Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes

Scam Type

Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Scam

Business Name Used

Publisher Clearinghouse

Date Reported

Sep 13, 2022

Victim Postal Code

63935

Total Dollars Lost

0

Scam Description

I received a phone call to my cell while I was at work from whom they Identified them self from Publisher Clearing house saying I won todays drawing of 2.5 million dollars. He gave me his name as James ******* ***** * *********.He gave me a confirmation number of: 2587741 He told me that the prize patrol was 1 hour and a half away from my location but before they could deliver my prize check I needed to pay fees of $1,585.89. He wanted to know if I could pay that today. I told him I don’t have that kind of money. He then ask if I could go to bank to get it or use other means. I said no. I then asked him to just take it out of the 2.5 million. He hung up on me then.
This person attempted to con me out of $1,585.89. This very concerning to me. I could of been taking advantage of. No telling how many people this has happened to. Please stop this type of Scamming. Thank you.

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

want daily real-time scams emailed to you?