876-375-2252

They Are Back With A New Number...SCAMMERS!!

I recieved a call from this number saying that they was on there way to drop off a car and  $200,000 but wanted me to send them money on a card first. I know a scam when i hear one, thats a scam.

I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THIS NUMBER A LADY ANSWERED PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE THEY TOLD ME TO ASK FOR EXT. 5 AND FOR ALBERT LOPEZ GAVE ME CONFIRMATION # TOLD ME I WON 255,000 US DOLLARS AND A 2013 MERCADIES BEND WITH 1 YEAR OF INSURANCE THROUGH ALLSTATE. THAT A DRIVER WAS ON HIS WAY ALSO THAT A PRESENTATION LADY WITH TITLE AND KEY WOULD BE COMMING WITH AN COMPANY  ATTORNEY HER NAME WAS SHEILA GIBBS ASKED ME IF I WANTED IT TO BE PRIVATE OR PUBLIC WITH NEWS PEOPLE I CHOOSE PRIVATE THEN HE PUT FRANK MILLER ON THE PHONE TO CONFIRM THAT I WAS GETTING A SERTIFIED CHECK FOR  255,OOO THEN THEY PUT JOHN JACKSON ON THE PHONE HE SAID HE WAS THE OWNER OF PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE AND THAT IT WAS NOT A SCAM THEY I HAD TO STAY ON THE PHONE AND GO TO WAL-MART AND GET A GREEN DOT MONEY PAK PAPER CARD AND PUT 360.00 ON IT TO VERIFIY WHO I WAS STAYED ON THE PHONE FOR 1 HOUR AND 8 MIN. THEY SAID THEY WERE WORKING ON GETTING DRIVER TO MY HOUSE AND TITLE AND CERTIFIED CHECK READY AND THEY WERE ON THERE WAY AFTER GETTING MY MONEY OFF THE CARD THEY SAID THERE WAS A RED FLAG AND IN ORDER TO GET IT LIFTED THEY NEEDED ME TO GO BACK TO WAL-MART AND DO THE SAMETHING I TOLD THEM I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY HE STARTED RAISING HIS VOICE AND TOLD ME I WAS NOT GETTING ANYTHING IF I DIDN'T MY HUSBAND WALKED IN I GOT OFF THE PHONE BUY TELLING THEM MY PHONE WAS GOING DEAD TALK TO MY HUSBAND HE GOT ON INTERNET GOOGLED PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE SCOLLED TO THE BOTTOM AND THEY SAID THEY DO NOT CALL OR ASK FOR MONEY HE FOUND THERE NUMBER I CALLED THEM THEY PUT ME THREW TO THE SECURITY DEPT. TALK TO A VERY NICE GENTLEMEN HE TOOK ALL MY INFORMATION AND TURNED THEM INTO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION GAVE ME A CLAIM # PLEASER DO NOT FALL FOR THIS SCAM THEY SERIOUSLY SOUNDED FOR REAL.  WHEN YOU WIN SOMETHING THEY WILL NOT WANT MONEY PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE TOLD ME THEY SURPRISE YOU AND SHOW UP WITH CHAMPAIGN  AND BALLOON AT YOUR DOOR AND A BIGGGG CHECK JUST LIKE ON TV!!!!!!

You are aware that the number that called you is a Jamaican telephone number, aren't you?  Why would Publisher's Clearinghouse be calling you from Jamaica?  Hint: Dead giveaway that it's a scam.

I DID NOT SEE IT WAS JAMAICA PHONE NUMBER TILL I HAD CALMED DOWN PLEASE DONT JUDGE THEY SOUNDED SO PROFESSIONAL AND SENCERE IM ALL READY UPSET JUST TRYING TO HELP OTHERS.

Thank You For Warning OtHers!!!...Not All Caller Ids Will Show The City N State Or Country A Person Is Calling From  Especially On Cell phones

Don't be so defensive.  I'm not "judging" you.  But there are a sufficient number of complaints about Jamaican telephone number scams -- including Publisher's Clearinghouse scams -- that, for your own good, you should remember the "876" area code as being a clear indication of a probable scam unless you already know someone there.

Also, whenever anyone wants money to send you a prize or demands payment via "green dot" card or any other means that cannot be traced or reversed, you should know that's almost always a scam.  (And I use the qualifier "almost" only because I cannot absolutely rule out the possibility that there *might* be a legitimate case that no one knows about yet!)

If you want to read more about common frauds like this, the FBI has a list of them and advice that will help you recognize them.  This link goes to the portion of the site that lists frauds that most often target senior citizens, but there advice is generally applicable and includes frauds such as the one that targeted you.  The page also includes an index with links to many other common frauds.  I think it might be to your advantage to read the information in this link and in some of the indexed links:

http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/fraud/seniors

Received  phone call from this number. Yup they were as all the people sad above, called the police and all. How dumb did they think I was. No one gets my money unless I have proof its true. I told him if the lawyer and truck was so close to my house they could come right over and I'd be more then glad to give them $250.00 plus. LOL I would not think some people would fall for these scams. The number was 876-375-2252. Albert Lopez, drivers name was Tony Heart, also Shelia Gibbs and Betty Stone. Who do you report them too?

