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I wasn’t looking for anything extravagant—just a one-bedroom condo where I could start over quietly. That’s why the listing on Trulia felt like a small miracle. Clean floors. Neutral walls.The price was reasonable for the neighborhood. It looked safe. It looked real. I reached out immediately. The man who responded introduced himself as David Montano. He said he was the property manager and that the unit had just come on the market. His tone was professional—measured, calm, even reassuring. He answered my questions without hesitation. He offered to meet me at the condo for a walk-through. When I arrived for the appointment in January, The complex was quiet. I got turned around trying to find the exact building and called David for directions. As I stood near a row of parked cars, a maintenance worker passed by. David stayed on the line, guiding me. I handed the phone to the maintenance man for clarification, hoping he could explain exactly where I was standing. They spoke briefly. When he handed the phone back to me, he nodded casually—as if everything made sense. That small exchange gave me a wave of relief. If the maintenance staff knew him, then surely this was legitimate. David arrived a few minutes later. He looked the part. Confident. Put together. Not rushed. He greeted me warmly and led me to the condo. At the door, he pulled out his phone and unlocked a smart lock with a quick tap on his screen. The door clicked open. That sound erased most of my doubt. Inside, he walked me through the unit like someone who had done it a hundred times before. He pointed out the appliances, the storage, the balcony view. He answered my questions about utilities and parking. He even handed me a rental application and later provided a formal lease agreement. While we were talking outside afterward, I noticed an older man walking nearby with a young girl—his granddaughter, he said when we exchanged pleasantries. He mentioned he was a professor at USD and that his daughter had recently purchased a condo next to the one I was considering. It was such an ordinary interaction. The kind that makes a place feel like home before you even move in. I submitted the rental application and signed the lease. David provided wire ach and zelle instruction. I transferred the first month’s rent and the security deposit. Then he contacted me again with a concern: according to him, the ACH transfer hadn’t cleared in time for my scheduled move-in date. He said the property owner required confirmation of funds before releasing the keys. I didn’t want to lose the unit. I had already given notice where I was staying. My move-in date was set. Everything in my life was shifting around this timeline. He suggested I provide an additional $1,000 toward the following month’s rent as a temporary assurance until the ACH cleared. He said once the transfer posted, everything would be reconciled. It felt urgent. It felt inconvenient—but not impossible. He had met me in person. He had unlocked the door. He had paperwork. There was a maintenance worker who seemed to recognize him. There was a grandfatherly neighbor who made the place feel safe. So I sent the additional $1,000. After that, the tone changed. Each time I asked about picking up the keys, there was a delay Three stalls. Three excuses. My anxiety started as a whisper and grew into something louder. I decided to call the central office number listed for the property complex. I expected a receptionist. A leasing office. Some confirmation that David was exactly who he said he was. Instead, the person who answered told me there was no central office. I paused, thinking I had dialed incorrectly. I mentioned that I had been working with a property manager named David Montano. The voice on the other end of the line changed immediately—sharp, defensive. They claimed they knew nothing about a David Montano. When I said I would be going to the police if this was fraudulent, the tone shifted again. The same voice quickly retracted their statement and admitted they were aware of someone by that name pretending to be a property manager and scamming people. They said they would need to gather details from me. Before I could finish explaining, they hung up. I called back immediately. No answer. I called again. No answer. That was the moment the floor fell out from under me. Everything I had pieced together—the walk-through, the smart lock, the maintenance worker, the professor neighbor—suddenly felt orchestrated. Too smooth. Too perfectly placed to lower my guard. I replayed the January tour in my mind. The maintenance worker who had briefly spoken to David on the phone. Had he truly known him? Or had he simply been trying to give directions to a stranger on the other end? Did he even know who he was talking to? And the older man with his granddaughter. The one who mentioned being a professor at USD and that his daughter had just bought a condo nearby. Was that coincidence? Or part of something coordinated to make the environment feel credible? The thought unsettled me more than the money. If this was a fraud ring—if multiple people were involved—then it wasn’t just about financial deception. It meant calculated staging. It meant layered trust-building. It meant rehearsed normalcy. And what about the child? The little girl walking beside her grandfather. If he was truly her grandfather, was he aware of what was happening? Or was she unknowingly present in a situation designed to manipulate trust? I don’t know which possibility disturbs me more. The smart lock is what haunts me the most. He opened it from his device without hesitation. It wasn’t a fake key. It wasn’t forced entry. It responded instantly. That means he had access—either authorized or cleverly obtained. How? Was he once affiliated with the property? Did he exploit a vacancy system? Was someone inside the building assisting him? Each question leads to another. I trusted what I saw. I trusted the sound of that door unlocking. I trusted the ordinary details: a maintenance man, a professor, a granddaughter, a signed lease. Now I’m left with bank records, unanswered calls, and a growing fear that this wasn’t an isolated scammer—but potentially something larger. I am worried not only about my financial loss, but about the safety of anyone else who might walk into that same hallway believing they are about to start a new chapter of their life. Because I did. And somewhere between the listing on Trulia and the third delayed promise of keys, that new chapter turned into a cautionary tale. I don’t know yet how wide this reaches. I don’t know how many others have sent money. I don’t know whether the maintenance worker or the older man were innocent bystanders or pieces of a calculated illusion. What I do know is this: The door opened. The lease was signed. The money was sent and the keys never came

