Winner Scam - 2.5 Million + 2012 Mercedes

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RD
Country: United States
Mr. David Banks called yesterday from 876-506-6012 (a Jamaica landline according to the reverse phone lookup) stating that I had won $2.5 million and a bonus prize of a new Mercedes Benz auto.  My prizes were scheduled to be delivered at 9am on 5/18/12 to my residence and he couldn't wait to see my happy expression when they get here. Mr Banks kept calling all day and into the evening with "last minute arrangements" for the delivery team and at about 4:30.. he explained that all I had to do was to go to WalMart, Walgreens or CVS and acquire a $499 MoneyPack Reload, give him the 14 digit number on the back of the card.  I told them that I would go get the card, but that I didn't get off work until 7:00pm and please could they call back at about 8:00pm for the numbers. He said of course (in his best Jamaican accent) and that he would call back then.  Within the time from 4:30-7:00pm, Mr Banks called another 4 or 5 times to ask what color car I wanted - choice between White, Red and Blue.... did I think I could get off work earlier since I was going to be wealthy tomorrow... what color interior in the car... just wanted to touch base & make sure I was going to be able to make it to get the card because he was "trusting" me etc...  He called back at 8:00pm and I told him that I was unable to get the card because they were out, but that I would be able to do so early in the morning and be back home before 9:00am to receive my prizes.  He started calling early this morning but of course I didn't answer because I was "on the road" getting the card... I finally answered about 9:00am  - "my car didn't start so I had to send a friend to get it for me and she didn't have a cell phone so I didn't know what time she would be back"  which bought me more time to think up more to tell him.  I finally got "angry" with him early afternoon and told him I wasn't going to give him any numbers until they were sitting in my driveway with my new car and my $2.5 million because they were really late and I said that it was probably a scam anyway.  So he had a "Mr Shawn" call me from Las Vegas and assure me that everything was up and up and Mr. Shawn sent me a bunch of paperwork that made everything look really legitimate and asked me to give him part of the numbers and give the rest of them to the delivery team when they got here with my prizes. He called 5 times within 10 minutes after he sent the paperwork and so I told him that my dog had gotten hit and would he please call me back in 30 minutes.  I read over all the paperwork and didn't answer the about 20 times he called in between the 30 minutes time slot and then about 10 minutes ago I gave him a line of random numbers and he said thank you and I haven't heard anything from him since. AND of course there is no Mercedes in my driveway or truck with flowers and balloons and a huge check for $2.5 million to hold while they take my picture!!   LOL  At least I got a little fun out of it myself!!

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    Janet S.
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    It is 10:11 pm and I just got one of these calls.  Guess what they are coming to my home tomorrow at 12:00 noon.  What could I do???????  White mercedes, and 3 1/2 million from Mega Million Lotter  407 391-7315   they want 485.00 in a green dot money pak card.  Ben Grimm and his crew will be here tomorrow.
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      amanda replies to Janet S.
      No they won't. Dont do it!!!
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    mary
    OMG! I am miffed.  They are only offering me $250,000, not $3.5million, not even $2.5 million.  And the Mercedes is only a C class:(  I am in the middle of negotiations with Mr. Banks now.  I will fill you in later.
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    mary
    I am also being offered 6 months in free gas from closest Shell station and one year of insurance for "The Progressive".
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    gd
    Just received a call from 1.876.407.0673 and spoke with "Thomas Cain" who informed me that I have won 25 MILLION DOLLARS and a new Benz from the Mega Millions Canada something or other.  I asked him how I won and was told it was a random draw from 10,000 phone numbers.  Told him I was in the middle of something (like 25 million would't make you drop whatever you were doing) and would get back to him.  Not a chance.
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    M
    Just got a voice mail from a "John Marshall" in Jamaica ( 1-876-446-4722) stating my first name, and telling me that I had also won 2.5 million and a 2003 Mercedes.  This person left a local number for me to call back and confirm. I may just call him back and offer to meet them somewhere.
