hey so im currently getting attacked by some scam. ive been getting about 2-3 calls every minute for the past 20 minutes from different numbers all claiming to be the venmo account security team and to press 1 because someone is trying to get into my account. along with this im also getting texts from venmo sending me a login code, ive gotten 4 of those texts so far. what should I be doing right now?

Hello Reddit Friends, I'm receiving frequent phone calls on my business line from my own personal phone number. The person calling claims (via voicemail) that they found my lost phone. I did lose my phone a couple of weeks ago, marked it lost on Google and had T-Mobile give it the brick treatment. After the first missed call from my own number I called T-Mobile and they confirmed no activity on the lost phone. I have not ordered a replacement and have only been using the business line

How is this person using a phone number that's currently active on my account? Even if they did find my lost phone, it was pin locked, so how did they gain access and make calls after T-Mobile turned it to a brick? I'm also confused why they seem to have made returning my phone their top priority in life. Does anyone have ideas at what this person actually wants, how they're doing this, or any helpful insight? Much appreciated!

I'm especially frustrated by this because Vitaunlune advertised on Facebook. I'm hoping to see their adverts again so that I can flag/report them. I guess I trusted that Meta would vet their advertisers? My mistake. I do tend to be too trusting, so I will try to be less so.

Vitaunlune advertises bulk groups of clothing, like multiple pairs of shorts or T-shirts. The price is too good to be true, and I even recognized that while I was completing my order. And then my second order. SMH

But I received order confirmations! And tracking numbers! Maybe this was all above board after all! Then four weeks later, both tracking numbers showed "delivered" – when, of course, neither order showed up.

Anyway, I searched far and wide on the Internet to see if anyone else had information about them. I could find nothing at all, so I decided to post this. If you are thinking about buying from "Vitaunlune"… Just don't.

I wanted to share a warning about a shady key shop called crypto2key.com so nobody else loses their money.

A few days ago, I bought 4 game keys from them. The games included titles like Hunt: Showdown 1896, Disco Elysium, and Indika.

The problems started immediately:

1. Region activation issues: The keys were marked as "Steam - Global", but none of them work on my account (it's a Ukrainian Steam account, but I am currently located/accessing it from Germany). Steam throws activation errors, and these keys completely refuse to redeem.
2. Ghost Support: I reached out to their customer support immediately through their ticket system. It has been over 3 days, and I’ve received absolute silence. No replies, no replacements, no refunds.

Screenshots attached showing the storefront and my order details/keys.

Bottom line: Avoid crypto2key.com. They take your crypto, send dead or restricted keys, and ignore support tickets completely. Save your money and stick to trusted marketplaces.

So I got this message that this person made me a sketch when they read my story on AO3 and I was a little suspicious before, but unfortunately Discord doesn’t let you look someone up if you don’t share a server or aren’t friends already. So I messaged them and they showed me their previous artwork from an Instagram account that’s private, then asked if I wanted to commission them. I assumed that they were just going to show me a cute little sketch they made (without having to commission them), and now I feel like this is one of those art scams where the person takes your money and doesn’t give you the art they promised, but I’m not exactly sure.

I feel very uncomfortable and bugged out by this situation.

History/context: my husband and I moved into this apartment about 6 weeks ago with our child. Landlord insisted on me skipping the application and background/credit check and only going off of my husband's because I'm a stay at home mom, so I just skipped straight to signing the lease without the application part.

I received an email two days ago from a clothing website (a legit website) with a confirmation for an order that was about $120. I have never seen or used this website before. In the shipping details, my full legal/government name is listed along with my email and my phone number. However, the address and the billing address are both listed as her address. As far as billing information, it only shows up as "credit card". I have been religiously checking my bank statements and my credit statements and there's nothing out of the ordinary that I can see. I'm nervous on confronting her right away as she knows my husband is out of state for work for the next several weeks.

Do I file a police report? Should I confront her? Has anyone ever been in this type of situation before? What kind of scam could this be? I feel extremely unsettled by this and why she would be ordering things for herself using my name and personal details. Any recommendations on how to move forward properly would be very much appreciated.

