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If you received a text message allegedly from the Arizona couple who won Mega Millions $414 million jackpot, claiming your telephone number has been randomly chosen to receive one million, is a scam. If you have received the same text, please do not respond or follow the instructions in it. Just delete it.
"We are the arizona couple megamillions $414 million jackpot winner. With great joy, your phone number was selected through a random computer ballot system submitted to us by US Telco database to benefit from our giveback project during this pandemic.A donation of $1 million is made out to enable you strengthen your personal issues and generously extend hands of help to the less privileged, orphans and charity organizations within your locality.Send a message of acceptance to my attorney Mr Bentata including your Name.."
"We are the arizona couple megamillions $414 million jackpot winner. With great joy, your phone number was selected through a random computer ballot system submitted to us by US Telco database to benefit from our giveback project during this pandemic.
A donation of $1 million is made out to enable you strengthen your personal issues and generously extend hands of help to the less privileged, orphans and charity organizations within your locality.
Send a message of acceptance to my attorney Mr Bentata including your Name.."
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just got a text saying We are Arizona couples saying we were randomly selected they are giving away 200,000 to 50 individuals and to send a a text to a number.
Is anyone working on catching these cyber criminals?
I just got mine for 20,000 delete
"Hello, We are the Gilbert Arizona couple Tammy and Cliff Webster, that won the Powerball Lottery Jackpot of $473 millions on April 27th, 2022. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/05/04/powerball-winner-arizona-4731-million-jackpot/9643901002/ We are donating $20,000.00 each to 50 random individuals, if you're among those who got this message then your number was selected luckily after a spin ball. We chose permanent anonymity so in order to claim your donations, Kindly text your Full Name to Mr. Rick Lewis on (813) 296-2957"***They now lowered the amount to $20,000***Nobody gives a large sum of money for nothing. There's always a catch; and that catch is, your personal info/identity theft/money theft etcAlways Google everything you receive on text
What do the scammers do with the information?
They may sell it to other scammers, who will contact you and attempt to trick you into sending them money for a lottery that does not exist.
Today is July 26, 2022. They now using a phone number. We're the Gilbert Arizona couples that won the Powerball Lottery Jackpot of $473 millions on April 27th, 2022. We're donating $200,000.00 each to 50 random individuals, if you're among those who got this message then your number was selected luckily after a spin ball... we chose permanent anonymity so in order to claim your winnings, send a text to Mr Jeff Mike (941 541 5810)
Here's mine I Just got😡We're the Gilbert Arizona couples that won the Powerball Lottery Jackpot of $473 millions on April 27th, 2022. We're donating $200,000.00 each to 50 random individuals, if you're among those who got this message then your number was selected luckily after a spin ball... we chose permanent anonymity so in order to claim your winnings, send a text to Mr Frederick Smith (747) 285-7031. https://www.usatoday.co
Not just Arizona mine reads Minnesota couple...LMAO
Yep. Colorado number here. Got this message and immediately looked up the email provided. Never trust these things.info1-comserca.comPretty much the same thing everyone else has gotten. Attorney Rojas, yada yada. Here's my warning input. Have fun!
Same. CO number. Email Richard Rojas.
Got one today with Richard Rojas as the attorney. CO number here.
Me too. Same information with a gmail for Richard to send info
Today April 3, 2022 I received this text message from contact79-xgbkk.comWe have decided to donate One million to numbers selected and you are one of them.We are the Arizona couple June 2020 Megamillion winners. Your number got selected through a random computer ballot system submitted to us by the US Telco database.Kindly email the following :Name:Residential Address:Job Title:Age:Email:Reference Code:To: Ricardo J.Rojas AttorneyEmail:RicardoRojasesq-gmail.comMr: Rojas is my lawyer and is handling this process, as we do not want to be in any media spotlight.We hope you use this donation and better yourself and your community.Best wishesArizona couple"Yea sure thing pal.
Today is March 20, 2022 & I received a text from contact84-xgbkk.comMessage was as followsWe have decided to donate One million to numbers selected and you are one of them. We are the Arizona couple June 2020 Megamillion winners. Your number got selected through a random computer ballot system submitted to us by the US Telco database. Kindly email the following:Name: ResidentialAddress:Job Title:Age:Email:Reference Code:To: Ricardo J.Rojas AttorneyEmail:RicardoRojasesq-gmail.comMr Rojas is my lawyer and is handling this process, as we do not want to be in any media spotlight.We hope you use this donation and better yourself and your community.Best wishesArizona couple
Seems like a lot of us missula Mt got hit with this one... does anyone know what they can actually get out of this?? I wanna email just to see, I mean as long as I dont send anything too personal I dont really care what they get out of me 😅 Mine was all error looking haha"We have decided to donate One million to numbers selected and you are one of them.We are the Arizona couple June 2020 Megamillion winners. Your number got selected through a random computer ballot system submitted to us by the US Telco database.Kindly email the following:Name:Residential Address:Job Title:Age:Email:Reference CodeTo: Ricardo J.Rojas Attorney Email: RicardoRojasesq at gmail.com Mr Rojas is my lawyer and is handling this process, as we do not want to be in any media spotlight. We hope you use this donation and better yourself and your community.Best wishesArizona couple
These folks are predators. They are evil people who need a test of reality. NEVER EVER THINK THAT SOMEONE WILL GIVE YOU LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR NOTHING!!!This only happens in fairy tales.
