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He won money and was going to share it once I replied to his text.

I got an unsolicited payment of 0.01 PHP via PayPal on March 11th. There was a memo that read: URGENT : STEPS NEEDED FOR YOUR RECENT PAYMENT. I did not contact them or click on any of the links. I did not send them any payment previous to this. It appears to be a phishing attempt.

My family member saw an AI ad impersonating Bill Gates endorsing the “MindBoost” supplement. The ad was AI, but my family member did not recognize it as such and purchased the supplement anyway. This company needs to be stopped before they scam others.

This number has Called 7 time since 9am so Far! Sunday March 15th 2026!! The call is blocked and No Message left

I assumed that I was on REI outlet site to order a pair of Hokas sneakers that were on sale for $53. After a month waiting for tracking to tell me where and when package would be delivered. On the tracking stating that package was delivered which it wasn't. I sent an email to complain and they said check with local post office. I went to post office and found out that they sent me a invalid tracking number and that it was a scam.

A description of the events that occurred including the date(s) November 3rd, 2025 - Started watching a reel on Facebook regarding Crypto Investing and found Coach JV. Started following his reels. Later that evening I received a Facebook messenger message from someone claiming to be Coach JV. The conversation moved into what he did as far as investing. Here is the Facebook Messenger Thread 11/3/25, 4:02?PM Coach JV: Hey there I appreciate you're engagement on my content. How's the crypto space treating you? Me: Hey I’ve been enjoying your posts. I have been doing ok in the crypto space. Don’t have much to put in but just invested some in xrp. Trying to keep ahead of the game Coach JV: Are you familiar with the concept of copy trading? Me: I’m not. Relatively new to trading in general. Coach JV: What this copy trading does is that it gives individuals access to set up a brokerage account and once the account is set up and funded, a trading process will run on the account so every time l'm on profit, you also earn Me: Oh Nice Coach JV: I can guide you through a solid process where you can make ROl weekly. I'll handle the analysis and strategies for your first few trades so you don't take any losses. After that, I'll coach you to start trading on your own with confidence. I don't charge anything upfront just a fair 5% cut from the profits we make together. Me: I’ll have to give it some thought. Right now funds are tight as I’m part of the govt shutdown Coach JV: Okay, I get too many messages on Facebook so I may not see all your messages I'll like us to continue elsewhere Are you on iMessage? Or just send me your number I'll text you Me: Sure my number is ***-**-****0 Coach JV: Just sent you a text: Let me know if you got my message Following that i received a text message from him where we continued the discussion I told him that funds were a little tight during to current funding issues at work He proceeded to push that now was the best time to start as XRP had been doing good He started to talk about the program he offered and that he used Mirror Trading and offered to provide me with his code to allow my investments to minic his profits. He urged me not to share his code with anyone. I delayed in giving him a response until the next day 11/4/2025 I requested that he provide a link to the trading platform he was using so I could setup my account and get the process rolling. He provided a link to https://www.centraltradekeplr.com/ and provided his copy trading code at this point he guided me through the setup of the account and requested I fund it with the crypto I had available. I proceeded to fund the account using the BTC, XRP, and ETH I had in my account and he started performing trades. I was seeing gains immediately in my account and eventually was starting to grow to double and even triple what I started with. 11/6/2025 He recommended that try to invest $20000 into a new trade. He told me that it would be worth it and I would make huge gains. I told him that I couldn't come up with that about of money and that I needed to go out of town to attend a family funeral. he continued to invest while I was out of town and my account continued to grow. I proceeded to ask him about the withdrawal process and asked what a COT code was. He said that it was a security authenticator code to prove I was the one making the withdrawal. He said I should reach out to the Trade Platform Support on obtaining my COT code 11/14/2025 I reached out to the Trade Platform Support Chat to get the process rolling on my COT Code purchase. Said I needed to complete the KYC Verification process which required a copy of my photo id ( drivers license ) Then the support team said the purchase of the COT code would cost $3500 and that the $3500 would remain in my trade account as part of my balance. I requested the wallet address to make the COT code purchase in BTC. They provided me with the wallet address bc1q89ax22fuzyhf59x3mks36wa3vf24sfmt354x73 and I submitted payment for the COT code. Support said it would take 5 hours to generate the code. I received my COT Code and then proceeded to request a withdrawal 11/17/2025 I was notified by the Trade Platform Support Team that i was required to pay a required tax payment of $8000. Received an email from the Trade Support Team with the following message: Hey there! We are reaching out and clarify an important step regarding your withdrawal process since you applied for your COT code. In order to successfully complete and process your withdrawal, there is a mandatory tax payment from the Internal Revenue Service IRS. of $8,000 that must be settled beforehand. This is a crucial requirement that needs to be fulfilled to avoid any delays or complications. Once you’ve taken care of the tax payment, we’ll be able to proceed immediately and ensure your withdrawal is completed smoothly and without any further issues. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or if you need assistance with the payment process. We’re here to help and want to make sure everything goes as seamlessly as possible for you. Looking forward to your prompt response so we can get things moving on your end! 11/19/2025 Submitted $8000 for IRS tax payment. And was then instructed to download crypto.com onChain wallet to setup a wallet for the funds to be transfered to from the Trade Platform. Funds were transferred to the onChain wallet but i was unable to move the funds from the onChain wallet to my cold wallet. When I asked how i could transfer the funds I was told that I needed to pay $7500 to setup the crypto.com account which included a $5000 activation fee and a $2500 activation code. 12/5/2025 I was told that I needed to pay another $4500 to get a secret key generated for my crypto.com onchain account so that I could have full control of my account. Payment was submitted and the Trade Support proceeded with the private key generation. Then I was told that due to a delay in payment I needed to pay and additional $4000 due to a price change. 12/8/2025 Completed the $4000 payment to get the private key generated and was told it would take 24 hrs to complete. 12/9/2025 Followed back up on the Private Key generation and was told that it was still in process. That there appeared to be an issue with the key generation that they were working on it. At this point Coach JV had suggested that I request the trade platform transfer the funds from the onChain wallet back to the trade platform to allow him to continue performing trades. He said that he wanted to help me make more money to compensate for the added expenses. I reached back out to the Trade Platform Support about performing the transfer and was told there would be a $5000 gas fee in ETH to perform the transfer back to the platform. 12/15/2025 - 1/31/2025 Paid the $5000 gas fee and funds were transferred back to the platform. And was told by the Trade Support Team to remove the onChain app so they could complete the transfer. Once the funds were back on the trade platform Coach JV started trading again. My account balance grew to over $119,000 over the course of the next few months all the way into February 2026. He told me that when i was ready to withdrawal the funds again I would be required to purchase a new COT code 2/13/2026 Request COT code to allow me to perform the withdrawal of the funds in my account. Told the fee would be $10000 for the COT code. I make the payment and receive my COT code 2/14/2026 Submit request for Bank Transfer of my funds from the Trade Account to my Bank. Don't hear anything. 2/15/2026 Submit a new Bank Transfer Request, assuming that the previous request didn't go through. Didn't hear anything regarding the status 2/16/2026 Reach out to the Trade Platform Support for the status of the Bank Transfers and was told that the bank rejected the transfer request and was provided with the following details First Attempt Request ID: WD17*********674EZUQ Amount:$119,874 Method: bank Status: pending Date: 14/02/2026 Second Attempt Request ID: ******************** Amount: $119,874 Method: bank Status: pending Date: 15/02/2026 At this point the Trade Support suggested an alternative way to perform the bank transfer by opening up an online banking account using their banking system ( https://finance.goldfortx.com/) . I looked into the site and a lot of the links went to "Page Not Found" that made me leary to use it. So i opted not to. 2/17/2026 Contacted my bank to ask about the transfers that the Trade Platform said were rejected to see if I could get the issue resolved. The Bank told me that they had no record of a transfer being performed. The bank teller asked me to reach back out to the trade platform to get the IMAD number associated with the transfer so that they could dig into it some more. I reached out to the trade platform about the IMAD number to which I was told that they didn't have an IMAD number for the transaction because the transaction didn't go through. 2/18/2026 Spoke with Coach JV and he suggested going with the Crypto Transfer route to perform the withdrawal. I reached out to the Trade Platform Support for getting that process going and was told there would be a gas fee to perform the transfer of $18,950. 2/19/2026 - 2/23/2026 Worked on getting the funds together to pay for the gas fee. 2/25/2026 Paid the $18,950 gas fee to get my funds transferred. The Trade Support Team said they were processing the transfer and that it would take some time to complete 2/26/2026 Get an update from the Trade Support Team that due to recent fluctuations in the market and network conditions that there would be an additional payment of $10000 to finalize the transaction. I acquired the additional funds and submitted the payment. I provided them with the ETH wallet address to transfer the funds to and they said they were processing the request and that it would take roughly 10 hours to complete 2/27/2026 Get another update from the Trade Platform Support Team that due to the recent changes in the Ethereum market and structure. To ensure service remains uninterrupted and to protect me from any further fluctuations, a payment of $15000 is to be made, and that they had structured this payment to pre-emptively cover upcoming price changes. This last payment of $15000 has not been made yet and I was told that i wouldn't recevied any tax documentation until after the withdrawal process was completed. Which lead me to file the Fraud case. Last response from the trade platform site was Good morning, Wanted to add an update to my report. I received another email from the trade platform this morning Hello Troy, Please be advised that the required fee of $15,000.00 remains outstanding and has been pending for an extended period due to the delay in payment. To proceed and maintain the current terms, the fee must be completed by the specified time. Kindly note that this fee is intended to mitigate the risk associated with market volatility. To ensure your service remains uninterrupted and to protect you from any further fluctuations, If the payment is not finalized before Monday, 16th March the amount may become subject to fluctuations caused by volatility, which could result in an adjustment to the applicable price either higher or lower. We therefore request that the payment be completed no later than [Monday, 16th March] to ensure stability of the current rate and to avoid any potential changes. The payment of $119,874.00 will be made to the submitted wallet address