Funding notice. New funding amount as a result of my current economic status has changed. Phone number and and ID to call them. No business name and very vague letter.

Guy named Jim Beech called and said we won the Benjamin Edward Sweepstakes. 12 Million and a Porsche at 10,000 per month. Would send us a 10,000 dollar check we were not to cash until we received instructions. $5000. of it would be used to pay fees that they wanted. They wanted to know how long it took checks to clear at my bank. I gave them no information about me or my bank. They sent me a registared packet in the mail which was black and white copies of Approved stuff trying to show the legitimacy of their Sweepstakes. They called and called alot. I finally stopped answering their calls all together at the advice of the State Of Wyoming's Attorney Generals Office . And filed the info with the USPS since they used the mails. The packet came from an address in the Bronx, NY.

Scam email said our company ordered online advertising services with them and we did not. They threatened us with a bad (R9) Rating to Credit Reporting Agencies. Then offer us 15% discount if we pay by e-transfer.

I received a notification of a class-action settlement against my former employer, Garnet Health Medical Center. I started filling out the documents and it didn't feel right so I started trying to find out about it. Nothing added up. I located the company in WY, not MO. A scam-detector online scored them 43 out of 100 - moderate risk. They asked for my SSN, and the account number of my IRA, as well as other personal information. I'd love if this was real, but sounded too good to be true. I have all the documents but no way right now to upload them.

I checked on the IRS website to confirm i didnt have a balance, these are still calling me religiously with different numbers making it impossible to block them. Messages left: Um, I'm reaching out about a tax matter before your file moves into final collections. Uh, please give me a call back when you can. My direct line is 855-768-8331. My name is Liliana Castillo with the special resolution unit. I've been checking through some files that got flagged before the 2026 IRS deadline. And yours is still showing a few unresolved items. Maybe a past balance or missing returns. Press one now to speak to one of our tax officers. I'd really like to connect. before this gets passed on to collection. You can press one now to connect. My name is Liliana Castillo with the special resolution unit. I've been checking through some files that got flagged before the 2026 IRS deadline, and yours is still showing a few unresolved items. Maybe a past balance or missing returns. With the new relief programs rolled out for your state under the current administration, there's still time to see if you qualify for help. Especially if you've had any recent financial stress. I'd really like to connect before this gets passed on to collections. From what I'm seeing, there may still be a way we can step in and help. Um, feel free to call me back at 855-768-8331. I am available 9 to 5 for the rest of the week.

