Where would a site about scams be without a listing of scams?
The Amazon Apple Product Fraud Scam, where you get a phone call or text message from “Amazon” asking you to press 1 if you didn’t order a product.
The AR Aging Report Scam, where scammers impersonate your boss and convince you to send them the Accounts Receivable Aging Report, using that to con other people out of money.
The Blurry Documents Phish, where bad actors lure you in with a fake document that you need to log in to see.
The Booking Whatsapp Travel Scam, where someone contacts you via Whatsapp via some travel you booked at another popular site.
The Buying Offsite Redirection Scam, where you’re requested to skip official channels on a selling website so that you’re not protected from a scam.
The Car Shipped By eBay Scam, where a seller states they’re using eBay to ship a car even though the transaction is not through eBay.
The Car Wrap Scam, where you can wrap your car in advertising for a high amount of money per week! Really!
The Chinese Facetime Scam(s), where a scammer calls up (usually in Mandarin Chinese to someone who speaks the language) to allege that their phone number is being used for scams in China, and they have to get that cleared up. Or other scams using FaceTime in China.
The Debt Collection Scam, where scammers pretend to be debt collectors and scare you into paying.
The Docusign API phish, where scammers use a legit paid DocuSign account to trick businesses into agreeing to and having to pay for nonexistent products.
The Extended Car Warranty scam, where scammers try to cause you to freak about an expiring warranty and expensive auto repairs to get you to pay for an at best worthless product.
The Fake Celebrity Cryptocurrency Scam, where scammers take over a YouTube or similar channel, deepfake a celebrity, and promise 2x cryptocurrency on a fake website.
The Fake Dating Sites/Apps Scam, where the dating site is the scam, instead of a legit one that may be used by scammers.
The Fake Parking Attendant Scam, where a scammer pretends to be a parking attendant to scam money out of unwary parkers.
The Fake Reporting Scam, where you were “accidentally” reported instead of someone else on a popular site.
The Fake Taxi or Rideshare, which tricks (tired) travelers into getting into an unlicensed taxi or fake rideshare.
The Funeral Streaming Scam, where scammers take advantage of grieving friends and family by offering a fake video stream.
The Gift Card Drain Scam, where a consumer buys a gift card that’s been tampered with and finds their money gone.
The GoFundMe Charity Scam, where a scammer sets up a GoFundMe page to collect benefits for a person or cause that doesn’t exist.
The Hotel Card (Re)Verification Scam, where the front desk/manager/owner calls up to ask for your card details because a computer glitch has wiped them out.
The ISP Discount Scam, where you’re offered 40%-50% off your bill… by scammers.
The Jury Duty Arrest Scam, where you’re told you’re going to go to jail because you missed jury duty - and you need to pay some money while you’re at it.
The Mobile Game Chat Bait and Pressure Scam, where a random friend request on Discord or similar convinces you to download a game with a guild feature, and then you are pressured to spend hundreds of dollars on virtual goods.
The Mural Scam, where an artist’s work will be made into a mural… if they don’t mind sending money on….
The Meta Copyright Infringement Scam, where you supposedly have violated copyright/trademark (or have committed brand infringement and must take action to keep your page from being shut down.
The Pegasus Extortion Scam, where scammers pretend they’ve hacked your machine (with Pegasus!) and will send out scandalous pictures of you watching porn.
The Pet Adoption Scam, where you can adopt a pet that doesn’t exist.
The Phone Borrowing Scam, where someone needs your phone to call someone/find a lost phone/apply a discount… and then you find they’ve transferred money thanks to a payment app on your phone.
The Scareware scam/phish, where you get a popup on your device stating that you have viruses and must call a number/download software in order to fix it. Of course, there is no virus.
The Travel Agent Job Scam, where you are offered a job… as long as you pay the ‘owner’ insurance or a fee to use their license.
The Unpaid Tolls Scam, where you get a text message that states you owe a toll that you don’t owe.
The Unpurchased Purchases Refund Scam, where you don’t remember purchasing something - for example, something from Norton or an expensive electronic device - and are presented with a number to call to dispute - or your money will be taken out within 24-72 hours.