Mega Million Sweepstakes
Complaint 31767 Details

RECIEVED A CALL FROM A DWIGHT NELSON SAID I WON A $975,000 CHECK. SAID THAT I NEEDED TO GO PURCHACE A GREEN DOT MONEY PAC CARD FOR 4.95 FROM CVS PHARMACY AND PUT 430.00 ON IT. TOLD HIM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE MONEY CARD, HE SAID HE WILL WALK ME THRU IT. BE ON THE PHONE ENTIRE TIME WHILE I BUY THE CARD AND LOAD IT WITH CASH. THEN HE WANTED THE ACTIVATION NUMBER. FELT LIKE WE WERE BEING SCAMED BUT DID IT ANYWAY. HE TOLD ME THE CHECK WILL BE ESCORTED BY TWO U.S. MARSHALS, EVEN GIVE ME THE NAMES AND BADGE NUMBERS. ALSO A LAWYER WILL ACCOMPANY THEM TO GET OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION. 435.00 WAS NECESSARY INSURANCE TO GET THE CHECK TRANSPORTED.
10 MINUTES LATER (THE WEIREST FEELING START TO SET IT) THEN HE CALLED TO ASK ME TO CALL A NUMBER 876-354-9336, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH US CUSTOMS. I CALLED, THEN THEY SAY THEY WILL HAVE A US CUSTOM AGENT CALL ME RIGHT AWAY, WHICH THEY DID, A LADY CALLED ANDREA SMITH CALLED. EXPLAIN, EXPLAINED AS WE OFTEN NEED TO DECLARE 10K WHEN WE COME IN THE BOARDER, THIS PRICE MONEY COME FROM OFFSHORE ALSO NEED TO BE DECLARE. THE CHECK IS HERE, SHE CALLED BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, ALL LEGIT. SHE IS VERY HAPPY FOR ME, BLA BLA BLA. SAID SHE NOT WORK FOR THE SWEEPSTAKE, SHE IS JUST FOLLOWING REGULATION TO CLEAR THIS PACKAGE, SO THE UPS/FEDEX GUY CAN DELIVER IT TO ME. THEY DUTY FEES COMES DOWN TO $2500. BY NOW, I ALEADY KISSED MY $435 GOOD BYE, I TOLD THEM I DON'T HAVE MONEY, THEY NEED TO GIVE ME WINNING PRIZE FIRST BEFORE I HAVE MONEY TO SEND. THEY THEN HAVE DIFFERENT PEOPLE CALL ME OFFER ALL KIND OF SOLUTIONS. OFFER TO PAY OFF MY CREIDT CARDS SO I CAN HAVE MONEY AVAILABLE TO PAY THEM, OFFER TO WIRE ME THE MONEY IF I PAY $600 TO HAVE THE CHECK RETURN FROM US CUSTOM TO THEIR HEADQUARTER IN NEVADA. I DID GIVE THEM A CREDIT CARD WHICH ALREADY MAX OUT, TO TELL THEM, PAY IT, IF I SEE $0 BALANCE, I WILL HAVE MONEY TO PAY YOU, OR ELSE I AM BROKE TO DO ANYTHING. THEY SAID "THEY WILL PAY OFF, AND CALL ME AGAIN TO LET ME KNOW WHEN I WILL HAVE FUNDS TO TRANSFER." THAT WAS 3 HOURS AGO.. STUPID ME... A LIFE EXPERIENCE. I TOLD MY LOCAL POLICE, ASK FOR ADVICE, THEY MADE ME FEEL WORST THAN STUPID. GAVE ME AN IC3.GOV WEBSITE, NOT EVEN A THREAD OF SYMPATHY.