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Employment - Marketo Recruitment Team

Hi, I’m Amelia from the Marketo recruitment team. We have a position that fits you well — helping brands like Costco and Sam’s Club boost product visibility. Flexible Work: Work about 1 hour per day — anytime, anywhere. Daily pay: $200–$600. Free training, 15–20 days of paid annual leave, plus all legal holidays. The company currently has 50 open positions. If you're interested in joining us, Text 9564049589 for details. Note: You must be at least 25 years old and responsible.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Marketo Recruitment Team


Employment

Hi, I’m Amelia from the Marketo recruitment team. We have a position that fits you well — helping brands like Costco and Sam’s Club boost product visibility. Flexible Work: Work about 1 hour per day — anytime, anywhere. Daily pay: $200–$600. Free training, 15–20 days of paid annual leave, plus all legal holidays. The company currently has 50 open positions. If you're interested in joining us, Text:+17732803032 for details.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Marketo Recruiting


Online Purchase - Online Pet Purchase

Facebook advertised this Vizsla breeder (dog). Through email correspondence we (my husband and I) were sent pictures of the puppies and told there was a female puppy available. We were sent a contract showing the vaccination schedule, microchip details and pickup instructions.. Per email correspondence we agreed on a pickup date - my husband and I were going to drive from AZ to CA to pick up the puppy and even made hotel reservations to do so. 4 days prior to the date we were going to leave we received a text message stating that due to unforeseen circumstances and family emergency, the breeder would not be able to accommodate pick up as scheduled and that they arranged for drop off of the puppy by a logistics company, SwiftXprex. I am also filing a fraud/scam frame against them. The logistics company then emailed. I looked up the company online and they do have a website that appears to be legit. They then stated the puppy was dropped off but that we needed to pay a refundable crate fee of $849 that would be returned upon delivery of the puppy to us. Though hesitant, I paid the additional fee through ApplePay. We requested a picture of the puppy to prove it was a current, live pic showing our name and the date. They sent over a photoshopped picture - the puppy was identifiably a male, not a female. We then immediately received another email stating we needed to pay insurance for safe delivery of the puppy. At that point we knew for sure we were scammed.

Dollars Lost: $1699

San Diego, CA

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Carlson Shanny Vizsla and SwiftXprex


Online Purchase - Online purchase

I went online to get money for a couple of bills as I remembered I had a $200 Walmart gift card. This site took all of my information down and i was supposed to receive payment in minutes to my checking account. I did this 3 days ago and still nothing. I tried emailing and calling but the phine number listed is to a different gift card swap company. This is ridiculous as I was just trying to pay bills and they get me for $200 as the gift card shows used with a zero balance.

Dollars Lost: $200

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Cardswapconnect


Online Purchase - Cozzies

I ordered buy three get one free because of saving $66 dollars. Got confirmation on order emailed. With tracking number. Looked at tracking after a couple days said was delivered in a different city and state. Email company no answer so I'm at a loss of $100 after that did more checking and found others were done the same. Had to get a new card so no further transactions could be tried by fraud.

Dollars Lost: $92.85

CA

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Cozzies


Online Purchase

I ordered from a website on TikTok. I ordered a 8 pack of sweatshirts with no hood. It says it takes 5 to 7 days to receive product. I waited two weeks. I had received a email from them about my order with a tracking number on the day I ordered 11/5/25. 30 days went by with no delivery all the sudden it said delivered and i never received the item. Emailed them and they said they would send out another package and it said delivered but nothing there.

Dollars Lost: $31.19

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Hypeviah


Online Purchase - Product Not Received/No Refund

I ordered product online from a business called Babies Mall. I received an email the my order was confirmed. I hadn't received an emails after several days, so I attempted to contact Customer Service, then discovered the email and phone number were not valid. I found a charge on my credit card from a different company for the amount of my order and the date ordered. I searched information about Babies Mall and discovered it's a scam website. I reported the fraud to my credit card company.

Dollars Lost: $35.99

Casper, WY- 82609

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Open Efforts Corporation d.b.a. Babies Mall


Online Purchase - Good Shop Life

I ordered an item online (Facebook) from a company that was said to be a US company. It also said that they had a 30-day refund items people weren't satisfied with. I received the shirt (tracking showed all over seas) and it took about 5 weeks to receive this shirt which was not what they said it would be. It was a screen shot on the worst material that didn't stretch at all. It wasn't sized the way the company said it would be and the screen print looked cheap. Very disappointing. I reached out the day after I received it and they offered to give me $2 compensation. It went back and forth for about 10 days and they got up to $7. The website showed it was a full refund for up to 30 days. I was waiting to see if anything else would come of it. They still will only offer $7 compensation. Also, my credit card was hacked shortly after this transaction so had to go and get that updated as well.

