I was about to get scammed yesterday. I got a call around 11:00am and a lady named Gina told me that I had won a 7,000 grant from the government. I wasn't convinced but I loved the fact that I had won soo much money. So this lady said that I had to pay $285 cash to western union through a rite aide store. So since I was super excited I did as she said she told me to call her when I got to the rite aid I had taken $285 from my bank account because she said it needed to be in cash I did it and then she told me send it to "lissy lissy" a "charity" in "India" so I was soo excited I did it. She told me if they ask u if u know the receiver tell them u do so u dont have to pay more money. So I did and then she told me to pay the rite aide and my transaction was made. Then I had to call (646)-863-6111 and to give them my account # for my bank and then I begin to wonder why does she need my bank account # when I gave them all my card #s and I still gave them my account #. Then my friends told me it didn't seem right since the govt doesn't give money just for the heck of it so I was really mad at myself . I searched the Internet and it showed both the #s as scammed #s . I got even more upset . So I rapidly called my bank and cancelled every # I had given them. So I was happy that got fixed. But I still lost my $285 so I was still upset. Then late at night it occurred to to look at the receipt I had been given by rite aide. It had a number from western union and I called it i gave them the mtcn # on the receipt then they told me the transaction money hadnt been collected yet by the receiver. So I told them my whole situation and they said we can stop the transaction and we can send it back to u. I was soo happy i got a new mtcn number and collected my money at the same place I sent it from. So they almost got me but they didn't.
[email protected] is my email if u got any questions. I was lucky I knew I was being scammed the same day they called. :). All these stories are terribly sad.