Latest Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | No Name Monument, CO, United States 2013-07-15 07:21:03 Rental Scam |  <bestholidayrentals@gmail.com> intercepted emails from Vrbo and Homeaway and attempted to get funds wired directly to them Scammer Information Somehow manages to get emails from VRBO and Homeaway. Pretends to own the property. Quotes a low price and attempts to get the client to wire money and to pay in full for the ski rental up front for an additional discount for the lodging.
Clients reported him to the FBI and Police in several locations. Names will not be given at this time due to the pending investigation.
Be leary of those who do not accept credit cards. Look on the calendar on VRBO and Homeaway of the
home… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Elizabeth Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia 2013-07-15 06:09:21 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree |  Selling boat on Gumtree and recieved a text message from Lisa Patrick followed by emails Scammer Information I was selling my boat on Gumtree and received a text message which asked us to contact Lisa Patrick via email because we worked offshore for New Zealand Oil and Gas and could not be contacted over the phone. She asked for account number and bsb or paypal details. When these were given she said there had been a problem with the pick up agent. We also recieved false emails from PayPal telling us the payment needed to be made and then the rest of the money would go through.She r… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-07-15 03:36:33 Rental Scam |  Best Smart Rentals Scammer Information These scammers have spent a lot of time and effort to make their website look legitimate. They claim to have rental properties available in various locations throughout the world. They do not...don't fall for it!!! Email correspondence is very good prior to 'booking', but as soon as the booking is made, there is total silence. My spider senses went out, and I did some investigating. The hotel in Vegas has no reservation for us...money gone. Thankfully I discovered the scam… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Glendale, CA, United States 2013-07-15 01:04:23 Job Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |  Executive receptionist/Administrative Assistant (Los Angeles, Ca) Scammer Information Administrative Assistant is needed to support the busy Founder/CEO of a non-profit foundation.
This position is home-based for two weeks till I am back in town where am setting up an office in your area, I run a foundation, working with me is flexible and basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings. As my assistant, your activities amongst o… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Glendale, CA, United States 2013-07-15 00:57:45 Job Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | : Typist Clerk / Administrative Assistant / Customer Service Representative - Full Time/ Part Time Scammer Information Our recruitment team viewed your resume published on(Craigslist Job Application : Typist Clerk / Administrative Assistant / Customer Service Representative - Full Time/ Part Time) and we are pleased with your qualifications,we believe you have the required qualifications to undergo an online interview.you are required to setup a yahoo mail account (mail.yahoo.com) and a yahoo instant messenger (messenger.yahoo.com). After this process is done,you are to add up her yahoo ID (… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Glendale, CA, United States 2013-07-15 00:54:05 Job Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Payroll Clerk/Business Office Assistant Position. Scammer Information We have reviewed your resume' and believe you could qualify for this
position. We have forwarded your resume' to the Head of Operation. Mr
Roy Norris of Applied Business Solution He would like to Conduct an
online interview with you to discuss more about the Payroll
Clerk/Business Office Assistant Position that you are yet to occupy
here in the United States.
Endeavor to acknowledge this E-mail for us to proceed.
Regards,
Stephen Evans.
Secretary,
Applied Business Solution… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Glendale, CA, United States 2013-07-15 00:50:05 Job Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Online Clerical/Business Office Assistant Position Scammer Information Dear Applicant.
This is about the online clerical/business office assistant position you applied for about two weeks ago.
An affiliate of Vietthy clothing company (www.vietthy.com), we are opening a new clothing line in California.
Job duties and responsibilities:
You would be provided with the Staff User Name and Password for Our Website Link (For easy access to company data and task for each day)
You would be entering all checks, vouchers and payments made by our customers … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Grant Park, IL, United States 2013-07-14 18:57:36 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Craigslist Scam Scammer Information While selling my motorcycle they sent me a text message stating that they want the bike, but, their shipper is requesting $1200 for it to be shipped. They then told me that they are going to send money to my PayPal account for $1200 over and that I needed to send a Money Gram to a certain individual in order for my money to show up in my account. I receive a fake email from PayPal giving me the address to send the Money Gram to and I then called PayPal to confirm that they di… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Lincoln, NE, United States 2013-07-14 18:34:49 Nigerian/419 Scam Yahoo | +1 received a email from Jerry Tshabalala UNDP Grant Programme 2013 Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands 2013-07-14 14:20:42 Lottery Scam | Mobile scam!! Scammer Information I got a sms on my iphone from the UK and i life in The Netherlands..
Congratulations!! Free lotto UK: Your mobile number has won the sum 750,000.00 GBP with ref: FPEL/XWN/6730 contact John Graham on free_lottery2013@rogers.com… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | No Name Brigg, North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom 2013-07-14 14:10:27 Lottery Scam | Subject: Your email address has won our lottery.; From: "PATRICK POULSEN"; Originating IP 196.29.210.131 located in Nigeria Scammer Information Fake Lottery Scam by user re Uk National lottery win based on email... draw apparently held in Thailand should alert people that email is fraudulent!
Scam routed from Nigerian IP 196.29.210.131 via Host:host217-36-121-120.in-addr.btopenworld.com (OORANA.oorana.local) ; IP 217.36.121.120.
