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Esta es una de las primeras preguntas que recibimos de la gente: ¿Es esto una estafa? Independientemente de lo que sea “esto”, esta es nuestra mejor respuesta a esa pregunta: ¿Alguien te dijo que solamente puedes pagar con una transferencia de dinero, con una tarjeta de regalo o cargando dinero en una tarjeta que se puede recargar? Si así fue, entonces sí: es una estafa.

Este es un video que, en poco más de un minuto, te muestra algunas de las situaciones que vemos a diario –y lo que debes hacer para enfrentarlas.

 

Si alguien te dice que debes pagar para reclamar un premio, ayudar a alguien a salir de un problema o arreglar tu problema de impuestos con el (supuesto) IRS: nunca una persona legítima te va a decir que tienes que pagar mediante el envío de transferencias de dinero, tarjetas de iTunes o cargando dinero en una tarjeta MoneyPak, Vanilla Reload o Reloadit.

De modo que: mira este video. Si alguien insiste en que tienes que pagar mediante una de esas formas, informa a la FTC. Porque esa será una estafa que queremos conocer.

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sharon
January 06, 2018

En respuesta a por squid

I also have been scammed, his text messages and emails are still going through got email yesterday from him he hoped I was having fun messing with him, I am going to send texts and emails till he blocks me, just want to hear his nonsense
Wiggy
January 05, 2018
I was scammed said I was going to get a grant they needed 150. to process it had to buy a Google play card to get them the money. So like an idiot I did it then they wanted 200. more that they didn't get. Still getting these same type calls. Wish someone could help.
Kawesa M.
January 05, 2018
Telexfree now closed scammed me over 30000 $ using my father-in-law. They promised me earnings of $2000 per week and paid back only 6000$ and claimed to be bankrupt.Anything too good too soon with little input is a scam.
Ge1115
October 19, 2019
Mark Smith dice que es doctor en Ghana me pide dinero todo el tiempo y usa diferentes hombres me habla en hangouts que se va a matar pero yo se que es mentira dice que no tiene a nadie es de Sweden y fue de Los Estados Unidos a trabajar con la United Nations lo he bloqueado varias veces y aparece con otro nombre
FTC Staff
January 05, 2018

En respuesta a por Kawesa M.

You can help by reporting this to the FTC at FTC.gov/complaint. You can provide information about the company, what it promised, and what you received. The information you give goes into a database that law enforcement uses for investigations. Thank you.

CinCin57
March 09, 2018

There has been a whole lot of good scammers hitting The social Media sites such as Instagram. This is not In anyway a dating site so I am not sure how I have Been targeted so hard. They are super nice but usually Claiming to be a celebrity you have commented on their Post. Then they just come at you with a line making you Feel like you are the special one because they are so famous. Some get right on asking for these cards, some sweet talk you For a while. But then somehow random men are asking to be Friends. And these guys are the real scary ones. These guys know How to sweet talk you like no other. Wow. They will get you looking Forward to talking to them. Then almost everyone will have to go because of work. But they will keep in touch as they go. They make Promises that would be great. Then boom, there internet access will run out and they just can’t bear to not talk to you. They ask for These cards to keep it up and you stay talking with them. But beware, if you become a smart mouth woman who starts asking to Many questions like I do, them I saw a side not very becoming at all I was strong armed, so to speak. Sending the Governments FBI Agents in, also insisting on my passwords to all my accounts. Now, That did not go far with me. Just made me mad. I ask for his badge # and what field office he was out of, and then ask if he would take a Pic of his badge and send me. OMG now I am being personally insulted, and my “true Love” comes back with how disappointed he is With me. Didn’t fly with me and that is when he really started to try to get in my media accounts. Still a no. What are they going to do? Not like I was sitting in front of him. I did take some verbal abuse, which still did not cause me to shut my smart mouth up and it ended with him telling me to FO. Ok! I can do that! But honestly, I got clipped a few cards. Not a lot but I did sucker and send a phone. Done with the help of one of his “buddies” from the oil rig he was suppose to be on. As a surprise. But all in all. I have the shipping Address of the “wife” who was so helpful and going to make sure my little sweetie got it. But Lo & Behold, she got car jacked and they got off with the phone. Well I made the phone just a paper Weight with any calls to that phone forwarded to me, no outgoing email, text, or calls. Still stuck with the payments on the phone And early termination fees, however! He would take of any bills when he came To meet me. He was wealthy and gave me his bank #, account # and a password so I could go check. I really did not think it would ever happen, just had hoped. But I was definitely not the typical sucker and I did not give him the “farm” so to speak. I did see just how far they will go. I have Found another woman as well as myself and I am sending her any and all known scammers, and posting them up and she is taking them to some place that can insist these sites be shut down. I think Instagram should take some responsibility to do sometthig with these men as well. Closer monitoring. People complain and get no response. But we are finding these men are not just on one site, they are on many at the same time. Do not honestly think they are the picture they use. Not sure. Would like to know, but do not have the resources. WE NEED HELP!!! NOTE WOMEN! Hey I get why you would want to chat with these Beautiful men!!! But BE SMART!!! Make them go to a chat room of your choosing. Example. WhatsApp. It is totally encrypted and you will have their number. You can also ask them to verify their phones own scan #’s. Ask him to scan his phone and you can as well. It is all explained in the app. BE SAFE ALL! YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. Be picky. Don’t have to pay someone to talk to you!! Ok. Rant over. Hope it helps at least one.