Dollars Lost: $33.28

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Good Shop Life


Advance Fee Loan - Advance Fee Loan

I am getting one to two calls every day from people claiming I applied for a $60,000 loan and it is being approved. They are using many different phone numbers. Blocking the calls doesn't work. They change numbers often. 708-760-3573 970-809-0135 706-670-8789 706-203-3662 706-441-9708 645-213-6249 706-397-6556 706-651-6882 943-277-3796 401-385-7651 445-315-1445 267-696-7938 254-431-2212 270-649-8759 205-797-4078 Are just a few. Why can't this be stopped?

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A


Advance Fee Loan - Loan Solicitation - Phishing Scam

Continue to contact me about giving me a loan which I have never requested, continue to call even after opting out and requesting to be placed on the do not call list. Calls daily, numerous times a day, and is becoming harrassing.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

GA

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A


Online Purchase - Bright buy

Bright Buy is a scam and I fell for it. Their address is listed in the US but it is really in Asia. I ordered a outfit online and it took 2 months to receive. The quality of the fabric was very poor. You have 7 days to send it back but you have to send it to Asia. Note: they only charge $4.95 for shipping but they expect you to send it back to Asia. The scam is that they send out poor quality or doesn't look like the picture. Then when you ask to return it, they offer 15% off for you to keep the product. They also tell you that it will cost you more to send it back. I checked and it would cost me a minimum of $50 to send it back

Dollars Lost: $59.95

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Bright buy


Online Purchase - nastyjamz.com

This website says they’re selling hoodies and t shirts to match any kind of Jordan shoes. I placed my order and they sent me a tracking number for usps but usps never received the package. I attempted to email their customer support email listed on their website and the email address doesn’t exist. I emailed the email that sent me the tracking number 4 different times and they responded by saying that my package was already shipped but it’s clearly not. There’s no package received by usps still. I asked for a refund 24 hours after their response and their statement that the package had been sent because I wanted to make sure that the tracking information didn’t update and it didn’t. It’s been 10 days of no update in tracking information and no package received by usps since the tracking number was sent to me.

Dollars Lost: $36.39

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Nasty Jamz


Online Purchase

My grandma googled for the local floral businesses in her daughter’s town to buy flowers for her daughter’s funeral. This company’s phone number came up first on her search so she called them to place her order. They took her credit card information over the phone and assured her the flowers would be there. They gave her a confirmation number and said she could call if she had any issues. The day of the visitation the flowers were not there. She tried calling that same number and all she could get was music and was never able to talk to a person. She provided me with the phone number listed above and when I googled it, this website popped up. She was scammed. The flowers never showed. I don’t know how much she paid. I’m beyond upset with this company that they took advantage of my grandma in such a vulnerable state, when she should have been showed care in such a sensitive time. What a terrible company to do this knowing what these flowers were for. Because of them she didn’t have flowers at her daughter’s funeral.

Dollars Lost: $100

St. Paul, NE

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A


Other

I purchased the OttoCast Cabin Care system. It took over 3 weeks to ship. I was never provided valid tracking information. I then number on the website regarding this matter and never got a reply. Then when the product arrived parts of it were dead on arrival/not functional at all. Other components overheated when in use. One component worked initially and then stopped working after a few days. After 3 days the whole system was not functional. I have contacted customer support several times about the various issues. They take forever to reply and give stock responses not addressing the problems at all.

Dollars Lost: $105

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: OttoCast


Online Purchase

I was on snapchat and a fashionova add came up and i clicked it, the prices for the items (mostly ed hardy was nice and great priced. I placed the first order then i went back next day and ordered a couple more things for xmas. Its been a month and now its sayind it was delivered but i have been on my porch waiting since i saw it was in waterbury a few days ago. It never arrived. Neither one. And i hsve both trackingnumbrs. I ran the numbers through every delivery (usps, ups, dhl. Etc. and they all said the teacking is incorrect! Im oissed

Dollars Lost: $90

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Slaythelook/fashionova


Online Purchase - Keepcompanywith

I ordered an advent calendar in early November, it didn’t arrive until December 19th, despite my having paid for 7 day delivery. I requested a refund as an advent calendar is useless 6 days before Christmas. They’re giving me the run around about my refund.