Return-Path: mailto:poulsenpatrick@yahoo.co.uk
Reply-To: mailto:martinlee0005@yahoo.co.jp
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FROM: UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION,
OUR REF: UKLO/BT/031183
SPONSORSHIP … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Townsville, Queensland, Australia 2013-07-14 12:43:29 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Required western union payment before he would send me my payment for item Scammer Information Buyer contacted myself via email. Was very keen to buy didnt really make much effort to barter on a price which was negotiable. He the said he would send payment i gave him details and told him nothing would proceed until funds had cleared. Figured it was too good to be true but i humored the idea.
He then claimed a fault with freighting company required me to pay $950 through western union and he would add it to total cost. Have not replied and dont plan to.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2013-07-14 11:51:55 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 Selling car on gum tree when I received email from Lisa Patrick and Denis Macus Scammer Information Wanting to buy my car and asked for bank details or PayPal account. Gave address in Darwin northern territory but said they were uncontactable as they work on an oil rig off New Zealand coast. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Altus, OK, United States 2013-07-13 20:34:48 Job Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Untitled Job Scam on Craigslist (craiglist.com), ref:10958 Scammer Information I sent a resume to this ad for a car front desk attendant. I received an email in response. When I researched this name, I found others that had been scammed by the same thing.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-07-13 14:52:02 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scammer Scammer Information Scammer pretends to be interested in buying a car minutes after it was advertised online. Asks to reply only by email ("can't reply sms")… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2013-07-13 14:51:31 Classified Ads Scam | Untitled Classified Ads Scam , ref:10956 Scammer Information This email sarahnsean01@gmail.com shows up with the diego scams… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-07-13 05:51:50 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Scammer pretending to buy a car using PayPal Scammer Information Placed an ad on Gumtree to sell our car. Received a text message from this scammer asking for more details and to reply to email. This is a scam as we have found many similar emails to this one. They send you a fake PayPal onfirmation email saying the money has been sent to you, and then they have someone pick up the car and you never get the money. DON'T GET CAUGHT OUT!!!! Below is a copy of the email we received...
Thanks for the reply and so sorry that i couldn't call yo… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Jim Thorpe, PA, United States 2013-07-13 04:45:29 Artists and Artworks Scam Yahoo |  Emails, Facebook, yahoo instant message Scammer Information Father mark Akinson begged for money .talked with over 5 month pd. have all receipts of proof and emails . Most communication on yahoo instant message. Daughter cashed monies on his behalf in Manchester uk. She assisted in scheme .over $12,000-15,000 grand.have her drivers license #,address . She should be earl 20,s now. He said she was in school...
Follow up details under mark Akinson. Proof ! All receipts… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-07-13 02:14:30 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Requiring Cartage costs Scammer Information Requiring Money to be sent to China for Transporting caravan to Darwin prior to monies being deposited into Paypal account.
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 | Anonymous Huntsville, AL, United States 2013-07-13 02:10:42 Business Venture Scam | Scentsy Scam Scammer Information She said she was deaf and her prior Scentsy consultant is dying of cancer. Wanted to send me a certified check plus $10 for products totaling $300. Gave me the address of 98 Shady Oaks Farm Road,Flatwoods, KY 41139.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands 2013-07-12 22:14:44 Lottery Scam | Mobile scam texting Scammer Information Congratulations!! Free lotto UK:Your mobile number has won you the sum £750,000.00 GBP with ref: FPEL/XWN/6730 contact John Graham on free_lottery2013@rogers.com… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Marilyn Haynes El Paso, TX, United States 2013-07-12 22:05:19 Dating Scam Yahoo | Black People Meet Internet Dating Scam Scammer Information Individual places a profile on Black People Meet with no picture claiming to be James Handy deployed in Afghanistan. He widowed with a daughter named Hannah that is staying with a friend, Isaac Ansong in Ghana. James claims to be on a peace keeping mission and has no access to any financial resources. He convinces me to communicate with him via Yahoo messenger and claims to be unable to video or audio conference due to owning an old computer. He professes his love and within … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Heather Staten Island, NY, United States 2013-07-12 17:59:28 Charity scam | RE: Donation Scammer Information Mike Oconnor [Mike.Oconnor@spartaschools.org]
I'm sincerely Sorry for bugging into your privacy, my wife Violet and i Allen won $11.3 million in a lottery 6-49. Some part of the charity donations my wife "Violet" could not accomplish before her death, I have decided to donate the sum of $2,000,000.00 USD to you Please get back to him via his personal email for further correspondence ( avallenlarge@rogers.com ).
Project Manager: Mike O' Connor
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  | Anonymous Singapore, , Singapore 2013-07-12 17:18:59 Lottery Scam | ***You Have Won AUD 975,280*** Scammer Information CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
This is to officially inform you that you have been selected as a winner in the Australian Powerball Lotto held on 8 June 2013.
This was by a random computerized ballot selection from a database of over 50 million email addresses from all over the world and you are one of 17 winners. You are entitled to a total payment of AUD 975,280 (Nine Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand, Two Hundred and Eighty Australian Dollars only).
Please note these details:
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| Anonymous San Antonio, TX, United States 2013-07-12 16:45:31 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) |  Response to autotrader.com ad Scammer Information Thanks for answering the questions. I am satisfied but can you assure me that i will not be disappointed if i buy this Vehicle. I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person because I'm currently in a conference and calls are restricted at the moment and my only quickest payment option is PayPal, its safe fast and secure and i will be responsible for the PayPal transaction charges so you can get your expected amount. If you don't have an account with PayPal, its p… Read Full Report ⇒ |