- Report: #1187982
Complaint Review: Google Wallet - Scottsdale Arizona
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Google Wallet
4400 N. Scottsdale Rd Suite 483 Scottsdale, 85251 Arizona, USA
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Google Wallet Greg WalshPatrick KaneMike NelsonMonte Capaletti called and claimed that a previous website of mine had $20,000.00 + in unclaimed income that I would receive if I sent them $2,917.53 to re-activate the site. Scottsdale Arizona
I was contacted by phone on Oct. 17,2014, by "Greg Walsh" representing himself as an employee of Google, to inform me that I had an adsense account for a "dormant" website that had $20,546.32 that I could claim by sending him $2,917.53 to be used to "re-activate" the site.
I asked for verification that he was a Google employee, he referred me to "Patrick Kane" at the same phone number.
I was told that payment had to be made by money order or cashiers check only. I was to send payment to SW Holding Co. @4400 N. Scottsdale Rd. Suite 483, Scottsdale, AZ 85251.
The above address is a UPS store/mailbox outlet.
I obtained a cashiers check and sent it to the above address, but cancelled the delivery.
I then received a nasty voice mail from "Patrick Kane" asking what I was doing, and that if I didn't send money, I was to lose rights to the $20,000.00.
I called and explained that I had sent the wrong envelope to them and would re-send corrected.
When they received the second FedEx package, containing only a copy of the cashiers check, "Patrick Kane" called to tell me that "They weren't playing games, and I had 1 hour to contact them or I was losing all claim to site and/or money"
I had asked them where they got the information regarding my account to begin with. They said they were working from a screen shot. I asked them to forward the screen shot to me so that I could verify the information. They did not ever send any information. They sent a couple of e-mails with no attachments or information whatsoever.
I didn't lose the $3,000.00 that they asked for in this case, though I am out about $200.00 in shipping and other expenses incurred.
I reported this group to the Scottsdale, AZ police dept. The FTC and the FBI cybercrimes dept.. as well as submitting a report to Google's legal dept.
I have been in contact with the Scottsdale Police Dept., they have a group dealing with this type of crime.
