Winner Scam - 2.5 Million + 2012 Mercedes
Complaint
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!!
Comments
Once they claimed to be Federal Trade Commission representatives. Another time someone else.
Search YOUTUBE for "Jamaican scams" and be ready to get shocked. These thieves actually con people out of BILLIONS per year. One old man, whose wife was sick in the hospital, gave them $400K, four hundred thousand dollars.
He said UPS was on its way to my house with the money. I needed to go to Western Union to get a money order for $150.00 to cover the taxes. I asked him what my name was and he didnt know but it was my phone #. i asked him for a call back # and he gave me 876-321-7628.
Through out all of this, the winnings to be received have changed many times, the money that they want have changed many times and the IRS men that have talked with me change often as do the manager. One group has called me and stated that she was Mary, but I recognized the voice and it wasn't the Mary that I had talked before and told her, she hung up. None of them can say my name correctly as Carl, Carlos, and a variety of similar name they use on me, as does the company that they work for. Guess that my phone will continue to be busy as they don't accept the 'not interested, quit calling me' that is spoken. My nephew has answered the phone and told them that I have died and to stop calling me. Didn't work.
I have a business that requires me to accept calls from other people, mainly people that I Don't know. I have put names to the numbers that call me, so when they call, I just don't answer the phone. I do my best to not answer the phone when those names come up. they use each other's phone and I told Mary that McDonald called last time using her phone, and Mary denied it and stated that she has had her phone on her at all times, and that I was mistaken. REALLY?