the caller claimed i won a 2.5 millon cash prize and that i would need to send 3500 western union to an account .I saw that the phone call can from a jamaican phone # 1-876-583-8778 and i told him i dont fall or [***] like this and i never enter any thing to win any money then he got mad and hung up . i got another call a little later from thye same number and this time a girl called and gave me the same speech then i told her off and she past the phone to the first guy that called and and he asked me what was wrong with me and i told him off and he told me to do something inappropriate and huing up . its people like this that try to scam you and sometimes get away with it. well not me . these people should be found and put in jail fro a long time .
From Athens, Alabama: I was home when I got these calls. I don't answer numbers that I dont recognize. If it's important, or a scam as in this case, the person calling will leave a message.
3/28/12 1:22 pm - "Brad" from some Prize Awards Center called. Lucky me won 25K AND an SUV. Left a message that sounded pre-recorded and a toll free number of 877-249-6404 for me to call back. I never did.
4/3/12 10:26 am - Brad called again. EXACT message left...word for word. Definitely recorded.
4/4/12 11:26 - Phone call from Claire. Caller ID says Jillian Minton 219-940-3759. I was home and listened to Claire leave me a message saying I entered a sweepstakes up to 18 months ago. Lucky me AGAIN. I won a 25K Home Makeover or some crap like that. Left me 877-565-3696 to call back. Assured me it was not a sales call. Anyway, when I googled Jillian's name and number, big surprise, it is also a scam. I already reported that number the same way we are reporting this number. Keep in mind the time of day the calls are made. Most people are not home, a message is left, and SOMEONE will no doubt fall for this.
Been getting called several times a day from this number starting at 7:30 am! They just hang up when I pick up. I want to tell them I am not the DO NOT CALL registry but I am unable to b/c they hang up....filed a complaint with DO NOT CALL registry. Just saw on the new recently that the government is going to start aggressivly going after these people so file your compliant if yout registered on the DO NOT CALL list.
Saw the number, didnt answer, got the same message as above. I never enter contests. I was half tempted to call the number they left to figure out the scheme. But I would rather they get no where then be encouraged to keep trying.
Woo-Hoo! Won 25K! They are at again folks. Elliott called me to say congratulations. How thoughtful. No caller ID. Left message on my phone. Of course, I am not calling back and the first thing I did was come to 800notes. Looks like they have been dormant for a while, at least for this number. In this economy, I am sure a lot of people will jump at this. Oh..If it were only true. Sure could use 25K about now. Whitepages states VOIP call. Thanks for posting everyone!
got a call from 312-625-5551. The caller ID said the name was Steven Clay. The caller left a message that said he was Bill and I had entered a contest awhile back and the winner could not be reached so I was the runner up. Please call him back at an 877 number and he would get my information to send me the prize.