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Hey, im 16 and this isnt for me. One of my relatives heard about TAG Markets from a coworker and im worried they might lose their money if its a scam.

I checked some stuff and found a few weird things:

\- Their company is registered in Mauritius under C185265.

\- Their client agreement also mentions a different number, 138336C1/GBL.

\- An FSC notice says licence GB21026474 was terminated under another company in 2024, but TAG Markets claims to have that licence.

\- The addresses on their documents are also different.

Idk if theres an explanation for all this or if its actually suspicious. If anyone has proof or knows more about this please share it, it would really help me convince my relative before they lose money. Thanks!

This seems to be a poorly set up lost ring scam. Most of the details are true but this just doesn't make any sense to me.

The message I received on FB Messenger reads:

"Hi [my name]. A metal detecting buddy of mine has asked if I can help track down the owner of a ring he found on [specific beach] last year. I'm working on a theory that the names on the ring may be the mom and her two dogs. I came across your name in one of the [city] groups and saw a picture two dogs on a beach. The beach isn't [specific beach] but it does at least cause me to ask the question.
Did you lose a ring on [specific beach] last year?"

I'm confused by how they were able to determine that the beach in the photo of my two dogs is not the one they named, despite me not having the beach name in the post.
The beach they named is one of two popular beaches in my area, and the photo of my dogs is at the other beach about 10 miles away. How did they determine this? Guesswork? Or is the scammer truly local to my area?

Also, is it really that common for dog moms to engrave their own name and their dogs names onto a single ring?😂 It's so specific that I'm genuinely intrigued by how this scam is supposed to get anyone!

Insight would be appreciated on the level of danger of this scam and how exactly they would attempt to extort in this scenario.

I'm part of a club at my college and I'm a member of the events committee. Usually I help them out with setting up for events during the day of the events, but they told us to list our availability incase we are able to help out on other days as well. I had an afternoon class around 1pm and I woke up a bit before 11am, and saw two emails saying high priority in all caps. It said it was from one of my club advisors and they asked whats the best number to reach me out via text, and how they'll follow up with it shortly. I was still sleeping when that email was sent, and then shortly afterwards they sent another email asking if the mail had been received. I was having such a bad weekend and even had a mental breakdown the night before, so I had just woken up and my mind was still trying to process what was going on. I have never interacted with the club advisor before, but since the email sensed urgency I gave them my number and they texted me.

They asked me where I currently was at the moment, and how they needed me to run a quick task. I told them how I was still at home, and how I'm gonna head out in a bit since I have class. They told me how they want me to locate any store near me, and how they want me to get some gift cards and how they need it for a presentation in a few. I was a bit confused by this but our club does some raffles and has prizes for most events so I assumed it was related to that. I told them I can stop by a Dunae Reade near my house and get the gift cards on the way out and they told me okay and to let them know when I get there. I told them I will, and even gave them an estimated time which they agreed to.

Even on my way there, they were checking in again and I was getting kinda annoyed by this but since I was tired and emotionally drained, and already running late for class I told them I'm on my way and texted them when I got to the store. They told me to buy 2 Xbox gift cards $250 each and after purchasing this, they want me to send the back revealing the code, and they'll double check and see if the cards are properly activated.

I know by then it should've been obvious how it was suspicious and given the amount too, and I geninuely don't know why I didn't pick up on it sooner. I told them I can only buy one and gave an excuse, and they told me it's fine and to grab one. I sent them the code after buying it and then they told me they recieved it. Then they told me they want me to buy another gift card that's $100 and by then I was already annoyed and running late for class. I told them I can get it after class and gave them a time too, and they agreed to it and told me to contact them after class.

I was thinking things through during class, and then after class texted them and they told me to contact them when I'm at the store. As I was on the way and even when I got to the store, my gut was telling me something was off. I decided to try calling the number and it didn't pick up and I started to know then. Eventually I was able to directly contact the club advisor through her correct number, and she told me how it was a scam and someone impersonating her. She even said how even someone else in the club recieved the same messages. I sent her proof of the emails and texts, and she informed the club president too and they all made an annoucement in our club groupchat and sent out a spreadsheet with everyone's names and correct numbers.