Dollars Lost: $45

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Keepcompanywith


Phishing - National Process Service

Starting on or around December 12, 2025, I began receiving unsolicited calls and a fake legal document via PandaDoc claiming I was being sued with a bogus case number (188802174606). The callers used spoofed local numbers (e.g., 817-290-4739) and provided callback toll-free numbers like 1-888-217-4606 (extension 259, "Veronica") and later 1-888-217-6551.They falsely claimed to be from a non-existent "National Process Service" (person named "Adam Robinson," reference number 495406) and threatened imminent lawsuit, service of papers, litigation, or "non-compliance" consequences unless I paid immediately to settle a nonexistent debt.Under pressure from these threats, I made a $1,300 payment. I immediately disputed it as fraud with my bank. The scammers continued harassing me with calls, including threats to "proceed with investigation" if I didn't withdraw the dispute, and later falsely claimed they "refunded the money" but would escalate to litigation if I didn't call back.They also called my sister-in-law the same day I answered one of their calls, leaving messages about me to intimidate and pressure me further.My bank investigated, initially closed the dispute (likely due to fake evidence submitted by the scammers), but ultimately ruled in my favor and permanently refunded the $1,300.No real lawsuit exists (verified via court dockets), and these are clear violations: false threats of legal action, harassment of third parties (family), attempts to collect a fake debt, and intimidation to prevent a legitimate fraud dispute.Involved numbers: Caller ID spoofed 817-290-4739 and others; callbacks 1-888-217-4606 (ext. 259) and 1-888-217-6551. Fake entities: "National Process Service," "Adam Robinson," "Veronica."

Dollars Lost: $1300

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: National Process Service


Online Purchase

I went to the website Prelimiark to purchase three flashlights for my children for christmas. Then, transaction was only supposed to be $59 but they charged me $77.77. I just discovered this today. I kept reaching out asking for updates on the shipping because it appeared to not be updated. I never received the package and it was over thirty days. Then, I was just told that the flashlights were being returned. That they could reship them for a charge, or they could only give back a partial of what I paid. I explained that I wanted a full refund. I attempted several times to let them know I wanted a full refund as it had been over thirty days and I had not received the flashlights. They refused. I would like to get my money back. I have saved every email to them and to the tracking company. I also have what they were supposed to charge me and what they charge me.

Dollars Lost: $77.77

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Preliminark


Employment - Employment Solicitation - Phishing Scam

??llo, I'm Beth, th? HR ?anager at TBWA. ?? W?’r? curr?ntly expanding our team and ?re looking for b?th p?rt-time ?nd full-time m?mbers who enjoy watching short v?deos and interacting with ?nline content. ?? ?ur ?penings are limited, and w? plan to h?re approximately 1,000 people to hel? advert?sers boost the e?posure and engag?ment of their videos. ?? ?y spend?ng just 10–30 m?nute? a day completing ?ur assigned short video t??ks, you can earn betwe?n $50 ?nd $500 p?r day, d?pending on your participation level. ?f y?u're interested, please text “Yes” to +1(213)547 1030 , ?nd I’ll be hap?y t? share more detail? with you.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A


Online Purchase - Online Retailer Scam - Instagram Ads

Scammer used an instagram add to Silas a product for cutting cardboard for children. Once the order was placed, I did not receive any updates for over two months and no product has been delivered. The company has since changed their name to Screen Free Days.

Dollars Lost: $49.94

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Pookino


Online Purchase - Fake Online Auto Part Store Scam

Seller was to sell engine to me. But. Engine was never delivered. When I called they claimed engine was was on truck and would be delivered same same day. The engine was never on truck. Then they. Claimed engine was in Pennsylvania and if I paid expedited charge it would be delivered next day.. They claimed later it was damaged and couldn't be delivered. They wanted me to pay for another but couldn't refund me my original paid funds but would refund me the cost of another engine once it delivered. They are refusing to refund me my money.

Dollars Lost: $1700

Cheyenne, WY- 82007

Date Reported: December 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Evertrust Auto Parts


Online Purchase - Online Retailer Scam

I was searching for Christmas stockings for my family to match ones I previously purchased at Target. The brand was "Wondershop" and when I Googled that brand, the second result after Target was this website. The website looks legitimate and had the exact items for which I was looking. I placed the order for three stockings ($14 each) and added expedited shipping ($19). The total came out to $61. When placing the order, I was redirected to PayPal. I have completed many purchases this way and was not concerned by this, as everything appeared normal. I didn't realize the purchase amount was in JPY instead of USD and completed the purchase on 12/20. I immediately received tracking information but when I looked at the tracking status the next day, I saw it was for an attempted delivery on 12/20 in Minnesota (I am in Virginia). I assumed there was an error but realized today that I was charged almost $1000 through PayPal. I'm in the process of trying to dispute the charges with PayPal and my credit card company, but I want to ensure this doesn't happen to anyone else.

Dollars Lost: $994.02

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Wondershop


Employment - Employment

I was promised $4400 for my services with Rivertide express. I started to perform duties for this company in the month of November 2025 as an employee of their shipping department. They also explained to me in an email and by phone that packages will be delivered to my address within 3 to 4 business days and, they did. The first item delivered to my address was a pair of Tiffany and company diamond earrings. I was instructed to open the package take a picture of the item inside, uploaded to the dashboard and retrieve back a shipping label to be printed and stamped on a box and then shipped to The new address that was processed after you submitted the proper photo of the item to your dashboard. Later on in the week, another package arrives. It was an iPhone. I went through the same process and ship that as well an insulator device used by carpenters had arrived at our address. I shipped that package as well a shin guard for a hockey uniform that came in the mail days after the carpenters device. A few days later my login information to my dashboard no longer gave me access. I called the numbers of the managers that I’ve been provided. in my email and got no response from any of them. I did upload my direct deposit information as requested from their HR department and did get a response from them saying thank you for providing the necessary information for me to be compensated and I was never compensated. I’ve been trying now for weeks to get their attention, but they don’t answer the phone. Their automated system is set up for you to not speak with anyone only follow instructions and, that phone number that they provided us with is 888 643-5550. It is the holidays. I was promised compensation and still have not received anything. And today is December 22, 2025. This isn’t fair and I’d like to receive my paycheck that I worked for.

