Received $10 check in the mail. Required valid phone number to cash it so they could contact me. Threw it in the trash.

Was contacted via Whats app by someone posing as Chloe. She asked if I was interested in working freelance work and earning endless money working from any device with internet. The company that on-boarded me is called Cendyn. Chloe was my mentor showing me the ropes. You essentially have to invest a small amount of your money into this platform in order to start working. You process hotel reviews and get “paid” to do it. Long story short they make it so you keep in investing in order to continue completing tasks which once completed pay you back your funds you invested plus commission. There are bonus structures as well. Problem is the rules are vague , my mentor was a terrible teacher and stopped answering half my questions. Everytime I hit a combo task my account balance would go into a negative and I would have to transfer more money to this platform in order to get the balance out of the native to complete my tasks and withdraw my funds. You cannot withdraw your funds till the tasks are completed each day. Problem is the more money you have in your platform account the more your tasks are worth so if you hit combo tasks you go further into the negatives and have to invest more and more of your own money. Next thing I knew I invested $20,800 without a single pay day. Last set of tasks I hit a combo task which brought my account balance to a negative $11,731.88 USD. I do not have the funds to top up my account to complete the task, the platform won’t allow me to withdraw anything I invested. My mentor now told me that she has access to my account somehow and will be selling my account to someone else who can complete the task. She said that because I haven’t been able to continue working she is no longer able to get commission for being my mentor. When I told her that I didn’t give permission for her to do anything with my account and none of those funds are hers she laughed and said too bad for me. She has taken control of my account somehow and rest my password. The whole platform is a scam. They want you to keep investing and digging yourself deeper and deeper into a hole until you can no longer afford to invest anything else and then they take over your account cash your funds and move onto the next victim. Stay clear of this company. These people are twisted and shallow. They will take you for everything you have.

Saw website on FB. Ordered online w Apple Pay $106. Was charged an international fee of $3.17 in my checking account. I did not see any country listed. Realized it was a scam when I saw the fee. I've tried contacting them through email. No phone # listed. Said it would be delivered UPS. A UPS message came stating my package was missing and requested my info. Same scam I've see before. I was directed to the Shop App which stated my items were delivered which is not the case.

Facebook page advertised laptop computers for $9.95. When I attempted the transaction, my credit union denied $9.95 charge, stating it was fraudulent. Several hours later, this appeared in my online bank account: "WHISKERSPROUT.COM x7506 Deer Creek Skyvie DRIPPING SPRI TX". I notified my bank that I don't have pets, but debit card transaction are like cash, with no means of retrieval once taken. I did not initiate this $49.00 transaction. WHISKERSPROUT used my card information to take money from my account.

Hi, I'm a recruiter at Kelly Services (US) , my name is Adina. Your background and resume have been recommended by multiple online recruitment agencies. Therefore, we would like to offer you a great remote online part-time job to help update app store data, increase app views and downloads, and provide you with free training. Flexible part-time and full-time work, allowing you to work 60 to 90 minutes a day, 4 days a week, and earn extra income on weekends. You can work anytime and anywhere according to your schedule and earn $250 to $500 a day. The basic salary is $1,000 per 4 days of work. Paid annual leave: In addition to maternity leave, paternity leave and other statutory holidays, ordinary employees also enjoy 15-20 days of paid annual leave. The company currently has 50 vacancies, if you want to join us, please send a text message to ***-**-****9 for more information (Note: You must be at least 25 years old)

On June 20, 2025, I made a purchase through Marmas Official using Apple Cash (funded by my credit card). I had a few questions about delivery before ordering, including the delivery fee. The representative told me the fee would be waived, which made me feel comfortable moving forward with the purchase. After payment, I was unexpectedly contacted by a “delivery agent” claiming I had to pay an additional $200 "insurance fee", which I was never told about before buying. This fee is supposedly “90% refundable,” but it exceeds the product cost and was never disclosed up front. The website does not mention this charge anywhere. I asked the company to resolve the issue or cancel my order, but they told me I need to handle it directly with the shipping company. This feels misleading, and it’s not appropriate to shift accountability to a third-party vendor when the purchase was made through Marmas. I have since filed a dispute through my credit card provider and Apple, and am now filing this BBB complaint to document the experience and warn other consumers.

Sign up with Tesdigital.us opened and account with them after that made the transfer of my Tesla token 500 token they added 1000 bonus token bought a bit more I have an account with 1756 tokens, which I am not able to cash it out , they keep asking I need to buy more to meet a platform threshold in order to liquidate, which it doesn’t make sense, why would I need to buy more to cash out, I feel they are scammers and took advantage of my vulnerability after loosing my husband last year, looking into secure my future retirement, now I need my money tesdigital won’t let me cash out via Coinbase, and I have copies of terms and conditions were is no stating facts to hold us hostage over our investment which they are connected to my Coinbase account .

They wouldn’t provide a tracking number, I asked for multiple refunds and was told to wait multiple times, I tried contacting my banking app but was told because the purchase was made over 60 days I can’t get a refund, even with proof from the scammer company email stating I never received the item and a refund would be processed in 10 days, that was over 3 months ago and they stopped responding to my emails.

