Victim Location 43019
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
I received a telephone call today, November 17, 2016, from Frank Miller claiming to be Publishers Clearinghouse stating that he was their truck driver and that he had a 2016 Chevy Malibu and a check that I had won from Publishers Clearinghouse. I then had to call Mr. James King, General Manager, @ 876 488 1868 ext 1 and had to give my claim number. I called James and I verified my name and he asked for my address but I said, you should have my address. At that time James became very hostile. James said that I had won but I said that I hadn’t participated in Publisher’s Clearinghouse for months and he said I qualified from last Spring. James said that a Betty and a U S Marshall would be present when when I received my winnings. James stated that I would need to go to Kroger and get a money order for $395.00 and he would stay on the phone with me. Over the course of several telephone calls, my mother called Kroger who did have money orders and also the State Highway Patrol who was supposed to be the escort but the Highway Patrol did not have any record of the escort. I called James King, again, number was no longer in service. I called again and the person answering wouldn’t say anything.