Pepe
November 04, 2019
María Ángeles Garcia cardona estafadora de wallapop intentó comprarme una bici me mandó correos electrónicos y después por WhatsApp (por lo que he leído tiene varios teléfonos ya que a mi me hablo por 661 168711 y a otras personas por un 603... )lo realizaría a través de PayPal comprando una tarjeta me decía que era muda de madrid y tenía a un familiar en el hospital e incluso me pasó foto de un hombre intubado en la uci . Cuando me negué a comprar dicha tarjeta me dijo que hablaría conr PayPal acto seguido el servicio de PayPal falso obviamente me amenazaba con cárcel e incluso emarbgo. Contacte con Wallapop para que estuvieran al tanto y no hacen nada !
Juan José tomé…
December 25, 2019

En respuesta a por Pepe

Ya está identificado por la policía es Juan José Tomé Fernández de Mataró Barcelona su número principal es 717101665
Laisa
January 07, 2020

En respuesta a por Juan José tomé…

Pues le debe dar lo mismo estar identificado. Porque hoy mismo me ha intentado estafar a mi.
Cynic
January 05, 2018
Generally? Scammers try to blind you with panic or greed and push you to act now. One variation to be wary of is fake tech support since if you fall for it, they will hold your computer hostage. Tech support will never call you unsolicited and it’s guaranteed that those pop ups online claiming your computer is already infected are a scam. If you aren’t sure, look up the company’s number on your own and call them.
wallapop
November 06, 2019
Al precer la estafadora de wallapop maria angeles garcia cardona es un hombre de mataro barcelona con numero de tlfn 717101665 si os ocurre denunciar a la policia
Carmen
November 28, 2019

En respuesta a por wallapop

María Ángeles Garcia Cardona, ha intentado estafarme también a través de Wallapop intentando comprarme unos artículos incluyendo el porte en la supuesta transferencia que me había hecho mediante PayPal, supuestamente lo tenía retenido hasta que yo pagara los 300€ de porte y le mandara la foto del pago a PayPal y y después me llegaría a mi la totalidad del pago. Me pareció raro y por eso no caí. Me hablo primero a través de gmail y más tarde desde este número +34 661168711
Scare00ware
June 22, 2018

En respuesta a por Cynic

It happened to me. The support Scam blocked my web/computer activity with a scare-ware tactic full-screen notification alert allegedly from Microsoft (MS) stating that my computer was infected with a virus and that I should call 1-855-268-5399 for support. I did call them, however, when it was time to make their services payment, my credit card was blocked by my bank. I tried to get it unblocked, but to no avail. So I gave them my account # and routing #'s. Of course they accepted the info and sent me an e-mail with a security code for protection against phone scammers and a payment receipt for 69900 dollars for fixing my computer w/2yr 24/7 support. All seemed to be on the up and up, so I kept watch on my online banking acct for any activity. In the meantime, I called my bank rep to see why my account was frozen and she reported that the payment transaction took place by someone located in China. This was not what the tech support people (East Indians) had said. They told me that the description activity on my account would state that it was from their company (Digi-Tech). I also checked online and they did appear to have a valid website digitechinfosolutions. com). Seemingly, the company’s located in Ontario Canada. Anyway, getting back to watching my bank activity - apparently they couldn’t access my acct. with the info I provided them. So the next business day (Monday), I closed and opened a new account. It was fortuitous that I did not get scammed, which is as you mentioned these pop-ups set you into a panic mode making you believe you need help. I did file a FTC complaint, but today I got a phone call that went to message from Penn Credit Corporation approximately one month after this incident. It looks like this company is after their money - hiring a collections agency! My question to you and FTC is can they actually do this? Am I on the hook for this bill? I don’t want a hassling collection agency calling me on a daily basis or even more times a day! *FYI -on scam popup screens bring up your Task Mgr and “end task” or try Alt +F4.
Juan José tomé…
January 02, 2020

