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02/16/2026
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Counterfeit Product

I was laid off of work for about 4 months and I got into the bad habit because of seeing ads that were targeted towards my needs and interests, I started buying things online. I have a crappy pair of computer glasses that are actually taped up on one side to hold the lens in and saw an ad for computer glasses. Of course, the ad made them sound wonderful, etc., etc., and I got sucked in and made a purchase for them I think around $80. Received the item and the glasses are made of the cheapest plastic you could even imagine and did absolutely NO GOOD when I used them when on my computer. I wish I could remember the company name or I would definitely be putting it here and telling anyone to STAY AWAY! HUGE SCAM! They go by the address of: Hicksville, 2650 Carlisle Pike, New Oxford PA 17350 I did look this address up on Google and it is the address for a storage rental unit place. Now as a secondary problem I just found out when I went to submit this report it asked for my email address and would not allow me to use MY OWN email address because it said in red that the email address is the scammer's email address!!! Like what? So I had to use an email address I haven't used in decades just so this could go through! They are not only ripping me off with an extremely cheap plastic pair of glasses, but are using my own email address!!!!!

Dollars Lost: $80

New Oxford, PA- 17350

Date Reported: March 16, 2026

Business Name Used: N/A


Online Purchase - Funny Fuzzy

Order was placed on December 25th, 2025. I still have not received it, and today is March 14th, 2026. I have been in contact with the company via email, and they have done nothing but tell me its been shipped. There is no tracking history provided, but they gave me a tracking number. They habe done nothing to refund me or send me a replacement, and ive asked for both options, multiple times.

Dollars Lost: $110

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 16, 2026

Business Name Used: Funny Fuzzy


Online Purchase - Perfect Garden Tools

order was made than I received an email from a different company name and was told my product is being shipped from Paris. Later given a tracking number. Tracking said my product is stuck in custom. Months went by, tracking site disappeared and no answer when I emailed the company. I checked website it is under construction.

Dollars Lost: $48.99

CA

Date Reported: March 16, 2026

Business Name Used: Perfect Garden Tools


Phishing - MICHAEL FREDENBURG INTERIOR DESIGN SCAM

> My name is Michael Fredenburg, Owner of Fredenburg Interior Design > LLC. I am writing to request a formal estimate for a custom label > printing job. > The specifications for the project are as follows: > Quantity: 30,000 units > > Dimensions: 4" x 2.5" with .0312" corner radius RCR > Colors: Full Color Process (CMYK) + a custom color Dieline > Artwork: A supplied dieline will be provided. > Finishing: On Rolls, 3” Cores, QTY Determined at Press, Rewind 2 > > For pricing purposes, please prepare the estimate without shipping > costs, as we intend to arrange for pickup from your facility. > Please include the total cost with applicable sales tax broken out. > Forward the formal quote to our company email: > [email protected] > Upon receipt and review of the estimate, I will obtain final approval > from my Aunt and will promptly forward the print-ready artwork files > and advance payment to begin production. and - Hi Tiffany, Thank you for your quick response and for clarifying the roll vs. sheet situation. Yes, we can absolutely take the labels in sheets instead of rolls—that works perfectly for us. Please go ahead and provide the estimate based on sheet-cut labels with the same specifications: Quantity: 30,000 units Dimensions: 4" x 2.5" with .0312" corner radius RCR Colors: Full Color Process (CMYK) + a custom color Dieline Artwork: A supplied dieline will be provided. Finishing: Sheet cut As mentioned in my original request, please prepare the estimate without shipping costs, as we plan to arrange for pickup from your facility. Be sure to include the total cost with applicable sales tax broken out. I’ve also attached the print file for the labels for your reference. These labels are for packaging coffee paper pouch bags, so please let me know if you have any additional questions or need further details to proceed. Looking forward to your quote! Best regards, Michael Fredenburg Fredenburg Interior Design LLC Ph: 970-433-6256

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Bellefonte, PA- 16823

Date Reported: March 16, 2026

Business Name Used: Michael Fredenburg Interior Design


Identity Theft - Identity theft

Hi, I recently discovered that my personal information was involved in a data breach. While reviewing my credit report I noticed a credit card account on file that I did not open and was never aware of. This account is fraudulent and was opened without my authorization. I am requesting that this account be immediately investigated, removed from my credit file once confirmed fraudulent. Thank you.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 16, 2026

