05 May Scams
05.29 Student Loan Email Scam: (Reporting Party’s Name), Hello this is Quinn Cleur on behalf of the Student-Loan Debt Department. We tried to contact you at your home and did not hear back. Your Student-Loans have been marked as eligible for forgiveness under the new 2023 guidelines. Your case number is #82947, and your file will remain open in my system for only one more day. If you could please give your dedicated eligibility line a call at: 888-728-2074, we can have this applied immediately. Our office hours are 11am-7pm (EST) Monday-Friday. Thank You, Quinn Cleur
05.30 The victim stated she was scammed on Facebook and lost $350.00. On 05/26/23, she attempted to purchase tickets to a Taylor Swift concert from somebody she believed to be her boyfriend's parent's friend. She sent the money using Venmo to an account with the name Carolyn7284. She stated as soon as she sent the money, she never received the tickets and she was suddenly blocked on Facebook. She then realized that the profile was a fraudulent account and she had her boyfriend notify the true account owner letting her know her account may have been hacked. She reported both accounts as fraud on Facebook and Venmo. She also stated she contacted her bank for further assistance in hopes of getting her money back.
05.18 I spoke with the victim who stated that he was at the above location putting fuel in his vehicle when a male at a different pump asked him if he would like to by some jewelry. He said he, his wife, and kids were down on their luck, and he needed some money for gas and food. He said he felt bad for the family and gave the male $500 for a Rolex watch and some other jewelry. The victim said that he then went to sell the items and was advised that the watch and jewelry was fake. He said the vehicle was a dark colored Chevrolet Tahoe with an out of state license plate. I advised him it would be hard to find the person, but I would check with the service station to see if they had video.
05.10 The victim received a call from 585-470-1185 claiming there was an I-phone purchase made on her Amazon Account and the caller wanted to verify account information. The caller recognized this to be a scam and did not give out any information.
05.06 The caller reported receiving a phone call from a male named James and saying he was from Excel energy. The caller ID displayed the Excel energy phone number of 1-800-895-4999.The male reported he was going to shut their power off unless they gave them $100 with their debt card. She did not give any money and are not out anything. She did call and report it to Excel and she will post information on the East Bethel Community FB page for information.
05.05 Fake Jewelry Scam: The caller reported via phone several days prior a male confronted him at Walmart asking for help. The male offered the caller a piece of gold in exchange for money. The caller gave this male $400 in cash. This occurred in the parking lot. When the caller went to a pawn shop with the gold, he was advised that the gold was fake.
05.03 The victim is 15 years old. He told me that someone on Snapchat posing to be a woman sent him nude photographs and he sent some back. He was unsure how many he sent, and he said the photos had his whole body in them including his face, and the nude photos included his privates. The person who he was also communicating with on Instagram, was threatening him saying that unless they were given $500, they would send the pictures to his friends and family. He also said they made a group chat that had the nude photos, and they were inviting his friends to join the group chat. I advised him not to send them any money as it would not help the situation. He confirmed that he did not know who this person was and met them through social media. The Snapchat username for the person is ALEXIABLISS94 and the Instagram username is ALEXIA.MARY_.
05.02 The victim explained that early in April, 2023, he was looking on Facebook Marketplace for a vehicle to buy his wife. He saw an ad for a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS on ebay Motors. This vehicle was listed by S. Collins for $24,400. He clicked on the ad and was brought to the ebay site. He contacted S. Collins via email, shannon73cns@gmail.com, and told her he was interested in the vehicle. He proceeded with purchasing the vehicle. S. Collins wanted a private wire money transfer and they did not use the ebay Motors money transfer process. The victim went to his bank and wired $24,400 to her bank. The vehicle was never delivered and S. Collins is no longer emailing. He now believes he was swindled.
05.02 The victim stated that he went onto his Cabela's account and saw that he was missing points and there was an order for a Ruger-57 pistol cartridge in 5.7x28mm. He sent me a photograph of the Ruger pistol and verified with Cabela's that the gun was ordered under his account. He stated that the order was supposed to be delivered to a Bass Pro Shop in Illinois. He also stated that the order
was supposed to be picked up by a Marcus XXXX, with a residence in Chicago. The order was placed on 04/28/2023. He stated he then went into the Bass Pro Shop in Rogers, MN and they were able to confirm the purchase and then cancel the order.
05.01 The victim had been communicating with a person on Instagram and Snapchat that he believed was a female named Lexxy from the United Kingdom. He reported that he had provided "Lexxy" with a picture of himself completely undressed that included his face. He stated that "Lexxy" subsequently threatened to disseminate images of him on social media if he did not provide her with $350. He stated that "Lexxy" had also threatened to make posts on social media claiming that he had sexually assaulted a child if he failed to pay her. He reported that "Lexxy" had used the Instagram account: LEXXYMARRRY224 and the Snapchat account: KYLE232932 to communicate with him. He stated that no money had been exchanged.
05.01 I made contact with the victim who stated she tried to purchase a dog online through a website called Craig's Dachshund, www. craigsdachshundhome. com yesterday. When she wired $500 via cash app Zelle she never received a confirmation of her purchase. She was not able to make contact with the vendor who identify as Kayla Larry. Kayla used the email Kayfromthebayy@aol.com. I told her to contact her bank and see if they could help her.