I got mine today, and when telling them to stop texting, and this is illegal I get met with the same response, that I need to provide information and contact the attorney along with the new texts saying (autoresponse), lol. OMG do these people think we are all dumb. what is wrong with people. I'm going to just spam them through their text to me, over and over, and drive them nuts, so they will stop. I have reported them also. today is 3.7.2022.
I got mine today from this email: contact97-xgbkk.com deleted"We have decided to donate One million to numbers selected and you are one of them.We are the Arizona couple June 2020 Megamillion winners. Your number got selected through a random computer ballot system submitted to us by the US Telco database.Kindly email the following :Name:Residential Address:Job Title:Age:Email:Reference Code:To: Rafael H.Quijada AttorneyEmail:hernandezrafael.esq-gmail.comMr Quijada is my lawyer and is handling this process, as we do not want to be in any media spotlight.We hope you use this donation and better yourself and your community.Best wishesArizona couple"
What a waste of people's time. 🙄 Yep, I was texted the same c**p.Why isn't this attorney sued! Formisinformation✌
I replied "stop" prior to reading the full message and got a response saying it's legit and to contact the lawyer. Weird things these days!Notice dated 18-54-21We have decided to donate One million to numbers selected and you are one of them.We are the Arizona couple June 2020 Megamillion winners. Your number got selected through a random computer ballot system submitted to us by the US Telco database.Kindly email the following:Name:ResidentialAddress:Job Title:Age:Email:Reference CodeTo: Rafael H.Quijada Attorney Email:hernandezrafael.esq-gmail.com Mr Quijada is my lawyer and is handling this process, as we do not want to be in any media spotlight.We hope you use this donation and better yourself and your community.Best wishes
Same text, new email contact : info8-comserca.com
Same thing as others, new email: contact36-comserca.com
Got mine today in Mt date is 21-28-39 from Attorney Rafael H. Quijada....What wrong with this picture?
Thanks for your illumination. Thought so but...
New email respond to hernandezrafael.esq-gmail.com. My text was different than above but same general idea. 1/21/22
Update to add another email. Bentata.essq-gmail.comI just got this email text. I know fishing things when I see them. But I thought to go look for this to make sure other people are aware.
I just received a text like this today, Sun, Jan. 9, 2022 - 4:55pm from contact-xgbkk.com*punctuation & spelling as is with exception of the email that I inserted spaces into.It reads: newsletter dated 17-55-12We have decided to donate One million to numbers selected and you are one of them. We are the Arizona couple June 2020 Megamillion winners. Your number got selected through a random computer ballot system submitted to us by the US Telco database.Kindly email the following:Name:ResidentialAddress:JobTitle:Age:Email:ReferenceCode:To:Rafael H. Quijada/AttorneyEmail:Hernandezrafael.esq - gmail . com Bestwishes Arizona couple
Just received a text from an email saying the attorney is now RossI email rossi.essq-gmail.com
Just received this text from an email address. Wanted the usual stuff sent to Rafael H. Quijada,who is their attorney now. Attorney email: hernandezrafae.esq-gmailcomDELETE AND REPORT
Same text with request to response to Mr Rossi.I started an email, just to see what happened if I responded without my info, and a SaudI Arabia address auto populated. I regret sending it more now as it leaves me open to get hacked on my email system. Delete the text, and move on. It's not well intended.
Same Scam text-respond to Mr RossI (attorney) at a gmail address. Text received on a WI number
I received this text this morning in the Missoula, Montana. And I feel so concerned that these people are doing this because there's going to be desperate people out there, that do not know it is a scam and think it's for real and fall for it! And they'll be in a more desperate situation! I hope somehow they can catch them!
Got mine 11/26. Dated 5-57-20 in NE. Not a cell #, was an email info26-xmegax.com.
I texted a reply an got another attorney to contact Rossi.essq-gmail.comaking for the following info name: Address:JOB: Age: Reference CODE is your phone number that you got the original text on
Got this scam via test yesterday...it was dated 11-04-35. I replied they needed Doc and Marty McFly to set the DeLorean's date to something more current.
you're lucky. I have to wait 'til 09-27-40. LOL
Was there really a $414.00 lottery prize won in Arizona?
Yes that’s the only thing true in this scam
Got this today on a MT phone number as well. 😂
Just got this text on a MT phone number.
I received this same text. It looks legit. Did my research and found this page. It’s confirmed a scam. Received same text message pretty much word for word. Some people…get a job and earn a real living. Stop trying to scam people. So tired of these kind of behaviors!
Both husband and I each received the text this afternoon, Nov. 26, 2021.
I received the text today in MT. I'm glad people were posting that it is a scam.
Just received one today in South Dakota.
lmao mine says 15-41-07. guess school didn't teach me about the 41st month or the 15th month with the 41st day. Man I need to go back to school.
First of all, the very first line shows date of letter 12-04-06. Which obviously is too many years back no matter what order the numbers are. Red flag right away.
mine was dated 13-38-43. LOL
Live in MN with a SD number, got hit with this obvious scam.
My initial reaction was yeah right... my second reaction was google it.Here's my third. :P