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- Arlington, VA, USA
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I received a piece of mail purportedly offering up to $1,398 worth of travel and/or hotel accommodations within the continental U.S. The mail included a document that looked like a check for the above amount. Wording at the bottom stated it was not a check, but also said it "Can be used for cruise voucher."

On the back of that document was further detail on this offer, including this: A sixty to ninety minute presentation may be required to receive promotional offer." It also cited potential travel restrictions and stated that recipient is "responsible for any taxes, reservation fees, incidentals or selected upgrades.

There was no company or individual name connected to this document, except for an unreadable signature at the bottom of the check-like section.

The document stated because previous attempts to reach me were unsuccessful, I had 10 days to contact the issuer of the document. There was no postal or e-mail address, only a telephone number: 888-457-8848.

The document included the names and logos of Expedia, ORBITZ, and trivago (black and white images). But stated the images were for "illustrative purposes only."

What particularly caught my eye was the statement in the upper left of the address face of the document stating: "CHECK ENCLOSED" and "FINAL NOTICE"

The document had a presorted standard mail postage stamp which included the words, Sacramento, CA. and PERMIT NO. 1827

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- Shreveport, LA, USA
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Someone called me from phone 231-352-0687. They had a really bad accent and I could hardly understand him. He said there was an error on income tax and was probably fraudulent. I was told over and over not to hang up or the sheriff would be here in 45 minutes. Someone in the background was coaching the man what to say. I told him I was sure this must be a joke and it could not be true. I held the phone to tie it up without saying anything so I could get the number on my caller ID. When I got home from church today I had a message saying it was the last chance to clear this up. They gave me the phone number to call back.

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- Bossier City, LA, USA
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A man called and said my computer was at a security software risk and he needed to have me allow him access to my computer for fixing my software to protect my computer. He continued to say he wanted to fix it and it would not take long. I told him "NO" and hung up the telephone. My caller id said "Unavailable", 423-845-7012, then at 3:20 PM my telephone rang - wireless caller, 423-305-3172. I did not answer and no message was left but it was the same area code as the previous call.

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- Westbury, NY, USA
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I have asked the person who is calling from the # I have listed never to call me again 5 times. They say they are calling from MicroSoft and they are not from MicroSoft.

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- Jacksonville, FL, USA
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The company I work for has a parking lot for its employees. Today (2/16/2016) when I left work there was a post-it note stuck to my driver side car window. It read "it's about your car call chris (571) 295-1999". I immediately walked around my car to verify there was nothing wrong with my car. There did not appear to be any issues noticeable with the car. When I called the phone number it went to voice mail and the message simply stated that the number was for Heather. I hung up immediately and never left a message. While I was driving home I got a return call from the number, but did not answer it because I was driving. When I got home I called the number back, but immediately got the voice mail again. I decided to send a text message to the number explaining the note and that I was calling in reference to the note. Approximately 10 minutes later I got a phone call from the number with a male who identified himself as Chris. He explained that there was nothing wrong with my car, and that he had been fixing another car window in the parking lot my car was in and that he had walked around the parking lot to drum up some more business. When I asked him about the voice mail message for the number he had left he explained that it was his girlfriends phone number and that it was complicated and a long story so he didn't want to explain the details. He made his sales pitch about fixing my car window (even though it does not need fixing) and that he would bill my insurance company. I told him I was not interested at this time.

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We received two phone calls about two weeks ago, one at 830 am one day and the next day at 542 am with a recorded message saying that the IRS was going to file a suit against us for back taxes. The first time we hung up, the next time they left the same message, so my husband called the number back and told them they were recorded, and not to call again. They called using a 206 area code number. I reported the incident to our local news, and to the attorney general here in the state of Washington. I hope that others don't fall for this scam!!!,

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- Jamestown, NC, USA
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Consumer receive voicemail saying " I or my attorney need to call back immediately" to this phone number 323-825-2035.

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- Bay Saint Louis, MS, USA
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Vehicle Document/Alert Notice

Notification that your factory warranty is expiring or has currently expired!

Call 1-800-267-9566 and speak with motor vehicle division to continue coverage

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I received a phone call this morning regarding a trip. I was told that I won a trip to the Caribbean, and all I needed was a checking account. I was instructed to fill out a check for $1000.00 and 'void' it. After I would write the check, a 'delivery driver' would come to my home, and deliver the trip package in exchange for the check. On top of the trip, they would also give me a $1000.00 Visa Gift Card that can be used anywhere, except for food or for gas. I had to keep reiterating that I do not have a checking account, they hung up on me when realizing that I really do not have a checking account. They are targeting disabled elderly and were trying to come to my physical address. They have called three times in the past 48 Hours.

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Phone calls claiming to be computer repair tech who has already worked on our computer. Have already blocked one number. Now getting calls from a new number with no name on ID. Number is: 192-168-1784

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- Hudson, OH, USA
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Received message on answering machine stating that IRS was initiating a law suit against me and that I should call 202-476-0697 ASAP. Did not identify themselves. As I have never had or have any issues with the IRS, I believed this to be a scam.

