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Received a spoof email claiming to be from PayPal. The email stated I owed 599.99 USD. I do not have a PayPal account. The spoof email read as follows:

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

----- Forwarded Message -----

From: "Wendy Debow" <[email protected]>

To: "member9@hiihy. onmicrosoft. com" <[email protected]>

Sent: Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 7:17 PM

Subject: Reminder – You have an unpaid invoice

Hello, [email protected]

Please pay your invoice

Wendy Debow would like to remind you to pay invoice 0008.

Amount due: $599.99 USD

Due on receipt

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Seller note to customer

Your PayPal account has been used to purchase Google Pixel for $599. 99. If you didn't place this order. Call us at our Toll-Free +61 861 861 766

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Posing as the UPS on Messaging, told me they had attempted to deliver a parcel which needed my signature and if I sent $2. and something cents, they would deliver the next day. Three tiny pictures depicting credit cards were included and I clicked on American Express and sent the $2.something cents.

I checked my AE Account the next morning and no charge appeared. I spoke to a Rep to be on the look-out as I felt I had been scammed.

About 6 hours later AE notified me that they had received multiple charge for tiny amounts out of Hong Kong. They froze my account, said they were investigating and not to use my credit card. I had at least 25 charges from "Google.com" whom I am not familiar with.

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The letter came in the mail and claimed that I need to buy a labor poster or face fines up to $40,000. I recieved a similar letter last year when I first opened my business. Thankfully I realized what it was in time to stop payment on the check. This seems to be a yearly thing.

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617-46 Was the test number text was from. Stated a Walmart order was scheduled to arrive by 4:05pm. Except I have never placed any Walmart delivery orders.

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This company will not stop. I told them I wasn't interested and they still send post cards in pink and yellow with a picture of the entrance to my complex. The person got angry when I asked for information on who had a warranty before me but couldn't give me information. All year keeps sending postcard or tri-fold letter with COUNTY DEED RECORDS on it. I want them to stop calling...I'm not changing my mind because it's a scam. This is my 2nd complaint because they kept calling me.

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My mom received a called from Amazon saying her card had been charged 1K and she would need to speak with someone on the other end. I told her to immediately hang up the phone number was foreign and not from US. They called 1pm. Called came from South Africa 

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I sent to The Real Real a couple of thousand designer goods for consignment. The person who contacted me was Emily Williams I doubt that is her real name. I sent 2 boxes with 10 items. They put 8 expensive designer items under different name- under different account. I found my goods on The Real Real shopping website. After 2 months calling Customer service and sending Emily Williams emails they finally put my items under my name on my selling list. They sold my 4 items in the meantime for the price I was not able to see and they are giving me only 20% consignment rate instead of 55% which was agreed . The explanation Reaseon ( one more fake name) gave me today" they change commission rate since February 1" . I told him today is January 20!? Everything about The Real Real is shady , fraudulent .They are pretending to be fancy selling goods from trustworthy people who send them expensive designer goods in good faith. I watch on Youtube TRR review and read comments from other people .They are all similar, they use same pattern- - "misplaced " things, commission rate not as agreed varying and changing cheating without any control.

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Claimed that I had a package that I supposedly order online. Said had to pay refundable shipping gave tracking. Now I am being threatened.

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Part of a fake pet adoption scam

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I received a text message stating to click on the link to deposit $100.00 from the Alberta UCP Affordability Plan.

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We were contacted by phone by Timeshare Sales Experts on 12/02/22, We talked about the possibility of selling our timeshare. It was agreed that we would send them 1286.00 to get the process started. We waited for them to get back to us. On Jan 19th I got a text from them saying they have a buyer and everything is set to go ahead we need to do is send them 950.00 for closing cost, i told them I only had 850.00 so they agreed to take this amount. We sent this by

Zelle.

The next morning ( 1/20/22) I got a bill of sale from the company, everything looked good except they wanted another 2900.00, not really sure what this is for. At the time I didn't have that much money so (Michal Davis timeshare sales experts contact) agreed to 1450.00, I sent this by Zelle, Once they received that Money David Morini Called and said I had to pay the 2900.00 or I would not receive the money owed to us. I sent another 500 by Zelle on Friday 1/20/22 and another 400.00 on Sat 1/21/2022. I talked to Michal Davis Saturday Moring, told him I sent the 400.00 and he said I would have my money within the 1/2 hour.

I sent an email asking for my money, and got a call from David asking for the final 550.00. I told him to take it out of the proceeds but he said that couldn't be done. He said he was going to talk to their legal department on Monday and get back to us.

I am so upset about this, please do what you can to stop these guys and try to get some of my money back.

Thank you

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The scammer steals pictures of another person's identity (a radio host in this instance,) and comments on previous posts by legitimate business (in this case Virgin Radio,) telling people stating that they have won a prize. Once you message this individual, the message you back claiming to you need to click a link and register on a page to get your prize. I believe it involves registering your credit card details the claim is a way to verify your identity.

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A poodle puppy for rehoming. No fee required. Shipped to you. When I told her I wanted to pick her up, she stopped communicating to me. She is posted on Bad Breeders and Scammers page. She has bilked many people out of hundreds and thousands of dollars

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Asked for my social and credit card info and address for Netflix

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Fake United Airlines website with similar logo after googling United Airlines. Posed as United Airlines agent. Quoted $256 to change date of airline fare. I accepted the amount and gave credit card number and email. Fake agent able to change flight date. I approved amount of $256 on email. Later checked my statement and extra charge of $45.20 on credit card statement. Called merchant phone number on credit card. Real United Airline agent said I should not have been charged $256 as the price difference in fares was only 45.20. Both United and credit card company credited me for $256.

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Called and said I was approved for a 5000.00 loan. I filled out banking information and when he ask for username and password I knew he was a scam. Hung up and called the real Cash net and let them know what he was doing

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Calls are received daily claiming to be Duke Energy offering a free service. They have repeatedly been asked not to call. The number has been block but calls come through. I was told today - “I will continue to call you tomorrow, the next day and the day after.”

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I was being charged through Amazon for a purchase I did not make. I should call the number And talk to somebody about the problem if I did not place this order I was to call 1 (800) 734-4667. I talked to the person and they said someone has my information on Amazon and they have a scam out on me and they wanna make a purchase and if I don't want it to be done I need to go and buy a gift card for $500 to cover the amount of the purchase that these people are trying to make and that Amazon would give me the $500 and $50 just For me they will credit that to my debit card. The charge did not go through because I don't have enough money in my bank account.

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https://youtu.be/0gKBAWt4G7w

Impersonation of Mr. Beast, tells you to go to swagscash.com and then steals your PayPal account and your bank account and then also wants you to install potentially malicious software.

This scam has been going on for at least 2 years and Mr Beast himself has publicly spoken out against this and is extremely frustrated at the hundreds of thousands of people that are being scammed using his image.

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I got an email sent saying I have a $300 invoice for a purchase and I knew it wasnt accurate. So I called the number on the email and they claimed I could send them a $500 gift card to get it taken care of. I immediately hung up and knew it was a scam. 

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