I agreed to a US$1 payment to test the service, fully expecting it to be a one-time trial. During sign-up, they tried to upsell me on various add-ons, but I declined all of them. I assumed that was the end of it. Then, unexpectedly, I noticed a mysterious charge of CAD$56 on my account. When I contacted their support team, they pointed to an email I had received - buried at the very bottom was a line saying, “Your trial access, which you purchased for 1 USD, ends soon, on 2025-08-03 15:45:46. Starting from 2025-08-03 15:45:46, your subscription automatically renews for 39 USD every 30 days.” Although they (although I'm sure it is a form email as they get so many like this) responded quickly to my inquiry, they refused to issue a refund. Instead, they offered me some vague credits. At no point was it made clear that this would become a recurring monthly subscription. The whole process felt misleading from the start.

The caller identified self as Jason Keith that worked with BOA his phone #716-391-2617. It started with my microsoft account being hacked. He claimed my information was on the dark web. He worked in fraud department in New York and closely with FDIC. He had me take large amounts of cash from my checking account. $20,000 , 35,000 , 100,000 and 150,000 from my checking account and deposit into my Wells Fargo account. First I had to input cash into bitcoin crypoto machines and finally deposited into Wells Fargo. The he would occasionally call and tell me he heard from FDIC and I needed to go take out $50,000 and an agent with BOA would come pick up money. A few days later he would show me the money listed as "in my wallet" because the FDIC authorized it. Then he would occasionally ask if I would remarry or date, he assured me that he was legitimate and FDIC guaranteed my funds.

I received an email from what I thought was Paypal. It came from [email protected] I was instructed to call 8055008722. I called and they had me login to paypal on my desktop and gave me a code to enter into the paypal service window. I believe this to have given them access to my computer temporarily. They also told me to login to my bank app. My computer then started to "update" at this point I logged out of everything and got off of the phone stating that I was going to contact my bank and they hung up once hearing that. I have removed money from my account and plan to change my bank account information. I have also updated all passwords

I received two text messages and a call. Stating that I been approved for a $5,000 loan. $152 monthly payments for 36 months. A guy by the name of Mr. Williams said the loan company did not trust me. They think I am going to close my account once I receive the money. Mr. Williams said I need to send $250. Then they will fund the loan and know I am trust worthy. I sent the momey via Cash App. That was on August 2nd. I was told there was an error with transferring the $5000. That it will be taken care of Monday, August 4th. I have not heard from them since.

I saw a video on Tik Tok for a 5 pack of pants I order Then paid with Apple Cash. Received confirmation email with a link in case I needed to open a dispute tried several times to open dispute after filling out form it asks to type the code that u see. And I continue to get a “incorrect code” message. And it doesn’t allow you to file dispute.

Hi, I'm a recruiter at Kelly Services (US) , my name is Mabel. Your background and resume have been recommended by multiple online recruitment agencies. Therefore, we would like to offer you a great remote online part-time job to help update app store data, increase app views and downloads, and provide you with free training. Flexible part-time and full-time work, allowing you to work 60 to 90 minutes a day, 4 days a week, and earn extra income on weekends. You can work anytime and anywhere according to your schedule and earn $250 to $500 a day. The basic salary is $1,000 per 4 days of work. Paid annual leave: In addition to maternity leave, paternity leave and other statutory holidays, ordinary employees also enjoy 15-20 days of paid annual leave. The company currently has 50 vacancies, if you want to join us, please send a text message to 5202297492 for more information (Note: You must be at least 25 years old)

Scammer allegedly named Tina Harada from HR reached out to me through LinkedIn. I got the email alert and followed up. They quickly moved me to conversation in "Teams" app. Did a quick "interview" via messages and they told me I got the job unusually quickly… They sent me a DocuSign which seemed legit, but instead of saying global strategic alliance in one spot it said Coinbase. They said that was just a typo because they partner with Coinbase… Also noticed an email at the top of the document saying BGOSSE. Email address. Luckily he did not put my Social Security number or bank account information. They quickly had my "manager" alleged name John take over communication and try to get me to set up a Coinbase wallet. They never gave me a real job description or got into any training or what I had to do, "just download Coinbase wallet and send me the wallet address…" I inquired over and over about what else I need to do For training and what my day-to-day responsibilities would be and all they wanted was me to set up the wallet. Google search up the phone number came up a man named Frank in Georgia. When I called the phone number "John" answered. When I had other people call the phone number, Frank answered, who the phone number is tied to online.

They sent me a text saying: “Hey! I'm Mary from Spencer Stuart. Can I offer you a job?” Knowing this was most likely a bot or a scammer I asked… replied “have we spoke before?” They replied: “Job Description: Improve the exposure and download volume of apps in the App Store and Play Store. Age: 25+. Hourly Salary: $100-300. Reply "yes" for details.” I ended the conversation.

