Used Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC.
Complaint 16511 Details
- Date Occurred: 07/01/2013
- Reported Damages: $30,000.00
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The complaint is against an online dating profile
The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity
The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity
The company or person contact no longer exists
International boundaries
I received a phone call in July from the Fed. Trade Commission saying I had won 2nd place in a sweepstakes from Stars & Stripes.
For me to receive the money which was $350,000 at first, I had to insure it for $14000.00 with Lloyds of London. I sent it (like a fool) to a bank in Costa Rica. Then of course they kept calling and saying that I had to pay taxes and other costs. One was to Columbus Ohio airport where the package was waiting for a pick-up from a courier.Four times to send money in all. Having started it I prayed that it was legal and the last place I tried to wire money told me it was a scam . All together I lost about $30,000.00 I am just sick and heartbroken from being so stupid. I did call the FBI finally in July and haven't heard from them. I have names and phone numbers of my contacts. The last one said he was with the IRS.
Please help me to recover my senses.
- Anonymous SBID #a28979ec1f
- Posted 08/30/2013
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- Complaint Against Federal Trade Commission
- Complaints Filed: 4
- Reported Damages: $31,260.00
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