Scam Detective
BOLO Scam Alerts
Be On the Lookout. Short video alerts on the scam phone numbers, fake companies, and fraud playbooks we're seeing right now in federal complaint data.
Episode 16
Colorado Attorney General Weiser Named Crypto Front Companies. Scam Detective Found 202 More Sites and the Victims.
The AG's announcement concentrated on fraudulent Colorado businesses that are scamming its residents but are tied to national and international scam networks. Scam Detective investigated that list against public records and discovered the wider network the announcement implied. Behind the named companies there are real victims across the U.S. and 202 more scam sites running the same scheme, all still online. 204 in all, that defrauded consumers.
Published May 25, 2026
Episode 15
Sarah Rodriguez and Her Document Delivery Services Don't Exist
The voicemail names a courier company that doesn't exist and a process server who doesn't either. The same script ran from 66 phone numbers to 195 people since March.
Published May 22, 2026
Episode 6
The Lee County, Florida Sheriff's Office Warns About Job Offer Text Scams
The Lee County, Florida Sheriff's Office May alert warned Floridians about job offer texts. A Fort Myers resident inside its jurisdiction nearly lost $4,890 to one of them.
Published May 20, 2026
Episode 14
Advanced Financial Servicing Called Twice in One Morning. Same Social Security Threat Every Time.
Daily robocalls from Advanced Financial Servicing threatened to suspend the recipient's Social Security number. The press 1 demand never changed. Neither did the company name. The calls just kept multiplying.
Published May 19, 2026
Episode 13
Lexunex.com Showed His Portfolio Doubling. Then Lexunex Vanished.
A Washington investor watched his Lexunex.com crypto balance climb daily. When he tried to withdraw, every step demanded more deposits. The platform disappeared the day he refused.
Published May 15, 2026
Episode 12
Service Activation Center Sold Sarah a $399 Warranty That Covered Nothing
A 'Final Notice' letter from a Florida-licensed shell company drives victims to call 888-500-1321, where a friendly rep sells them a warranty that excludes everything that actually breaks.
Published May 12, 2026
Episode 11
Kevin Hagelberg Has $161,000 With Your Name On It
A robocall persona named Kevin Hagelberg leaves the same voicemail every day about an approved business loan you never applied for. The Better Business Bureau logged 656 reports in the past month.
Published May 8, 2026
Episode 10
April 2026 Scam Report. 877-419-6664 Hit 2,943 People With Fake Debt Relief
April's most-reported scam number generated 2,943 complaints by itself. Four of the top five numbers all ran the same play, fake credit card and mortgage relief calls dressed up in toll-free prefixes.
Published May 6, 2026
Episode 9
Beaufort County NC Sheriff Flags QR Toll Scam Hitting Two States
A North Carolina text claiming unpaid tolls and a license revocation threat traces back to the same fake judge case-number script that's running in New Jersey. The Beaufort County NC Sheriff's Office surfaced the local report. We connected the campaign.
Published May 5, 2026
Episode 8
Woodlystore.ca Sends Damp Boxes Full of Junk
A Facebook ad, a twenty minute video pitch, and an impossible price. What ships weeks later is a damp box of cheap substitutes.
Published April 28, 2026
Episode 7
Melissa Collins Is Not a State Investigator
A voicemail about an investigation you know nothing about, with your full name and a callback number. The urgency is the tell.
Published April 24, 2026
Episode 6
The Person Typing Good Morning To You Might Be a Captive
The stranger on Bumble love bombing you this week might be a 22 year old from Indonesia, typing under armed guard, beaten when they miss a quota.
Published April 21, 2026
Episode 5
Inside NC AG Jeff Jackson's Tax Day Scam Alert. 76 Phone Numbers Still Ringing Across NC.
AG Jeff Jackson's April 15 alert covered the website side of the Tax Day scam. The phone side, 76 toll-free numbers and 1,588 NC complaints in 90 days, is what's still ringing.
Published April 20, 2026
Episode 5
NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson Warned About Tax Day Scams. The Phones Are Still Ringing.
North Carolina residents filed 1,588 complaints about government impersonation calls in 90 days. 76 toll-free numbers, still ringing today.
Published April 20, 2026
Episode 4
That $240 Switch Isn't Shipping
Cargo Crest, Meadowcot, shopaa.shop. The checkout works, the ad looks clean, the price is just believable. Then the order tracker stalls and the store goes dark.
Published April 17, 2026
Episode 3
20,068 Numbers and Counting
You blocked that scam number. They already have 20,067 more. Government impersonation scams burn through phone numbers faster than anyone can flag them.
Published April 9, 2026
Episode 2
Bill Huffman Isn't Approving Your Loan
A voicemail about a $52,000 loan you never applied for. A fake name. A callback number that exists to harvest your Social Security number and bank details.
Published April 8, 2026
Episode 1
I Thought I Was Finally Getting Help
Fundova and Dominion Capital Lending call broke, stressed people fifteen times a day with fake loan approvals. The processing fee is the scam.
Published April 7, 2026