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    D
    Now he changed his name to David Brown from 1-876-288-7968. I gave him the number and name of my lawyer, and I haven't been called back.
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    mary
    scammers   even better bureau  said you do not pay to get winning checks   do't give up your cash   they keep calling from different no.  sorry i was gullible
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    Norma
    I received 30 calls from various Jamaican-speaking men with the same scam. I told each one that in the USA we pay money to the IRS after we win something, not before. Because I didn't enter the lottery, I didn't expect to win anything. Well, wasn' I lucky – someone else must have entered my name – HA! Prizes ranged from one to three million dollars, and an expensive ar was thrown in. These Jamaicans wouldn't take no for an answer. They gave men's names and numbers to call for verification. Knowing a number would be their own, I navigated to the Better Business Bureau of Las Vegas, who sure enough, had no listing for the "Megamillion Company." Finally I navigated to this site and found IRS scams. Please don't waste your hard-earned money on this scam!
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    Ethan
    I've been getting a ton of emails with similar promises from a mercedes-benz.torba.com

    I'm really just messing with the guy now.
    He's obviously a fake. His emails are littered with spelling and major grammatical errors. In addition, the only logical sweepstakes that is relevant is hosted from California. The money is offered in 2.5M £ B.D.P. torba.com is Russian, makes sense, no?
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    Brookedanielle
    I feel so stupid for falling for this, is there any way to get our money back?
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    D
    I have gotten several phone calls from a David Miller.  He was telling me I had just won 2.5 million in a Las Vegas Lottery along with a 2014 Mercedes and all the service and gas, tires, the works, free for a year.  All I needed to do was to send $100 by Western Union today, NOW, so as to not lose my money.  He was persistent and even had the 6.5 million winner call me and verify that it was true.  Her name was Peggy Tuttle, supposedly out of TN.  Right now, Mr. Miller is waiting for my $100 by western union and he will have a long wait.  His number was also a Jamaica landline.  He gave me the name of the person to send it to by Western Union.  Her name was Sheila Houchen out of Irvington, NJ.  The check would be issued by Bank of America, but he would give me information of contact there.  He can have fun waiting for the next hour because at least I know I have that $100 still in my pocket.
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    Charlie
    I got a call today.  Told him I would give him and I.O.U. and make good on it when the check cleared the bank.  He told me legally they had to have the money first... I asked why he was wasting my time and his, because until the check clears, you don't get anything...  By the way, they were waiting to deliver my check and new car in a white Limo... LMAO
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    Scammed
    I got the call he said his name was Washington Jefferson, He called about 7 times. insisting that I was a US  tax payer and was picked randomly to receive 5 million dolls in a cashiers check and 258 thousand cash. I was like who are you? he repeated in a Jamaican accent I am the General Manager of Mega Millions. He said, They had been trying to reach me to make sure I would be home to receive my money and that 2 FBI Agents and 2  Marshal's would be coming to my home to escort me to the bank, so I would know the money and cashiers check was real. I called my son because, he told me they were on their way and it would be $199.00 to process the legal papers. He said, make sure you get a Moneypak gift card and kept saying make sure it has a green dot, He told me you could get them at Walgreens. I told my son to pick one up for me. He just kept calling me back. I had the card but said, I will give you the numbers when they are in my driveway. He was very believable, because he would answer the phone when I called him back. He insisted they were on their way and they couldn't get any money without the card. He just needed the numbers to start the process on the legal papers. Told me I could give them the card when they got to my house. He even swore to God 3 times it was not a scam. I was very Leary, But he was very convincing.. I GAME HIM THE NUMBERS LIKE A DUMMY. 30 more minutes went by and I called him back he still said, they were on their way.  Then my son got pissed off, cussed him  out. This guy called back later and said, he was sorry it was taking so long and that the paper work had processed. But he just needed $499.00 more to cover state taxes. That's when I went off on him. He let me tell him off and I wasn't very nice. Needless to say he never called back. Then  my Son found this site !!! I didn't care about the $199.00. I just can't believe for the first time in my 52 years of life,,I got scammed. I have a great job and consider myself very well educated. Never answering an out of state call again :(