pls share this out to stop more people become victims, the scam website is zzalaandd.shop and zzalaandd.vip, and people doing the scam have 3 whatsapp accounts , Jenny Gwen  with  Whstsapp number +44 7763 056662, and Jenny Audrey on +852 9294 6747 The fake zalando customer has WhatsApp number +1 (720) 543-5962 I am Kelvin from Australia , the victim of a fake zalando shop platform merchant program  , lost 45 k USD in 2 weeks in the scam of fake zalando shop  All below are my real experience and attached with photos , it is harming the real zalando and scamming more people  below are details of the scam on the name of zalando , I wish my experience can help to protect more people from being scammed  1- there is some one with a young and friendly girl photo came to me on tiktok , lately I know they are on all the social media using different names  2- the girl start to chat and friend  me , shared her bitter marriage and how she came over all those bitter days and gained financial freedom  3- then she wishes to  start a new life with me , but that needs a lot of money , she wish to lead me to her biz  4- she introduces the platform is a branch of zalando , which is hiring corporate merchants to earn commission (20-30%) for each order purchased , but need some small investment  5-  she guided me to zzalaandd.shop and zzalaand. vip to register as a merchant , then I have a online shop under the name of zalando brand  6- then I got some small orders around 50 to 300 usd , which I will need to send crypto my fake shop wallet deposit amount to purchase from a fake supplier  7-  the order will be showed delivered within 3-4 days , then commission will be back automatically back to the shop wallet  8- but the fake zalando set rules that you can only withdrawn cash when no pending order in the system , which means you must finish the fake order whatever the sum is, then you can withdrawn  9- the fake zalando platform will give you bigger and bigger order every time when you are able to withdraw your profit , that means you always have pending order to purchase with your deposit  10- the trick is the pending new order is always 2 or 3 times of your wallet balance , so you can only sent more and more money to the shop deposit , you never have a chance to withdrawn any cash but keep giving money to the platform wallet  11- the girl at the social media will add your WhatsApp and urges you to work harder  12- then you will have no time to doubt the platform but keep sending money to purchase fake orders  13 - when I finally woke up and know it is a scam? I check with the fake customer service and ask how my friends can visit my zalando shop to buy , and the customer service said Germany cloud warehouse be upgraded , need to wait for some days to register which does not make sense  When my profit reaches 35 K in the shop and I want to withdrawn , the system gave a 67 K order just 2 times of my balance , then I know it is a trap  Finally I lost 35 k in this platform and the scammers still claim they are a real zalando branch , never afraid of being checked  This is real story , I wish my experience can help more people from being scammed because people trust zalando brand . Thank you and I will be glad to help more details if there is a way to take down this fake zalando website ( zzalaandd. Shop , zzalaandd.vip ) , I believe it is good to help protect zalando brand and other peope becoming victims  The girl that approach me , has 2 names and 2 phone numbers in WhatsApp , Jenny Gwen  with  Whstsapp number +44 7763 056662, and Jenny Audrey on +852 9294 6747 The fake zalando customer has WhatsApp number +1 (720) 543-5962 I am glad to fight down these scammers if we have a way to work out

On Saturday, June 21, 2025, I received a fraud alert text from my bank. As soon as the fraud alert came through, I received numerous phone calls from the same number that I declined, but they kept calling non-stop, so I answered. The man said he was with the fraud department of USAA and asked me if I was traveling and then asked me about a few large charges that he said were pending form California, I live in Pennsylvania and I am handicapped so I do not travel. He then asked about an attempted transaction here near me for $18,000.00 to Brownstone LLC. He said I needed to go to the bank immediately to correct and stop this. The first Chase bank he had me go to is where he told me the fraud occurred. He told me to go in and fill out a slip to counteract the scammers' charges. The first bank asked questions about the transaction, so he had me leave right away. He said the teller asking me the questions and following me was the hacker. He said I need to go to a different Chase bank to do the same thing there to counteract and stop the charge. He did tell me that he deactivated my debit/credit card so it was unable to be used, but I would have to show that and my ID at the bank. He told me once I did this, my account would be secure. He was in my bank account while I was on the phone with him. He was making changes in my account as I watched him on my mobile bank app. When he put me on hold, the USAA jingle hold music was playing. He told me what my most recent charges were and what my son's and daughter's accounts were. He said if he weren't with USAA, he would not be able to access my account. He sent me texts that look exactly like the USAA texts do. He ended up taking $18,000.00 from my children and I. I am disabled with Multiple Sclerosis and that was all of the money that I had. Please help me. The phone number was a Texas number, but apparently the transaction was made from Florida, according to my bank

His name is NAME. He lives at ADDRESS. He took photos of my social and my bank cards and hacked my info for over a year and stole money from me. He goes by @hazegodlit on social media.