Dollars Lost: $4400

Madison, MS- 39110

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Rivertide Express


Employment

Hello, this is Natalie Grace from the Indeed hiring team. We have a perfect position for you—helping brands like Costco and Sam's Club increase product exposure. Flexible work: Approximately 1 hour per day—anytime, anywhere. Daily wage: $200-$600. Free training, 15-20 days paid annual leave, plus all statutory holidays. We currently have 50 open positions. If you are interested in joining us, please text +12137083908 for more details. Note: You must be at least 25 years old and responsible. This is the exact message sent to me and a random group of people, copy and pasted.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Indeed - IMPOSTER


Online Purchase

Ordered Black Friday merchandise from Bright Buy. Supposedly out of Georgia. Ended up coming from China and notified the order was delayed in customs. Then supposedly reported received 14 days ago yet just showed up and only had 13 day return policy. $80.00 for 3 rachet straps i could have gotten locally for $25. Quality and functions not as advertised.

Dollars Lost: $74.99

GA

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Bright Buy


Employment

VERY LONG STORY: I had joined a chat group about setting/closing on Facebook (found out about the profession from another third party person who isn’t a part of this company, but sells courses on closing), and was contacted within 24 hours by several people who wanted to offer me a position as a setter. I only know 2 from this company, don’t know about the others. Eventually I signed up to have a Zoom call meeting. At the Zoom call, I found out that the company (Sales Tech LLC) is hiring appointment setters, what they want me to do is contact other people from Facebook(the same way), or create an ad on LinkedIn to find other people to sign up with the company and they would train me of what to say and do to get other people to at least attend the Zoom call. They wanted me to pay them $6000 by opening a brand new credit card (which explains why they wanted my credit score beforehand) which they promised to pay back if I can get 10 other qualified candidates to do a Zoom call. (If we get 10 people, they said they could get 4 of them to join, which is how they get their money back.) There is also a promise of $100 for each qualified candidate that attends the call. I thought it meant a US citizen that has a credit score of 650. And if anyone joins, I would get 10%. I wouldn’t be in those calls, so I have no idea how I would know that. They said the skills that were learned from this job can be used anywhere, and there is a promise that they would set me up with another company to work for after I complete the training. In order to do everything, they wanted me to open a new credit card fence the credit score) and set it up to pay them the $6000, which they promised to pay back later. I was apprehensive about everything, but decided to go through with it because I wanted to improve my life with a new job. They wanted to be in the call for creating the card account and the payment, which I also thought was weird. Throughput both calls, I asked American Express (the card company) several times if they were legit, they seemed to not know. Obviously, Sales Tech also wanted me to sign a contract. After it was over, they wanted me to wait a week for the next step of training, before I could arrange a zoom call with the next person. After that meeting was finally finished, they had me create a slack account, which is how all of the company people communicate with each other. I looked over the course materials, but it is hard to pay attention, and I set up to work with my mentor. He couldn’t show me any LinkedIn things yet, because at the time LinkedIn had banned the company from making job postings for 30 days (maybe 20 days?). He said it was because someone made a job posting that didn’t fit the exact script LinkedIn allows. He showed me to start is to go to the same types of Facebook groups, find people on them to communicate with, say things in a script, and set them up for a call. I tried doing that several times with several different people. The majority was outside of US and the higher ups told me they would have to pay out of pocket. Some have accused me and some even blocked me for being a scam. I told some people about it and they told me it was a pyramid scheme. When I tried talking with my assigned mentor, he explained that it wasn’t a pyramid scheme as we don’t benefit from the people beneath us. He was also willing to get me a bought facebook and linkedin account as I didn’t want to use my own anymore given the experiences. Before the bad experiences, I had set up 2 people to go to a Zoom call. One showed up to the call. The other tried, but she said they showed up 30 minutes early (or late) and they had set up to reschedule, but other things came up. Tried setting her up again and she stopped talking to me for a while. I finally managed to get a hold of her a couple of months later, and thankfully she didn’t join. As for the other one, he showed up and said it went ok, and didn’t join. I did not get any money from them as they said was disqualified. One didn’t show up (at the time, they never told me she joined later either) and the other didn’t have a high enough credit score or make enough money. Didn’t realize until later they are required to make 60K annually, which narrows down the pool too much. There is no way I can check these things unless the person still speaks to me, which was another red flag to me. After talking to people, who all tell me it is a pyramid scheme and a scam, I realized I needed to do something so they don’t continue to do to others as they contact the whole US. (I’m not sure if certain states are banned, they might be, I don’t recall). Because I reported it as fraud to my credit card company, they have contacted me threatening legal action if I don’t remove the dispute (since I signed a dispute waiver). After waiting for more than a month, my credit card at first said it was in my favor as the company is clearly fraud, but then after a couple of weeks sent me a letter saying that they reinstated the credit and I have to pay it since I was the one that made the purchase. I would like to know what is recommended and can be done, but most of all, would like to stop them and get my money back. Please let me know if any and all recommendations. They do all of their communications via Slack App. They have since deleted me, so I can’t get into the channel again, but this is the info I saved from them.