This company advertises a wearable heated robe with pockets, a belt and a hood. Once the product arrived it wasn’t even close to what the image shows on their website. What I actually received was just a blanket with sleeves. No pockets, no hood, no belt. It was also supposed to include a free gift, and that also did not come with my order.

The Tactic: "Received an unsolicited $0.01 deposit in my PayPal account." The Intent: "The deposit is used to bypass spam filters so that a notification is sent from the official PayPal service. Even without a note, it is a setup for a Refund Scam or Phishing attempt, where a scammer may later follow up with a fake invoice or email claiming a large Bitcoin transaction was authorized". The Goal: "To trick the recipient into calling a fraudulent support number or clicking a malicious link to 'cancel' a non-existent charge

Three charges from lavishlywild.com appear to my bank statement. Bank says it came from a debit card. I have never in my life done business with this company and after searching the internet they've had several reports of fraud against them.

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After completing a survey for what I thought was the website for Lowe's, an "ad" popped up and said that I was a $500 gift card winner. I called the number and was speaking with an Indian man with a heavy accent. He had me download a "help desk pro" app which gave him access to my phone screen. He then had me use cash app and said that I would get a gift card from cash app. I filled out a form for my mailing address and stupidly included my SSN because he said it was for tax collection purposes for the IRS. Luckily, when I got to the end of his instructions, he tried to get me to pay out the money and I did not. I immediately turned off my phone to break the connection and once I restarted it, I uninstalled the app as well. Here is the phone number: 18775139766 Here is the website: https://lowesss.survvey.online/

84291 was the number used to text me but the form wouldn't let me add it. I've never applied for any business with that name. I've looked them up and they're a scam to collect information and to see if phone numbers are active.

Rokrgeek sells 3D wooden puzzles through their website. Easily confused with reputable brand - ROKR. They offer free shipping with a minimum purchase and a discount with a purchase of 3 puzzles. Ordered 3 for a total of $187 on 2/10. Followed tracking from China to Arlington Heights, Il where it stopped moving on 2/18. Company never responded to emails, contacts on Facebook Messenger nor contacts from PayPal. It is now 3/14. Fortunate to receive refund from PayPal because RokrGeek is a scam.

I made a purchase through their website, using PayPal’s pay in 4 option. All of the payments have been made and I still have not received the product. I made the purchase over a month a go! The company will not respond!! As others have experienced- this company takes customers money and never responds!!

