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- Milwaukee, WI, USA

Scammer's phone 510-844-2091
Country United States
Victim Location WI 53212, USA
Type of a scam Identity Theft
Initial means of contact Not applicable

Linda called & left a message calling from the BBB.org. I called back & left my name & number on the voice mail.
I then Googled why the BBB.org would be calling me, which lead me here.
I did not give a 'Yes' or 'No' answer but am now afraid they have my voice recorded saying my name & telephone number.

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Victim Location 71463
Type of a scam Tech Support

I have received two call regarding a scam I was taken by about a year ago where I unnecessarily paid for tech assist. They want my information and another payment to receive a refund of my money plus a judgement levied by their police. They identify themselves with familiar names Tony , Bob etc, but have noticeable Indian accentd,

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- Minneapolis, MN, USA

Scammer's address [email protected]
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location MN 55449, USA
Type of a scam Identity Theft
Initial means of contact Not applicable

This Lori *** is claiming to be working for the BBB.org in your Abuse Department. They even went as far as to put in a case#, which is very horrible to do to a business. I looked under our *** *** *** account and didn't find any type of complaint. Please verify if this has really been done or not.
Thank you,
*** *** *** *** *** * *** ***

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Scammer's address Compliance Department
Scammer's email [email protected]
Type of a scam Phishing
Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received an email stating that my company had a compliant with BBB.org, claiming that they had a claim violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. It advised to download a document with the explanation of abuse by following a link that was provided. The email also included a very lengthy "incident number" that is not associated with the BBB.org.

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- Berwyn, IL, USA

Scammer's phone 18768031826
Scammer's address -
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location IL 60402, USA
Type of a scam Other
Initial means of contact Not applicable

Person names "John Hardy" calls claiming he works with the BBB.org and that i have a package waiting for me. When i ask what the prize is he just claims it’s a prize. When I tell him I didn’t order anything he starts saying that I recently went to target, Walmart, walgreens, etc. and that’s why I am getting this prize. He finally gets more into the scam and starts saying that I won a prize of 2.5 million. That’s when I tell him that he can keep it and to not call me again. The next day he calls again and I tell him “oh you again, didn’t I tell you to stop calling me” and he gets into this whole, I work for the BBB.org out of Las Vegas, to call some number and ask for some person (these details I don’t have).

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- Boise, ID, USA

Scammer's website www.bbb.org
Scammer's address no physical address given
Country United States
Victim Location ID 83704, USA
Type of a scam Phishing
Initial means of contact Not applicable

I was asked to update my review of a Treasure Valley business by clicking on the link. I have not heard of the business much less ever offered a review of the business. The e-mail looked official on first glance but I was suspicious since I had never offered the review. When I looked more closely, there was no phone number, no address, and the e-mail given to check with if I had questions was just slightly different from the legitimate BBB.org address. I don't know know what happened if you clicked on the link because I wasn't going there.

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Scammer's phone 3476950179
Scammer's address se se dale
Total money lost $25,000
Type of a scam Government Grant

this company is pretending to be the better business beaurea having my mom send tons of money..sending money walmart to account 3815129200 in amounts of 200, 850, 450, 215, 425, and additional 450

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Scammer's phone 1-866-887-0747
Scammer's address Bureau,
Victim Location NL A1W 0A5, CAN
Type of a scam Debt Collections

Call coming from person thatcliam they are from BBB and calling to collect from Rogers. I have never owned a Rogers phone or similar. Advised this was a scam and they kept telling me that they needed to verify my information

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- Fall River, MA, USA

Scammer's phone 7035845213
Country United States
Victim Location MA 02720, USA
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
Initial means of contact Not applicable

Same voice caller, different name claiming I won $750,000 and I have to pay .001% for claim. Last week he was Alex Reynolds from Wells Fargo Armored delivery, today he was Alex Hill from BBB.org.

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- Blackwell, MO, USA

Scammer's phone 3145846731
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location MO 63626, USA
Type of a scam Phishing

Claimed that I was getting business traffic and the are wanting to help.

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- Green Bay, WI, USA

Scammer's phone 702-207-1589,202-646-4659
Scammer's address Las Vegas, NV, USA
Country United States
Victim Location WI 54311, USA
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received a call from a man that said he was from the BBB.org, (202-646-4659) and that I had won $585,000 in the Shop Holiday Sweepstakes. He had an accent and said I would need to wire $700 in order to get my prize. I then got a call from the holiday sweepstakes (702-207-1589) confirming my winnings. I called the BBB.org and found it was a scam.

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- Pewaukee, WI, USA

Scammer's phone 507-334-6674
Country United States
Victim Location WI 53072, USA
Type of a scam Credit Cards
Initial means of contact Not applicable

Mr. Chris Gabriel called stating he was from the BBB.org and offering to negotiate down my credit card interest rates, so I gave him my credit card numbers, etc. I have since notified my credit card company about the scam and had new cards issued, etc. Mr. Gabriel wanted me to call him back at 800-266-2113.