I got a text message claiming to be from chime that read “Chime: We Declined $255.31 on your card at "The Home Depot”on 08/03 Was This You? Identify Verification Check. Reply (YES) to accept. Reply (No) to cancel request. MSG & Data rates may apply.” I replied. No I got a text message back it said.”Chime: Thanks for replying. A representative will call you shortly.” I then got a call from the same number that texted and they proceeded to ask me several verifying questions. My last transactions made the amount of them the bank account balance to verify the amount in my savings and checking. They then proceeded to tell me that my account had been hacked by a phone. Emily‘s iPhone was this my phone and I told him no and they proceeded to tell me how to shut my account down and re-distribute the funds into a new chime account They claimed “Emily’s iPhone 7” was logged into my account and that she had initiated a $1000 account transfer and they would take care of stopping it but in order to stop the transfer they wanted me to put all of my savings in my checking and then send them to an AI generated name generated by Chime. They gave me a dispute number and said to make sure that when the AI iMessage that it was the name that they gave me and that that he had that dispute number. They then had me combine all my accounts into checking and then send $ 660 to “Colby Caster” but I could not use the buttons at the bottom I had to use the button next to the AI name that said pay. they then said that they were having trouble filing the dispute to get my money back because my Truist account was connected to my bank account as well. They then had me sign in there, verify the amounts in my account combine the accounts and then had me put it in my chime account. And send them $1000 instant transfer. They would pay back the instant transfer fee. It was all supposed to be going back. They said it would only do the distribution to savings or checking not both. They then had me add my capital one card to my cash app, withdraw 2500 from there and add my chime card to my cashapp and then hit withdraw on cashapp. Once the money was in chime they had me send it to “another” AI generated name because the previous one timed out. They promised they were going to take care of this “Emily Valdez” and who owned “Emily’s iPhone” that had hacked my account. And they were going to make sure to file legal action for me as well to make sure this got looked into and handled correctly. I sent the 2500 (-$43 instant transfer fee). They wanted me to repeat the process again and it started to really click why would chime need to mess with the money in my other accounts. I started questioning and dude kept saying nonsense about they aren’t taking the money it’s a distribution and I will get it all back and I’m getting the fees back and didn’t he ask me what account to put it back in. He pushed trying to get me to send the rest of the money and I said I already sent it to a family member and he got upset saying didn’t he say that he had locked the accounts and not to do any transfers while we were doing this and how I’ve messed the process up. He then tried to get me to get the money back from the family member saying I was going to go negative. Because I had to have that amount to cover the transfer “Emily” made until they could finish the investigation. They hung up when I put them on hold to call chimes fraud dept. it was too late by that time tho. I had been on the phone with the scammers for over an hour. They knew my phone number address which bank accounts I have etc. The things they said sounded exactly like what chime says/does up until the transfer part.

Received a fake job text from this email [email protected] requesting contact on What’s app

They send me job offer and then send me money on my personal account and ask me to use shakepay app to convert the money to bitcoin and send it to address and i did it as they said its one time only after that you’ll working with clients and later on I realize my bank account got locked and now I’m trying to contact them but they are not responding me..

I saw an ad on youtube about a product. I purchased it online using a Privacy card ( an app that produces a legit debit card, but that doesnt use your actual debit card number, and its only good for one transaction with a limit you set, or locked onto one merchant, made for online transactions.) They sent me a confirmation number and a fake tracking number and never sent the product. I tried to contact them by the email and website they provided but neither one has any capability for you to contact them or even leave a message. I still never got anything despite it being well past the date they said it would arrive

I received and email stating that I allegedly owed Cash Advance USA $5,466.00 with a police reference number of CA-22-564738, Warrant ID: ON- 4326 and internal file # 384756. The email states that if I do not pay said law office I will be deemed as a fraudulent evasion and will be escalated to court immediately including an arrest warrant, levy of garnishment and direct notification to my place of employment. Additionally that a Federal alert will be notified on my SSN number. They offered a settlement in the email stating that I could pay full charge off of $2,499.99 or two different bi weekly plans including 500.00 totaling 6,559.50 or 300.00 every two weeks to total 8,199.00. Saying I should contact [email protected] for settlement or dispute details.

On May 6th 2025, I was approached by 3 individuals in person who were identifying as a charity raising money for gun violence and funeral expenses for a child. I agreed to pay $5 to the cause. They asked for a credit card, and I gave them my Chase Sapphire. They said the card did not work, and then asked for another. I gave them my Discover card, where they said the transaction was successful. At this time, one of the three individuals had my phone in order to "send me my receipt". Without my knowledge or consent, the individual, pretending to respond as me, responded to a text from Discover, authorizing a charge for $*****. They texted back yes, and then deleted the text message chain so I could not see it after my phone was returned. I later found these text messages by contacting Apple customer care.The "volunteer" handed me back my phone with a copy of the $5 receipt. When my phone was returned to me, my Discover app was deleted. I quickly redownloaded and saw that 4 x $***** charges were charged, and 1 x $***** charge on my Chase Sapphire card. I quickly froze both accounts to prevent the charges going through, and headed directly to a local Chase branch within the hour. I let one of the employees know exactly what happened, and he was able to open a fraud case on my behalf. I then called Discover while in their office to begin the fraud review with them. I also filed a police report with the Chicago Police Department that night, and notified the three credit bureaus about the transactions. I was advised to shred both of the credit cards involved as the information was compromised, and was mailed new credit cards for use. I kept my accounts frozen until I was authorized by customer service that the new card activation was safe for me to "unfreeze" without the charges going through. However, once this occurred, the charges were on my Discover account, even with the dispute actively open. This did not seem to be the right course of action for the situation, as Chase had removed the charges that were under investigation, and due to the nature of the charges, the usage of my credit (near my max) caused my credit score to dramatically decrease. After about a month, I was notified by Discover that because I handed the merchant the card, it was not technically fraud because I approved "a transaction". However, it would potentially be considered a dispute since it is not the amount I agreed to. Chase eventually came to the same conclusion. Now, as the dispute has progressed, the copy of the receipt that I received via text for $5, which matches the times of the interaction, and the police report are not "sufficient evidence" for the companies.

