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Mr. Marco Washington called and stated that my boyfriend had won 5.5 million dollars plus a new 2009 Mercedez Benz and they were in route of delivering it to him. All we had to do was go to a Western Union and pay $199.00 to a Carsel Franklin in Kingston, Jamaica, WI. But everything was to be kept confidential. So if anybody at Western Union asked as to why I was sending it I should tell them that it was none of their business.
Mr. Washington told me that once I had the receipt, I was to call him back at 1-876-438-6564 and that the package(money) and car would be then delivered to my address of choice. I did fall for it by giving my cell#. But this morning I got on the internet and researched all the information that Marco had given me. I asked for his address of where he was calling from. He gave me "303 Carson St, Las Vegas, NV. I googled the address and that is the address of Nick's Pizza in Las Vegas, NV. Then went on the internet to research money scams and found out that his call back number was a regular phone# of Jamaica.
Please be on your gard. We are living in a economic crisis and now have foriegners preying on our vulnerbilities. We have to stick together and protect ourselves.

My neighbor has asked me twice for money.  We've lived next door for a long time and I thought she was short before her retirement check the first time.  Yesterday she asked again, and I questioned her.   She was paying to get the package out of Jamaica and they needed more money.  SHe admitted to sending money but that she would be getting millions and hadn't told anyone in her family.  What is different about this one is she is expecting this sweepstakes woman to come and stay with her for several days and the delivery men, with the package, were supposed to come tonight between 9:15 and 10.  At night/ Fishy!!!  I finally called athe police who went and talked to her.  We are afraid for her and she is determined to get her money even if it risks her life.  Old people have that hope to win big;  their judgment is off.  I even tried to reason with her that she would not have listened to these people fifteen years ago.  Sad that there are people out there ready to take advantage of anyone let alone those who don't have it to give.  I think lonliness and isolation must play into this.

The calls received were from "David Thomas" or John stating that 2.5 million and a Mercedez was won. The phone number is 876-370-0863. They are very persistent and harassing and will call your home phone and cell phone. When both of those numbers were changed they started calling my work number! Beware of these scam artists.

This call never actually came through to me but I work in the home health care field and it happened to a client of mine.  Anyways, these people from Jamaica wanted $400 to be sent by western union in order for her to recieve 15million.  Lucky she never sent a dime but the man went by mr. edwards claiming to be the president of the company. they called under private but they called for weeks and are still calling.  The company was Global something. They call approximately calling every 5-10 mins.. we are filing many complaints but these sick people need to stop.  they have gone as far as curse, threat, even talk sexual.  It's disguisting and they stuff they were saying i know there mamas would be upset if they knew. After reading the above complaints it's been going on WAY too long!!

My calls started in November 2009, December 2009 and January 2010.All of the names use in the previous reports were use with my calls too.I responded with please don't call my house any more.I even reported it to the police dept., and the attorney generals office.Then with next calls I told them I reported them to the attorney generals office, then the started calling me nasty names and making threats to me.To this date I still have their number come up on my caller I.D. They haven't gave up.

Actually, there is something you can do about it.  Call your local authorities.  This happened to someone at my work and it the complaint actually gets filed with the Department of Homeland Security.  Since it involves people overseas, it is considered their department.  He calls saying that he's this persons cousin.  He goes by the name Mr. Jones or Mr. Washington.

this guy name is brain johnston and he say he works for winners international lottos sweepstates which he says is under readers digest his phone number is 8765947064. he says i won 550.000 and i would recieve after i pay the taxes but the taxes never get paid they just keep asking for more.

I got a call from 876-455-4338 saying my husband won something in las vegas,and for him to call the number back.

