My God - look how many years these post have been collecting.... this scam is everywhere. Got a call several times over the past few weeks. First of all - the voice is a choppy mechanical voice -- I guess that's to hide the heavy accent the person on the other end has... I know we think it's clear that this is a scam, but unfortunately there are alot of people, especially elderly who panic and fall for it. Please be sure to spread the word.
This is just one of many scams that I get weekly - its ridiculous.... oh and by the way... yesterday I won 2.5 million dollars!!! all I have to do is send $275 through Western Union to a woman's name in Philadelphia to get my claim number LOL They had the nerve to call back last night to see if I sent it... I told them my friends wouldn't loan me the $275 so I'll just forfeit the millions..... oh and don't call me again.
Not too many red flags there. Cash only. Government doesn't take checks. Private person in Reno. This one one should have deafened you when it screamed SCAM!