Dollars Lost: $6000

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Sales Tech


Employment - ParcelWoods express

This was the email send Hi Applicant, I’m Olivia Parker, Talent Lead at ParcelWoods Express, and we need a keen Delivery Auditor to keep cargo on time. • Receive parcels (1–20 lbs) • Scan and confirm labels & items • Record shipments in dashboard • Dispatch parcels same day • Keep workstation neat Compensation: $4,300 base + $40 per parcel (˜ $5,500/mo) Intrigued? Reply “I am interested,” and I’ll send a two-minute video tour, team intro, and first-week game plan. Olivia Parker | HR Dept. ParcelWoods Express

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Cincinnati, OH

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: ParcelWoods express


Online Purchase

Went into google and typed in motorized deer cart. It pulled up one for $107.25 thru RossyRoll. The webpage listed Overstock.com which I googled as a legitimate website. When I went to place the order they dropped the price to $77. They immediately took the money out of my account and sent me a email order confirmed with an order number and tracking number. Order number ************* and tracking number **************** I kept getting updates and a few days ago said it was delivered to my address but it’s all fake information and I haven’t received anything.

Dollars Lost: $77

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: RossyRoll or Payfly


Other

Appearance as event venue website. Changed approximately $90 extra per ticket for concert tickets. Tickets not provided at sale, despite availability on actual venue site. Because tickets are not provided until the day before the concert I can't even try to sell them back to make some of the money back.

Dollars Lost: $178

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Event Ticket Center


Advance Fee Loan

They call from a diferent number every time, at least 10 times a day, but the return number provided is 833 487 2777 If you andswer and select "opt out" they just keep calling more. They fill up my voicemail box!

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: They don't say - just loan department


Investment - Sun Trade Lending

The company calls us 4 to 5 times a day for the last month. We have told them to take us off their list but they continue this morning. I talked to somebody and he got nasty and said I’m putting you on the interested purchasing of some funds so that I will get called eight times a day.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Sun trade lending


Online Purchase - Online Retailer Scam

Ordered hoodie off website-hoodie came and instead it is a zip up jacket. I went to website and realized....not official site and NO PHONE NUMBER even listed. When you try to find contact info, it is a wild goose chase. I was able to email them and it took days for the response. They asked for photo of product, so I sent. They acknowledged it then offered me 15% of cost because of high shipping costs (and to keep item). I responded no thank you to that offer. I want 100% of my money back - they sent me the wrong product. Why do I get only 15% back? If they want this item back they can pay for that too. It is not MY mistake. It was a xmas gift that I was supposed to have before 12/24

Dollars Lost: $109

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A


Employment - Employment Scam

Hello, this is Natalie Grace from the Indeed hiring team. We have a perfect position for you—helping brands like Costco and Sam's Club increase product exposure. Flexible work: Approximately 1 hour per day—anytime, anywhere. Daily wage: $200-$600. Free training, 15-20 days paid annual leave, plus all statutory holidays. We currently have 50 open positions. If you are interested in joining us, please text +12139565656 for more details. Note: You must be at least 25 years old and responsible.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Indeed-Impostor


Phishing - Car Warranty

Official business. Penalty for Provate use. Assign department•Approval Division Please call 888-926-1464 with VIN and current milage before January 1st. 2026. Our records indicate that you have not contacted us regarding the vehicle service contract on your vehicle. By neglecting to activate your coverage, you will be at risk of being financially liable for any and all repairs after your factory warranty expires. However, you still may have time left to activate coverage on your vehicle before it's too late. Final acceptance is subject to your ability to meet eligibility requirements. This may be our only attempt to contact you about activating your vehicle service contract. We reserve the right to revoke your eligibility for service coverage.If you do not meet our criteria. Call within five days to ensure eligibility. Operating hours are Monday-Friday 8am 8 pm EST and Saturday 10am-4pm EST. Coverage parts include Engine, transmission, transfer unit 4x4, drive axle assembly, front and rear suspension, steering, air conditioning unit, electronics, seals, gaskets, brake system, high tech electrical system, and more. This letter is to inform you that if your factory warranty has expired.You will be financially liable for all repairs. Our records indicate that you have not contacted us to get your service contract up to date. You have the option to protect your vehicle beyond the factory warranty. Please call us to confirm your eligibility. On the very bottom right corner, it states Image Copyright 2022 Hearst Bussiness Media Corp.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Jeff Morton Program Coordinator


