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Online Purchase - Moco Boutique AKA Opulineza

Opulineza is posing as an online store called Moco Boutique. They’re using the same models, information, and descriptions of items sold by Moco Boutique at deeply discounted prices.

Dollars Lost: $37.08

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Moco Boutique AKA Opulineza

Phishing

This person came to me via Facebook market place and messenger, asking me for my price range in a rental. So he shows me a picture of the house insides. And address. Tells me all about the rental and how he's not intrested so much in the money, just wants the tenant to keep clean. Do a on line check on me and my info, at a fee of 70$. That's when I came to you guys. And also checked there is one other person that this person scammed.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Indianapolis, IN- 46203

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Low income rental

Other

This place texted me looking for my mother. When I gave the number a call someone claimjng to be Marcus Turner told me that my mom owed 5,000 to lending bear or speedy casn from back in 2015. I know for a fact she did not take a lon from lendjng bear or speedy cash in 2025. He sounded so convincing, he had all of her information. They almost got me for a recurring payment plan of 262.87.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: United Recovery Solutions

Online Purchase - TRANSPIZO Delivery

Delivery of a package yet months later thousands per month still no package delivered and still as of 8/27 charging me

Dollars Lost: $8000

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: TRANSPIZO Delivery

Debt Collections

Received email claiming be with student loan department. Used an address that isn’t mine

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A

Employment - Scion Staffing IMPOSTER

Olivia Grant Scion Staffing remote job offer

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Scion Staffing IMPOSTER

Phishing - Phishing - Herry Darren

Although the imposter country of origin is not known, he pretended to be in Canada. He approached me, pretending to be interested in buying a boat I listed on Autotrader.ca He apprached me over email Herry Darren [email protected] and pretened to be ready to buy the boat immediately, if I provide him a report from datrix. Since I have received several such scamming messages, I imediately blocked the user. This has become a very common menace and I have received about 20 such messages where they ask me to buy a report for $70 or so. These sites are known for stealing identiy and financial information and reusing these for larger sums

Dollars Lost: $0.0

ON-

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Herry Darren

Worthless Problem-solving Service - College Prep Tutors

College Prep Tutors - Impostor. A person named "Louis" called to offer a ACT/SAT prep software. He said it would be mailed. He knew my son's name and where we lived. He said if we kept the software over 30 days, we would be charged $249.95. He asked for a credit card for a soft charge. I told him i was not comfortable giving that info over the phone and the man hung up.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Geneva, OH

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: College Prep Tutors

Online Purchase - Sundance

Fake Facebook adds for deep discounts at Sundance closing sale which directed you to their imposter website. Elivone.com and Elivina.com

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Sundance

Employment - Employment Scam

Contacted me about a job offer for Executive Assistant (Remote) position. They contacted me through Teams app on Microsoft and that's how we communicated. They sent me a form to answer more interview questions and personal information, including who I bank with but not numbers to access my account.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Birmingham, AL- 35243

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: AC FUNDING FINANCIAL SERVICES

Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill - Fake Invoice Email Phishing Scam

Received "overdue" invoice for consulting services not ordered/received from unknown email address. Attachments not opened.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Corey Titus LLC

Debt Collections

Stated that my student loan payment freeze was under review and if I didn’t respond, it would automatically restart

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Student Loan Debt Department

Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes

Lottery winner said I had been picked to receive $300,000.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Julie Leetch

Phishing - Student Loans Phishing

I was contacted by email about a student loan freeze that they said was going to be reactivated and to call 877-809-3228 or they would start collection. My student loan was dissolved for disability.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown, AL

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Joseph Jackson

Phishing - Verizon Imposter - Phishing Scam

I received an email saying I have a "surprise inside" with an attached file. It said something about winning a laptop. It also mentioned it was coming from schools that I do not participate in.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A

