Scam Type
Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Scam
Business Name Used
Publisher’s Clearing House
Date Reported
Sep 20, 2022
Victim Postal Code
43830
Total Dollars Lost
0
Scam Description
My husband got a call yesterday form a foreigner, John Anderson, who told him he had won $1.8 million from Publisher’s Clearing House. My husband had a hard time understanding him because of his accent. He told my husband to buy a $500 secure credit card, like Visa. He said we could have balloons like you’ve seen on TV. He said the crew is waiting in a hotel room in Columbus, Ohio. He said dignitaries and police would arrive at the house within an hour of him receiving the card. He said they would follow him to the bank. My husband kept talking to him. The man called a second time.