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- Brackenridge, PA, USA

Scammer's phone 509-337-5403
Country United States
Victim Location PA 15014, USA
Type of a scam Phishing
Initial means of contact Not applicable

Has a call from someone saying they are from the BBB.org and the call is regarding legal documents. Couldn't under the name. Then hung up. Consumer has recording.

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Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

They said that they had put some scammers behind bars and found out that we had been scammed out of 300 dollars. If we gave them our banking information we could get it back. Then when we wouldn't do that he said that there were other people who might be using our computer to hack other computers to scam others and that if we didn't do exactly what he said the FBI would come and arrest us (we live in Canada), or the anti-fraud people would come and check our computer. They told us we could call them back at 2028101150.

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- Chatham, VA, USA

Scammer's phone 5052900815
Scammer's address 24532
Country United States
Victim Location VA 24531, USA
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

Private number They said they were BBB I had a email from a computer support company and a refund of 340 dollars due to me. I said sounds like a scam give me your number and I will call back. The number they gave me 505 290 0815 I didn't go past anything after this.

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- Minot, ND, USA

Scammer's address 220 S. River Ridge Cir., Bismarck, ND 58501, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location ND 58701, USA
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
Initial means of contact Not applicable

3:53 p.m. on Saturday 02-25-17 call came through from 701-390-1462. Caller gave his name...Benjamin MacDonald and stating he was calling about previous calls we have received from people about Sweepstakes winnings. Benjamin asked if he was speaking with Miss ***. I asked him 'Who is calling' He stated "I am Benjamin MacDonald with ND BBB.org calling about previous calls about Sweepstakes winning and I am following up with you about these calls, is this Miss ***?" I asked him 'What do you want'. He said he is with the ND BBB.org is following up on these calls and it is important that I get information from to you to follow up on these claims. I stated 'The ND BBB.org and calling on a Saturday?' I said 'I don't have time to talk to you, can I have your number and call you back later'. He said 'my number should have showed up on your screen'. I said, 'what is your number'. He stated, 'well it's 701-390-1462' He went to say that it was important that I call him back and give him the information he needs. He also stated that the call is being monitored by the FBI! I said 'THE FBI!' and laughed at him and hung up!

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- Monroeville, NJ, USA

Scammer's address Unknown
Scammer's email Unknown
Country United States
Victim Location NJ 08343, USA
Type of a scam Tech Support
Initial means of contact Not applicable

This past Saturday, 2/18/2017, I received 5 phone calls from 1 859-846-9684 (Huff Taunya). I answered one call, the called stated that last year I purchase some computer protection for about $149.00. as I was having problems with my computer because I had a screen pop up that looked like a legitimate message from Microsoft, so I called the number. This was bogus, the number went to some foreign accented individual who stated they were on an Island in the Caribbean, trying to get me to purchase this protection for 149.00. They wanted me to turn on my computer and let them dial in.
I did not, told them this was a hoax and hung up.
Checked this out with both Microsoft and Comcast, Comcast went into my computer and verified there was no damage and that they stated the notice that I received was bogus and that it was good that I contacted Comcast.
Now back to this past Saturday. The called wanting me to turn on my computer in order for me to get the refund that I never spent as mentioned above. I hung up. They called back, insisting that I do as they asked so I could get the refund. Again I hung up.
That brings us to today. I received a phone call from Robbie williams 1(470)-398-0485, I did not answer on the first call but I called back. Stated he was from the BBB.org trying get my money back to me. As I was hanging up he said something about [censored]ia. I again stated this was a scam and hung up. However, I have a message on my cell phone from Robbie williams in a foreign language that i do not understand, it is as if he was speaking to others while my phone was recording his conversation with others. I still have that recording.
Please let me know if you have similar

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- Overland Park, KS, USA

Country United States
Victim Location KS 66224, USA
Type of a scam Other

Caller claimed to be from the BBB asking if this is a non-profit organization, I responded 'yes', they said "thank you, we were just following up, goodbye."

After the hang-up, I realized that they had just gotten a "yes" out of me and I remembered the new talking about the "can you hear me" scam...

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- Tallahassee, FL, USA

Scammer's phone 800 403 5831,8777773017
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location FL 32308, USA
Type of a scam Tech Support
Initial means of contact Not applicable

The following female computer generated message was left on my cell phone from caller at 800 403 5831. This translation is from google so may not be precise but is close to the extent audible:
"...BBB.org due to hacking activity we get to know that your home computer or laptop got hacked by the 4 in cyber hackers as per u.s.. Government law for IT act. You need to fix up your computer before anything goes wrong. So please call our toll free customer support at +1-877-777-3017 ."
I did not call them back.

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Scammer's phone 906 680 9112
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes

A message on my elderly parents' land line phone. It was hard to understand even though the caller seemed to be an English speaker. He stated his name as David Bolton or Burton and that he was with the ScamPulse.com and that "you are the first place winners of $7,500,000.00" including some hundreds and cents that we could not understand. He said to call 906 680 9112 as soon as possible to claim the prize. I did not think to look at the caller ID. I deleted the message from the answering machine.

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