Victim Location 47302
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
Someone called me about 2 1/2 months ago saying I had won 2.5 million dollars and a new Mercedes. They said I had to pay a $640 delivery fee. I wasn’t too sure about it so I let it go. They called back this week to say they had held me winnings for me to give me time to come up with the money, but that it had gone up to $2,400 because now they had to insure the winnings. I did some research online and saw how if you are asked to pay anything in order to get something you have won, it’s a scam. I then called BBB who confirmed that.
Victim Location 79110
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
I got about 5 calls from Publisher’s Clearinghouse. The caller identified himself as Billy Adams calling from 876-505-1682 and told me that I won $10 million and a new Mercedes. I was told to send a 2,000 check to *** S County in Kokomo, IN 46903. I told him that this all sounded like a scam but he kept saying it wasn’t. I called the ScamPulse.com who told me it was!
Victim Location 46218
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
Yesterday I got a text that said I had won $50,000 from Publishers Clearinghouse. The text came from a 302 area and they wanted me to go get 5 $100 gift cards to cover the fees. I wasn’t sure it was for real so I called ScamPulse.com and they told me it’s a scam.
Victim Location 46310
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
Got several calls from Agent Malone saying I had won 5 million dollars and a new car and that I needed to pay the taxes on the winnings and asked me how I was going to pay the taxes. I knew it was a scam and told them I was reporting them to the ScamPulse.com.