Yes thank you for this information. we looked you up while the scamer talked and he did not call back after saying we insisted he meet us in person to pay the insurance on the winnings.thxs!
I also got a similar call but it had a 900-209-8488 number; same introduction and everything this post mentioned; I was also skeptical, so this caller (his name he mentions is ("Justin Bolt"), gave me a # to call him back; this is the #: 901-209-8488 -- see how those 2 #'s are nearly similar? Said that I was a winner, among 4 others of a $2,720,000 prize of which was split 4 ways and my cut was $680,000; of which I would have to "send" them an "insurance fee" of $99, "in the form of a Postal money order" and insure that it has a tracking # and have it sent overnight delivery. "Justin" also said that I am "guaranteed to receive that fee back 100% in addition to the $680,000". I had further doubts when he said that once I get that money that I am "required to make a donation to my favorite charity"! WHAT? What kind of a company that awards prizes would "require" you to make a donation if you are one of their prize winners?! I asked where this $99 "fee" would be sent and who gets it? He said he'll have his "secretary" email or fax me a document stating that, so I gave him my email address (which I might regret now) and the document came in the form of MS Word, stating all that above, that I am 1 of the 4 winners who will get part of that $2.72 million in the form of a "certified" check for $680,000....gave the name of the "accountant" with his address....which was in Roxie, Mississippi. I asked "Justin" when he called me back to see if I got that document emailed to me the phone # of his "accountant". He gave me the number. Here is that accountant's phone # (just in case you, too, get this call) his name also is "Isaac Nelson", #601-345-3647. His address is 3146 Bedford Tillman Rd., Roxie, Mississippi 39661 -- you may use this also for further investigation, because now I am fuming disturbed and irate that this dipships creep even had the NERVE to call me back twice, get my email and now has my cell phone # too! But that's just in case if I call him back on it. I specifically told him that if I get this so-called "check" for the winnings, take it to my bank and if my bank does NOT honor that check I will come down on him so badly he won't know what hit him! I've been called before on these scams and I'm not taking another one like that again! And now that I've seen this posting from another one who got a similar call like I just did, I am LIVID with the fact, but deep back in my mind I knew it was "too good to be true" and whenever you get that feeling or something in the back of your mind is telling you that this is too good to be true, it most likely is, esp. if they tell you to pay an "insurance fee" to "claim" your prize! I've signed up with Publishers Clearing House for over 20 years, never won once, but I had called them once about some other scammer claiming he was from PCH, and they told me (honest scam report number they gave me) that PCH will NEVER call you if you won their prizes....they just suddenly appear at your door with the prize check! That is their purpose, to "surprise" you, and they NEVER ask for a "fee" and they NEVER "require" you to "make a donation"!! So, PCH is a LEGITIMATE prize Control company; but this company, American Shoppers Network, Ltd. IS a SCAMMER company! I will CALL Mr. JUSTIN BOLT tomorrow and give him ONE PIECE OF MY MIND THAT I KNOW HE IS A SCAM FLAM AND TO TAKE ME OFF OF HIS LISTS and NEVER CALL ME AGAIN OR I WILL REPORT HIM FOR HARRASSMENT!!! I'm also calling the police, as a just in case. I've had enough of these CRAP SCAMMERS! Hope all you do too!!
Thank you for that very informative note on what these scammers are known for and what they do; and also how to report these scammers. I used your info to call the FTC Consumer complaint on a scammer that called me earlier today (Feb. 11 2014) and gave them all the information I had also posted in a reply on another post of the same type of scam. The FTC guy, Benjamin, received my info and said they'll have their lawyers and investigators check into this and the info I provided will be entered into their data base. He said do not "engage" with this scammer again, as it adds to more his his harassment with you, so I said I will not call that scam line back nor speak to him. One thing I thought was a little "odd" talking to the FTC after I gave him my name, is that he asked me if ever served in the United States Military forces before, and I said "yes, I have, 25 years", and that was the end of that. But they will at least have the names of that scammer, his accountant's name and phone number, and they will be investigated and I hope and pray they'll be caught with their pants off!!1
I have received a call today 2/13/2014. I almost believed it to be true until he told me to get a green dot money card for $200. I also could not find any information about them, other than scams. Beware.
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today i rec'd a call from american shoppers network, frank lucas at 876 --405 3797 regarding a contest in which i won 2nd prize and a car. i was to go to walmart and for $ 4.95 load it onto green dot card in amount of $ c 465.00. this was to pay for a w2c or g form from the federal government to release the check. when this was done, i was to give him the receipt #. i told him i believed it was a scam and if i ck'd on the internet and then called him back, i would let him know if i were interested. he replied that things were busy there and it couldn't be done. their address is 303 carson ??? las vegas, nevada. BE ALERT AND DON'T RESPOND. H
I received these calls all the time this time they added something new she was going to send me 2 form that I had to fill out 1 was P14 form? to send back and the 2nd was a certificate to fill out for the IRS this was new. She asked I pay 300.00 for S & H & INS. I didn't have that much so she can you pay 1/2 150.00 now and the other half when you get the check? I said I don't believe I have to pay anything that's company policy to pay first. I said I would have to think about it. I haven't call back. She called from a 530 area code and was calling from Sac,CA. She wasn't that's 916 area code. I said I could drive up there and get it she said not possible. So it's not just 876 area codes.
The fact they asked you to PAY up front reveals it to be a scam
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Hannah
Just got a call saying I won the American sweetakes network prize of $450,000. I knew it was a scam and asked how I could have won when I haven't even entered any sweepstakes. He said abunch of stupid reasons like donating money or whatever and I looked further into on my cell while he was talking and I found this website and hung up. His name was Daniel Ramirez what a scam
The cost of a call to Jamaica is higher than the cost of a call to Canada or the US. If you ring someone and they're on a mobile 'phone, you have to pay their airtime. There might also be some expensive premium numbers hidden away (+1-876-HOT-...., +1-876-WET-...., +1-876-SEX-.... and the like) in those area codes.
They're not $2425/minute (that claim is from an often-forwarded e-mail, and likely a typo for $25/minute, so don't blindly forward every e-mail which asks to "Forward this to everyone you know!!!" - please!) but they are well above domestic rates (third world countries are bad for high taxes on international calls, weak fraud control and abusive premium numbers) and are likely not included in any fixed-rate or flat-rate plan on your line.
It's best not to return unsolicited calls from unknown Caribbean or overseas numbers.
Got the same call this morning. Said I won 2.5 million and a Mercedes bens. But to go get a green dot scratch. At and put $499 on it and they would meet me at my house with a cashers check and my car. I called back and told them I wasent interested. To keep the prize. Its a scam! Normally you would pay taxes to IRS
I won $850,000.000 and a new Mercedes. I talked to a Michael Anderson ( didn't sound like a Michael Anderson ) 1-876-828-2430
He was very convincing and I could see how uninformed people get scammed.
shame on them!
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Bob
Shoppers network scam. Send 599.00 to western Union address in Mableton GA. 2.5 million plus 50k bonus. 514 area code. Trust me and I will bring u the check and go to your bank with u. lol PCH would just show up and surprise! This guy David really worked you. Couldn't give me zip code for GA. town and then by end of conversation my name was Buddy.
Hi, I received four calls today. Three were unlisted and a few minutes ago one from Jamaica. I connected the dots and am convinced that my new car and money that I won is a scam. Thank you.
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