Government Agency Imposter - Tax Collection Scam

Has been calling from multiple numbers with the message “Hi, this is Ethan Cole with the tax resolution oversight department. Based on our records, you may qualify for the 2025 IRS liability reduction program. Press one to speak with a tax specialist or call at 800-294-9424 to go over your eligibility.” and “Um. Hello, um, this is George from the tax resolution unit, and my direct line is 866-878-0393. I've been trying to get hold of you for the past few days. I'm going through your file and files flagged after the 2025 extension deadline, and you still shows a balance or some missing returns. Not sure if you received our letter in the mail. Please press one now to connect with the tax officer assigned to your file. Thanks for the new administration. The IRS has reopened funding for the fresh start program. It's meant to help people reduce or even wipe out what they owe. So they can get, have a fresh start as the name speaks for itself. You can also call back at 866-878-0393 and ask for the resolution department. Just mention your reference code or application ID if you already received one. And if you prefer not to hear from us again, just call and press 9.” Both sound like fake voices

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: IRS-Impostor


Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill - Fake Business Compliance Letter Scam

Stated it was an “2026 Annual Filing for the State of Kentucky” that $115.00 must be paid or my business would be dissolved in 60 days. It also had my business address and other information that could easily be found with a quick Google search. And it had Kentucky Statutes listed. It looked very official. It stated that checks must be made payable to C.P.S. in Washington, D.C.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Washington, DC- 20056

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A


Employment - Indeed Hiring Team - Impostor

"Natalie Grace" using number +1 (715) 944-2826 contacted myself and 10 other individuals (random numbers, no association with one another) with job offer stating: "Hello, this is Natalie Grace from the Indeed hiring team. We have a perfect position for you --helping brands like Costco and Sam's Club increase product exposure. Flexible work: Approximately 1 hour per day-- anytime, anywhere. Daily wage: $200-600. Free training, 15-20 days paid annual leave, plus all statutory holidays. We currently have 50 open positions. If you are interested in joining us, please text +1 213 864 6114 fore more details. Note: You must be at least 25 years old and responsible." The nature of the contact tells me it is most likely a scam, especially when it was directed to multiple phone numbers in an unsolicited group chat. If it is legitimate, then boy does it sound to good to be true. Nobody has replied in the group chat, which is for the best. But this isn't the first time I've been contacted in this manner by someone identifying themselves as 'Natalie Grace', despite the fact I have never once in my life met a woman (or man) by that name. I would imagine they got my number as a result of a recent unemployment application and subsequent job searches with the intention of preying upon that information. Attached is a screenshot of the text message sent by the supposed scammer.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

NM

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Indeed Hiring Team - Impostor


Employment - Employment

They claim to have packages shipped to your home and you take pictures then once you do alll that they send you a label to print and put it back on the package and then that is it. I think that is a scam and they dont ask you to send any money or anything they just ask that you send the package back, and then they say that they will pay bonus and it takes 30 days till you get paid

Dollars Lost: $300

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Cargowell Delivery


Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter

On 12/10/2025 I received a phone call from bridge credit union’s phone number, telling me they’re calling about fraudulent charges on my debit card ending in “5760” out of the Bahamas for $1598. I immediately said no that’s not me. The man on the phone said he was sending a text message to my phone and it came through as a code for Apple Pay stating “my bank will never ask for this code” “do not give it out” so at that point I put the man on hold, used my sons phone and called bridge credit union. Once they answer I explain what’s happening and as I’m explaining that I’m watching my bank account get wiped out to multiple charges of $113.99, $199.99, $259.99 from a company called “crowned coins” totaling $3174.84. Bridge credit union shut my debit card down. The next morning I was the first one through the bank doors when they opened at 9:00am working with Amanda B at the bank. Who ensured me I would get my money back in 7-14 days. While I was in the bank there were others coming in behind me for replacement debit cards because there cars were hacked the night before. None of their money was taken. Mine was. I followed up the following few days and our last call I was ensured that I was getting my funds returned me that it was just taking a little longer with their “plastics department”. I didn’t hear anything for a few days so I followed up with a message through my online banking app. Today 12-19-25 I received a call from the branch manager Teri who told me that they were not refunding my money because I authorized the charges to go through. I most certainly did not authorize the charges to go through. I was on the phone with bridge credit union telling them to stop the charges from going through. Which they did not and now they won’t give me my money back. I filed a police report with Boardman police department where I live. Any help here would be greatly appreciated.

