I received a text from 302-657-7258 telling me, my phone number was picked to receive 1 million dollars. I needed to text charles woodly at 326-202-7822 with my winning number. So i did he requested $300.00 by apple card as a fee for getting the 1 million delivered to my front door within 24 hours. I told him to go f#@k himself. He insist he is not trying to scam me, he ask that i trust him and send him the fee.

I received a call from Damian claiming to be calling from The Police Officers Committee Pack asking for a monetary donation. Another phone number for them on their websie is 888-297-4163 and 877-318-8627 Originally they called in June asking for a donation i gave them a bogus address to mail me an envelope to send a check. They originally wanted my credit or debit card. Today 07/15 tI received a call stating they had not received my check and wanted my card since the findraising ended today. I could tell it was not a human it was AI. They have a legitimate looking website even shows they are approved by the BBB. Thank you for any help with this. Barbara

Working right out of Dade county, “Rubielys Rivera” says she is the director of Lucks Rescue and she is trying to steal dogs and adopt out dogs, but having people Venmo her before they even get the dogs. She requests $400 but adopter must pay $250 just for a meet and greet. Doesn't want to meet the adopter in public areas. A fake Facebook page was set up and it was name Rescue by Lucks. Our non profit is called Luck's Rescue Inc. She's impersonating us. Venmo she uses is @Rivera-33C160 The person that was being scammed said they were going to report her to Sheriff Payne from the Trenton-Dade County Police Department. The first complaint Audray (the founder) got was a month ago and another one this month as well.

Several months ago, I was approached by three large men in a parking lot in Chicago while loading groceries into my car. They asked for my attention and seemed cordial; one started talking about how his son was killed by gun violence and that they were going around trying to raise money for his funeral. I felt cornered, as I was alone at the time and still loading bags of groceries into my car. They were also blocking my path to the driver’s side door of my car. It was dark and cold, and I was in the far corner of the parking lot so there were very few people around. I felt pressured, so I offered to donate $**. They claimed that due to some legal reasons they were not allowed to accept cash, and so they asked me for my card.

They also claimed that they needed to check something sent to my phone and one of them took my phone from me - I had been holding and using my phone at the time, and the man plucked it out of my hands upon asking the question. I did not want to give up my unlocked phone, but I felt unsafe and cornered and did not object as I did not know what they might do to me if I made a fuss. They also handed me a clipboard with a sheet for me to fill in my info during this time, and held my phone away from me so I could not see what they were doing on it. I attempted to look at what they were doing on my phone multiple times but they held it just out of my view. After making the charge, they gave me back my card and phone and left. As soon as I got in my car, I checked the charges on my card and saw that there was a charge for $5000 to PP*CRISPY COX SHOP. 

I received a text from Oracle advising me that my phone number came up in the "One Million dollar Oracle Corporation Foundation Annual Donation". I was also provided a claim number with the name of the agent "Ricardo Gilbert".

On 5/29/25, I applied for the $10,000 Amber Grant via Women’s Net website. On 7/6/25, I was contacted via email that I was the June Amber Grant winner. After several email exchanges, and after I provided my business account number & routing number, the scammers requested $180 processing fee for me to receive the money. I became suspicious. So, I checked the senders email address which is [email protected]. The email address does not match Amber Grant’s email address which is info.ambergrantsforwomen.com. I immediately closed my business account and informed Amber Grant. Amber Grant informed me they were working with the BBB to get the scammers shut down.

HUGE Congratulations! You're a winner! Your Phone number came up in the One Million Dollars from the Oracle Corporation Foundation Annual Donations! This is a life-changing news! Enjoy every moment of this incredible win - because you deserved it! And Here's to your newfound wealth and all the amazing possibilities it brings!!!!!! If you get this message kindly text Mr. Charles Woodley (346) 529-7581 to get your prize. Your claiming code is* OCF1M$ Message the Agent now and make sure your winnings is claimed urgently, Congratulations. ? Charles Woodley Then it asked for me name, address, age, and selfie

Save America Movement sent a text message urging me to stop ICE by making a donation to them. If I make a donation they would use the funds to get vans and people into LA to save victims from Ice. If you are aware of the Save America Movement you know that that is not where funds would go.