They reached out to the merchant to investigate, and the merchant provided "proof of authorization", something that was done by one of the criminals involved. I did not consent to these repeated charges, and am not being given information by my providers for how to continue moving the case forward. Discover claimed that they could not use the police report as evidence because it did not fit the criteria for a dispute case. I tried to reach out to the merchant, PayPal Zettle, and I do not have an option to file a dispute directly with them, as they only allow their "merchants" to file disputes. They are saying the receipt I have is "illegitimate", which makes sense because I was never charged $5. However, it proves that that was the agreement that I was a part of, setting the terms for the in-person interaction. I am now looking for a fair resolution to the situation at hand. The 3 on 1 scenario put me in a dangerous situation, and had I realized what was going on sooner, there is the chance that I would have put myself in an even more dangerous, and potentially violent situation. These charges should not be charged to my account, and I should not be held responsible for the interest, or the penalties to my credit score.

They are trusting "merchants" that committed a financial crime, and are not helping a customer that was victimized in this situation. There should be better care and investigation practices in the ever evolving world of scams, and customer protections should be put in place when large, out of character charges are being put onto accounts. My credit history and spending habits have never shown these patterns, and I wish there were practices in place within the secure app (vs a text message) that could have protected me from this interaction. Part of the draw of getting a credit card is the safety compared to having cash or using your debit card, but in this scenario, my credit card has put me in a financial position I never could have gotten into had I only utilized a debit card. This system and the policies for this scenario have not been given the proper consideration, and impact me immensely.

This website and the group of people organizing it are scammers. They say that they will give you a website and work on it but all of them have this thick Indian Accent that looks like all works overseas. It was very hard to communicate with them and they have change their phone number numerous times. I asked for a refund which they denied. This company is simply a scam and all of them are Indian and will take your money for something the say they will provide but factually do not. They are a scam company please beware. They have not refund my money therefore I will make sure they do not scam any other business owners.

Scammer by the name of Jane Richard stated she got my information from career builders, which is a website for employment. She proceeded to set up an appointment with a guy by the name of Robert Carter. What alerted me that this was possibly a scam no decent and upright standing company will ask you for your cell phone carrier, phone number and bank name. I asked if this would be a visual interview they stated no, strictly via using Microsoft Teams App. Also, they asked if I had credit cards in debt! Major red flags….long intermissions to respond. Also, I was asked to hold for an additional 30-40 min in silence. These frauds have also set up a website that looks legit, but you can tell. It’s a little unorthodox to be a company’s website.

I was contacted on TikTok by the name Alice asking if i wanted to earn extra money from home, do her that is depends on the work detail she if I has WhatApp i told her yes then she ask for what my WhatsApp number. She stated that her supervisor would contact me. I received a Tex message from Anna Michella stated that she received my contact information from Alice from Randstad stated that i expressed interest in a job opportunity is that correct I answer that is correct. Michella stated that the base salary was $5100.00 per month plus commission. She stated that Musixmatch is a world-leading music date company experience in high-quality date and tools, a platforms such as apple Music, Billboard and Spotify to promote their music content. She suggest to take the job training first it would take only 45 minutes per day and i would also receive a allowance of $70.00 to $200.00 I ask her if it would cost me out any out of pocket expenses she stated nope, so after the training i receives $150.00, The job I had to do was to do 80 alums per day which would be two 40 tasks X 2=80. First day went well made $350.00 so as a novice user i could only keep $50-100 in my wallet balance so I had to withdraw $300.00 in to my cash app or PayPal account so i used PayPal for the first withdraw everting went well I work the 2nd day and received my base pay of $100.00 and made about $550.00 withdraw $500.00 but we had problems using PayPal so we when to Cash App. The third day t stated my work and during my 1st task it went into the negative balance of $117.83 with a frozen balance of $320.35 with 68% of my task completed. So had to go in my cash app and buy BTC and transfer the $117.83 my work account so i had $800.00 in my account that I made from 2 days work so I did it. I started my second task but what she did not tell me was after each task i could made a withdraw so i went in the negative $351.41 which was ok because i made money still not costing me nothing. So before i can finish the task i went into the negative again this time it was -1688.62 with a frozen amount of $2640.56 so now I had to put up $1688.56 but it still had money that i made from my work so I only needed $1150.00 so i transfer that amount plus all the money i had left from what i made buy I was 78% completed my task so if you add the $1688.62 plus the frozen amount of $2640.56 that was a nice day of work so it 99% complete I got Lucky bonus of $87,520.77 and my profit amount was $11,990.81 at the same time i sent into the negative again in the amount $8881.52 so in order for me to get all this money i had to come up with the $8881.50. I that time then it became a scam to me.

I had gone on multiple websites to try to find a company for a pay day loan. I was contacted by a "Sam Whistler" from Cash Advance America. I didn't think anything of it because I had done payday loans before. But this one was different. Normally, I am asked to provide my basic information in addition to my routing and account number for my bank to receive the loan deposit. But, he asked for my username and password for my bank. I should've stopped there, but i didn't. They made several deposits into my account, then asked me to add the money to my Cash App account, buy bitcoin and send it back to them. Again, I should've stopped then, but I didn't. They provided me with a bitcoin wallet address, i made the transactions and I thought that was that. Unfortunately, "Hannah Adams" mistakenly deposited an additional $2000 into my account which i was to repay back in Bitcoin. I began to have issues with Cash App and the withdrawals were cancelled for my protection. I let "Sam" know about this issue and he asked me to go to CVS to purchase gift cards, at that moment, that was a red flag for me. I wanted to reach out to my credit union, but, they are closed on the weekend. Anyway, Cash App advised me to get another wallet address and send transactions to them which I did and I was under the impression that everything was resolved. I had sent them all the monies they had deposited. After that, they reached back out and said that I owed an additional $1025 (due to fees) and I was to send that back to them and they would deposit $2,200 into my account. But, they had already deposited $2000 into my account. So, i told them that I would repay the $1025 in addition to my loan of $2000 which would be automatically deducted from my account and things would be resolved. They are currently asking me to repeat the process again of sending $1025 through Bitcoin. I have a feeling that they will continue to do this. So i am reporting this incident to you all and will also report it to my credit union.