En respuesta a por Carmen

Ya está identificado por la policía es Juan José Tomé Fernández de Mataró Barcelona su número principal es 717101665 acumula decenas de denuncias por acoso y estafas pon la denuncia correspondiente
FTC Staff
June 22, 2018

En respuesta a por Scare00ware

Some scammers call back and make a second attempt to get your money. They might say they want to give you a refund, or try to collect more money from you. Don't give your information to a scammer. You can report the calls to the FTC at FTC.gov/DoNotCall.

Juan José tomé…
January 03, 2020

En respuesta a por Carmen

Ya está identificado por la policía es Juan José Tomé Fernández de Mataró Barcelona su número principal es 717101665 acumula decenas de denuncias por acoso y estafas todos los afectados interponer la denuncia correspondiente
Juan José tomé…
January 07, 2020

En respuesta a por Carmen

Ya está identificado por la policía es Juan José Tomé Fernández de Mataró Barcelona su número principal es 717101665 acumula decenas de denuncias por acoso y estafas todos los afectados interponer la denuncia correspondiente
epe
September 14, 2020

En respuesta a por Juan José tomé…

Ahora mismo!! Maria Angeles Garcia Cardona, me ha contactado por wallapop para una compra de un producto que tengo con el numero 623320159 t elimino la cuenta wallapop nada más escribirle por whastapp. me envió un email para que contestara y así confirmar el email para poder enviarme la transferencia. Faltas de ortografía y respuestas demasiado rápidas
Daniel Isaac J…
February 03, 2020

En respuesta a por Carmen

Es una banda de delincuentes que estafan a nivel nacional e internacional son varios pero todos son el mismo grupo Daniel Fernández González, Isaac Julvez Salvia, Juan José Tomé Fernández, Javier Moreno Villa, Javier Gamito Villalobos etc están todos identificados y puestos a disposición judicial para más información buscarlos por Google estafan con lo que sea pisos alquileres móviles entradas coches recambios de vehículos está gente te pone de cebo cualquier cosa para sacarte la pasta son varios personajes los que hay en el ajo tienen un grupo de WhatsApp y se pasan la información unos a otros a quien estafar como cuando donde etc osea es una banda organizada
JUAN JOSE TOME…
February 04, 2020

En respuesta a por wallapop

Estafador a nivel nacional con multitud de denuncias por pedir dinero como señal y luego desaparece acosa estafa y extorsiona a la gente sobre todo mujeres y niños más de 50 denuncias por toda España es catalán Juan José Tomé Fernández utiliza más de 10 números de teléfono diferentes
Angel
October 08, 2020

En respuesta a por wallapop

Acusais a una persona sin tener pruebas de delito.. Y eso es denuncia de acusación.. Y multa.. Si eres denunciante debes aportar el num de la persona que te a estafado la conversación.. Y el justificante de ingreso y el dni de la persona a k estas acusando.. Así sabrás quien la persona k te a engañado ke la policía te averigüe a quien pertenece el num cuenta donde has ingresado el dinero y el num de telef a quien pertenece.. Es muy fácil acusar por ver comentarios en las redes sociales.. Sin tener pruebas.. Todos los comentarios voy a archivarlos.. Borrarlos pork la persona a la k acusais os puede demandar.. Mejor eliminar y evitar comentarios
meljordyn
January 05, 2018
FYI.... scammers posing as employees from legitimate businesses so when you (the job seeker) researches the company, everything looks good. HOWEVER, if the interview is online (which is legit for work from home positions) and the interviewer asks any questions pertaining to your personal finance - RUN! It's a scam called "spoofing". Contact the company you are supposed to be interviewing with but get the contact information online. DO NOT USES ANY INFORMATION given by the interviewer. Contact that company and ask about the job interview. They will quickly be able to tell you whether it's legitimate or not. Be careful out there!
usuaria wallapop
January 06, 2020
Menos mal que al poner en venta un articulo de 2000€ En wallapop la ESTAFADORA : MARIA ANGELES GARCIA CARDONA se ha puesto en contacto conmigo y lo ha hecho tan torpemente que he visto rapidamente que es UN ESTAFADOR y gracias a esta web he podido confirmarlo. La he denunciado a wallapop directamente por fraude y mañana voy a ir a la policía por si le pueden hacer algo. Espero que esto pueda ayudar a que este desgraciado no time a nadie más...
MariaH
March 05, 2020