The website US Passport claims to save you time going to get your passport however just enters your info into forms you can get for free at the post office. You'll still have a $35 fee at the post office and a $130 passport fee - so the $185 is a SCAM getting your info into free forms and doesn't save you any time other than hand writing into forms you can get at USPS.

Barbara called from 411smartsearch.ca and wanted to know if we still wanted a listing with them for 2026. She said 2025 was a complimentary year & if we wanted to continue with the listing we would have to pay for it. She did not say how much but asked to speak to the marketing person. Her phone #: 844-357-8788 ext. 202.

Giveaway plus first class airfare for 2 scam

The scammer was offering a job without saying what the company was and then at the end was asking to do a background check and asking for personal information. There was no website given or any email address of the company just the phone number in the text message which I provided already.

Timeline of Events 1. Initial Purchase Attempt • I located a beauty/aesthetics product on the company’s website after being unable to find it in stock elsewhere. • The website listed the price as $64.47 including shipping. • Per the company’s instructions, I paid through Wise and emailed a screenshot confirming the completed transfer. • This payment required a $25 wire-transfer fee, bringing my total to $89.47. 2. Company Requests Additional Payment • Shortly after payment, the company emailed stating I owed an additional $20. • I investigated and discovered their website’s currency display had reverted to GBP, causing the product to be listed at the wrong price. • I later learned this was a known recurring issue, and the company updated their website afterward. 3. Corrected Pricing • After the currency error was corrected, the actual total was $84.47. • Since I had already paid $64.47, the remaining balance was $20. • Sending that $20 required another wire transfer, adding a second $25 fee from my bank. • This corrected total would come to a total of $134.47 for a product that should have totaled $64.47 4. Request to Cancel • Due to the unexpected additional charges caused by their pricing error, I requested to cancel the order. • The company refused, stating the payment was non-refundable, and insisted I still owed the remaining balance. 5. Store Credit Offer • After multiple emails, the company offered “store credit,” but with restrictive conditions :• Store credit could not be used with promotions.(which I don't see as part of they're policy on the website.) • Store credit could not be applied to shipping. 6. Additional Financial Burden •If I resulted to using the store credit shipping could not be covered by store credit, I would have to pay for shipping a second time through another wire transfer, costing another $25 fee. • With store credit, I would still be paying approximately $45 more than I should have, solely due to their pricing error and payment limitations. 7. Months of Unresolved Communication • I have been attempting to resolve this issue for over five months. • Customer service has been unprofessional, unresponsive at times, and consistently unwilling to return the funds I paid. • I have paid this company money and received nothing in return. 8. Contradiction With Their Posted Refund Policy • Their newly updated website now displays a Refund Policy stating: “All returns including exchange & return for a refund must be postmarked within 30 days of receipt.” • Despite this posted policy, they have refused to refund my payment—even though I never received a product. Summary The company advertised an incorrect price due to a known website issue, demanded additional payment after the fact, refused to refund my money, and offered restrictive store credit that would still require additional wire-transfer fees. After five months of attempting to resolve this, I have received no product, no refund, and no meaningful assistance. I am requesting a full refund of the amount I paid

Freecash uses scam companies on their website that are supposed to pay people for their time completing surveys. After completing a survey sometimes taking 20-30 minutes they don’t pay out the money that you’re owed

We purchased a travel package to vegas and they literally call us every single day for the last three years that’s over 1000 phone calls every single day. Their customer service is rude. They keep telling us that our credits are expired and they are not. They harass us every single day. The last call I got was from total travel. It was a 435 number and she was so rude when I said we do not want to book Travel at this time. They’ve hidden a scam under an umbrella that acts like it’s operating like a travel agency.

Order 68 dollars of product from company, they processed my card immediately and said order shipped. After numerous email communications with the company on when my order is going to arrive I received an email that they cancelled the order and issued a refund. The refund was never issued. They claim they are following up to see what the issue is with the refund.