On sat 4-3-2010my grandmother recieved a call from 876-894-5488. It to was a Jamaican phone #.  I asked for his address he gave me 303 Carson St Las Vegas and an address in IL somewhere. I am a police officer in Indpls In. So i called him and told him I knew what he was doing and that it would be in his best interest to discontinue communication w/my grandmother and that I would be calling to annoy him more often.  I have called him several times so far he has not answered w/a buisness name. He continued to call her so I am in the process of blocking his # from her phone.  My grandmother made a police rpt and the officer there talked to the unknown man that would not give either of us a buisness name.  Beware he was pushy w/the officer onscene as well as myself even after we advised him we were police officers. I have taken many rpts like this and unfortunately alot of people are out thier hard earned $.

After my last conversation w/ the unknown male he called from my grandmother from 876-440-9277

My dad got scammed and I took him to the att store and they changed his number for free.One hour later, the calls started up again and I answered the phone and this Bum got into it with me. I told him that I will hunt him down and put him 6 Feet Under...He hung up and I found out that my dad never had and unlisted Phone number. We went back and ATT changed his number and placed it as unlisted....The calls stopped.
Also call the U.S.Secret Service. This is the proper agency that handles these scammers.

get an unlisted phone # But 1st Threaten them....I did...

get an unlisted phone #

I told the guy on the phone to enjoy the money that he steals from people...

cause when I find him, he will Burn in Hell...

He stopped calling.

I told the guy on the phone to enjoy the money that he steals from people...

cause when I find him, he will Burn in Hell...

He stopped calling.

Boycott Western Union and Bank of America...

A JOLT from the Blue: Jamaican Fraudsters Using Telemarketing to Target U.S. Consumers
Fraudulent telemarketers based in Jamaica are calling people in the U.S., telling them that they’ve won a sweepstakes or foreign lottery. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Jamaican Constabulary Force say most of these promotions are likely to be phony — a trick to get you to part with some money — and they are working together to stop them.
The fraudulent telemarketers typically identify themselves as lawyers, customs officials or lottery representatives, and tell people they’ve won vacations, cars or thousands — even millions — of dollars. “Winners” need only pay fees for shipping, insurance, customs duties or taxes before they can claim their prizes.
Cross-Border Phone Fraud
It’s no wonder fraudulent telemarketers often target citizens across national borders. Some believe they won’t get caught if they target citizens in another country. They assume that their country’s law enforcement officials aren’t interested in building a case when the victims are in another country. They also believe that officials in the victims’ country won’t have the authority to investigate fraud calls from outside their borders. But U.S. authorities say these assumptions are dead wrong.
Partnerships among law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Jamaica are making it tougher for cross-border scam artists to ply their deceitful tricks. The organizations are cooperating in an initiative called Project JOLT (Jamaican Operations Linked to Telemarketing), sharing information, investigators, and other resources; gathering consumer complaint information; and contributing to the legwork involved in building a case, including surveillance and interviewing victims. As a result, fraudulent telemarketing operations in Jamaica are being exposed and shut down.
People who report complaints about cross-border telemarketing fraud are providing information that is critical to putting these boiler rooms out of business. The FTC enters consumer complaints into the Consumer Sentinel Network, a database and investigative tool used by hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. If you experience telemarketing fraud of any type, report it to the FTC. Visit www.ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357).
Recognize and Report Phone Fraud
More than ever, telephone hucksters are preying on consumers’ financial vulnerabilities and economic uncertainty. Here’s how you can recognize phony prize promotions and foreign lotteries:
Phony Prize Promotions and Sweepstakes Schemes
Fraudulent telemarketers often “guarantee” that you’ve won valuable prizes, like vacations, cars or large sums of cash. But they want you to pay “fees” for shipping, taxes, customs or other supposed expenses. If someone asks you to pay to claim a “prize” or “free” gift, it’s a trick. You may get a cheap gift that is worth far less than the “fees” you paid, or you may not get anything at all.
If you get a call from out of the blue telling you that “you’re a winner”:
    don’t pay any money to collect supposed sweepstakes winnings. If you have to pay to collect your winnings, you’re not winning — you’re buying. Legitimate sweepstakes don’t require you to pay “insurance,” “taxes” or “shipping and handling charges” to collect your prize.
    hold on to your money. Scammers pressure people to wire money through commercial money transfer companies because wiring money is the same as sending cash. When the money’s gone, there’s very little chance of recovery. Likewise, resist any push to send a check or money order by overnight delivery or courier. Con artists recommend these services so they can get their hands on your money before you realize you’ve been cheated.
    remember that phone numbers can deceive. Internet technology allows con artists to disguise their area code so it looks like they’re calling from your local area. But they could be calling from anywhere in the world.
Foreign Lottery Scams
If you get a call offering you the chance to play a foreign lottery or telling you that you’ve won a foreign lottery, odds are good it’s a scam. First, it’s against federal law to play a foreign lottery. Second, most scam operators don’t buy the promised lottery tickets. Third, other scam artists buy the tickets, but keep the “winnings” for themselves. Finally, lottery hustlers use their victims’ bank account numbers to withdraw money without authorization or their credit card numbers to run up charges.
If you’re solicited to participate in a foreign lottery, say no. Instead, remember:
    playing a foreign lottery — on the telephone or through the mail — is a violation of federal law.
    buying even one foreign lottery ticket puts your name on “sucker lists” that fraudulent telemarketers buy and sell to each other. You will get many more bogus offers for lotteries or investment “opportunities.”
    keeping your credit card and bank account numbers to yourself is your best course of action. Scam artists often ask for this information during an unsolicited sales pitch, and then use it to commit other frauds against you.
    if you get what looks like lottery material from a foreign country, give it to your local postmaster.
To learn more about cross-border fraud, visit www.ftc.gov/crossborder.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters consumer complaints into the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database and investigative tool used by hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
May 2009