En respuesta a por usuaria wallapop

A mi me acaba de pasar lo mismo. Lo he denunciado a Wallapop y lo he podido confirmar gracias a este foro. Muchas gracias!! Voy a denunciarlo a la Policía.
rusty
January 05, 2018
I got a email stating That Apple and I tunes have detected a a possible unauthorized charge and to open the pdf DONT DO IT ITS A SCAM Next I got a email saying that American Express has detected a unauthorized charges and I should click on pdf its a scam I don't have a American Express card
David Castillo
January 07, 2020
Pedro María Aliseda Cerrato es un reconocido sujeto que ha estafado a muchas personas mientras escapa de la justicia cambiando su nombre y cambiando de domicilio constantemente. Una de sus más recientes estafas es la página www.cobrantis.com que atrae a usuarios con ofertas atractivas pero después de concretar el depósito no procesa las ventas y no realizan reembolsos, además la dirección física que proporcionan es falsa.
KASANDRA QUINT…
May 12, 2020
Hola buenas yo solicite un préstamo urgente en un banco extranjero de benin. Después que yo pagué todo me quieren hacer pagar la última tarifa de $380 para obtener el préstamo. Pero yo tuve que pagar casi $800 y nunca ví nada. Supuestamente metieron ala policía pero ellos son fraude también pq metieron fotos de Internet pq yo misma busque en internet todo. Tengo evidencia de los pago que hice por wester unión. Y como me amenazaba si no pagaba. Yo quiero hacer una querella en contra de eso. Me urge no me quieren dar evidencia de nada hasta pagar y la supuesta policía dice que me voy a ir presa pero yo di una queja a la policía de dónde vivo en Puerto Rico. Y ellos me dicen que no pague nada hasta ellos averiguar bien. Aún así yo quiero protección.
Campesina
June 20, 2020
Mí caso es que entre a una app de cita para hacer amigos acepte una solicitud de un tal Thomas Wang médico supuestamente en un hospital en Afganistán decía ser viudo tenía un hijo en estado unidos que estaba solo. Los días empezó a decirme lo mucho que me amaba que le gustaba mí forma de ser al cabo de 8 días me cuenta una historia de un dinero que le habían dado y que el tenía dinero ahorrado de su trabajo el cual no dejaban hacer transferencia desde Afganistán me prometió darme una vida feliz una familia con comodidades al final me dice que va a enviar el dinero a mí casa directamente y que había pagado por todo que solo necesitaba enviar mí correo y la compañía naviera a cargo de un tal David McDonald diplomatico. Supuestamente el diplomático tuvo que pasar a Rusia y ahí le retuvieron el equipaje me pidieron enviar 1,750 dólares pero si podía que enviara 750 solamente el diplomático se comunicaba por gmail y mí supuesto amor se comunicaba conmigo por hangoust. Me decían que sino enviaba el dinero los rusos iba a escanear el equipaje y yo iría detenida primero envíe los 750 a Rusia y después me pidieron que lo enviara a estados unidos a una tal Breanna . Cuando supuestamente se resolvió todo al cabo de 3 días se comunica el diplomático que la policía rusa le estaba pidiendo 6,350 dólares que si podía enviar por lo menos 4,350 ahí entonces sospeche más que esto todo era una estafa. Lo que hice que cerre mí cuenta hangoust y mí correo lo cambie . Perdí 750.00 dólares cometí el error de enseñarles fotos mías y de mí familia y darle mí dirección exacta.
bulangiu75
January 05, 2018
is it thelotter.com a scam?
Jhon
June 30, 2020
Me dijeron que pagarían mi deuda y solo a ellos les tendría que pagar la mitad de todo
marina52
January 08, 2018

yes cheats are very clever, last month has an Italian "Unternemer" which allegedly misplaced paiplein pipes borrowed too little money to pay for transport asked next to his "friends and family" to give the rest amount. He scolds me as a honest man and I stupidly helped him with 2800 € what I charged my account. Couple days later, he reported that he still had to pay port, I said no and I have no money so he suggested me to sell my car which I did not do dsienb last write was on 21.12 that he missed me and that was all , Since then there is no Italian and no US telephone number. Also, who he is on skype online is silent, no answer.