Offering a million dollars that my phone number wasn’t entered into an I didn’t make any donations to. Saying I won a prize afterwards.

Scammer texted me saying they were "Linda Collins" from "Gradient Give Back Winning Fund". They said this is given out in the form of a grant. They said the fund is given out to financially help semi-retired, retired, disabled, widowed, unemployed, divorced, under privileged, and average or wealthy (basically everyone). Then "Linda" goes on the say that they were assigned to contact me about my winning money of which was supposed to be delivered to me awhile ago. And that's were the contact from "Linda Collins" ended. I did not text back as to not give them reason to contact me further and I believe it to be a scam.

Manipulating general social media audience using A.I to create fake names and shoe sizes needed, exaggerating actual work being done. Shady individual, snake in the pit of non profits.

Name, address, dob, phone number, email address. Attempted to retrieve my social.

I have been receiving various text messages from random phone numbers that state a different name each time. The message states "Hi, this is Trena, scheduling donation pickups for Nspire Outreach. I would love to add your home to the driver's route Wed, 06/25. If you have and clothing/household items for pickup from here the scammer has "my personal residence where I currently reside", reply Yes today to schedule a pickup. At first the numbers were starting with (901) area code, but today this one is from the (678) area code. On the 29th of April "Trena" texted from (901) 350-6424. I have blocked and reported all previous numbers as junk, but they continue to utilize different numbers. Each number I have called restricted and the numbers are all disconnected. The last number was (901) 665-2070, same message from Faith representing Nspire Outreach. That number is also disconnected. This has been an ongoing annoying matter for at least three months now.

The caller "John" would call me at least 5 times a week requesting a donation for the PBA and other law enforcement relief organizations. I advised "John" that my phone number is listed as "DO NOT CALL" with the FTC and I am politely asking that my phone number to be removed from his list. The caller "John" would just hang up and try to call me back a few days later,at which time I again told him that he was in violation of my rights by continuing to call. Of course he would promptly hang up and again try to call me. This has been going on so long I have decided to waste his time by repeatedly calling him asking for donations to help support me in my life's endeavour to annoy ignorant people like him that repeatedly call asking for donations!

A fake ministry, donations that resulted in job loss, and over $20,000 in a single year. Bankruptcy, homelessness, mental distress, and lost credibility, and 7 years later, I am still trying to recover.

this scammer is impersonating Actor, singer, writer, philanthropist Jeremy Renner - Asking for donations to a charity, when the charity has it's own website. Asking for money for "vip experience" which is not at all true. The Official social medias do not link to this website. The scammer also uses social media to promote the fake website that this number is linked to as well as fake addresses 818-533-1091 . The phone number , etc. have been reported to the fbi.

Illegal social club pretending to be a charity using deceptive and illegal behavior for fake publicity and laundering public money with the crazy Star Wars social club that does the same. One of the guys has previously used sexual conduct when I and my friends were under 17. Another of these individuals has made threats when confronted.

Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA) is actively soliciting donations under the pretense of helping Spirit Lake Nation during a water crisis. However, the Tribe issued an official press release stating that no outside fundraising. has been authorized. PWNA has not provided verification of tribal coordination on proof of delivery. When asked, they refused to provide recipient names, receipts, or photos showing aid was delivered to Spirit Lake. Despite this, their donation page implies urgent tribal endorsement and uses crisis- specific imagery and headlines like "URGENT: Help provide clean water to Spirit Lake families", which could mislead the public into believing the Tribe is partnered in this campaign. This is unethical, potentially fraudulent fundraising and should be investigated.

The non-profit is fraudulent. The website asking for money claims projects done that were NOT done through this organization. In addition, the money that is donated does not go toward the projects as advertised but goes toward trips and personal expenses for Kreig Smith. He uses this nonprofit as a front to evade taxes. He funnels money through it to use as write-offs. Please also note that most of the people in the pictures he posted did not consent to have their image used for this company and have nothing to do with it. Additionally, he has logos for "partners" that have not agreed to partner with him, nor have their name associated with the company.

Call everyday asking for money. Told him I give to my locate police and stop calling me. I told him to delete my phone number. I received calls every day for a week.

