step for you to do is to send the $1,898.92 to the escrow agents Morgan Stanley account. The wire instructions were emailed to you as well. The cut off fund is usually 2:00pm so hopefully that will not be an issue. I will get started early on uour transfer paperwork so once you text me and let me know the wire has been sent, I can get your documents out this afternoon. And then the closing process officially begins. Then there is another text asking for more money. Then there is a discrepancy about the closing date. Then I’m told there is a closing but never received check. THATS the point, there is no check, no closing. Then this guy, Frank Polaski gets involved and actually says these two women scammed me, they zdZiD work for him and he owns Time Share Closing Services……but he doesn’t. OMG, these people HAVE to be stopped!!

I ordered a personalized superbowl 40 oz Stanley like cup. I ordered the item on April 5, 2025 and still have not received the item a month later. The tracking site that they send is not updated so once it says the item is shipped, it remains on that date and information, never changing. I have emailed their customer support and keep getting the same answer that the item is on its way, but that is a lie. Beware of this site because they are not legit.

This is regarding a 12 week old long haired Chihuahua I was going to purchase from Ohio. the price was $400. The owner asked for $200 to cover vaccine and paperwork . We were supposed to meet in Jackson OH. I am in WV. She sent me a message saying her daughter was in an accident, and she would have the puppy shipped to me from an agency she had been using for years. Upon dropping the puppy off she didn't tell us of any additional fees. The Premium global agency then told me I had to pay $302 for Insurance on the puppy in case something happened while it was shipped. I paid. Then they said I needed to rent a Crate to ship it in for $500. The sender Susan lane Garder was supposed to pay half of that and I paid the other half. The agency then told me they was going to ship the puppy to me that day. It never showed up. The next day they asked for $401 before they would ship her for her food and 3 day stay with them. I told them I could not pay that. They never shipped it .The payment method used was Apple Pay.

I ordered a custom Stanley water bottle and I received a custom dollar store plastic water bottle. They acknowledged their wrong doing. Offered me a coupon. I said no. They then offered me 50% refund. I said no. They offered me 80% and I accepted that offer back in January. However since then they keep saying the refund portal is down and that as soon as it’s open and working I will receive my money. I email them often and keep receiving the same email saying the refund portal is down. We are going on 5 months now. When I ask them a clarifying question, I either receive no response or a bot saying thank you for your email.

Credit recovery solutions called me and left a voice message to contact them in reference to an unpaid balance that they had been trying to reach me about her name was Karen Miller. When I called back I spoke to a guy by the name of Stanley Rivers who info me that I had an outstanding debt of 1,200.00 with some cash advance company named National cash advance and I would be receiving a summon in the mail to appear in court and it would cost me 4,700. They had a lot of my personal information which was very frightening. I told them I didn’t and then ask for their address and the address of so call cash advance company and told them that I need it in order to file a police report for identity theft. They didn’t want to give me any information and told me it was too late and they would see me in court. So I was not able to get the address of either company or phone number. I have never received any type of letters or calls about this supposedly debit prior to today encounter. Please be careful of these people.