Old foolDon't …
January 06, 2018
I have been scammed 2 times by young women claiming they were interested in older men.needing money for debts, rent, etc. Needless to say no fool like an old fool. Never again.
Quartex
January 16, 2018

En respuesta a por Old foolDon't …

Take it easy. I did the same, its no shame. But 1 time was enough for me, the only difference.
Tamie
January 06, 2018
I get calls and texts from spammer scammers. I try not to answer. They call the house and my cell almost daily. Even though I don’t answer I hear them - bill collecting, s scams. Are they using my phone numbers? Addresses? Who knows! They make it hard to do anything. Sometimes they’re bill collectors, the irs, federal agents, boyfriends, etc. Some say it’s satellite harassment. I’m so tired of hearing them!
Emli
August 31, 2020
Hace 5 meses un tipo me habló por instagram dice ser piloto de una compañía petrolera es de Estados Unidos pero reside en Venezuela, por su trabajo. Durante tido este tiempo me dijo que tenía una hija y una historia de romances fallidos. Según él que me conoció y que soy el amor de su vida que nunca más tendré que pasar apuros económicos. Extraño todo esto relato. En medio de esta historia aparecieron 1 señora muy mayor brasileña y otra señora muy mayor de Puerto Rico ambas diciendo ser las novias del sujeto. Dentro de todos sus romances son todas señoras muy mayores yo soy la única joven que tenía en sus contactos. Me hizo video llamadas, llamadas de wsp y un sin fin de pruebas según él para probar que me amaba. Un día me dejó de hablar y apareció despues de 2 semanas diciendo que estaba perdiendo su tiempo conmigo porque jamás estaríamos juntos. A todo esto él venía a verme y yo tenía que pagar su estadía porque él pagaría su boleto de avión. Ahora hace 3 semanas volvió a desaparecer según viajes de negocio de la compañía petrolera. Ojo no crean en nadie que les prometa amor y el universo sin conocerse. Es un estafador se llama Aksel Mathisen.!!!!
Onto them now
January 06, 2018
A few yrs ago I was scammed into believing I was going to be served for a cash cashing company. Since I had previously used on of these, I was petrified and in fact was in tears to this scammer. I paid the money and low and behold now every couple of years another scammer has my info from the sucker file that my name was put on. It’s funny as every time, the lingo never varies “ a case has been filed against you” nonsense but even worse, they search out anyone they think you may know to hound them, making you look bad to family , children and even exes.
K-LOVE ENTERTA…
January 07, 2018
why people always calling talking bout how you win this or your email was enter in drawing I won this much then tell me I got paid this much money just to received the funds the funds just to get the money. and talking bout they with the government and know they lieing just to get some money out of you and using fake phone number.
Stan
January 09, 2018
I am attempting to sell my car. I was contacted today by a person who posted money to PayPal. Then comes the fun stuff. The emails I got from PP say that it is legitimate and to wire money Walmart to Walmart. They refused, saying it sounded like a scam. So I sent PP an email. They then said to purchase iTunes cards to pay for the cost of shipping. I looked up the address and it is a car dealer, the name of the individual does not work there and they have no connection to a shipping company. I am receiving e mails from the purchaser and now even PP saying that it is legit. and to send the gift cards.
Nick
January 09, 2018
I'm curious if anyone has come across scams like this that ask you to pay with Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency. Is this happening?
Logical Sense:…
January 09, 2018
New scam tactics (we were almost scammed). A call came to my cell saying they are UPS delivery and need to speak to some unknown name to deliver a UPS package to my home address. When I insisted that name does not exist says, sorry mistake and asked for my wife. I was skeptical, but, he sounded very convincing and background noise looked like UPS. So, I gave her cell phone as he said that she needs to get authorized by her to deliver the packet with 30 minutes and asked my numbers and name to verify so that he will give me parcel numbers once authorized. Here is where I was fooled. But, as soon as he hung up, I really come to my sense as it did not sound right, and texted by wife, that if she could go home immediately as I was heading there too. My thought was our home will be robbed! I immediately called that number back. And a genuine UPS store in Canada picked up and he alerted that it is scam and call 911 or some authority immediately because it is scam. I called my wife immediately, and she was completely terrified already because within this 5 minutes, he had called once first, when she said hello, he hung up and then another call came immediately it showed my caller ID. Now the regular scamming started saying that, your husband is in police custody , case ID this Police badge etc. And told her not to pick any other calls or answer any text. She did not give any information as I was calling in another line immediately. Anyways, long story short, I told her to pick up the phone if he calls and tell him to call back in 1 hour. My idea was to take both the phone and go to Police. Here is my frustration: When I called local police, they said, go to FTC website. I have been going round and round to all these sites, and agencies when I had Identify theft happened last time. I want to help the authority, and I am sure, many of us here and elsewhere want these scammers get caught so that we don't have to go through the nightmare, but nothing is available for us to call in other line so that Police, or FBI can catch these right handed. Or, there is no 'TO DO's available which tells us how can we concern citizen be part of the solution for catching these. Any ideas?
FTC Staff
January 11, 2018