Dollars Lost: $3173.84

CA

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Bridge Credit Union Impostor


Online Purchase - Aurora Muse

I ordered an item through tik tok, and received a confirmation. Credit card transaction went through within days of purchase. I never received a follow up email for shipping. I checked tik tok and the order wasn’t there. I followed the initial email link to check order, which sent me to Shopify and said it was using china post to send. Tracking said delivered. I have cameras. I was how when it was allegedly delivered. It NEVER came. Not phone is given, I emailed several times. I knew when I saw store was UK but shipped from china.

Dollars Lost: $25

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Aurora Muse


Employment

ashley carson was the person that contacted me, ashley carson say they work with adthena a global company that focus on artificial intelligence,merchandising,and brand promotion. adobe collaborates with major international platforms,such as amazon,ebay,walmart,tiktok,and air express to Boost products sales,increase product visibility and raise brand awareness through improved ranking and traffic. the job is online and you can do it on your smartphone or computer. the platform operates between 10am and 11pm (est)but the actual work only takes about 1to 2 hours a day. basics salary, complete a set of tasks every day for 5 days to earn 500.dollars salary,complete 2 sets of tasks every day for 15 days to earn 3,500 dollars. complete set of 2 tasks for 30 days to earn 4,000 salary, the monthly salary is 8,000 , she say she’s been working for 9 months, you will be get pay directly through cash app, paypal venmo , coinbase

Dollars Lost: $17015

CA

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: adthenaprolife


Online Purchase - Problem with refund / return / exchange

Computer generated goods from China. Return policy is a scam. Cost to return on website and via email Frim support was $14-44 and at post office and UPS it’s $1100 for retirn of goods costing $790. Customer service continues to delay and avoid and now has a full mailbox and won’t refund. Over 30 days of requests and complaints filed to company.

Dollars Lost: $790

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: James Olivia


Employment - Employment scam

I applied to a Content Moderator role. RED FLAG # 1. I received an auto generated email in Russian, "?????? ???????? ?????? ??????" which is Russian for “Error loading the text of the message.” Shortly afterward, I received an email from a "David Barnett" from the HR Team requesting that I respond to an additional set of questions to advance to the interview stage. Copying and pasting emails further below. RED FLAG #2. I followed up with a response and a few days later, received the same email with the same request to answer the same set of questions. I pointed out that I already had, and resent the responses. "David" then followed up to request dates/times I would be available for an interview and after I responded with my availability, he confirmed the interview, and indicated that the calendar invite would be forthcoming. After two days passed without receiving the calendar invitation, I became suspicious and reached out requesting information to prepare for the interview such as where I could find the names and bios of the executive leadership team, testimonials from the startups the company supports, etc. because none of this information appears on the website. RED FLAG #3. That email went unanswered. RED FLAG #4. I hadn't yet received a calendar invitation for the interview on the very day it was scheduled. Instead, twenty minutes after the interview was supposed to have started, I received an email with "Final Interview" in the subject line which was strange because I had been interviewed zero times. RED FLAG #5. The email invited me to access the meeting via a hyperlink without providing the meeting login credentials separately like people do for Zoom and Google Meet. I don't know what they're up to, but this is not how a legitimate company conducts itself. Email #2 Hi ---, Thank you for submitting your application for the remote Content Moderator position. We truly appreciate the time you took to apply and are excited to learn a little more about you. Before we schedule a call, could you please reply to this email with short answers to the following four questions? It should take no longer than 5-7 minutes. 1. What interests you most about working with a platform that supports Latin American startups and entrepreneurs? 2. How many hours per week are you able to commit to content moderation, and do you have full availability during U.S. Eastern Time business hours (9 AM - 6 PM ET)? 3. On a typical day, how comfortable are you reading and evaluating 200-400 user comments or posts? 4. Have you ever moderated online communities before (even informally or as a volunteer)? If yes, briefly tell us about it. Once we receive your answers, we will get back to you within 48 hours to set up a quick 20-minute video call with our Community team. Thank you again, and we look forward to hearing from you! Email # 3 Date: [8 december] Time: [13:00 PM ET] You'll receive a meeting invitation in your email before the meeting starts. Looking forward to chatting with you! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best regards, David Barnett HR Specialist Mundo Venture Email #4 Hi Candidate, Please accept our apologies for the delay. We encountered some minor technical issues on our end, but everything is resolved and we are ready to begin now. The interview will be hosted on Cisco Webex. For stability, please use the Corporate Desktop Version of the application to join. We are waiting for you in the room: [Webex Link] See you shortly. Best regards, David Recruitment Team