Phishing - Prime Publishing Books

I was contacted by someone claiming to represent Prime Publishing Books with an offer to publish my book. They said my manuscript had been selected for publishing and promised distribution, marketing, and placement on platforms like Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The representative claimed the full publishing package typically cost $3,000, but offered it to me at a “discounted” rate of $800 if I acted quickly. After I paid the $800, they continued to communicate via email, saying they were excited to help publish my book and even sent a series of illustrations that appeared to be generated using AI—generic and low-quality. They promised services like editing, cover design, and marketing, but very little was actually delivered. Later, they contacted me again with a new offer: a contractor had supposedly reached out wanting to purchase a large quantity of my book, ******* *** ******* ****, as part of an Alopecia Awareness Month campaign. They presented two options for participation, both involving significant financial contributions on my part. Here is the exact language from their email: "I am pleased to follow up regarding the national distribution opportunity for ******* *** ******* **** and the forthcoming Alopecia Awareness Month campaign... Option 1 – Shared Commitment Model (2,000-Unit Minimum Print Run) ...Author-side investment of $5,000 for your 1,000 units. Option 2 – Publisher-Funded Production with Author-Supported Marketing ...You would contribute $2,000–$3,000 toward marketing initiatives." The email was written to sound highly professional, offering promises of national exposure, book sales, and long-term positioning in the market. However, the entire operation felt manipulative—pressuring me into spending thousands more based on unverifiable claims about a distributor’s interest and a supposed national campaign. After further research, I discovered similar stories from other authors who were approached by Prime Publishing Books under nearly identical circumstances. In my experience, this appears to be a scam targeting self-published authors, offering fake discounts and fabricated distribution opportunities, with no intention of delivering professional publishing services or real returns.

Dollars Lost: $800

East Orange, NJ- 07018

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Prime Publishing Books

Online Purchase

I purchased 3 light sabers from SWA Sabers on 5/13/2025 during a Buy 1, Get 2 Free promotion. The total amount was $247.00 and was paid on my bank debit card. Since that time, I have never received my product or any communication from the company. I have reached out to their contact information provided on the web site 5 times with no response. I tried their AI chat on their site twice and asked for a tracking number and received no response. I posted a review based on an e-mail sent about the purchase (which was never received) and received no response or follow-up. This company is fraudulent, not reputable and should be considered a scam.

Dollars Lost: $247

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: SWA Sabers

Debt Collections

We recently purchased a hay tedder, and so at first it seemed legitimate as they used the financing company's information. Once I looked into it, by looking up the address we were to send the payment, it became clear that it was a scam. We then called the place we had purchased the piece of equipment and were told it is a scam.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Columbus, OH- 43220

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: OHIO UCC Statement Service

Phishing

Scammer contacted our office by phone to follow up on a fax request sent for a back brace for a patient. Fax from "Synergy" had a letter of medical necessity for DME (back brace) and contained patient's doctor's name, business address, phone & fax numbers, NPI number as well as a prior authorization prescription with patient's name, date of birth, address, phone number, Medicare policy number and other info. Patient was contacted before fax was returned, she denied needing the back brace and stated she was confused because she had been getting calls about this too and didn't understand why.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Synergy DMEPOS

Counterfeit Product - Gehers Hotys Imposter Online Retail Scam on Social Media

The ad was a lady selling a Halloween advent calendar with gnomes that look halloween each day you opened it was a halloween gnome the box stood 2ft tall and gnomes were at least a 6inches or more tall depending. I ordered on the 6th got it on the 24th the box was small and it looked the same with Halloween but when opened it only had 24 days in it and each box i opened was a xmas gnome instead. I have reached out to them because i ordered 3 boxes for my grandkids thought it would ve fun because they love halloween. Total fraud and it came from Denmark not texas like it states on box and went thru customs. Total scam they would only give me back 10.00

Dollars Lost: $118

Addison, TX- 75001

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Gehers Hotys Imposter Online Retail Scam on Social Media

Phishing - Oklahoma DMV Imposter / Government Agency Imposter Fake Traffic Violation Smishing and Identity Theft Scam

The phone number had a 63 in front of it, but the form wouldn't let me enter it with the 63. The phone number the text came from is 63 970 063 3583 The text said: Oklahoma DMV Final Notice: Enforcement will begin August 2. 2. Our records show that as of today, you still have an outstanding traffic ticket. Per Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Code D508-12.083, if you do not pay by August 1, 2025, we will take the following actions: 1.Report to DMV violation database 2. Suspend your vehicle registration effective August 2. 3.Suspend driving privileges for 30 days. 4.Go to toll booth and be charged a 40% service fee. 5.You may be prosecuted, and your credit score will be affected. Pay Now: https:oklahoma.com-ivne.city/pay Please pay now before enforcement to avoid a license suspension and further legal trouble. (Reply Y and reopen this message to click the link, or copy it to your browser.)