I know scams happen to most people but I legit never thought I'd fall for one and end up spending a non refundable purchase too. I'm going to try going to my bank and filing a dispute but I also don't know if it will work. I'm already short on my savings as it is, and I hate how I fell for something like this and ended up looking so gullible. The club advisor and president both reached out to me and apologized to me and asked if they could help me, or if there's anything they could do for me but I told them how they didn't have to and tried to act tough. I just feel so ashamed and I'm worried if I'll even get my money back or not. It really took me a while to even process this and I have legit been spiraling and beating myself up over it since then too. I know sometimes I can be a bit of a people pleaser especially given I'm new to the club too so I didn't want to make a bad impression if I didn't follow through but I should've known better and stood up for myself and my money.

I’m not 100% good at picking these out so I just wanted opinions. I was scrolling through job apps and applying and a Real Estate Agency reached out. It’s a credible agency in my area. They asked if I was licensed in my state, to which I replied no because their listing said no experience was required and they were willing to train. They asked if I’d be willing to attend a school at a reduced cost of $99 from $299. I asked them for more information and they asked for an email they could send the information to.

I gave them an email I usually just send spam to just in case. The email in a nutshell was, again, them pointing out the 60% discount for schooling, telling me the school name, and emphasizing that it’s “well-known and highly respected.” They wrote, “Your next step will be to fill out this form.” With a link attached to the text.

“Next step is to send me your full legal name and home address, and to fill out the credit card authorization form. This is to get you enrolled in the program.” With another link embedded in the text. (I haven’t clicked any of the links). It then says the course is the required 75-hour program needed to obtain the license. It shares some more expenses not paid for by the agency, including, $140 for the state exam fee, $140 for the license activation fee, and $30 for a background check.

I’m just wondering if I’m being paranoid because it’s lots of money involved and definitely sketchy that they don’t want to meet the person they’re wanting to represent a part of their agency. Or is it just blatantly obvious it’s a fake job posting? I was also going to call the agency myself and verify the job posting.

Hi, im from Colombia, an elderly family member was scam in this now classic "tasks scams" or "likes farm scam"

You already know the story:

first they pay small amounts of money for likes in some post, them lure the victim to "VIP" rooms in telegram and later to withdraw the money the stage a fake blockage in the account and demand 90% of the money to have a chance to withdraw again, but they stage another failure to withdraw always blame the victim, and thats how they get thousands of dollars from vulnerable that really don't understand crypto and other tech, people like in my case, my family member. Stay safe, I know it smells like scam from a mile away but not everyone is able to recognize this kind of stuff.
I post to leave some trace if someone is looking the name in google i hope they see scam attached in the first results.

Hi all. Yesterday we received a pink package from Vinted that nobody in my family ordered. No one here even has a Vinted account, and I already checked with everyone to make sure it wasn’t theirs.

It has our exact address on it, but the name is VERY generic. Basically Jane Doe. The return address belongs to someone else (let’s say Maria). What’s weird is that I carefully peeled back the shipping label and found another one directly underneath. The top label is TO our address, FROM Maria. The label underneath is TO Maria, FROM our address. So it looks like a package supposedly sent from our house was sent back here, even though we never sent it.

Our address is also pretty unique (basically a bunch of numbers), and we live in the middle of nowhere, so I really don’t think someone would have accidentally typed it in.

I got curious last night and carefully opened it in case I needed to reseal it. Inside was a Pandora box with two gold bracelets. No idea if they’re real. One definitely feels higher quality than the other, but I know there are plenty of Pandora fakes out there. We weren’t sure what to do with it, so we just left it on the counter.

Then this morning, ANOTHER pink package showed up. Same size, same name, same address. This time the return name and address were completely different, but it had the exact same situation with a second label underneath showing the sender and recipient reversed. Inside was another gold Pandora bracelet and box.

Has anyone had something like this happen, or know what kind of scam this could be? I do sell on Depop, but I don’t sell on Vinted, so I’m confused about why our address is being used.

TL;DR: Nobody here uses Vinted, but we received two packages containing bracelets addressed to someone else at our address. Each had a shipping label covering an older one showing it had originally been sent FROM our address to the person now listed as the sender. Anyone know what’s going on?