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Miami, FL

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Mundo Venture


Online Purchase

Thyroid support ad in Facebook (I should have known better). Didn’t want to commit long term, so purchased 3 pack only. Product took many weeks and didn’t arrive, emailed them and they said to wait. Finally asked for refund, they said their policy has just changed to “no refunds”. Money gone, no product. Week? Later got the product finally, foreign packaging, no mfg or distributor listed on bottles or boxes, font so small on labels is not legible. Tossed it since something felt “off”. Two weeks later on a Saturday, get email that they were going to charge my CC the next day for “my subscription”. What? Tried many ways to contact them, but no phone number. Emailed via website, replied to previous emailed to cancel this! No reply as of Monday 9 am PST, and now they emailed that I have been charged and my subscription order has been placed. Emailed again just now, doubt they will reply and do the right thing at this point. Lesson learned :(

Dollars Lost: $52

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Peak Form Nutrition


Online Purchase - Product Not Received/No Refund/Unauthorized Charges

My sister requested a specific game for my niece for Christmas, and sent a link to their site. It took several days of trying for the transaction to go through, but they seemed like a small outfit so I figured they just weren't very tech savvy. But that was the first time my hackles went up. I should have listened to my instincts, especially when I saw they went out of their way to provide their Tax ID info on their Contact Us page. Anyway, item never shipped, so I emailed them to check on my order and never got a response. In the meantime, we saw several transactions from a random scooter business in LA, which is definitely also a scam because we looked it up. The transactions were around $1k total. We disputed them. But I didn't put the two together until I tried calling their customer service this morning after my email went unanswered, and it went to voicemail after a single ring twice in a row. Finally looked it up and saw yeah, it's a scam.

Dollars Lost: $1000

Casper, WY- 82609

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Open Efforts Corporation d.b.a. Babies Mall


Online Purchase - Online Purchase

Deceptive pricing: Signed up believing I was paying a one-time fee of $0.99 for a single fax. Instead, I was enrolled in a subscription plan that automatically charged them $19.95 a few days later. They offer no phone number to contact with, I did not authorize that charge only the $0.99 for sending the initial fax.

Dollars Lost: $19.95

San Francisco, CA

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: faxlyapp


Online Purchase - Product Not Received/No Refund

I was looking for a baby item online one day and when I searched Google for a baby jumper, Babies-mall.com was the first website to pop up. They had a “sale” for items that I needed and I went through with making the purchase of $37.73 via a “buy now, pay later” app, Klarna. Not thinking anything of it, when I tried to make the payment on babies-mall.com, it declined despite me having the money. The second time, it went through successfully. It was when I went through the Klarna app to verify, that I notice two different names for this website for the payment. All of this happened on Nov. 7, 2025. I have then been trying to contact and email the merchant regarding my order. I have not received any update, refund, package, or anything from this websites babies-mall.com. The problem not email I received was an order confirmed email. And now when I check the website for a status update, it says “no order found”. I have more evidence, but am only allowed to upload one document. I can send all proof that I have regarding this scam website.

Dollars Lost: $37.73

Casper, WY- 82609

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Open Effort Corporation d.b.a. Babies Mall


Counterfeit Product - Counterfeit Shoes

An order for a pair of shoes was placed September 29 and delivered on Oct 15. Upon delivery, it was very clear that the product was fake as it had discoloration, dirty soles, material quality issues and an non-authentic Stock X tag (which came unattached to the product) with false QR code in addition to a false QR code on the label. The box was smashed and the stock X authentication materials were fake. I contacted the merchant on October 28 at which point they spent days trying to convince me to accept either a coupon code instead of returning to the product OR a 60% refund. They did not deny that the shoes werecounterfeit. I reminded them that, per their website, they accept full returns for defective products and they proceeded to continue their negotiation as to the % return they would give me stating that it would cost too much for to them to pay to ship back (again- contrary to their return policy). I eventually agreed to a 70% refund as I was tired of arguing over it and it never came. After multiple reach outs, they informed me that I should open a dispute with the payment provider. They had no intention of ever returning the money. I consider this site to be fradulent and also falsely advertises their return and refund policy. They bait consumbers into making purchases and steal their money after giving them fake illegal goods in return. DO NOT purchase from this website,

Dollars Lost: $137.51

Casper, WY- 82601

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Six Foot Oak


Employment - Marketo

Received this text “Hi, I’m Amelia from the Marketo recruitment team. We have a position that fits you well — helping brands like Costco and Sam’s Club boost product visibility. Flexible Work: Work about 1 hour per day — anytime, anywhere. Daily pay: $200–$600. Free training, 15–20 days of paid annual leave, plus all legal holidays. The company currently has 50 open positions. If you're interested in joining us, Text:+12023919534 for details.“

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Marketo


Online Purchase - Online retail scam

I attempted to make purchases on this website using two different credit cards. The first card was declined, so I tried a second card, which also failed. I then abandoned the transaction. A few days later, unauthorized charges appeared on both credit cards. The website (touchlandstore.com) is impersonating the Touchland brand, requests sensitive credit card information, and was newly registered in December 2025. This behavior indicates phishing and potential credit card theft.

Dollars Lost: $600

Unknown Location

Date Reported: December 22, 2025

Business Name Used: touchland


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