Jamaica Scam
Complaint
Harold L
Country: United States
On 2-19-10 I received a telephone call from 876-306-4959 stating I had won $4.5 million and a car from a sweepstakes at the MGM in Las Vegas. To collect all I had to do was pay 1% of the winnings to cover taxes/fees. I told him he was a scam artist and not interested. He proceeded to call numerous times from the same number throughout the day which I did not answer. Later that day my wife received a call from 876-806-4026 stating he was the manager for some company and his name was JM Kingston and he was calling to verify that the sweepstakes was not a scam. My wife informed him it was a scam and not to call again. This guy was very persistent. Remember the old saying: "If it is too good to be true, then it probably is." Tried to find what US government agency to report this to but appears since originating outside the US no one has any authority. Just wanted to post a warning to others and get the word out.
Comments
The caller said Robert won a prize from Donald Trump. I told him we didn't enter any contests and there was not going to be any scams on my behalf today. He insisted it was not a scam and that he was calling on Donald Trumps behalf. I told him to have Donald call me himself. Then I told him I have his number and he was from The West Indies and I would report him to the authorities. Then he hung up on me.