After paying for 8 bottles of Neurodyne Sat 11:30pm est for total $310 believing the product was getting shipped to me from the company, I researched on Sun 11am next day and realized that the email from Neurodyne was a third party company without any name and that the product that I am getting shipped is not the latest version of Neurodyne and it's sold for far less $ on different sites. When I called 3 times to customer service, each call would get dropped. The 4th call I was able to speak with Burt who wouldn't disclose the 3rd party company who is the distributorship and he would not cancel the order within the 12 hours stating that I would need to send it back with their providing me the RMA # and at that time I would be reimbursed because I asked to cancel my order and they would not cancel my #, stating that I have 60 days to return the products for a full refund. Now reading all the reviews, I know this is not a legitimate company to be receiving a product nor will I get a refund based on all the negative reviews for sending back the product.

Hi, this is Charlotte giving you a call from triple 10. I'm calling in regards to your inquiry about our programs. Feel free to reach me at this number if you're still interested. Feel free to reach me at this number if you're still interested.

I sent them photos of my ID and gave them my account and routing number

The website shows a gps tracker with sophisticated tracking. But what you actually receive is a cheap Bluetooth beeper only and it has no gps applications.

He pretended to be a Microsoft Tech Support Manager. He infected my computer with a virus and had me pay him to remove it. This happened about 8 times!

Order a set of custom cleats for my nephew. Sent the payment via Apple Pay then I sent the shipping cost plus money for some custom stamps and never received anything then to add insult to injury the shipping company this website uses ask for an additional $340 more on top of the $335 I had already sent for shipping a pair of cleats that only cost $165.

Received 3 texts. First thanked me for joining CheckGo, including options to reply and email [email protected]. Second told me my application (I've never applied to CheckGo, let alone heard of it) has been reviewed and accepted. Third used the last 4 digits of my phone number as a reference to view my form with the link expiring in 12 hours.

A scammer has been calling my wife, my father in law, and mother in law trying to speak with my father in law. He won't say what it's about but he knows when he calls my wife that she is his daughter and when she calls my mother in law that she is his wife. He's claiming to be from a business but won't say where. When you try to call back it doesnt give any specific info but says extension 5 is busy and goes to voicemail. He has been calling multiple times a day trying to speak to my father in law about something and knows his address.

It was through a TikTok add that was showing a portable device that could run any game

I received a deposit of 0.01 pounds to my PayPal account.

Bought item on March 3rd, 2026 received one email saying order completed. Sent two different request for item I I haven’t heard nothing and no shipping confirmation nothing. There site has no phone number, no address, just an email. My bank gave me a number to them with 402 area code saying it’s California, however, that area code serves Omaha and surrounding areas in Nebraska. Somebody needs to shut this business down.

I called this number after an issue with my debit card. They said they were my credit union’s after hours service during times of high call volume & they needed to transfer me. It then went to an automated system where they asked for name, card #, cvv, dob pin & l4 SSN. I didn’t give them all of this info & hung up because this did not seem like info my bank would request—especially the pin…Reporting to my credit union as wel!

I purchased a silk dress that was on sale from $350-$271. Although the material felt soft it was a shocking fit and of very poor quality/craftsmanship. It wasn't lined so you couldn't wear it even if it fitted. It had a Chinese label on it and came in a similar bag that Temu and Shein use.

I ordered about $72.00 worth of product from Evry Jewels, only to have it delivered with parts broken and some items missing. It has been over a month, and Evry Jewles has not responded. I have sent multiple messages. I never got a refund for my broken items or the items that were never sent, and they refuse to respond.

I ordered a neck massager and a lumbar relief pro. The neck massager worked, but the lumbar relief pro did not at all. I emailed several times for a replacement product with no response. So then I asked for a refund. Still no response. The cost of the lumbar relief pro was discounted to $124 since I purchased the neck massager. They have kept that additional $124 for a non-working product. It looks like they are mimicking the actual website of nervilabs.net and so I was marketed to through facebook, but corresponded directly through my email. I see now it is based out of Slovenia. It is a scam.

Their ad claims to bogo. When I placed my order they charged me full price. I was immediately notified by my credit card company that the purchase was suspicious. I tried several times to contact them via email to cancel my order but they refuse to reply.

Lied and took money from me and didn’t apply it to rent

I paid for my bank card to get the items and the tracking number was sent to me it was fake.

Advertise 4 shirts for 40 dollars

Fred Fink was given a deposit for a chicken bbq in the amount of $1500. Mr.Fink cancelled the chicken bbq the day of the event claiming to be sick.