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- Toledo, OH, USA
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The caller harasses my out of town family members by calling/leaving messages for me. The caller poses as an officer of the local county court and leaves an 800 number to call back. They threaten that if I do not call within 24 hours criminal action will be taken against me. They do not call me directly but prey upon my elderly parents who do not understand this is a scam. Upon calling my father they stated they got his number from court documents but refused to identify what court or documents. They specifically stated they were from the county district attorneys office and I needed to pick up a subpoena. No such 800 number is affiliated with the county court locally, and rings into a "law office", the name of which I do not know ( my brother called them back and won't from my number ). I dealt with this same scam several years ago and made the mistake of calling back before realizing they only wanted a payment right then, and there was no subpoena service.

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- Brighton, CO, USA
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Email stating sender , "John Wilbert a custodian to an expatriot late (family member's name) a native of your country who died following an automobile collision involving two cars in Kampala, Uganda."

Email states he had made countless attempts to locate any family members or relatives he was delighted to locate myself. "In accordance to Uganda Financial policy, my client account valued at $850k USD still remains taken for a period of two years and will be reverted to the government on a few weeks because he died intestate(sic), except if a family member comes forward to claim his Estate as the law demands."

Email goes on to ask for my telephone # and blah, blah, blah he will be entitled to 10% of the deposit (not mentioned anywhere else in email) as his professional fee. Didn't ask for money or deposit yet; only my phone #. Have a copy of email printed out.

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Recorded message said that the IRS was trying to contact us about filing a lawsuit for back taxes. We were told to call the number, 1-646-760-5378. Caller Id only indicated "New York, NY"

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- Minot, ND, USA
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rie triplett?

laurie triplett

Below is the e-mail that I received - just wondering if it is a scam or something illegal.

Katherin Ortiz ([email protected])

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1/26/16

To: [email protected]

[email protected]

Begin a new 100% legitimate work from home job in Shipping/Receiving without payment or startup charges and acquire new experience. Work on your own without extreme control and earn 2500 USD per month.

This vacancy is provided by a verified U.S. mail processing business which allows its international clients to accept deliveries in the US and then resend it to their destination with a convenient cloud-based system.

The enterprise trusts in the work at home approach because it allows to decrease warehousing charges and offer shipping points throughout the USA.

Responsibilities:

- Stay at your address to accept parcels and letters directed to your personal or business address via USPS, DHL, UPS, and FedEx during standard business hours from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM daily.

- Get a list of incoming packages, your daily work tasks, and the prepaid shipping labels.

- Check mail and take and upload photographs of the contents of each package.

- Forward the mail to clients by printing and affixing labels and sending the mail to the closest USPS locations.

What is required:

- American residence with a postal address.

- Qualification or experience is regarded, but not mandatory.

- The only things you will need to offer are a home computer with a printer and any digital camera.

- Have a vehicle for delivery of the parcels in a timely manner or reside close to USPS and Fedex offices.

- Able to work independently with minimum supervision.

- Physical capability to deal with items up to 15 pounds.

- This job is permanent and cannot be combined with some other job.

If you are interested, reply directly to this communication. Expect a response from the company within 48-76 hours.

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- Southampton, PA, USA
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Voice message left by Steven Martin stating he was enforcing an action executed by the US treasury which required our severe attention. If this 2nd attempt was ignored a warrant to appear before a magistrate or judge would be issues for a serious federal criminal offense.

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Recieved a phone call stating to be the IRS,saying this was my last notice and a court suit would be filed if I did not contact them,which I did not. The phone # is (914)-499-8218.Fyi

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- Lafayette, LA, USA
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While on internet researching subject I had a window pop-up indicating my computer just had a virus/Trojan infection. Claimed to be from Microsoft with a phone number to call and I fell for it. I called and was told he was a Microsoft employee and gave him access to computer. I was told it would take 30 minutes to fix and they would call back. They sent me a computer cleaner app. I got nervous and disconnected my computer. I think they were gonna try to have me purchase a monthly fee, but I unplugged computer and hung up phone.

Their phone number is 1-866-579-3725. I have since had my computer cleaned.

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I received the following email on 25Jan2015. From a James Bummed.

Good Day,

Please do accept my apologies I do not wish to invade into your privacy,I had written an earlier mail to you but without response,In my first mail I mentioned to you about my late client Mr.J.Sevigny a nationality of your country who died with his family On the 14th of August 2014. I have received several letters from his Bank where he made a deposit of $3.5MIllion before his death with his family, the bank has asked me to provide his next of kin or any of his relatives who can make claim to his funds or it will be confiscated by the bank,as i could not locate any of his relative hence i contacted you for this claim since you have the same surname with him. Upon your response I will give you the details and procedures.

Thanks,

James Bumah Esq.

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Person keeps calling from phone number (850) 226-5366 stating wife applied for loan she did not apply for, when I told the man this and to take her and I off their list the man was very aggressive in tone and hung up before I could finish telling him this. I looked up the number online and it came up with people reporting it as a scam.

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