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Questions tagged [fraud]

For questions related to fraud awareness, prevention, and resolution.

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Received a package but didn't order it

My boyfriend's little brother received 2 packages today. One from Eastbay and the other from Office Depot. They were addressed to him but never ordered by him. We called both companies and they gave us the last 4 of the card number used (both…
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Can my Zelle payment be reversed?

I was contacted by a fraudulent person and I sent them 3 payments under false pretenses. They walked me through the process and instead of receiving money, I sent it. My bank basically stated that I'm out the money. Is there any way these…
Angela Saanghee Lee
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I Have A Fraud Problem

Okay, okay so I already know what I did was stupid so please no comments about that, I just need serious and correct answers. I gave my card to a person I kind of knew to deposit money to my bank account. I gave him my card, my PIN, my online…
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What is the goal of this spam?

I'm working In sales for one company and we usually recieve a couple of mails like this per month: Good Day!! This is [Person] from [Company] in [Location] We find out that your product are very nice and good quality.Our former supplier referred…
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Someone is asking for my bank account. Am I going to get hacked or robbed?

If some guy wants to give me money and is asking for my account number, account name and the routing number for my bank. Is he trying to steal from me or take money from my account? Am I going to get hacked?
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How can I confirm ownership of shares in a stock?

I purchased Rivian pre IPO shares with my stock holding of Starlink pre IPO. The company has since floated in the US. There was a lockout period before I could sell. However my broker (Scott Sorensen from Crown holdings Group Hong Kong) told me he…
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Asked to carry out cash purchases of collector coins - Is this a scam?

I have learned that a person (A) I know is being asked to carry out cash purchases of expensive coins by their neighbour (B) under the pretense of working close to the (brick-and-mortar) store which offers said coins. I am somewhat worried that this…
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can I file a small claims court to get a wire transfer reversed due to fraud?

Wired $7,175 to a fraudulent website to TCF bank. It's been 7 months now and neither bank will help me.
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Is JRN financial solutions a SCAM?

JRN Financial Solutions, i have been applying for Jobs online and got a random mail offering me a personal assistant role! Is it safe to go ahead with this?
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Where do I report a scam text like this?

I know this is a fake. I would like to know who I can report this text to. A "Government Official" is asking for help to move &18.5M out of Lybia, 30% will be for me.
Katidyd
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Find number by reference number

Someone used my bank card to make their T-Mobile phone payment. How can I find out what number that the payment was payed for?
Karri Sharp
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Is it a scam if a persons asks for my name, email address, bank name, age and nationality?

In return for being his personal assistant and replying to emails and stuff, a man said that he'll pay me weekly. He told me to send him a screenshot after emailing his clients. He also sent me his identity card. Another lady asked me to send…
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