Business Name Used: N/A


Employment - DispatchHealth / impostor

I've written this up multiple times and the form never saves. In a nutshell they offered me a position, seemed legitimate until they asked for a picture of my credit card

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 16, 2026

Business Name Used: DispatchHealth / impostor


Employment - Quest Holdings SA

Mar 11, 2026 Received an email from [email protected] to set up and interview with Maria Damanaki. The interview was all in chat on MS teams. Got an immediate job offer. Received offer letter via teams chat as their emails didnt seem to be coming through, last chat before i blocked them they were asking to take a look i guess they thought i was going to let them remote into my computer. I have blocked them on teams.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 16, 2026

Business Name Used: Quest Holdings SA


Counterfeit Product - Susan jewelry

They charge you a supposed discount price for their cheap stuff. And won't give you a refund when you want to return it. You'd get better quality from a gumball machine

Dollars Lost: $89

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Susan jewelry


Counterfeit Product - Susan jewelry

Same as everyone else here. Absolutely poor bubblegum crap. Youll nbr het your money back from them. So if they offer anything Take it. Hopefully more people will check them out before they get ripped off.

Dollars Lost: $65

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Susan jewelry


Phishing - First tech credit union / impostor

Mail asking me to call a number not associated with my bank:

We have been trying to reach you regarding a matter of importance as it relates to your mortgage. Please call 1-833-408-1586.

Thank you

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: First tech credit union / impostor


CryptoCurrency - CryptoCurrency 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

Dollars Lost: $74000

New York, NY

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Central Trade Hub


Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes

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

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Quincey, MA

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Lottery winner


Phishing - Phishing - Unsolicited Payment Scam

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.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: McClure Business Strategies LLC


Online Purchase - Online Retailer Scam

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.

Dollars Lost: $53

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: REI OUTLET


Online Purchase - Online Retailer Scam

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.

Dollars Lost: $89

Largo, FL

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: MindBoost


Phishing - Phishing Scam

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

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: N/A


Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill - Fake Vehicle Warranty Notice Scam

Received a letter telling me to contact a specific number regarding my factory warranty coverage, and that if I neglect said coverage that I would be liable for all repairs after "factory warranty" expires. No return address, other than the postal address is sent from zip code 63155 permit 5497. No labeling of government body or private company, only vehicle make, year, and model as well as "Official Business," "Penalty for Private Use, $300," and "Final Notice" at the top of the page. It's signed by James Winters and gives the number 1-888-535-0247.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Fort Washington, MD- 20744

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Official Business - Name on letter: James Winters


Online Purchase - Digital Future Gadget Central / United Healthcare / impostor

I was sent an email from United Healthcare (my insurance). Telling me to take a survey to win a toothbrush kit. I took the survey and was told all I had to do was pay $14.95 for shipping of the toothbrush kit. I paid the shipping but have not received the toothbrush kit. On March 13th I was charged $73.54 for membership. I called the company number after looking it up on Google. I was told I signed up for a membership to shop at their store and that the information was on the charging page. I double checked and there was no information on the page about membership or additional costs. The girl told me too bad. They will not refund the fraudulent charges. I filed a report with the FTC and now the BBB. I will contact my bank Monday morning. This company hid what they planned to do. I did not receive an email or anything from this company other than the survey that they fraudulently put in United Healthcare's name so I would believed this was a trusted company.

Dollars Lost: $88.49

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Digital Future Gadget Central


Online Purchase - Dearscloth

Online website. They didn’t mention from other country. Although I emailed several times to cancel and refund money, they kept assuring me it was on the way. Order placed February 11. I finally received a package two days ago and it wasn’t what I ordered. Requested again for refund today.

Dollars Lost: $64.06

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Dearscloth


Phishing - Phishing Scam - Fake Fraud Alert - PayPal Impostor

Fake email from PayPal claiming that someone deposited money into my account (0.01 PHP), and to contact support if it was unauthorized.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: N/A


Online Purchase - Vootap LLC

I purchased a Generac GP3300i generator for 477.16 on 2/9/26. When I sent a request to [email protected] asking for a shipping confirmation or tracking number, my email was returned as non-deliverable / no such email address. I tried again with same result.