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Oklahoma DMV Imposter / Government Agency Imposter Fake Traffic Violation Smishing and Identity Theft Scam

Employment - Kroger Imposter Employment Smishing and Identity Theft Scam

Hello, I'm Layla from the Kroger Recruiting team. Your profile caught our attention through multiple recruiting platforms and we believe you'd be a good fit for our current part-time remote job opportunity. This position focuses on helping merchants on Kroger manage and update their product information to increase visibility and engagement. The hours are very flexible - just 60 to 90 minutes per day, 4 days per week. You can work anywhere and will be paid between $250 and $500 per day. The base pay is $1,000 per 4 working days. We also offer free training and 15 to 20 days of paid vacation per year in addition to all standard vacation days. The company currently has 20 vacancies, if you want to join us, please send a text message to 3212876634 for more information (Note: You must be 25 years old or older)

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Kroger Imposter Employment Smishing and Identity Theft Scam

Phishing

They said they were the drug prevention department calling to verify activity on my account.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A

Phishing

Our church was approached by email about a free piano from a "Charlotte Hughes ([email protected])" who was recently widowed and hoping to find a new home for her husband's piano (which was already in storage). She sent us the contact info for Debra Knabe, Express movers and Storage. Inc was to have this shipped to us. She didn't provide a phone number, she preferred email. She always signed her emails "Hughes" ... I checked online to see if I could find this company, and they apparently don't exist. I googled Charlotte Hughes, and found the BBB scam alert. I looked up the name of the moving company and couldn't find anything except on this site with someone else noting the same story. Our bank, fortunately, suspended the payment we attempted to send ($620) for the 12 day delivery charges. That's when I became very suspicious and checked them online. Fortunately, our money was pulled back into our bank account and we didn't lose any money. I even pitched a cash on delivery, and of course, as I suspected, they declined, saying they need the money up front.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Janesville, WI- 53545

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: E.M..S #Express movers and Storage Inc. / expressmoverstorage.com and they didn't provide any phone numbers

Online Purchase

It said My package was delivered yesterday and I have not received a package tracking number said delivered as well

Dollars Lost: $34.97

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Missdresser

Tech Support

Today I received an email from [email protected] saying I renewed a subscription for GEEK AV STANDARD for 12 months...payment completed for $514.57. To cancel or discuss changes, please call 804-430-6147. I checked this out online before I called and saw someone else posted something similar so figured it was a scam, plus I've never ordered anything like that. Don't these people have anything better to do than this stuff? I DID NOT CALL IT.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Geek Av Standard

Other

The below is the copy pasted of the email I received. They sent a check to purchase the equipment which I was supposed to deposit in my account and purchase the equipment from their approved vendors. The check was recently reversed by my bank and because of that my account went negative. I have not been able to get a response from this company. I am contacting you to inform you that your resume published on ( worksourcewa.com ) has just been reviewed, and you have been selected for an online briefing/interview with the Human Resources Manager, Dr. Larissa Perez to brief you more about the job position, duties and pay scale of our company. This is an online work-from-home job. Full-time / Part-time. The pay is $41.87/hour. We currently have some available positions you will be trained in: Operation Director, Quality Assurance, Data Entry, Customer Service Manager/Rep., Admin Assistant, Logistics Coord., HR, Project Manager, Data Analyst, Technical Support. To proceed with this interview, kindly download the Microsoft Teams App and connect with our HR manager, Dr. Larissa Perez using the link below. Be sure to include your interview code: " LUFT-A9B73" in your message. The interview will be done via chat (text). Interview link: https://teams.live.com/l/invite/FEAaSb9YZ16dd6T9gQ Kindly email [email protected] if the link is not working or add her on Teams using this email address ( [email protected] ) Interview Time : As soon as you receive this email. We wish you the best of luck and look forward to interviewing you soon!

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Halethorpe, MD- 21227

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Loftag Community Services

Phishing

I am currently receiving text messages from a supposed loan company I never applied to. The text message doesn't use my name but says " Hey just sent you the link you requested because you are approved. Let me know if you have any trouble opening it www.avenawise.ca/ STOP to opt out"

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: avenawise.ca

Online Purchase

Described as a small mid west family selling Beef on line.