Hello all. Probably not a legal question but i was recently scammed doing facebook marketplace.

He was using a fraudulent app to send money such as zelle. It showed sent on his phone but never actually showed in my app that the transaction went through. Took my item. This was a physical transaction in-person. I hear theft by deception is a crime.

My next steps would be to contact the police and let them handle it. Sound about right?

So i stupidly fell for a scam and mobile deposited a most likely fake check. I realized they were trying to scam me after they asked for the $225 i got right away from the deposit so i never sent any money back but now im just scared if im gonna have a problem with my bank. I tried to call twice and both times they told me they had to transfer me to someone else and then i was on hold for an hour before i was told by an automated voice to call
back again later. please help what should i do?

tldr: i fell for a scam, deposited a fake check, and i can’t really get ahold of the bank, what should i do?

I ordered an item off of eBay, seller had substantial feedback, over 90% positive. Once I got my tracking number, alarm bells started going off. It was shipping from right next to my town, the tracking said there was an exception and that the zip code had changed. I thought for sure that I had fallen for the "wrong address, right zip code" scam. I checked the user's reviews again and the few negative reviews were not re-assuring. There were several positive reviews that said that the item was shipped to the wrong address but eventually arrived. Some said that it had been left at a neighbor's address. At this point, I email the seller asking for a refund (no response) and check with UPS who confirmed that the package was not going to my address. Well shit.

Delivery notification comes and goes and no package at my house, however, the UPS van was making rounds in my neighborhood at around the same time tracking said it was delivered which I thought was a pretty big coincidence. I check the delivery photo attached to the tracking number and it sure does look like a house in my neighborhood. So, I look at houses on Google Street View and find what I think is the house a few streets down. Sure enough, they have the package, addressed to me, totally different address. No way to mistake it for my address.

So what is this? Surely its some sort of scam? Do they have a stolen credit card or something and are buying from a local business and shipping to a different address in hopes that the buyer will find it? How will this come back and bite me in the ass? What should I do?

I received this email two days ago-

Grivetti et al. v. Dental Intelligence, Inc.
Case No. 1 :25-cv-02464
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division
If you are in the United States and used the LocalMed Portal to schedule, modify, or re-schedule an appointment between March 2022 and June 2025, and any information you shared was allegedly disclosed or transmitted to Google or any other unauthorized third party, you may be entitled to a cash payment from a Settlement.

For context, I have lived in Pa my whole life. I would have gone to two dentists between March 2022-June 2025. I was trying to figure out if they used LocalMed Portal. The class action lawsuit seems legit, but would they send an email about it?

I’ve been getting like 20-30 scam calls a day, out of curiosity, I called one back because the area code was from Vegas, and I have family in Vegas, and there was barely any rining but the immediate voicemail was super strange

“This is a scam, do NOT leave a message, just hang up, this is a SCAM number, do NOT call back"

Wtf??? Has anyone expeirenced this before

So, one of my coworkers just had their bank accounts emptied yesterday. The cash they got amounted to about 131K PHP. Take note that my coworker is kinda old. They said they received a call on Messenger from their relative whose account had been hacked (they were unaware during the call), and it seemed like a normal conversation to them. But during the call, their bank account and GCash were emptied.

After the incident, the scammers even used their identity to solicit money from their Facebook friends. By then, my coworker asked for assistance to change their password and I turned on their two-factor authentication. Another strange thing was that the scammer, at around the same time, called my coworker and tried to gain access again. Everything's been reported to the authorities, but I'm just curious if anyone knows how this works. And what else should I tell my coworker about?

“Carter Mason and legal paperwork. I'm just there. There's a good point of obviously Carter Mason. I'm trying to get a hold of a car elder, which is called regarding some legal paperwork, I retain to bring to the address that I have on file (my address) tomorrow in between hours of 3 and five. I will need a signature and photo ID for the document if you're not gonna be available. Any questions are pertaining this matter, you can contact the office. Phone number is 855-961-****.…”

Received this voice mail from a 615-991-*** number but they left this 855-961-*** number. They had my correct address. Searched and can't find anything when I looked up those numbers. There was no mention of what legal paperwork was or from or a case number. I don't believe there is anything I would be getting served for either since I have not received any mail about any debt unpaid.