Reached out on redfin.com app about renting the listed property. Was contacted a few days later by [email protected] who claimed to be Alex Becker and requested personal information as a way to submit a rental application. The individual's email had an odd tone and too many details as to why they were renting the house instead of selling it which was very unsettling.

I purchased two Adirondack chairs from the seller’s website after searching the company and seeing what appeared to be legitimate positive reviews. My payment was debited from my checking account at the time of purchase. I received an email confirmation with an order number and image of the product that same day. Four days later I received a second email stating my product was shipped. I waited a month, then emailed the address provided in my confirmation email but never heard back. The “shipped” email said I could track the package but had to download an app to do so, which didn’t seem appropriate. I emailed a second time a couple weeks after that, with no reply. Today I tried clicking on their website and it no longer exits. I was scammed $80 two months ago.

The scammers claimed to have called from my bank and said there was fraudulent activity on my account and had me transfer all my funds to cash app. They gave me a card number that they claimed was from my bank where the money would be transferred, and had me withdraw the funds to said account. After the transaction they stated i would get a email with my new account info and i received nothing.

Scam looks like a legitimate collector store with a variety of hobby items ( cards, figures, etc) Upon adding items to cart and checking out, scammer gives instructions to send through a few payment options. I went through one my bank offered thinking it would be the most secure. Scammer provides a phone number and name to make it appear legitimate. Scammer says you will recieve a confirmation email when payment is recieved. After recieving payment, scammer sends you a confirmation as well as a link to SHOPIFY app, which helps track the package. Package will say it is ready to ship but will never move passed that. At some point (month later for me) the scammer will abruptly cancel the package, without any additonal communication/explanation. Due to going through an alternate payment, reciept is changed to show no charge or payment. Attempts to call/email recieve auto reply with no follow up (obviously). SHOPIFY is no help either, only sending concerns to the scammer, not addressing the issue of a bogus seller on their app. Going through the bank was not an option to get money back either since "you sent the money willingly". Long story short, dont use Zelle if you dont understand the limitations and dont send money through alt means at checkout! Guess Im glad I learned it at 34 instead of never! Stay financially safe out there!

My duaghter(15yrs) purchased clothes through their Instagram post with Apple Cash. The items purchased May 14 was never delivered. Her order number was *********

Re: Final Demand – Delinquent Balance of $5,466.00 Creditor: Cash Advance USA Case Type: Concealment Lawsuit (Filed Under Confidentiality Provisions) Police Case Reference No.: CA-22-964711 Warrant ID: ON-1177 Internal File No.:"384726" Contact Email: [email protected] This communication serves as your official opportunity prior to the initiation of formal litigation. Despite several notices, you have failed to remit payment for the outstanding debt of $5,466.00 owed to Cash Advance USA. Your ongoing failure has now been deemed as fraudulent evasion, and the matter has been escalated to our litigation department for immediate action. IMMINENT LEGAL CONSEQUENCES Should resolution not be made within half a day, the following actions will proceed without additional communication: Issuance of an arrest warrant under state and federal law Wage garnishment and property confiscation authorized by the court Immediate freeze of linked bank accounts, potentially suspending access to funds Direct notification to your employer Federal alert linked to your SSN, affecting: - Financial record - Future borrowing - Government benefits You may also face a civil judgment of up to $29,000.00 including: - Compounding fees - Court fees - Collection costs LAST CHANCE TO SETTLE To avoid escalation, you are offered the following settlement options: One-Time Settlement: $2,499.99 (Full discharge of debt, no further obligation) Biweekly Installment Plan A: $500.00 every 2 weeks (Total repayment: $6,559.20) Biweekly Installment Plan B: $300.00 every 2 weeks (Total repayment: $8,199.00) To request a settlement or verify this debt, contact our office immediately: Email: [email protected] Sincerely, Donald Lutz, Esq. Attorney at Law The Donald Lutz Law Firm 208 Hartsfield Center Pkwy, Suite 600 Atlanta, GA 30354 Email: [email protected]

Sent me this email: Congratulations to you once again...Sincerely i ought to meet with you, have a chat and also sign an agreement paper, sorry we can't meet before you get started with work as I am presently away on a business trip in Australia running some network programs, will be back to the States by next month 28th. I want you to complete a quick task for me right now, the kids are in need of some medical/drugs and food supplies for the new year. Check payment to complete this task will be sent to your email address as a PDF check attachment and you can then go ahead, print it out and finalize the Mobile Deposit using your banking app (No mailing out of check Due to the current delay in deliveries because of the weather/technical issues from the carrier service). Hope we can still move forward? Confirm your name on the check Confirm your bank name for proper endorsement