Dollars Lost: $57

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: CSDCustomersupport2025.com

Employment - RemX Imposter Job Offer

Received a text from [email protected] which was the same domain I have se many times since some info was scammed from me earlier this year who was pretending to be a medical provider

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: RemX Imposter

Phishing

They said it was home warranty services that covered my electrical and plumbing only and that my homeowners insurance wouldn’t cover that and they’d agree that this was an optional service and it’s in my best interest. They did not identify themselves on initial answer, and tried to over power the conversation as a scare tactic.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Home Warranty Division

Other

Ordered 2 dresses that were of very poor quality & didn’t look pictures at all. Took 3 weeks for delivery & there was no way to cancel order. No information on seller.

Dollars Lost: $85

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A

Online Purchase - Musescore Music Website

My wife bought a single item of sheet music. She paid with her discover card. She was charged for the music, and then we found we had a charge for a subscription that we did not sign up for. This subscription has a reoccuring feature and another bill is on the way for $85. There was NO notice a subscription had been initiated. This company has NO phone number (the number on the discover transaction is a pay pal number. There is NO indication of Musescore address or location so we provided the location we're at since this is where the scam happened to us. We do NOT have a paypall account. We do NOT have a Musescore account. You can NOT talk to anyone at Musescore. If you follow the link to cancel your subscription on their web site, the site locks up and nothing happens. This clearly NOT a ligit business. All this falls into scam/fraud in my book. This business should be shut down.

Dollars Lost: $69.99

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Musescore

Employment - Employment

Job opportunity as a “flexible remote role” and working for “60-90 minutes a day.” I received this message from a text. Here is the scammer text message: “Hello! My name is Olivia Grant from Scion Staffing. We were really impressed with your profile and would like to provide you the chance to take on a flexible remote role. In this position, you would assist merchants by updating their data, improving their visibility, and managing bookings effectively. You can work from anywhere for 60 to 90 minutes a day and earn anywhere from $200 to $500 each day, with a guaranteed $800 base every four days. There is a paid five-day trial period, and monthly earnings could exceed $5,000 with bonuses included. Comprehensive training and a full benefits package are included. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age. Don’t miss out on limited availability! Text 'Yes' to 3473715728 to find out more.” I have never heard of Scion Staffing until I got that text.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Scion staffing IMPOSTER

Other - MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICES

Mailed notice that " Allocated Waiver" of $199.00 requires immediate action and is a final notice. The letter identifes the Auto Mall where I recently purchased a vehicle.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Sacramento, CA

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICES

Employment - Scion Staffing Inc.

Text message about possible employment.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Scion Staffing Inc. IMPOSTER

Employment - Employment

Hello! My name is Olivia Grant from Scion Staffing. We were really impressed with your profile and would like to provide you the chance to take on a flexible remote role. In this position, you would assist merchants by updating their data, improving their visibility, and managing bookings effectively. You can work from anywhere for 60 to 90 minutes a day and earn anywhere from $200 to $500 each day, with a guaranteed $800 base every four days. There is a paid five-day trial period, and monthly earnings could exceed $5,000 with bonuses included. Comprehensive training and a full benefits package are included. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age. Don’t miss out on limited availability! Text 'Yes' to 2136917166 to find out more.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Scion Staffing Inc. Imposter

Online Purchase - Online Purchase

Seen an ad on TikTok for a couch. I knew it was too good to be true. I tried anyway, one month later and I never received anything

Dollars Lost: $50

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Toussn.com

Phishing - fake email

Email sent by Mindy Faciane [email protected] Greetings to you, One of the staff members at Louisiana Department of Health, in the person of Mrs. Ida Carrillo is kindly offering her late father's piano to a loving home at no charge. She is currently relocating to a smaller apartment and hopes to find a caring home for the piano, ensuring it is put to good use. The piano is a 2014 Baby Grand, in excellent condition despite having been used. If you are interested, please contact her promptly before someone else expresses interest in the piano. You can reach her via her personal contact: IDACARRILLO32 @ gmail.com & an image of the piano is attached for your reference.