They keep offering to pay funeral expenses. I don’t qualify bc I’m too young. Today the guy said he will harass me until I die

Received text from Oracle Corporation Foundation Annual Donation reporting I had won $500,000 and to text Mr. Dennis at 765-337-7418 to get prize. This was a group text to 19 other people.

The caller asked if it was me by my first name and I said "yes". I was expecting a call from my doctor's office with test results and it sounded like my doctor. I did not have my reading glasses on and the caller ID looked like my doctor's number. When the person continued about why he was calling, I hung up. It think the initial person was real when he asked to confirm my name with a "yes" and then it went on as a recording but I could be wrong. Anyway, he got a "yes" out of me. I checked it on the internet and they said this particular number could be a scam and to notify your local police dept. and the Better Business Bureau. I did call the Camillus, NY police dept. to report it. I also had gotten another phone call from Pulaski, TN this morning but I didn't pick up. The number was 931-207-7562.

An individual is going door to door in the Fort Wayne, IN area claiming to be selling chocolate on behalf of Purdue Fort Wayne to support special needs students. He says that he can only accept tap-to-pay to get people to pay with a card. He then charges large amounts to the card without the cardholder being able to see the amount. He got my mother for $537. Another victim I know of was charged over $1100. This has been going on for at least a month now. He changes neighborhoods frequently to avoid getting caught.

A Childhelp fundraiser on Tennyson Street asked for a one-time $30 donation, which I agreed to. Instead, they began charging me monthly without my consent, totaling over $400.

really not sure how much my Mom lost money ($60), she thought she was giving to the police fund. They got her info over the phone and then kept sending her statements asking for more. We think they had her bank info as it was being taken out of her account every month. We have since closed that account. She was hacked.

Ad on Facebook claiming to help very serious harmed dogs and shows a German Shepherd on the floor whining for help. The ad says they help dogs that other charities don’t help. The ad wants donations, but I can’t find any such association.

The Scammer said that he was collecting for the POLICE Department for all that they do to protect us.

They pose to be Rescue adoption centers and obtained information from me and did not communicate what so ever when I try to inquiry about an animal.

I came across a charity called the “Amaral Dog Association” (also presented as “Inês Amaral Charity”) through a paid Instagram ad. The website and donation campaign display extremely graphic and emotional images of severely injured dogs and claim that they are a Brazilian non-profit organization solely reliant on donations. However, after researching the organization, I found several red flags: • There is no independent verification of their existence as a registered charity. • The website lacks transparency — no physical address, contact number, registration number, or financial reporting is provided. • The donation page creates urgency and uses emotionally manipulative content without offering proof of where the money goes. • Despite claims of legitimacy, they have no presence on official charity watchdogs and are not verified by any trustworthy institution. • Their online presence appears polished but has no credible reviews or traceable history. This leads me to believe it may be a scam exploiting animal lovers for donations. I am reporting this to help protect others from potentially fraudulent behavior.

Guy said his name is Joe from police officers association.. i said which police department and he hung up on me. This was clearly a scammer.