Dollars Lost: $477.16

Parker, CO- 80138

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Vootap LLC


Online Purchase - Online Retailer Scam

I placed the order on 1/5/2026 for 74.11$ and on 2/6/2026 I sent an email asking about the delivery they responded it was on its way they would send me updated tracking information. For 3 days it said in transport and then boom delivered !!!! I was home all day w from door open. On day 4 it claimed to be delivered on day 3 to my home! There response was to go around my neighborhood and ask all my neighbors. I told them it was not at my neighbors. Then they claim their pride and integrity on customer service so they are gonna send it all out again..... so 2 days later I get a new email w tracking number and the website and again same amt of time it says in transit then it says delivered on day 3 and again it's never delivered so I happened to google the delivery service and it immediately showed up w scam warnings for the delivery service for "this package" and then the other package has a different delivery service and that one is also listed as a scam delivery service!!!

Dollars Lost: $74.11

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Evvi wear


Counterfeit Product - Online Retailer Scam

The website is at laurellenewyork.com; it claims to be a New York daughter/mother clothing business open Monday-Friday 9-6pm and Sat/Sun 10-5pm. They do not list a phone number on the site. The site seemed legit. I've been admiring the pictures of their clothes for ages and finally ordered. I ordered a knit sweater and received a shirt with a fuzzy picture of the sweater on it made of the worst artificial material I have seen. It is clearly a Chinese fraud site.

Dollars Lost: $400

New York City, NY- 90000

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Laurelle New York


Online Purchase - Gecko for adoption

They acted like a reptile breeder. They initially asked for 175$ for a gecko. Then the “shipping company” asked for a heating box fee to ship the animal which was 149$. Then when the animal was supposedly 45 minutes away they asked for a 110$ insurance fee. To which I refused realizing it was a scam. They continue to harass and email me attempting to bargain about the insurance fee.

Dollars Lost: $324

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Gecko for adoption


Other

Hello , the young women name is Caleah Pulley. She is located in Baltimore Maryland at 1509 east Baltimore 21213. She goes by the name Cpstyless._ on Instagram and TikTok . Caleah is a Baltimore hairstylist that does hair with no certification . She put bald spots in clients hair . Recently caleah scammed several customers of deposits through 1 on 1 hair classes . She refuses to send deposits back when she always states her deposits are refundable. She post and brag online when she scams people out their money . When you ask for your money she sends really hateful and unprofessional messages . Often calling you a female dog and saying really disgusting things to her clients . I have several messages and videos of caleah scamming people and boasting about it online. She has no certifications in hair. She has no hair license . She has left many customers unsatisfied and has not been paying her customers their services . She will cancel last minute appointments without giving you your money back . Caleah also does unlicensed hair while blowing vape smoke in her clients face . Some clients have asked her to stopped and she snapped leaving to customers never coming back .

Dollars Lost: $300

Baltimore, MD- 21213

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Cpstyless._


Tech Support

A person called me and said I had a 400 and some dollar charge on my Apple Card, which I don’t have an Apple Card and you even gave me website that I supposedly used wanted to know the last four numbers of my Social Security number which I gave him then I realize that was being scammed. I called Apple support the next day and they said that they never do that. He even gave me a fake name and employee number which was fake. I blocked his number and haven’t heard from him since he was able to take control of my phone. I couldn’t even shut it off.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

DC

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: APPLE SUPPORT


Phishing

I ASSUMED I CALLED MY BANK AND TWICE 2 SCAMMERS REQUESTED INFO THAT WASN'T NECESSARY TO ASK FOR.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

BALTIMORE, MD

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: BANK


Phishing - Spiritual/Psychic Insight by Matthew

My young adult fell victim to believing that these spiritual psychic healer could help improve her life. These online theives preyed on her vulnerability and when my young adult child requested to stop payments they verbally threatened her via phone and text saying that bad things would happen to her and her family. My young adult child became terrified and resulted to lying to her family in believing these scammers. They used Cashapp and names such as Anthony, David and a few others.

