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- Glen Burnie, MD, USA • Mar 21, 2025
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The scammer is Anglan******* acting like it is Joann's fabric going out of business. I ordered somethings not realizing it wasn't Joann's until I realized I haven't received the order yet and looked at the name on my bank account and came to this website.

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- Glendale, AZ, USA • Mar 20, 2025
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I made the mistake of trusting Excalibur Auto Body Repair, and I deeply regret it. My dealership recommended them because they’re supposedly a certified shop for my vehicle. Despite reading poor reviews and seeing their F rating on the Better Business Bureau, I chose to give them a chance because I trusted my dealership. That trust was completely misplaced.

Let me be clear about what happened to my car: my back right bumper was slightly dislodged from a minor incident—something as small as backing into a bicycle. It wasn’t ripped off, there was no major structural damage, just a minor issue that needed a reasonable fix. Yet, what I experienced at Excalibur was nothing short of insulting and predatory.

From the moment I arrived, Matt, the representative, barely looked at my car. He didn’t ask what happened, didn’t crouch down to properly inspect the damage—he just glanced at it and immediately started making outrageous claims. He said:

• My wheel was bent in, meaning my suspension was damaged

• There were cracks “holding” my wheel, which made no sense

• My car had “cracks” in the bodywork, which were actually just the natural seams between panels.

• I needed a full rear-end replacement, including color matching and unnecessary repairs

And then came the $1,300 quote. For a barely dislodged bumper.

At that moment, I knew I was being scammed, but I stayed polite and asked for a written quote. When I went inside to tell Jorge I was leaving, his entire attitude shifted—as if he knew I had caught onto their game.

I immediately drove to another body shop with an A+ ScamPulse.com rating and five-star reviews (minus a few fours), and the difference was night and day:

• The tech actually got on the ground to inspect my car

• He asked me what happened before making any assumptions

• He buffed out the scuff marks right in front of me

• He confirmed my tire was fine, explaining the slight tilt was just how my car is designed

• His quote? $210.

I walked away furious. Excalibur didn’t just try to overcharge me—they outright lied to my face to scare me into unnecessary repairs. If you’re considering going to Excalibur Auto Body Repair, DON’T. Run in the opposite direction. You’ve been warned.

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- Frederick, MD, USA • Mar 16, 2025
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I ordered a sewing machine through the Joann app. Joann is in liquidation, but at the time they were still taking orders through their app. I was charged only once and for the amount of $35.89, which is the amount I expected. I got an email with the order information and a link to check on the status. Every day the link showed that the machine was supposedly moving through the system from the warehouse to the shipper. Then it sat. It was given to the shipper on Mar 6, 2025, and has been sitting there ever since. Today is the 16th.

The only way I have found to contact them is through a third-party company that wants me to pay £2.99 for them to print the letter I wrote on their contact page, put it in an envelope, and mail it. To do this, of course, I would have to give them my credit card information, which I'm not going to do.

What are the next steps I need to follow?

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- San Francisco, CA, USA • Mar 08, 2025
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Email from paypal with an invoice for Palomino Bazaar LLC

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- Liberty, IN, USA • Mar 06, 2025
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Got an e-mail re: joann going out of business sale, listing sewing machines at close out prices. All appeared correct. After waiting a week i researched as much as i could and realized i have been scammed.

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- Orland, CA, USA • Feb 20, 2025
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Said I purchased a laptop at Walmart would be delivered tomorrow and my bank would be charged. Address of delivery is

49 Arcadia Ct

Albany, New York 12205.

I informed him I didn’t place any order and if he charged my account ( which he couldn’t tell me what the account was) I would turn it over to my attorney immediately. He then asked for my name. I told him I would not give him that. He wouldn’t tell me who the name on the delivery address was.

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- Deer Isle, ME, USA • Feb 19, 2025
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I was looking for a tractor. I found The Gears Garage website. I was astounded by the low prices which made me suspicious. The John Deere tractor I was looking at was priced at $7700. I spoke to a foreign man who was hard to understand. He said it's 80 cents a mile to ship it. He said I had 7 days to return it if I didn't like it. He said I would have to wire the money.

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- New Britain, CT, USA • Feb 10, 2025
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I saw Gears Garage on FB. I was looking for tractor with a backhoe. They wanted $7000 for it. I talked to Greg. He sounded Indian. He sent an agreement. I said I was going to look into it further before I made a decision. I told him I would get back to him Monday.

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- Granville, IL, USA • Feb 07, 2025
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I was looking for an excavator trackhoe. I found a John Deere online at Gears Garage. My husband called, but couldn't understand him, so he asked me to talk to him. I'm Hispanic. He said his name was Brad Hernandez. I thought I had never met a "Brad" who is Hispanic. I asked for the serial number, and he gave me one. I reviewed the customer reviews. One of the names used was Hernandez. My grandparents taught me to speak Spanish. I began speaking to him in Spanish. He said he didn't speak Spanish. I told him his grandparents must be mad at him. He replied, "Oh so sorry grandma", that's when I heard an Iranian accent. He told me to wire transfer the money to Bank of America in Columbus, OH. He gave me the routing number, and bank number. I told him I was uncomfortable paying for something I haven't seen. He told me not to worry that it was a totally secure website. He called back a half hour later and asked if I had gone to the bank. I told Brad I was interrupted but hadn't gotten a chance. He told me not to forget the receipt. I asked why he needed the number. He said because he has a lot of sales, and wanted to put me on early delivery. He said it was .80 cents a mile, which is cheaper than the typical $1 a mile. I told my husband I was calling the Better Business Bureau and looking up the address. Then I called the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, and I was told to call the Secretary of State. The OH SOS asked for the company name and Business owner name. He told me the business was not registered. He told me to ask for their EIN number, and they will stop calling. I called Brad and asked for his EIN number. He said he would check with his boss and put me on hold. I called back multiple times and it just rings. So, I called Bank of America and asked them to verify whether they have an account. The teller told me not to wire any money. I called the Columbus Police Department and they said there is nothing they could do about it.