I made a comment on a post by musician Patty Griffin about a concert in NC. I simply said "Come to Tucson". Someone claiming to be Stephanie Quayle (who is herself a country musician) commented on this post and said that she works for Patty, and that Patty had seen my comment and wanted me to reach out to her. They provided an email IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT and asked for my discretion in sharing it ([email protected]). Not seeing the potential for harm, I sent an email and asked her to come and give a concert in Tucson, saying that it would really be uplifting in these difficult times. I offered to help with local contacts if needed. The response I received in short asked me to reach out to a local charity that had contacted her via facebook and only provided an email. She wanted me to see what they need before she donated. The email provided was [email protected]. Before I emailed, I attempted to do some background research to make sure they were legit and that Patty was not being targeted because of her fame. (For which I now feel rather stupid.) I was unable to find any such charity in my area (or anywhere) so I became suspicious. I sent them an email from my work account with a full professional signature hoping to root out some legitimacy. I never mentioned Patty Griffin. I simply said that a friend had given me the email and suggested I reach out since I was looking for a reputable agency in Tucson that helps the homeless. I asked for some specific information about their organization as I could not find anything online. I asked for the name of the group (I still only had an email) and the name of a local rep who I could meet with. The response I received from "Mimi Charity" said they have been" trying to reach out to Patty Griffin, and the children there are in need of basic necessities, and they are in urgent need of groceries and financial assistance for upkeep." (I had never mentioned Patty Griffin - this is when it became clear I was the target of a scam.) I emailed fake Patty Griffin at that point and said "the jig is up - I am fully aware that this is a scam". The response from fake Patty was that it is a trustworthy charity she has worked with in the past and should be trusted. She told me to please give them whatever they are asking for, and she will reimburse me "when the accountant is back". Meanwhile, I had replied to the fake charity and gave them one more opportunity to prove legitimacy. I asked numbered, specific questions: 1. What is the organization’s name? 2. Are you a 501C3 tax exempt org? 3. What services do you offer? (it sounds like there is a shelter with children, but what population specifically do you assist?) 4. Location of an office or shelter? 5. Name of an authorized representative? The response I received: "Name: Charity..We are upcoming homeless organization based at 9460 Sierra Ave., Fontana, CA 92335. We're transitioning from this location to establish our own facility." I looked this address up via a multi-level search (google earth and via an address search on the web). The search took me to a reputable and legitimate charitable foundation by a different name at that address, with a full board of directors and list of staff names. None of the names remotely matched "Mimi Charity". I provided a message on their home page that they had been used in a scam attempt. I also emailed the fake charity one last time. "Did you know that a search for “Mimi Charity” brings up a Nigerian charity – with no presence in the United States? So very interesting and coincidental." I had received a response back from fake Patty Griffin around the same time (after letting her know I was onto the scam). She said she felt responsible for dragging me into this and for the miscommunication, and thanked me for my kindness. I did NOT hear back from the fake charity after calling out "Mimi Charity" as a Nigerian charity. I gave no money, but they do have some PII - name, my work title, address and work phone number. They do not have my home info. Fake Patty has my email address, but who doesn't these days. I posted a warning on my own facebook page and provided a detailed account of how I fell for the scam, hoping to prevent others for falling for a similar trick. I also commented on fake Stephanie Quayle's comment that 'she' is a disgrace for taking advantage of the innate kindness of people, especially during such difficult economic times in this country.

Scammer said headquarters were in Texas. They directed me to website which said the headquarters were located in Israel. Also they had said they worked with Israelis when they said on the phone call that they were teaching Hebrew to students instead of teaching Hebrew students and those from Saudi Arabia different things.

The man said I was the winner of the month of $500,000 all I needed to do was send 200.00 to deliver to my address.

The initial contact was by a Julie Leach, a powerball winner (in Dec 2015 when I looked carefully at pic) ... was referred to Geralyn E (her financial agent) for distribution of money. Because of the language in that response, I felt it was a scam. I responded to the initial contact at a weak moment, with deepening financial woes. The initial contact was 'friendly' in tone as much as could be on Messenger .. I did not give more info than a form of my name, phone number for texts, 'story' of why i 'needed' the money, no names or financial info .. but now afraid of how They could get more info without me knowing. I took pics of some of messages but dont know how or where to send ... I searched sites for people's info by name but what I found wasnt really much help unless I wanted to pay for info. I have since blocked both people, and deleted the messages, and am considering a deep scan/clean of my phone which i would have to pay for.

EMAIL ONE: Hello, I hope you're doing well! I wanted to reach out because I recently moved into a new apartment, and unfortunately, I don't have the space for my piano anymore. It's a beautiful instrument, and I’m really hoping to find a good home for it. If you know anyone who might be interested in taking it, I’d really appreciate it if you could refer them to me. I’d love for it to go to someone who will enjoy it as much as My Late Husband did. Thanks a lot! Best, EMAIL TWO: Good morning, Please accept my apologies for the delayed response — I’ve been busy settling into my new apartment and adjusting to the change The piano is still available and is in beautiful, like-new condition. It was only gently played a few times by my late husband before his passing. One of his final wishes was for the piano to find a loving home where it would be appreciated and well cared for. If you’re still interested, I’d be happy to provide more details about pickup. I’ve also attached photos of the Wurlitzer Baby Grand Piano, which measures approximately 5 feet (152 cm) in length, 58 inches (147 cm) in width, and 39 inches (99 cm) in height. Looking forward to hearing from you. Warmest regards, Nelly Jay EMAIL THREE:Hi Sarah, That’s awesome — I’m excited too! Thanks for keeping me updated. Could you also send me your phone number? I’ll make sure the movers have it so they can reach out to you directly as well. Looking forward to hearing more soon!

