This number is from a Spanish guy Central American to be exact he calls the store pretending to be a worker on a Spanish grocery saying that he needs to make a money transaction (moneygram) over the phone that he will arrive shortly with the money, upon denying the transaction he gets mad and start cursing and treating people he's under investigation
Telling me I won$ 400,000 says he is from the IRS wants me to cash a check for $4,500 to pay the tax on my $400,000 winnings. His name was Dr. James King. The first call was a Spanish speaking person who then passed it on to this guy.
Said he also works with the Attorney Generals office in New Jersey, and the IRS.
• There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
• If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
• You have not won big bucks from a benign benefactor, a pot of pesos from PCH, dinero from a doctor, a car from a caller, or a grant from a gracious government ◄- ◄- ◄- ◄- ◄-
• The tooth fairy really does not exist
• Everything you read on the internet is not necessarily true.
• It is illegal to ask for money for a loan or prize, before awarding the loan or prize!
• "Free Trips" are loaded with mandatory & costly extras, and you usually must give them your card number after listening to a loooong spiel at a hotel.
• Microsoft or a different famous software company, or one of their agents did NOT cold call you to fix your computer.
• The moon is not made of green cheese.
• The IRS will snailmail you, rather than phone you, if there is a problem.
• Jackalope milk is not an aphrodisiac.
• If you Vanilla Card, MoneyGram or Western Union money to a scammer, the money is gone.
• You should beware of Geeks bearing gifts, specially if the gift is a wooden horse with termites, or a statement that your computer is infected.
• 876 is NOT your lucky number, and it will cost you money to call that area code!
• The number you see on your Caller ID may not be the number of the person who called you!
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