Today I received a call from, a private number, who said she was from UPS and had a package that needed to be delivered to me between 5 and 7, but before it could be delivered I had to call the National Sweepstakes Company so they could verify my information.
So, I called the number and spoke to "Carlton Jones" who was to be my winnings counselor and would help me through the process. What it came down to was that I had to pay them $750 so they could do the research that would prove that I was who I said was; that I was truly the winner.
When I mentioned this seemed more like a scam than an actual sweepstakes win, he had the audacity to tell me that sometimes I just had to believe there were still honest people out there.
Today I received a call from, a private number, who said she was from UPS and had a package that needed to be delivered to me between 5 and 7, but before it could be delivered I had to call the National Sweepstakes Company so they could verify my information.
So, I called the number and spoke to "Carlton Jones" who was to be my winnings counselor and would help me through the process. What it came down to was that I had to pay them $750 so they could do the research that would prove that I was who I said was; that I was truly the winner.
When I mentioned this seemed more like a scam than an actual sweepstakes win, he had the audacity to tell me that sometimes I just had to believe there were still honest people out there.
I received the same call as Peri (it came up on my caller ID as a private number). When my daughter called them back, she was put on hold for 10 minutes. I am thinking that when they heard the voice of a relative rather than what they perceived to be a more gullible elderly person, they didn't want to talk anymore. This number is listed as belonging to YMax Communications Corp. landline from Winter Haven, FL. That company is associated with another ripoff website: http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/directory/ymax-communications. It doesn't sound reputable to me. I also am wondering how and to whom I can report this.