Just got a call from Johnathon Smith states he is with Hogans Law Firm who represents American Sweepstakes Company that I had won 10 million and if I would send $2,000 to pay taxes and fees because the check is in Jamaica!!! I had rcvd a call from some one at an 876 number; look at for this scam...

Mr. Washington must really like me. I am getting either $15 or $50 million, as well as a car!  And all for just going to Wall Mart and wireing money so the IRS knows the taxes have been paid by "The Company". Even that money will be refunded within half an hour.

I told him to have his huys meet me in the Wallmart parkinglot with the car, and I'll go in and wire the money to satisfy the IRS, but then my phone was suddenly breaking up and he couldn't hear me.

He will call back. I wonder how much it costs him to make such calls.  Can't be much, but at least if he is wasting my time he isn't conning someone else who will fall for his story.

He called me a few years ago, and back then was also claiming to be in 'Vegas, despite his Jamaca phone number,  I told him I  was waiting in the parkinglot of the Wallmart, and he assured me the Delivery Guys were on their way, funy though, they somehow knew which wallmart I was at, when I hadn't told them.  I geve them a # for a money-graham (Not sent to Mr. Franklyn, alas, but my mother) and he said that the Delivery Guys would be with me in half an hour.

I  called him back three hours later and complained that the guys never showed up (again, I never said what Wallmart I was supposedly at) and he said they were trying to find me in the parking lot, but had given up and gone home and would look for me the next day, but had my money.

I never heard from him again until a few days ago.  He now tells me that the delivery guys were arrested for stealing my package and are now in prison.  Odd that I never had to testify.  But now The Company wants to make sure I get my money this time.

Yeah right.  Wonder if my Mom needs something wired somewhere.  I could use a current Western Union number to confuse Mr. Franklyn with again.

Me and my husband was scam out of twenty-five hundred dollars they told us that we had won 2.5 millions dollars and, 750 thousand in cash and we needed to pay  irs 25 percent on our taxes. Beware of them they  are really good they, know what to say to you... they use the name Audrey Reid and Robert  Hilton or Harris as they last name... Numbers as 702, 917,876, if you see these area codes hang up please....   They use the Walmart survey scam....