Got a call from a man with an accent saying he was mark Anderson from publishers clearing house and that I won 550,000 dollars and a new 2014 Mercedes benz. He wanted to know if I was going to be home and wanted me to write down a bunch of numbers and his name. He called from a blocked number but told me to write down this number 404-264-5199 ext. 1495. I asked him I I really won how come he doesn't know my name he said a lawyer will come by and go over all that information with you. I hung up on him he kept calling back when I answered he said we got do is connected I told him not to call me that I knew it was fake and he acted like he couldn't hear me and kept saying I'm sorry what? Finally he quit calling me. Sounds like the same loser trying to scam everyone else
• There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
• If it sounds (or looks) 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, 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 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 "green dot", MoneyGram or Western Union money to a scammer, the money is gone.
• You should beware of Greeks bearing gifts, specially if the gift is a wooden horse with termites.
• 876 is NOT your lucky number, and it will cost you money to call that area code!
More information on those scams (and others) may be found at
http://phonehelp.2truth.com/facts_rev.html
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