Mindy Faciane Public Information Officer Louisiana Department of Health 628 N. 4th Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Thank you for your interest in using Anthony Abila Mover Services, a privately owned carrier of household and office goods, for your pending relocation. I am excited to have you on board. My name is Anthony Abila and I’ll be your on-boarding assistant throughout your moving process for the 2014 Yamaha Baby Grand Piano (Reference: CUHV9347). Dimension of the 2014 Yamaha Baby Grand Piano as follows Length (161 cm), Width (149 cm), Height (101 cm), Weight (285 kg) Kindly reconfirm your name, mailing address & cell phone number to calculate the moving cost to your house or your preferred delivery location. COST OF DELIVERY: Please find below the different prices we have for delivery depending on your choice: OPTION 1: EXPRESS SHIPPING: Same Day Delivery Cost Of Delivery: $872 OPTION 2: GROUND SHIPPING: 1-2 Days Delivery Cost Of Delivery: $563 Account Name: Karinate Edith Address : 4054 Starling Pl Jennings, LA 70546 Account Number: 40630278659231477 Routing number: 121000248 Account type : Checking account Bank name : Wellsfargo Bank Bank Address: 580 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 You can either visit your bank or through your mobile bank app to initiate the bank wire transfer. Kindly send us the bank transfer receipt after completion. The legs of the piano are detachable and will fit into standard door size. However, I'd like to know if you'll be available for the delivery of piano on Monday Sept 1st by 4:30PM? Lady who purportedly was giving away piano Hi Robert, The piano is still available and not for sale. I am giving it away to a loving home for FREE. The piano is a Yamaha brand, almost new, and in perfect condition as it was played by my late dad just a couple of times before he passed. Dimensions: Length: 161 cm Width: 149 cm Height: 101 cm Weight: 285 kg The piano is currently with the movers who helped me move my stuff to my new apartment. You can contact them to arrange for delivery. EMAIL: [email protected] Contact Name: Anthony Abila Reference Number: CUHV9347 Regards, Ida

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Jennings, LA- 70546

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A

Other

They are calling me as a “person of interest” in a matter regarding my wife. I knew it was a scam, so I called them. They said that legal action was pending against her for a loan she didn’t pay back. I told them to cease and desist as she has no credit in collections.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Waco, TX

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A

Credit Cards

Repeated calls, advising they would locate my work if I didn’t call them back. Regarding a credit card loan from 20 years ago with a company I never had any cards with. They call every single day, multiple times per day.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Walden Pierce Group

Scholarship

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Dollars Lost: $0.0

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Student Loan Debt Department

Credit Repair/Debt Relief - Student Loan Relief Offer - Phishing Scam

“H?i??? ?th???i??s?? ??i?s M?i??c?h???ael M??art?i?n ?wi?t??h? ?t??h???e? S?tu??d??e?nt??-????L?oa????n?-?????D??e??b?t-??D?e?p??????a?r?tmen??t? .?..? Th???i?s?? ???i?s? concern?i??n??g?? t?he?? ?F??re??e???ze R?ev??i?ew? ??for (name) of (street address)??, ?Y??o??ur ??p??a???y?m?e?nt ??f??re??e?ze s??t??atu?s? ??i?s? ???unde???r?? ??revi?e?w. ??No??n??-??r?e??sp???ons??e ??w?i?l??l? ??r??esu?l??t? i????n? a??u??t?om??at?i?c?? ?r??e?s?t???a???r?t u??n?d?er? ?st?an?da?r?d? p?a?y?m?e?n???t? ?t???e?r??m?s.?C??al??l? ?m?e Wed?n????e?sd?ay? ?a?t???? ?(8?7?7)??809???322?8 T???h???????a??????n???????k??????? ?????????y?????????????o??????u?????,??????? ??????M????????i??????c?????h????a???e??????l??????? ?????M??????a???r?????????t???????i?????n” When you have student loan debt and are in deferment due to being in school the student loan service website is where you get all your information they will never contact you with a Hotmail. That is standard scammer activity. The email had my personal name and address, and there was a recent cyber attack in my university, so the only way they could know all this information and know I have student loans currently is if they phished the info from the school database and are now sending out phishing emails using that information.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A