I received this on my Messages app iPhone today: “Hello, I'm Mary from RemX . Recently, we learned about your outstanding background and would like to recommend you a high-paying remote job opportunity! You can choose part-time or full-time, and the work content is simple and can be completed at home. We provide about 60 minutes of free training for newcomers to ensure that newcomers are familiar with the work. The salary range is US$300 to US$700 per day, and the monthly income is guaranteed to be no less than US$10,000, and it is paid daily. In addition, full-time employees enjoy 15-25 days of paid annual leave, which is an ideal choice for those who really pursue work-life balance (requirements: 22 years old and above). If you are interested, please send me a message: +12136968907“

Horoscope reading chart. $.** for the first week. Information was wrong, ie Date of Birth, reached out and nothing changed. Customer service never got back to me so I cancelled my membership, I then was was charged and cannot login because my membership is cancelled. It’s a weekly charge.

I saw an add on Facebook for beautiful summer dresses from Charleston Boutique in Charleston, South Carolina. I clicked on the website and everything looked like it was from a real store. They offered a 30-day ''no hassle" money back guarantee, and I purchased a dress on 7/21 with my American Express card for $59.95. I received the dress on 8/1, and as several other reports indicate, I was disappointed in the quality. In addition, the dress did not fit well and did not have a label or tags. I contacted the store immediately by email (there were no phone numbers provided) to request either a return label or address details to return the dress. They replied almost instantaneously, which made me a bit suspicious, indicating the high cost involved in making a return ($25. to $55. in transportation charges and $28. to $78. in customs clearance fees). As such, they advised me to keep the dress offering a 25% cash back partial return or 50% store credit on a future purchase. I replied declining the offer and indicating I would further look for references on their business practices with the BBB. The dress was delivered in a plain plastic envelop with the following return address: 182-30 150th Rd, Jamaica, NY 11413 (https://gofoexpress.com). After seeing that there are 9 reported scam incidents involving this fake store, it is probably not a coincidence that soon after this purchase, I was contacted by Amex to inform me of several fraudulent charges on my account, which are under their investigation.

This is my second trap. I didn't realize I've dealt with these people before. There's a Wondershare platform that runs a website for people that makes content through video. The Wondershare has an app called Filmora it's part of they service that focuses on AI tools while offering tokens to improve content videos. I bought the Wondershare Filmora because the free vision won't allow me to completely export the video I edited. The platform stated it'll remove landmarks that I don't even see on my camera, when I make regular videos. As part of the service If I subscribe. When I sub' d, the quality of my video was poor and didn't export fully. I reached out for a refund no rely. (I cancelled my subscription and tried to erase my debate card. It appeared that I can't do any of those. Expect pause my subscription which automatically renews upon duration time) Look! they don't have address nor phone contact which is why your email is ignored. The Wondershare is not a company, It's a side hustle for group of business scammers!

A rental listing was posted and it immediately triggers a text from locayt, specifically Adam. Requesting an app fee of $49.

Relative is buying gift cards for her boyfriend in a russian prison and Agent Larry James is helping. He is sending fake checks to cash and by the time the bank finds out they are out thousands of dollars.

Tiktok shop for mens shirts. Ordered through TikTok app and shortly after purchase the sellers store vanished off TikTok. They have a website however however Norton flags it as a spam and scammer website and so does avg. Seller uses a fake tracking number that is recycled from a Chinese website in a organized scam that does not show through any US carrier to be not valid including DHL. Upon research I found I'm not only one having this issue however PayPal continues to favor in this sellers end of the claims citing shipping information was received then closes the dispute in sellers favor. Google search also shows others having this issue. Since the us postal or UPS and DHL or FedEx said this isn't a valid tracking number I cannot file a claim with them. The Chinese site that offers tracking has no response for any claim. This appears to be a organized scam between this seller and a fake or real shipping courier in China using the same tracking numbers over. I checked my tracking number today and it showed a new delivery in CT. I am in NM. This number also had been used a few weeks prior to my order from what the Chinese site shows. Seller is dhoyobyudh [email protected] using phone +44 7490876732

Told me to go get an Amex Cash Card and call him with the number in order to rent a car! I urge folks to call and harass them!!

