876-278-7399

This is a scam. A person who calls himself  Patrick Anderson (1 876-278-7399) tells me that I have won 3.5 million dollars and a 2011 Mercedes Benz . He wants me to tell no one of this. He ask me to go to the nearest western union and send him $150.00 so that can send me my money and car today.  To get him off the line I told him I am on my way there needless to say I will not be fooled by them and I pray that no one else will either.  Be aware!!!!

A Michael Blair called me and said the same to me except the he tells me to call the internatioal claims dept and as for Joseph Williams (president) 876 278 7399.  Decided to pull his chain and question him about the roosters crowing in the back round, and the children.  He got very defensive and told me that this was very legit.  I was still laughing under my breath.  What a idiot did he think we are.  He called back 2 hours later wondering why I did not call back.  He also gave me the address of the company  bogus.

Of course area code 876 is Jamaica. Plenty of Red Stripe Beer, not enough jails. When you see area code 876 on the phone, just don't answer.

Report the Jamaican scammers to the FTC... they are working with Jamaican authorities:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt148.shtm

Watch this guy have a bit of fun with a Jamaican scammer calling him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0bbfQCovnM
and yes, he notices a rooster crowing in the background!

I just got a call from this number saying they were publisher house clearings saying I won 500,000 dollars. I told them I didn't have access to anything as I was currently driving, but needless to say this is clearly a scam. I also couldn't understand him half the time. What a world we live in!

DO NOT return the call from someone calling from a 876 area code.
This is not a toll free "800" number, it is the international long distance code for the island nation of Jamaica. You are charged international and long distance rates for calling this number. Other international/long distance area codes are 809, 284, and 649.
http://www.att.net/smartcontrols-809AreaCode

Scammers use these number to not only try to scam you out of money, but also sting you with high phone call rates.
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0119-jam ... ng-us-consumers

Also:
It is a scam:
http://info.pch.com/consumer-information/fraud-protection

They never require any money, purchases, taxes, fees, or deposits of any kind to get your prize.

Publishers Clearing House DOES NOT call, email, FAX, mail, any advanced notice that you have won.

"If you are ever contacted by someone claiming to represent PCH, or claiming to be one of our employees,  and asked to send or wire money (for any reason whatsoever, including taxes); or send a pre-paid gift card or Green Dot Moneypak card in order to claim a sweepstakes prize – DON’T!  It’s a SCAM. If you are sent a check, told it’s a partial prize award, and asked to cash it and send a portion back to claim the full prize award, DON’T.  The check is fake, but the SCAM is real!

Publishers Clearing House does not operate this way and would NEVER ask for money to claim a prize award.  PCH employees would never contact you personally or in advance to notify you of a prize award.  Our prize awards are presented just the way you see in our popular TV commercials, ‘live and in person’ by our Prize Patrol, with balloons, champagne and check in hand - - and with no advance notification!"

I sent them money and never received a prize