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    Phylly
    Yeah, my husband and I started getting these calls (from a "company" called "Mega Millons") this morning, January 24, 2014; so far, we have gotten a total of 5 calls, in about 2 hours.  The man said his name was "David Brown" (and his "supervisor", when we asked for him was a "Mr. Robertson"), and this time the phone number was 876-321-3734.  He told my husband that he had won 1.5 million as a "senior citizen award", and that all we needed to do was to go to CVS and purchase a card pack for $150.  When we accused him and his "company" of fraud, he tried to argue his way out of it, and when my husband asked to speak to his "supervisor", my husband was "transferred" to a "Mr. Robertson".  When my husband, who is an attorney, explained that legitimate companies such as they are claiming to represent do not request money as a condition of the getting the "prizes", "Mr. Robertson" immediately said that "there [was] no charge for the card pack and to please forgive any misunderstanding".  I know there is someone these people can be reported to -- the FBI, Dept of Justice, etc -- but with these numbers being in Jamaica or wherever, I don't think there is much they can do.  If the people are in Jamaica, or some other county, our government would have to rely on theirs to find the culprits and bring them to justice; on the other hand, they could be using some sort of satellite phone that bounces the call off of a satellite or something making the Caller ID think the call is coming from Jamaica, or wherever.  My only advice, though I'm not an attorney, it just common sense advice, is to NEVER send money to someone who says you have won their contest.  If the contest is legit, they'll either work it like the lottery (announce the numbers, and wait for the winner(s) to contact them, or, send you a letter with the winner(s) check enclosed, or, like Publishers Clearing House does, just show up at your door, with check in hand.  Good luck to all of you, how like us, are trying to avoid such scams, and certainly don't have the money to waste on them.
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    DARRYL
    Mr John Williams called from 876-593-6568 on 1/31/14 same song & dance as the previous post only it was five and a half million which is even less believableall I had to do buy a greendot moneypak at Walmart or CVS
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    Rosie
    I have been getting messages on Facebook saying I have won $40 mill and I told her I was not giving her my info. She asked for my phone number. I asked her what company she worked for and she said Mega Million. She said Facebook gives her company 50 names a day to put in the lottery. I told her I will not give her my info. I got the company name so I could google it and found this page. Thanks everyone for posting.
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    Lisa-WV
    Received phone call today February 25th, 2014, from a gentleman with an accent of foreign nature by the name "Mark James". He informed me that I had been randomly chosen by Mega Millions Sweepstakes that is associated with Publisher's Clearing House. He said that I had won 5.5 million and a 2014 BMW. He hinted for my birth date, but I did not give it to him. He told me about the 1 % for the IRS Registration. I told him I had no money. He wanted to put money on one of my active credit cards for me to pay the 1% that was due. I told him that all of my credit cards were past due and not active. He wanted to put money in my checking account. I told him that my checking account was overdrawn and that the bank would just keep the money. He said that he was going to talk to his company to see what they could do to help me and call back. No return call an hour or so later....I guess he decided that the old saying "You can't get blood from a turnip" is true...
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    MS in Tennessee
    This is now happening again in Tennessee, I received a call from Jamaica, did not answer, but they left a name and number to call back.  $2.5 million and a new Mercedes.  My friend got the same call last week, she answered-they want a $900 was-mart gift card....  I called the local sheriff and they said they had had numerous complaints so far.  They cant do anything because the call is coming from out of the country.  Tennessee Regulatory Commission said the same thing.  even though I am registered on the State and National Do Not Call Lists.  Just get the word out and don't fall for it.
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    Jucook15
    Same story different day the wal mart teaming up with mega millions to send me my 5.5 million I won even though I didn't enter anything they called me and asked what my name was then all of a sudden I need to pay $90 which is 1% of the taxs on 5.5 mil I said not and I was not interested then boom I get 20 phone calls within 2 hours what can u do to stop I told them I was calling the police but the still call
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