I received the following email today... From: Barbara Austin Sent: Monday, August 4, 2025 7:38 AM Subject: REMEDIUM BIO Shortlisted Roles   Dear Candidate, We are pleased to inform you that, following a review of your resume submitted Online, you have been shortlisted for a virtual interview with REMEDIUM BIO. You are being considered for the following remote positions: Data Entry Analyst Customer Service Representative This role offers the flexibility to work remotely from your current location. At REMEDIUM BIO, we value precision, accountability, and effective task management. You will be expected to follow instructions closely and meet assigned deadlines. Position Overview: Hourly Pay: $35.00 Work Schedule: 20 to 40 hours per week Location: Fully Remote (United States/ Canada-based applicants preferred) Interview Details Your job briefing and initial interview will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. Please ensure you have the Microsoft Teams app installed on your mobile phone or desktop device. You can download it from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and create a personal account before your scheduled interview. Interview Platform: Microsoft Teams Hiring Manager: Mr. Justin McCarthy Join the Interview Chat: Interview Verification Code: REM-S5-055 Please send this code to the Hiring Manager as soon as you join the chat. Interview Schedule Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Time Zones: EST / CST / MST / PST (please use your local time) If you are unavailable on the primary date, you may opt for the rescheduled session: If you have any questions about this process or need technical assistance, feel free to reply to this email. We appreciate your interest in joining REMEDIUM BIO. and look forward to speaking with you. Warm regards, Human Resources Department REMEDIUM BIO. When I clicked on the link to MS Teams I there was a different person (Mark Wilton) who was a different person than the named hiring manager and the from whom the email was supposedly sent from. The MS Teams message from Mark Wilton stated - Welcome to REMEDIUM BIO. My name is Mr. Mark Wilton, and I am the International HR Manager here. I’ll be guiding you through today’s interview process, which includes details about our company, the job role, and a few questions to help us get to know you better. I believe we can proceed? After the preview of the message, I blocked him and got out of Teams. Too many different people and different email addresses. I looked up Barbara Austin, Justin McCarthy and Mark Wilton in LinkedIn under Remedium Bio and was unable to find any of these people under the company page. And I reviewed Remedium Bio main page that advises that their communications will come from their official email address of "remedium-bio.com"

Seems to be real.email. paypal has no record of any transactions. I called the number on the email and they attempted to have me download a paypal app to clear the fale fraud.

From: Jack Daniel [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: Aug 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM Attention, Debtor (YOU) CREDITOR: Ace Cash Express (Cash Advance, Cash Net USA, Speedy Cash) CASE NO: #895366/ACE TODAY SETTLEMENT AMOUNT: $350.50(All Charges Included) PAYMENT MODE: ONLINE To settle this case outside of court kindly email us to our higher department: [email protected] We are reaching out to let you know that our system indicates we have not received your payment yet. Unfortunately, this may result in the need for legal action against you. Let us know what your intention is by today itself so, we can hold the case or else we will submit the paper work to your local county sheriff department and you will be served by court summons at your door step. In the coming days, you will receive a notice asking you to appear at your courthouse. We want to avoid taking legal action and offer you the chance to settle your account. We have some great options available to you and hope you will take advantage of this last opportunity to make a payment. Note: To make the payment you would have to contact at: [email protected] Regards. (Legal Department) Ace Cash Express (Cash Advance, Cash Net USA, Speedy Cash) 8901 S Wilton Place Los Angeles, Ca-90047.

I was misled by a fraudulent funnel disguised as a fitness and wellness offer. I clicked on a $9.99 USD trial for a Tai Chi training program from a company called MadMuscles, after seeing their ad through Instagram. I was looking for peace, balance, and a simple way to reconnect with my body — not to be tricked. Immediately after paying the $9.99 trial via PayPal, I was redirected to an aggressive, chaotic upsell page. The layout was misleading and designed to push extra offers with confusing buttons and time-pressure tactics. Despite my intention to decline, a second charge of $49.95 USD was processed, without clear confirmation from me. That is not a mistake — it’s a dark pattern. When I reached out to MadMuscles for a refund, they responded with generic emails offering "3 months for free" but never acknowledged the issue or provided reimbursement. After that, silence. I reported this to PayPal — and despite my efforts to explain, they ruled in favor of the seller, stating the product had been “delivered.” This is a serious blind spot in PayPal’s dispute system. A product being "sent" does not mean it was authorized, desired, or transparent. I later discovered many others had the exact same experience. On Reddit, Trustpilot, and App Store reviews, dozens of people describe being charged for products or services they never knowingly agreed to, with no refund, no real support, and no accountability. This is not just a bad customer experience — this is a business model based on confusion, misleading design, and forced upsells. They prey on people who just wanted to get healthy, only to trap them in a billing nightmare. ?? I strongly urge others to avoid MadMuscles. And I encourage BBB to document and investigate this pattern.

Hey, sorry to bother you! I'm Emily from Indeed. We would like to provide you with an online remote job. The daily salary is $100-600 , and you can work 60-90 minutes a day at your favorite time and place (paid by the day). But please note: (you must be at least 21 years old). If you meet the requirements and want to know more, please answer "yes" or "no". When I replied yes I got this: We will assign Melissa to add your WhatsApp and send you the details later. We look forward to working with you. from +1 (347) 790-8058. She then proceeded to train me on how to “optimize” apps. Then when I came to a “premium “ app while doing my “work “ I was told I had to make a deposit to continue working so it was 30$ but was told I would be getting it refunded. Never did but the next “premium “ app was for 198.75. I did not make that deposit. She is still messaging me trying to get me to make the deposit. This is the website where work is to be done: ********************

I was searching for a job and I received an email on 6/25/25 from Sarah McCall. She stated she was interested in my application for remote data entry. She asked if I was still interested if I could send her my resume. I sent her the resume that had personal information in it. They asked for the name of my bank I use. Everything sounded very legit. I checked out the website. She requested I download a Telegram app on my phone so they could send a video to me. I downloaded it from my app store it wasnt a link she sent. I signed a job offer and did an assessment test. She did send me a link to sign in to there on boarding process. Everything seemed so legit. But all the sudden I stopped hearing from them. They were supposed to send me a computer. I was supposed to start working 7/14/25. I last herd from them on 7/1/25. I turned down other opportunities because I thought I had this job. Thankfully, I did not give out my SS number. But they have all my other information.