I was called fromthe above phone #, informing me I had won this huge amount of money(
I received a phone call from the number listed above stating I had won this huge amount of money ($700,000.00 plus),from the Nat'l.Winners Circle, and for me to receive it I need to remit $5154.00 for future expenses and any money left from that would be reimbursed to me....Man by name of Jon Miller with DCRA was whom I had this conversation......
What Would You Do????I do believe it is a SCAM!!!!
• 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!
More information on those scams (and others) may be found at
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts.html
Remember to return here, to 800notes.com, after you look at any of the information at that site, either to post more information, or to let us know you avoided the scam.
Luckily, I answer the phone instead of my client. We got this call at 10:15 on a Monday morning. Earlier, around 8am, we had gotten another call, but they hung up when asked why they were calling. The man said his name was John Miller, he was with the IRS and there were documents and monies being held for <my client>. I told him out financial advisor would contact him this afternoon.
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