Received call from a Ronald Frazier of American Payout Service, 7405 Bay Island Dr, Pasadena, FL saying I had won 2.5 million and needed to pay an award release fee of $299 for a bank transfer or direct payment via check.
Received call from a Ronald Frazier of American Payout Service, 7405 Bay Island Dr, Pasadena, FL saying I had won 2.5 million and needed to pay an award release fee of $299 for a bank transfer or direct payment via check.
No. This is one of the most common scams out there. Depending on how they play the game (there are variations) you will either be asked to send the fee up front, after which you will (not) receive your winnings, or you will be sent a counterfeit check as an advance on your winnings, and you will be instructed to withdraw some money from the deposit of the check to pay to someone for fees. taxes, whatever.
If they send you a check, eventually the check will bounce, your bank will be very unhappy with you, the police may be very unhappy with you, you will have to pay the money back, possibly your account will be closed by the bank, and other unpleasant things may be encountered.
Incidentally, if they get the first fee out of you, they may later come up with some other fee(s) which they "overlooked".
It is currently 11:46 p. in TX and I called the number back and Ronald Frasier picked up saying he is from the IRS an I won 60,000 dollars. When i said I was mot interested, he asked me "Why?".. Which government agency is opened at this time.