won 2.5 million dollar scam

Just got my scam call saying I had won 2.5 million then telling me I had to pay 1% of the taxes before they could issue out the money... Then started asking me could I pay anything.. I told them this sounds like a scam... He asked me y, I said it just does.... Don't give these ppl ur info... Call from a Jamaica number.. (876)5886087

Wow lol... Yea I see u felt the same way I felt.. Lol @ SHLF!!!

My father in law gets a call saying he won 2.5 million and a new mercades all he had to do was pay to have the car shipped...so he goes along with em and tells them he dont have that kind of money they said they would send him a check for 2500 to get his car and money..he could pay it back when he recieved the 2.5 and only a few days later he got a check and another call from the man tht sent the money telling him to deposit the check (cashiers check) into his bank account and call him back after it clears...strange

The check is fake and will not clear the bank.  Just because the money is there in the account and available does not mean that it cleared, and you will be held responsible to repay the bank, as well as a possibility of facing criminal charges for depositing a check that large that was fake.

Take the check and the envelope it came in to the nearest US postal facility and have them forward it to the Postal inspectors.

Just got the same call. Showed up on our TV as Las Vegas but  had a strong accent that was not from this country. Husband was messing with him but I took the phone and hung up on him. He called back right away. Hung up on him again. The scammers are scum.

Sorry we tried that they call nd. Verify the numbers. Best way to stop them is not to answer!

Do consider maybe getting a call blocking device or phone.. You can google them and many are around $60.00 or so.

Report your callers here, not just to the DNC alone:

https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1
https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form1088.action
https://complaints.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx?panel=2

By State DNC lists:
https://800notes.com/faq/state-do-not-call

FCC Abandoned Calls Complaint form:
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/1088D-R.pdf
email:  fccinfo@fcc.gov

yes I got the same call from 876 and said I won $3.5 million, he asked me to send $300 so next day I gave him a false western union number. I don't know what happened to him.

"876"   jamaica  fraud  scam  calls...........


addressed  here a   million  times  already  is  the  forums  and  posts........always  check  these  first  !!!

my father is getting the same phone calls, only he adimittly believes its real. wont listen when I read him these posts. has no food or coffee or cigarettes, has sent all of ss check to john. we will probably not have a home next month because he sends him money then his acct overdraws. hes in the hole but still believes john. he calls everyday starting at 730am has gotting into fights w me and my mother, but wont listen. hes gonna buy 2 yorkiepoos w his money, I wanna slap him silly and kill john. please help, im going insane.

Perhaps you can have a Local Law Officer stop by and speak with him - this may help. Disconnect the phone or get a call blocker will also help.   I do not know how to put this delicately, but you should seek a attorney and the courts help bottom line by removing his ability to access and allow these creeps to rob him blind.  Go to your local news station and news paper also, perhaps if he reds in the local paper or hears it on his favorite local news it may help.  Here's some News and also the links to the FTC's pages.

Its ILLEGAL to ask for money to receive it:

Prize Offers: You Don’t Have to Pay to Play!
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel17.shtm
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/scam-alerts
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0076-telemarketing-scams
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http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0119-jam ... ng-us-consumers

Call the non-emergency number for your local police.  They can direct you to your local Council on Aging or a similar group that can help you find some help convincing him that the callers are scammers.

If you and the social services people cannot convince him to stop giving the scammers his money you may have to take him to court and have him declared incompetent.  The courts will assign someone - probably you - to control his finances.  The social services people can help you find a lawyer to get that done.

I lost $500,000 and this guy by the name of David, and his American Alliance got me my money back,

His number is 413-[removed]

So guys don't feel it is the end

Lets see if I understand your shilling post correctly ...
You said you "lost" half a million dollars, and some company got it back for you?

How about telling us the rest of the tale?
* Which of the companies with "American Alliance" in their names did this for you?
* Did they go directly to jail, or pay you with monopoly money?
* What is the website / physical address of this helpful company?
* Were you able to comprehend all the previous posts identifying the scam, or was that beyond your cerebral capability?

I have a better chance at getting $500,000 by placing a bet on the NY Jets making to the Super Bowl by the end of this season.