Got a call with an obviously foreign guy telling me that I had been randomly selected from the government to receive $5,000. I was pretty sure that it was a scam immediately but had nothing better to do so I listened to him for a while. Eventually I told him that I felt that his deal was a scam and didn't want to participate any further which is when he got mad and asked me why was I wasting his time. I felt he was wasting my time and told him so, and asked to speak to his manager, upon which he claimed to be the manager. I said that he must have a boss that I could complain to about his customer service and his reply was that I am not a customer but rather a citizen and that by not participating in this deal I could be in "big trouble". I'm sure that I would not be in trouble with the Federal Government for NOT taking money from them so I'll assume that this was a shady deal.
This # keeps calling me and doesn't leave a message. I finally answered and they said they were from the Federal Tax Department in Washington DC. The caller was foreign and I could barely understand her. When I asked what it was in regards to, she hung up.
Two weeks ago I politely asked for him to spell his name first and last, The address to his place of business, then told him he might need a bomb squad to open all his mail and packages for the rest of his life. That when I got time to send him some special present in the mail he would know what I thought about the scam they are trying to pass over on people. They will not call back, they are scared that it might come true. I have no intention of sending any thing in the mail like that but is sure is funny how fast they hang up. Every one I have told this to has never called back. Pulled this prank on every telemarketer for the past couple years.
A woman who spoke very broken English called from this number and said I had been randomly selected to receive $8,400.00 from the Federal Government....like that really happens....I laughed and hung up!