Hello everyone, I just received a letter in the mail called "Notice of service of request for admissions, production request, and interrogatories, in aid of execution for individuals". It looks to be from a debt collector trying to collect a debt from Chase from 2009. I called and spoke with one of the attorneys and told her that I had no idea what this was regarding and wondered if they had the correct person. She put me on hold to look for the file and the told me that she would speak to the main attorney tomorrow about it since I'm saying the debt isnt mine. This letter came from Florida. I have not lived in the state for more than a decade now. Any advice on whether this letter demands a response and what it even is?

Location: Florida

My elderly mother lives in another state. She's fairly tech savvy. She recently noticed a $5,000 charge on her credit card and immediately called the company about the fraudulent charge. They are "investigating". Meanwhile, a large/heavy piece of auto equipment (She believes a clutch for a 4x4 vehicle she does not own) arrived at her home in her name. She contacted the company; they will issue a refund, if she returns the item, shipping at her expense. They sent her a UPS return label.

This entire thing seems suspect to me. I have no reason to believe that she accidentally ordered the autoparts. Is this some type of a scam? Should she return the item and accept the loss (likely several hundred dollars)? The company says she has to return the item in the next two days or they will not accept it.

Basically what the title says. They’ve called twice both times I’ve been unable to get the number they called from but they left a voice mail saying this. Censored stuff that might break rule 2

“The records here. This is (name) calling once again to give a reminder that tomorrow I will be out to the area to deliver your paperwork so please be available um any questions or to reschedule contact (phone number).”

The whole vagueness of it all makes me think it is a scam. They aren’t even telling me what kind of paperwork neither have I ever given them my address so I don’t know how they’d “be in my area” but I’m nothing if not cautious, so anything to really tell me if it’s a scam or not would be much appreciated!

Looks like these two entities are identical to one another.

This is a proxy betting recruitment operation/ bonus harvesting.

Do NOT do any work / make any account (see "Onboarding " screenshot) / waste your time on either of these shams.

They advertise on Philly craigslist for "Casino Tester " jobs.

Plenty of evidence against Little Wheel on reddit & Reel Edge seems a little newer.

If you are dealing with Jack Etherington then be aware that he goes to great lengths to make his proxy betting seem legit. Lots of phony Indeed, Glassdoor, Trust Pilot posts. Can't wait for him to show up here.

So my stepdad and I have established that my mom is engaging with a scammer. Basically having an online emotional affair with someone she’s convinced herself is a real person. UK pilot romance scam, to be specific. Out of concern (because she has been nonstop lying to both of us), my stepdad put a tracker on my mom’s car. Yesterday, she told us that she was taking a trip to the beach by herself for a few days…

There’s a commercial international airport about an hour and a half from where we live (and is NOT near a beach). The tracker indicated that she was there at one point, prior to going to the beach. Parked in a free waiting area, where ppl wait for flights to come in. This airport is completely out of the way of the route to the beach. My question to you fellow Redditors is…what was she most likely doing? Was it:

A) waiting for Nigerian prince charming to arrive, for their long-awaited meeting in person? (Which is never going to happen because something always “comes up” to prevent them from meeting in person, for obvious reasons). Or…

B) Was she there to possibly wire him money? My stepdad said she withdrew $3,000 from their savings last week, and didn’t tell him until a few days later. She had also previously been asking me for $, which I always refused to give her because I knew what she was up to.

What do we think was the purpose of her visit to the airport? I need help determining why she was there…

Several months ago a family member met someone on a dating app and they built trust with them. To my knowledge they never met, don’t have social media, and convinced them to invest in this website. For the last month they’ve been trying to withdraw their money but the site keeps bringing up ridiculous withdraw and random fees. I’ve tried explaining to them what happened but they’re too deep into it and don’t want to admit they got scammed and have hope it’s still real if they keep paying their “one last fee”. When I found out about the website I did my own background check and almost everything was redacted and ticked off so many red flags but they still didn’t want to believe me. Spreading awareness so hopefully others don’t go on here.