American Sweepstakes
Complaint 203143 Details

I MARIE DOWNS AM BESIDES MYSELF AND WITHOUT FOOD TO FEED MY 2KIDS DUE TO MY INFO... ON JAN.16,2013..., I WAS INFORMED BY A MAN NAMED- JOHN MEYERS FROM AMERICAN SWEEPSTAKES IN WASHINGTON,D.C. THAT I HAD WON OVER 5 MILLION DOLLARS...His contact # is 509-671-9928! I was told I needed to purchase a money pack card for $350.00 TO COVER CUSTOM FEE'S and send it to - 244 Fieldston Terrace apt# 56, Bronx, N.Y.10471 to pay for my winnings to be released from customs...I did that because of desperation and in HOPES I really did win as I entered these several times...MY MONEY PACK #(Personal Information Removed)...TODAY I RECEIVED A CALL FROM A -JOHN BAKER FROM UPS, BADGE # 625082, THAT I NEEDED A MONEY PACK FOR $350.00 FOR IT TO BE DELIVERED BY UPS WITH 2 FEDERAL AGENTS DUE TO MY LARGE CHECK...I BORROWED THAT MONEY FROM A VIETNAM VET WHOM HAS NO MONEY HIMSELF ,YET STILL IN HOPES THAT THIS WAS A DREAM COME TRUE...MONEY PACK # (Personal Information Removed)...Then once again, MR.BAKER called and said I needed $250.00 to pay a US MARSHALL TO RELEASE IT BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T SURE WHY I WAS RECEIVING SO MUCH... BELIEVING IT MAY BE MONEY LAUNDERING... I explained I HAD NO MORE MONEY ...WHILST CRYING... HE SAID TO ME , " I AM HERE TO HELP YOU AND I AM THE ONLY PERSON YOU CAN TRUST..." I THEN LET HIM TALK TO MY FRIEND , "THE VET",AND HE SAID WE NEEDED TO SEND A WESTERN UNION TO THEM FOR ONLY $125.00 PAYABLE TO MR. WILLIAM BERLYN , HARTLAND, WI... AND HE COLLECTED THE REST FROM OUT OF POCKET THROUGH HIMSELF AT UPS AND I COULD PAY THEM BACK AT TIME OF DELIVERY...LATER I WAS TOLD BY THIS SUPPOSED UPS MAN THEY NEEDED THE EXTRA $125.00 BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT EXCEPT HIS PARTIAL PAYMENT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT IN MY NAME... AND HE WANTED THE EXTRA $125.00...THIS IS THE MOST CRUEL THING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN OUR UNITED STATES EVER... I AM A TAX PAYING LAW ABIDING CITIZEN... ' please help me..."