I found this website (usappliancesupply.com) while trying to purchase a power supply board for a monitor. I searched for a specific model number and this website was returned along with a legitimate eBay listing and two other sites that looked similar. The listed item used the same picture from the eBay listing. I added the item to my cart and clicked pay with credit/debit card. A new tab opened with a very fake looking payment fields. (See attached picture) I filled in my debit card and an error was returned saying something like it couldn't be processed or didn't match. I tried my credit card and the same error was returned. I then tried the other checkout option, pay with PayPal. I clicked it and a new tab opened that looked like the typical PayPal payment window with credit/debit or login except the URL said raydelgonzalez. I clicked the pay with debit/credit card and filled out my info. I was redirected to a different page (https://vwquqfbogw.cyou) that said payment success with the shipping information I inputted at checkout. I was charged the amount I was supposed to pay from an international merchant, MUZHAHONGKO. I received an email from [email protected] with the order confirmation. I didn't receive a tracking number after a few days and reached out to the email listed on the website. They didn't respond. Tried a different email on the website and also didn't get a response. After a couple weeks, both my debit and credit cards had attempted fraudulent purchases.

Bought items published on Pinterest and the money directly paid using a credit card. The transaction was through WHOP website. Both the company Vivian’s jewelry and Whop are scammers

Said they were from business loans and calling about line of credit

Hello, I purchased a jumper cable power pack and air compressor device online from Surespark Shop back on 2/19/2026. I still have not received the product or a refund. I ended up having to go to my local USPS as I was informed that the item was delivered to the USPS. When I went to USPS, they tell me that the item was delivered to a different address than mine. I emailed Surespark on March 4, 2026 and they informed me that a refund would go out in 7days back to my card. I sent a follow up email about my refund and no response. Today is March 14, 2026 and still no refund. I am not sure if this is a fraudulent company or not. I just want my refund of $124.98. It is not my fault that a product that I ordered was mailed to the incorrect address. The Surespark email that was used in my email conversation was [email protected]. Thanks for your assistance with this matter.

saw the attached add on Youtube and placed order. Item received was not even close to item promoted. a childs toy is better made for fake teeth for halloween

As the OP reported, I received a text message asking me to a zoom interview in 2 days time for a Benefits Rep position. I had no record of applying to this company. A web search turned up this info, so I declined to even respond.

I ordered up the stitch anxiety plushie for my daughter who suffers with bad anxiety I ordered this over a month ago I never received it I get an email saying it was delivered to my post office and my post office disposed of it because it was perishable my post office never received it and the tracking number/letters my post office doesn’t use. They don’t use letters in their tracking info. Everything was a complete scam this really upset my daughter as she was waiting on this anxiety stitch plushie . And my money was stolen

I am getting 1:22 long voice mail message everyday for a $156,000 loan opportunity. The numbers used to call me are different each time but the number and message left on voice mail are identical each time they call.

The scammer was inquiring about buying my home. I shared no personal information.

They listed a Vintage 1932 car for sale and requested a wire transfer of $32,900, and promised the car would be shipped. I found out after the fact that this car was listed on several websites for sale. They car was never delivered.

The videos are stolen content from higher quality products. They charge you and then never respond when you attempt to get a refund (that they guarantee on the website)

I found a website from a TikTok shop called Attirevue. I ordered a package over 1 month ago. The item tracking said it was delivered BUT it was not. I reached out to a shady customer service which is just a bot. No phone number was provided for customer service.

Saw an ad on TilTok near Christmas for cheap Hey Dudes shoes and clothing. Initially thought it was legit and then made a purchase. It took forever to get any tracking details and then all of a sudden it says delivered. So I emailed them and told them it wasn’t and I mentioned I felt it was a scam. They said no and resent the products. Again got a tracking number (a lot quicker this time) and then after a couple of weeks shows delivered. So I emailed them again and expressed my concerns. They originally wanted to give me 70% refund but I called them out and I am supposed to get 100% refund but I’ll believe it when I see it. I have all the emails from them still. .

Met person on Instagram which moved to WhatsApp. Against my better judgment, I decided to follow the person's advice. Attempted to withdraw money (USDT) but Website rejected attempted withdrawal.

Purchased online home decor in Jan 2026 and never received it or received tracking info. Emailed in mid Feb and was told to expect the delivery in 3-5 days. It has been more almost 3 weeks.