Dollars Lost: $4100

NV

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Spiritual/Psychic Insight by Matthew


Online Purchase - LAIDBACKGUYS.COM

SUPPOSED TO BE ORDERING A HOODIE AND AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS NEVER GOT IT IN THE MAIL .

Dollars Lost: $39.95

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: LAIDBACKGUYS.COM


Online Purchase - Free trial

I signed up for a free trial and cancelled right away. They still charged me the initial $10 and $39 twice after that.

Dollars Lost: $90

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Fabulous sas


Counterfeit Product

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.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Cozyco


Online Purchase - Online Purchase Scam

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

Dollars Lost: $0.0

La Plata, MD- 20646

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: mcclure business strategies LLC


Online Purchase - Lavishly wild

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.

Dollars Lost: $87

OH

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Lavishly wild


Employment - YouTube Imposter

I'm Goldie, a YouTube Customer Service Manager. Want to start a business from home and earn over $10,000 a month? Daily Earnings: $200-$600, paid daily, no delays. Benefits: We not only offer high salaries, but also care about your future. Medical insurance and education allowance are provided after the probationary period. Easy to Learn: Responsible for increasing YouTube video views; simple operation, one-on-one free guidance from professional mentors. Requirements: 25 years and older, flexible work location, full-time/part-time. This opportunity is fleeting; only 5 people are being recruited this time. Please text 2023696608 now to learn more. (No experience required; we value reliability more than background. Reply "ok" and reopen the text message to see our contact information directly.)

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: YouTube


Online Purchase - Amazon / impostor / Pallets

Me meti en marketplace de mi Facebook y salia que una vez al año Amazon vendia pallet con articulos de devolucion , agarre un pallet porque decia pallet y esto fue have alrededor de 1 mes y bueno el dia viernes revise mi correo postal y encontré una caja mysteriosa con unos audifonos chinos , de super mala calidad Que si Los cojes en Temu te salen 2 dólares. Quiero mi dinero de vuelta

I went on the Marketplace on my Facebook and it said that once a year Amazon sold pallets with returned items. I bought a pallet because it said “pallet,” and this was about a month ago. Well, on Friday I checked my mailbox and found a mysterious box with some Chinese headphones of very poor quality. If you buy them on Temu they cost about 2 dollars. I want my money back.

Dollars Lost: $80

Kent, WA- 98032

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Amazon / impostor / Pallets


Online Purchase - Amazon / impostor / Bkgamefree.com

Advertising on Pinterest that Amazon has over flow of items so they sell them at a cheaper price. I bought a so called laptop, MacBook 2023.

Dollars Lost: $78

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Amazon / impostor / Bkgamefree.com


Phishing - Phishing Scam

Please do not ask him for any personal information or attempt to give him any more money like I did it will help you in the long run and I hope this will help also please report him as well and close his account on Facebook Apple pay

Dollars Lost: $2250

Unknown, PA

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Agent Washington Smith


Employment - Westaff / impostor

They asked if i was available for work. I said no, and asked them where they got my number. They ignored that i said no and rapidly sent 4 text faster then could be typed. (Automation of some sort.) I replied asking a question to see if it was an LLM. I got no response.

(775) 481-6158

Hi! Are you still open for work?

I am not, may I ask where you found this number at?

I’m Lori at Westaff company.

Yes! We have both P-T and F-T opening.

First, Are you over 20 with a citizenship or a valid permit?

Can I tell you more if you’re eligible?

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Westaff / impostor


Online Purchase - Bigdasport

I ordered a jersey online just after the super bowl. They stated delivery would take 15-22 business days. They also provided a USPS tracking number link. The tracking stated it was coming out of Los Angeles. As the deadline approached the tracking status never changed. I reached out to their support team and they stated there was a system error and should provide status in 5-7 business days. After this I requested a refund and have not heard back since.

Dollars Lost: $80

Boulder, CO- 80302

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Bigdasport


Online Purchase - Talbots / impostor

Bill read "Antetoon", under the umbrella of Talbots. Phone read NY on credit card bill, when called it registered on phone as Georgia. Billed Feb. 19, 2026 Bank knows about this transaction and are sending material to process as fraud. WAS UNABLE TO USE MY REGULAR EMAIL, notice said SCAMMER USING IT.