This scam is connected to the Sovereign Citizens movement. A website called fortheclaimofthelife.com asks for membership fees and copies your ID, passport and birth certificate. I’m not sure the whole context of this scam. It has something to do with supposed Sovereignty. Please investigate! Thank you!

Kevin Malone contacted me through Twitter soliciting donations for a fake charity that he runs "Malone Wealth Charitable Fund" which is not a real registered charity.

Constant spam emails from this website and refusal to remove from mailing list

Nonprofit organization PYG, owner fraudulently forge numbers to submit to the state so she could be paid early. Had been doing this for years but I was employed recently with her and witnessed this myself. After confronting her I was then fired due to me exposing what I’ve seen.

The individual solicited me about using his nonprofit organization to help individuals pay their bills. He stated that he receives his funding from the government, but has a quota to meet to keep getting funding. The organization supposedly assists individuals with children by providing them with after-school employment, housing assistance, etc. The individual stated that his organization pays all or some of a person's bills.

This Facebook page is pretending to be Catholic Charities USA, the legitimate charitable organization. It is preying on Spanish-speaking individuals who are seeking assistance with immigration services. This Facebook page and the user(s) associated with it are NOT affiliated with Catholic Charities USA in any way, and aim to pose as Catholic Charities USA to scam individuals into sending them money and personal information. Furthermore, the Facebook page makes use of U.S. Trademark Registration No. 4181972 for CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA & Design to further suggest an affiliation with Catholic Charities USA, when in fact there is none.

An entity of unknown type, based in China, according to the .us WHOIS lookup, is using the domain name catholiccharitiesusa.us. At present, the domain name resolves to a website that has no affiliation with Catholic Charities USA, the legitimate charitable organization. The use of a domain name confusingly similar to Catholic Charities USA's domain name, catholiccharitiesusa.org, is misleading and has the potential to deceive unsuspecting consumers into assuming an affiliation between the website and Catholic Charities USA exists, when there is none. Please be advised of this infringement.

These people have a recording that calls me endless everyday. Today before 11 14 am they already called from several different phone numbers. I block the call but they just use a different number. I tried calling back and it’s said ithe phone is are not working numbers. I’m 70 years old and I can’t go on with this happening to me. Can you help? It’s endless . I signed up for the do not call from a website but it just endless from these people!

The company is supposed to process donations for charities. I was donating monthly to what I thought was Homeward Trails Animal Rescue in Fairfax, Virginia. When I tried to discontinue my donation, the charity had no record of me or my donations. I called the 888 number on my monthly credit card statement and was sent to voicemail. I left a message with my information but never heard from them. I also sent an email to [email protected] but never recieved a response. I blocked them through my credit card account.

I got a call from someone named Joe claiming to be with the police union and soliciting donations for the police union. The number was (630) 798-6556 but it was a scam. Please verify that anyone soliciting money for a charity, is with whatever organization they claim to be with.

This company took the Obituary of my late Father in law without permission, and was using it to solicite unauthorized and seemingly fake donations in the form of either monetary payments or flower deliveries. The family did not approve of this and i am writing on their behalf. I am seeing multiple references to this company commiting this same act over and over again. Hopefully some more noise can be made in regards to this company and its actions.

I wanted to donate to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and another website came up using their logo. I donated using Apple Pay and then realized it wasn’t legitimate. It shows up on my credit card as gas/automotive

I was approached with a new truck offer and pay to them thru cash app. Showed me a invoice with my name and phone number. The number seems altered in the picture. According to the website they are only open from May to september. It is april.

Grand Valley Outreach Ministries claims to be a Non Profit. They have no mailing address, not certified or registered as a non profit in Colorado. Only accept donations via go fund me or cash app. They do not issue a receipt when donations are made for tax deductions. They are using this account for tax evasion or drug dealing