Online Purchase - Pet Scam

stated needed a thermal carrier and money would be refunded minus 75.00, then next email needed ,money for shots, then delayed due to paper work next wanted 4800 . they kept saying excuses then on deliver day they wanted 3000+ for customs.before cat came be delivered. I didnt pay

Dollars Lost: $5000

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: first freight transport IMPOSTER

Debt Collections - Debt Collections scam

Was contacted by lakeside group solutions saying i owed a debt from a place that i did not recognize the debt would have been from 8 years ago. Then threatened me with court and said they wanted back restitution for not being paid and even used an ex husband that i hadnt spoken to in 17 years as a reference and my son an 11 year old as a reference, i asked for a letter of validation she said they dont do that, then i asked for a email it went to the spam folder, i told her this felt like a scam. I then checked my credit report and nothing was on there from either company at all, the number they use does not match the number online in anyway. Nothing is on my credit report and i cant even find the loan company thry said it was for online

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Charlotte, NC- 28269

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Lakeside group solutions

Debt Collections - Accounts resolution department

A voicemail was left regarding an attempt to collect a debt. It was an automated message, which then named a Stephanie Lombardo. It asks to call and settle a debt, a debt that I don't have. Phone call came from a Northwood Young America, MN phone number.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Northwood Young America, MN

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Accounts resolution department

Advance Fee Loan - BSTI

Text message on 8/26 at 1134 central time. "Hi *********** This is Alexis with BSTI. Following up about your $33,000 personal loan. Trying to connect you with our loan officer regarding your approval. Txt END to opt out. Otherwise can I call you now? If the $33,000 is no longer needed, let me know" Second message received 8/27 at 1118 central time : "Hi **********, this is Alexis from BSTI here. Can I call you to go over your $33,000 personal loan? If you no longer need it, just let me know. I appreciate it". No replies have been sent to the scammer, ********** is not my name but is my partners name.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: BSTI

Online Purchase - Game Informer

I paid for a year subscription for the magazine Game Informer of last year. Never recieved one issue. Then I seen online that they were on a “hiatus”. I emailed the team and no response. Now, they are advertising they are back, on the social media platform TikTok, and I see other people are not receiving issues. I try to comment on every video to warn people. Please do something about them. Their videos make it seem like they are reliable. I’ve seen people say they’ve emailed them and no response, such as I have.

Dollars Lost: $70

Unknown Location

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Game Informer

Online Purchase - Online Retailer Scam

Website claiming to be a store in New York. My wife ordered me a jacket for our anniversary without looking, and the website is less than legit. The address doesn’t exist. The phone number doesn’t exist.

Dollars Lost: $34.93

New York, NY- 10016

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Toobb

Online Purchase - Ovalo Health

Scam ID 1036459 matched my experience almost to the letter. I too saw an ad on Instagram for Ovalohealth.com, featuring Gary Breka and Joe Rogan, singing the praises of a supplement called BCP-157 which Ovalo Health sells. Come to find out it's the only product they sell. Using a clip from Joe Rogan I feel is scam Number 1. I went to the website advertising a great discount on BCP-157, buy 3 bottles, get 3 free, which I proceeded to purchase. Within a few days, I received tracking for my order shipping from China! Red flags immediately went up for me. Nowhere on the site was there any information this product was sourced, produced or shipped from China. I ordered July 28, 2025 and received the product on August 14, 2025. Nowhere on the website can you find any detailed information: no full ingredients, company address etc. or name. Also no information like this is on their bottles. On receipt of this product I immediately contacted the company by email at their support email address. I have gone back and forth several times with them and all I get is excuses. I expressed my frustration with their omission of important details of the product and not feeling comfortable taking a supplement made in China. Their marketing ploy is genius for them. They don't offer returns/refunds if you buy the product on sale, promotion or any kind of discount. Supposedly refunds are only offered after you have ingested their "sketchy" product after taking for 60 days and are not satisfied. I've seen reviews of others online where they are still making excuses to refund the product even after taking it for 60 days. Everything they offer is sold at some kind of discount so their refund policy is void and they will never have to return or refund an order. I am disputing this charge with my credit card company. Ovalo Health appears to be a complete scam, I feel omission is fraud and deceit and their marketing ploy on returns goes to the next level of a scam.

Dollars Lost: $169.99

St Petersburg, FL

Date Reported: August 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Ovalo Health

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