Dollars Lost: $35.94

NY

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Talbots / impostor


Romance - Romance Scam

I believe this website is scamming users by using our profiles to send fake messages that are not actually written or sent by us. They charge us to access the website, which is essentially useless without their "VIP Subscription." Then once you can finally view and send messages, the messages you receive are all canned and sound like the exact same voice/tone/style. The people on these profiles from the messages are not the people sending the messages.

Dollars Lost: $42.81

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: StonerSingles


Online Purchase

I placed an order on March 1, 2026 via their website and the shipping method listed in my confirmation email as "Free Priority Delivery (5-8 Days)." On day 8, I contacted them via their email (there is no phone number listed on the website) and asked for shipping confirmation. I received no response. Two days later, I contacted them again with no response received. I waited another day, contacted them again and said that if I didn’t hear back within 24 hours I would be requesting a chargeback and reporting the website as fraudulent. Again, I didn’t receive a response. It’s now been two weeks since my initial order and after multiple attempts to contact them, no response. This is a fraud and buyers should be aware. I’ve requested my credit card refund me.

Dollars Lost: $169.99

Ottawa, ON- K1Y 3A8

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Woodly


Online Purchase

Ordered online Feb.18/26. Inquired by email, and they 'Olivia' responded apologizing for delay, just had baby, was enlisting help to start sending orders out by Mar.4th from warehouse and then tracking would be available 7-9 delivery, gave coupon discount code:SORRY20 with 72 hour expiry. Reached back out to them two more times inquiring about product not yet received-all communications stopped. No longer can view my order- click and link broken.

Dollars Lost: $72

Ottawa, ON- K1Y 3A8

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Woodly


Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes - Powerball Scam

Hi, congratulations to you!  This is James Farthing Powerball winners in Kentucky April 26, 2025 . The day we won has been the greatest moment of our lives, and it's a day we will never forget and cherish the most, both for us and for our whole family and everyone around us. We are truly grateful for the amazing surprise that God has given to me and my family. We won $167.3 million and have decided to share some of our winnings randomly with those selected, giving each person $800, 000.00  As the Bible says, "givers never lack." This is a great opportunity for you and for everyone who receives this message. Don’t miss or neglect your opportunity the way I didn’t miss mine. Here is your winning code : NYM800,000 . To proceed, kindly send your winning code and your full name to Agent David Raymond . Text +1 (503) 841 3062 ..  He is the agent in charge and will guide you on how to receive your winnings. Congratulations once again!!

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: James Farthing Power Ball winner


Phishing - Mortgage Scam

Fake mortgage scam. Threw the mail item in the trash.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: N/A


Online Purchase

I saw an add with them collabing with comfrt clothing. Everything looked very legit. They had a good deal on a bunch do stuff I ordered 6 things and never received one item and have contacted them they said they would resend my package sent me my tracking info and everything half the time the app doesn’t rlly work. But still saying I have received it yet again and I still have no package and haven’t heard anything!

Dollars Lost: $50

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Divaurea


Employment - Clear Barrel Shipping

. They contacted me with a job offer. that I thought was legit because I had put my application in so many places so I took the job. They offered $4300 a month salary and sent me an I-9 to fill out so they knew how much taxes to take out for me everything seemed legit. I got packages in the mail. I would have to open and inspect them, take pictures of product, post pictures and get a shipping label and go to UPS store and resend the products this lasted for a month when they were supposed to pay me they came up with an excuse saying I hadn’t logged on for three days (and I had have proof that I had) per our contract agreement, they said I didn’t follow their rules and ghosted me.

Dollars Lost: $2800

Great Falls, MT- 59404

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Clear Barrel Shipping


Retail Business

The service is impossible to cancel. They are a supposed security service.

Dollars Lost: $1000

Unknown Location

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Canary.is


Advance Fee Loan - Borrowly

Ordered new credit card, was sent to old address, wasnt sure if related. Received several calls and texts within same day or two. Calls from Bravaro, 678 273 5206, 678 273 5207, 305 315 2658, 844, 499 4078. A few others.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

WA

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Borrowly


Phishing - Mortgage Phishing Scam

Phishing attempt after closing on mortgage

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Asheville, NC- 28816

Date Reported: March 15, 2026

Business Name Used: Mortgage Services Group LLC


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