Victim Location 43065
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
I’m 90 years old. I got a call this morning from John Robinson with a middle eastern accent. He said I won 2nd place in a sweeptakes, $1 million. He said he was with the National Consumer Protection Bureau to call the warehouse at 866-978-7634 because the money was just sitting there waiting for me to verify my identity. He said something about a refund when I asked if I needed to pay anything.
Victim Location 01201
Total money lost $1,200
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
I was told I won $750,000. Bank of NY number said funds were available for him.
Sent $1250, for sending him notification to me, San Jose Costa Rica
John Davenport 702-359-3363
Homeland Security called and said he needed to send them $2400 to 2 layers in Costa Rica.
Arron Rosen 202-595-3874
Victim Location 63017
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
I received a letter first and ignored it. Then, I received a phone call. They said they would terminate this if I did not not want to proceed. National Consumer Protection Bureau is the name they used and his name is Aaron Rosen. I was told to call Universal Publishers Seepstakes 702-507-0870. The Claim # is DW1950M0305. They wanted me to pay $525.