Claiming to be with the [email protected], you have to pay a fee in order to receive a membership ID card. Meet in Houston, Tx to pickup the at hobby airport.

Scammer is targeting people with a reverse mortgage loan. You must be 62 years old to qualify for a reverse mortgage so they are targeting the elderly.

They already had my business name, USDOT#, email, phone number, and address. They asked for $295 to be sent to their PO BOX to order C.P.S. Safety Manual.

I brought a ring and it was post to ship within 3 days. A month go by and its still processing. So i ask to cancel the order. And get a refund. Instead i keep getting emails saying i will be charged 30 percent of my order for canceling. And i should keep the jewelry when ever it do get shipped. I just want a refund as promised iys been 2 months now and nothing. I canceled due to it not shipping in the time frame on the website and i wont get it on time. I feel stupid.

Purchase 2 items never got them

I applied for the role of Remote Registrar position from an ad on LinkedIn for Platt College. I was contacted via email about further steps for consideration. I completed the attached questionnaire on Feb 27th. On March 3rd, I was offered the position - including salary requirements, benefits,etc. The email seemed suspicious as it asked for information that was provided on my resume.

I received a flyer on my door that said in bold, red and white…. Homeowner Notice. They claimed to be a clean energy program that provides energy efficient upgrades to your home. And are contracted by “The County” Which is Alameda County. I called the number on the flyer and set an appointment. Someone arrived to do an inspection and see if I qualify. In the process of qualifying my Social Security number and drivers identification were given to the individual. After him telling me that I qualified we did a walk-through of the property. As we did the walk-through, I noticed that he didn’t know any information that a normal contractor would know. Especially since I’ve dealt with so many in my home in the past. After noticing this, I asked him for his identification which he claimed not to have for the job or personal to drive. At that moment he gave me a fake job identification number and he also let me take a picture of a possibly fake contract with the address on top. As he rushed off, he put his phone to his head to pretend he was on a call and I asked him to bring his ID from his car and he just put his hand up and jumped in his car and drove off.

Letter claiming I have lapsed on my home warranty. Letter included personal information and looked legit.

This business keeps calling my family members threatening that i have a debt.

I placed an order with Tom Auto parts and never received my part .

We keep receiving a bill from Executive Office Supply for toner cartridges that we did not order. They even state the name of one of our employees as the person ordering. We don't know how they got our information. Sometimes we receive cartridges and sometimes we do not. We have paid way too many of these blindly thinking that they were actually being ordered, but they are not. We have a company that sends us toner that is included in our contract payments. We have tried to contact the company via phone and no one answers. We have decided to stop paying for these as we did not order them. This company is very much a scam.

I’m embarrassed to say that I fell for the hello, can you hear me scam. I said yes and they hung up. I don’t know yet whether any of my accounts are being targeted. I always keep my credit frozen so nothing new can be opened.

I have a CPA that does my taxes and Mary from Professional Tax Associates said she is trying to follow up on back taxes and missed filings.

Bestticketfare advertise a flight that I was looking for at a cheap price. Once you purchase the tickets, they call you and say that you purchased flexible tickets and the flight you purchased is not available. Also, they say you cannot cancel or receive a refund, but the flight wasn't cancel because i called the airline. So, then they go buy the tickets with your card and charged the price of a 2nd ticket for their service charge.

********** Academy received an invoice in the postal mail for products we didn't order or receive. The invoice included the name of our facility manager as a recipient. The facility manager called the number on the invoice and it was disconnected. He never ordered the items and upon a simple google search, we found that this company is fraudulent.

Attempted to apply for passport online and informed by postal office I was scammed.

just started calling out of the blue on my cell. blocked it and then called my land line an hour later with same message. did not answer either call. comes up on ID as spam

Order product from website never received. Emailed owner ash Costello (now ash Erikson) and she stated she has no record of my order. I emailed a screenshot of order confirmation and she never responded after multiple messages for resolution (either send item, or refund money)

Keep receiving calls with the caller ID showing Suspected Scam. They call from different numbers 3-4 times a day with the same recording.