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- Maryville, TN, USA • Jan 31, 2025
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Was approached by a female saying she was giving out stuffed animals asked if she could leave my dogs were barking hard to hear her talking low the male was getting boxes out of a white dodge van she asked if they could show me the Kirby she would get paid 25 if I just listened weather I bought or not so I agreed it had been raining and my porch was wet giving the boxes she asked if it could be sat inside in front of door I said yes being polite as I moved over the gentleman came straight into my living room and started unpacking not wanting to be rude I continued as questions were asked of who the pic was on the wall how long I lived here in which I lied cause of how this all was playing out who all lived in the home what my relationship was I got a bad vibe and told him to leave I wasn’t buying they sat in my driveway until I went out and got in my car they sped off so I tried to follow them to get their tag number and they were no where in site

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- Guerneville, CA, USA • Jan 20, 2025
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I was charged for $25 on 1/1/25 @ 10:10 from what only says "www.freeshipments.com 6oo" on my cashass card. I have spent weeks looking for any i formation and i can not find anything about who these people are or where they're from. Luckly my card was locked so they were denied and no money was lost but it would have not been the case had my card been unlocked, but it seems like i was not the only person who was scammed bythis and no one can figure out who they are. I dont have much more information but if tou need anything to help take down these scammers please feel free to contact me

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- Sonoma, CA, USA • Jan 17, 2025
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Placed trial order for 6 bottles At $59.99, they shipped, but also, without my approval signed me up for a subscription and shipped another order for $239.88, billing this to my credit card.

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- Williamston, NC, USA • Jan 17, 2025
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Classic driveway resealing scam. Had excess asphalt on hand, would give us discount. No paperwork, no business card. Refused due to online review calling his business a scam and he left quickly. Almost fell for it. Thankful for the online review.

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- Quincy, IL, USA • Jan 15, 2025
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I had just purchased a new Vizio TV and was trying to set it up to receive my local channels. I was having trouble with setup and do an internet search and found a website that claimed to be Vizio support. They said that in order to activate my new TV I could pay $49 for a 1-year set up or $89 for a 5-year set up. I didn't think that was right, so I hung up and called Better Business Bureau, which gave me a phone number for the actual Vizio support. I could have lost a lot had I not called BBB. Thank you!

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- New Albany, OH, USA • Jan 12, 2025
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Charge put through on my credit card. Have never been to a store, website, or other bearing the name of the vendor.

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- Roanoke Rapids, NC, USA • Jan 10, 2025
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Geathers Fottys 3646 S Wolcott Ave Chicago IL 60609. I looked them up and there is an article where they're running a "brushing scam". I contacted them to see where the dress came from since I didn't order it. They've contacted me back and want my phone number and address. I am not going to give it to them. The dress, according to them, was ordered from someone in PA. They suggested we might have similar addresses. I'm not in PA. I'm in NC. I don't know what to do with the dress. It's an $80 bridesmaids dress. I'm 62.

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• Jan 01, 2025
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A scammer claiming to be a representative from Virgin mobile calls you up and tells you you will receive an Apple Watch as a way to say thank you for being a valuable customer. In the meantime, they break into your online Virgin mobile account and contact the company on your behalf to request an upgrade to an iPhone 16. Few days later you receive an iPhone 16 in mail you open it up with excitement and confusion. The scammer calls, you apologizing and saying that a mistake has been made that instead of Apple Watch they send you an iPhone 16. A scammer is very apologetic and tries different tactics from making you feel bad that he will get fired for making that mistake to threatening that if you don’t send it back, they will charge you for it. When you agree to send it back to tell you, they will send you a prepaid shipping label. When you receive an email, which looks like it’s from Virgin mobile however the email address is slightly different. You being an honest person, you print out the label and you take the phone with the label to Purolator. Except that the phone is not sent back to virgin but to the scammer. In our case, it was an address in Saskatoon. Then when you receive your bill you notice there is a charge for a new iPhone 16. When you call virgin mobile to ask about the bill and to ask for your Apple Watch they tell you that you’ve been scammed. Fortunately, in our case Virgin mobile told us that we will not have to pay for the phone as we never made the request for it. If this happens to you, you should take the shipping label go outside to get some stones. Make sure that the package is really heavy and send the package to the scammers. Let Purolator charge them lots of money for shipping the stones. You may think of other things that you can send them instead of the phone.

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- Perris, CA, USA
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I got a letter from "Payment Card Interchange Fee Settlement" stating there was a Business in my name called "Unicorns Festival Gears" and there is a settlement going on for businesses that accepted Visa or Mastercard. I did not start this business and have no affiliation to this business.

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- Sparta, TN, USA
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This ad appeared in my Facebook feed as JCPenney. It looked Exactly like a regular JCPenney page. I placed an order on October 14th and I have had no communication from them since. I attempted to contact them but the email was rejected

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- Sahuarita, AZ, USA
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There is a Facebook page posing as Victors Tiny Homes that is a page of affordable tiny houses. The tiny house supplier page is Compact Haven Tiny Homes. Since they didn't have a website we decided to look them up on the BBB. There is already a review on here that they are scammers. Do not buy from them!!

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