En respuesta a por Logical Sense:…

Thank you for sharing your story.

It sounds like the scammers were trying to convince your wife that you were in police custody.  The scammers were impersonating police officers. The imposters call one family member and tell them to wire money immediately to help a family member who had an emergency.  There is no real emergency, and the imposters take the money.

Your local police suggested you report this to the FTC. You can report this at FTC.gov/complaint. The information you give, like the phone numbers and other details about the calls, will go into a secure database that law enforcement uses for investigations.

Ann
January 11, 2018
There is a woman named Bonita White on Instagram Claiming that the World Bank is giving away money to poor people. There is no website link. Is there such a grant? Supposedly she is working with an attorney named Dora Caceres phone number 267-793-0508.
FTC Staff
January 12, 2018

En respuesta a por Ann

No, the World Bank is not giving grant money to people who call. People who offer "free government grants" are trying to scam you.

They say there is a grant, but tell you to send money first for "taxes" or "fees" or "registration." If you send money, you will lose it, and you won't get a grant. Please tell the FTC when you see those offers. Go to FTC.gov/complaint to report.

TBell01
January 12, 2018
I was recently asked to do a google hangout interview for data entry position for William Blair and Company. The recruiting H.R. Consultant was named Cady Gottilieb. I went through the whole 2 part interview via Google Hangouts. I was given the job description, pay, and to follow instructions. I was told on Google Hangouts that the job was offered to me. Then an offer letter was sent to me via email. As I completed the application and submitted the offer letter I was told that I would receive a check for receiving the equipment. Then she asked if I have my banking app downloaded. I told her no. She then asked for me to follow instructions. To download the app so the money would be sent to me for the equipment. Cady Gottilieb made a rude comments said that I asked too many questions. I declined the job and again Cady Gottilieb said that I wasted her time. I just thought that I put it out there. On the job offer letter my name was mispelled. The start date and year was incorrect. The application and offer letter was all made to look like William Blair and company logos. I believe she was trying to scam me.
Melvin Sandoval
December 05, 2020
Some body from other country convince me to send her some money inventing that she was a lawyer and she needs the money for emergency and for political purpose, she was my girlfriend, she told me she goes to the church this and that , I sent her the money, after that I noticed that everything was a lies , and I lost my money
curious123
January 17, 2018
Will scammers ask for your debit card or credit card info and take payments
FTC Staff
January 17, 2018

En respuesta a por curious123

Yes, a scammer might ask you to pay with your debit or credit card.

curious123
January 17, 2018

En respuesta a por FTC Staff

I recently got a call from a number asking me to call back a different number and when I did they say that a complaint is being filed against me. The # they called from is disconnected, I feel like it's a scam but still has me scared and losing sleep.
Betty
January 17, 2018
We have someone calling on a business line looking for an employee. He is tying up every phone line, despite being told that the employee is not allowed to have personal phone calls at work. The employee does not have a debt with the company he says he is from. He is asking for money to be paid immediately. The employee, as well, as the business believes this is a scam. The proper way to handle an unpaid debt would be via garnishment of wages, not harassment.
curious123
January 17, 2018
I recently got a call from a number asking me to call back a different number and when I did they say that a complaint is being filed against me. The # they called from is disconnected, I feel like it's a scam but still has me scared and losing sleep.