This message is solely intended for XXXXXXXXXXXX regarding file number ************* in reference to the address on XXX Northwest XXrd Avenue I am calling on behalf of document delivery services We have been retained to schedule and deliver legal documents to you between the hours of 800 am And 400 pm Either at your home or place of employment There will only be two attempts made to deliver the documentation which will also require a signature as proof of delivery If we are unable to deliver the documents after two attempts it will be classified as a failed action to serve which will result in the pending matter to proceed further with or without your consent If you have any questions or need to reschedule the delivery you will need to contact the firm directly at 855 329 4431 and reference your file number Please be advised This call has been logged and submitted as proof that you have been notified of this pending matter Have a good day

I ordered a sensors swivel chair in October 2025 and never got it. The tracking number expired. Can’t reach anyone .

 Ordered kayak and getting a runaround for delivery

Please see screenshot attached. I was online looking for a place to get helpnwirh my rent. This organization came up. They ask for your age, birthday, home address, and a few other questions to see if ypu qualify. Upon entering this information. They send you a "CONGRATULATIONS YOU QUALIFY" And then ask you to call this number which is shown in the screenshot provided.

Calls saying I have been verified need to be served and to call Tracy Mendoza I call the number says Great Eastern to verify myself.

I was called concerning debt I owed but is not on my credit report. They threaten me by saying it was going to court if I didn’t pay the debt at this moment. They had my social and home address but didn’t confirm my identity nor would even after asking many questions. I finally said I would pay $25 and that is all I can afford since I am on disability and limited income. They tried again to withdraw money without success and the called me to call them back about this debt. And I tried calling the number they gave and it came back as does not exist. I googled the name and any number I found was as does not exist. I was sent a payment arrangement via my email and the name and number s are also fake.

Thought I was purchasing a denture set that said seagirl complete functional dentures for $38.96,an received a small box with resin beads an fake 6 teeth for top an bottom,So they are baiting an switching products,an when checked the charge an merchant turns out to be Shinerya.com,xxxx29060NY,merchant # 8305829060Ny, when contacting them about refund of 38.96 they only want to give me 20%,I declined,

Scam site. I never received my goods. Others received very low quality goods while expecting quality goods as shown on website. Avoid this site and company.

This company advertises jobs for mystery shopping, promising payment. It then takes the reports and refuses to pay.

Got in touch thru market place / healthcare.gov and after we told them no thanks the premium is too high we started getting charged anyway. They just ran our info. Then when we called. They said they would fix it and the charges came again next month.

I ordered the viral walking pad on February 1, 2026, and still have not received the order. Order #326233, it went through the Shop app, I've never had an issue with the app before.

Romi is a “dating” app. You instantly get matched with everyone you like. They all message you first. It all seems fine…and then the paywall hits. No more messaging unless you subscribe. I did. Just to try it. You’re unable to exchange any kind of info and I believe the profiles are fake. Each profile messaged me the same way. They talked the same way. When I brought up the possibility of the app being a scam they all reacted the same way. At times sent the exact same message. This app needs to be taken down.

We were supposed to get 4 large boxes of Amazon returns. We got 1 very small box of merchandise. We tried to reach the company with no response and tried to get money back through paypal without any help unless we filed a police report.

Received a voicemail from 501-576-7116 (text attached) which referenced 866-959-0917 as the callback number.

Scammer looking to approve my loan for 156K to 200K . Call comes every day from a different number, from different names, and sometimes more than once a day.

I get up to 10 calls a day...all from a local number...but all local numbers. It is automated...different voice every time. It says "Hi this is ____ with US Funeral Services. You asked me to call you back."

they keep calling from various different numbers and i just block them and they keep calling every day