They tried to get me on this fraud.  It was a dead give away.  The number showed up as "Unknown", the guy... the "driver" said his name was "David Morgan" could barely speak english, he said I won Publishers Clearinghouse (that I didn't enter) and also a check.  Even if I had won something I didn't enter, they would already have my address and just show up... He wanted me to call 876-375-2252 ext 5 and ask for Albert Lopez RIGHT AWAY!  He gave me a claim number to report as well.  I told him okay and got off the line.  He tried to call back after 10 mins but I didn't answer.  In retrospect, I should have answered and kept him on the line as long as I could... the call must cost them something. ;)  I really hope they get whats coming to them for trying to swindle people out of their money.  

I just received a phone call on my tracfone from someone claiming I won a house and a car from Publisher's clearing house. I need to call 1.876.375.2252 ext 5, Albert Lopez with winning # 3145 to claim my prize. The ID # showed as Unknown. Could be a scam.

This number called my elderly mother and scammed her out of almost $200.00, freeking punks have no soul and will sound more convincing to some people. The sad thing is my  family has had money issues before so to those with poverty struck incomes, don't get worked up and let them fool you.

TODAY I RECEIVED THE SAME CALL FROM THIS NUMBER--SAME STORY HAS ABOVE, EXCEPT THEY WANTED 300.00 ON THE CARD---I JUST LAUGHED AND HUNG UP---BUT TO DEFEND OTHER'S--IT SOUNDED SO REAL--THEY HAVE THE DRIVER CALL FIRST--THEN ALBERTO GET'S TO YOU.  PLEASE WARN EVERYONE--WOULD BE EASY TO LOSE 300.00 REALLY FAST

I got a call from a guy PRETENDING to be Publisher's Clearing House this morning. After this 3 minute call with the "driver", Tony Art , he gave me a number to call: 876-375-2252 and my winning code: 3145.  I called and spoke with a voice that sounded shockingly familiar to the driver who then transferred me to Albert Lopez (who really had the same voice as the "driver".  He took my name (I ONLY gave my name) and he said "Congratulations!  You are the winner of $850,000 and a 2014 Red Mercedes Benz with 1yr of Allstate Insurance.
I asked a LOT of questions. I told Albert that I was looking online and seeing that it appeared that this was a scam and that he was in Jamaica.  He assured me this was for real and that he was in California.  He said he was a Christian, blah blah blah and some other stuff.
I only gave him my name for "verification".  I asked if he had any of my personal info or if I would have to give him any info (my address, SS#, etc...) and he said "no".  He said we didn't have to meet at my house, we could meet at any location of my choosing and he'd stay on the phone with me the whole time to tell me what to do.  I said "CVS", as I continued to do my online search.  I told him that some of the posts online mentioned giving them money first.  Would I have to buy a gift card.  He said I would but it would be in my possession for a year (I would just have to give them the code off of the back). Or, if I didn't want to do that, I could tell them a charity of my choice.  {Oh how I wanted this to be for real.}
He said "Let me know if you're wasting my time."  I said "I think we are wasting each other's time."  He said okay, goodbye and hung up.
Long story short, my 19yr old daughter called the number to mess with him.  She gave him a fake name and said "I was told to call this number because I was just told I'm a winner!"  She sounded all upset that she hadn't won and kept repeating "but I won, he told me I won a car." To which the guy at the other end of 876-375-2252 said:  
"You should suck my d*ck, b*tch, to get the car.  Get off my phone!" and then he hung up.

>> I called <<
>> my 19yr old daughter called <<

Congratulations!
Both of you have won an unexpected, and perhaps large charge on your next phone bill!

1) The call was from a scammer, trying to entice you to send money
2) Since you returned the call, it will cost you money!  (Keep reading)
3) The 876 (Jamaica) prefix is VERY frequently used by scammers, and WILL cost you money if you call it back.

Some area codes are not toll-free numbers and calls from any other area code are billed at international long distance rates.

Some curious people return the call and will immediately be charged $19.95 for an international call fee and an additional $9-per-minute charge, according to a news release from the BBB.

Here is a list of some area codes that will be billed as international calls:

242- Bahamas    441 – Bermuda    784 – St. Vincent & Grenadines
246 – Barbados    473 – Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique    809, 829, 849 – Dominican Republic
264 – Anguilla    649 – Turks and Caicos    868 – Trinidad and Tobago
268 – Antigua    664 – Montserrat    876 – Jamaica
284 – British Virgin Islands    758 – St Lucia    869 – St. Kitts & Nevis
345 – Cayman Islands    767 – Dominica

More info:
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/Phone_ForeignAreaCodeScams.php
http://www.forbes.com/sites/josephsteinberg/2 ... des-its-a-scam/

My friend just got a call from this number matching exACTly the descriptions above and on https://www.callercenter.com/876-375-2252.html. Thanks to your detailed information, we're not calling Mr. "Albert Lopez" in Jamaica... ;p  Stupid scammers.

Same call from Mr. Heart the delivery driver. Same number 876-375-2252 and ask for Albert Lopez, with prize confirmation # of 3145