Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
We have gotten reports of a new wave of scam calls claiming the persons they've called have won the Publisher Clearing House. Please share with your family and friends to make them aware this is a scam and not to give any personal information out. Publishers Clearing House will NOT call, text, or email you when you win. They ONLY show up in the "winner van." And, they will never ask you to pay a fee to collect your prize.
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SCAM ALERT - Fake Publishers Clearing HouseI just received a call from a Roger Zimmerman (very thick Nigerian ascents) who told me that I was the 2nd prize winner of $8.2M and a new Mercedes sedan. I gave him 45-mins to lock him in and my delivery date of the check and car were tomorrow at noon. The only piece of business left was for me to give him a CC number to pay the “winners registration fee “. That is when I told him that I worked for the Ohio Attorney General and that his scam didn’t work. He told me that I was wrong then abruptly hung up. Not all seniors are easy prey
Scam alert. Yesterday, a friend sent me a message saying she just won $100,000 from publishers clearing house. She said my name was on the list to win also. She sent a link to have me get the money. Sensing something was wrong, I called her. She did NOT send the message. She said she had received an alert from face book that her computer was hacked and they were looking into it. Buyers.......beware!!!!! Do not click on the link.
Well unfortunately I just took a call from a John Carter from publishers clearing House informing me that I am today's winner of 5 million and a pearl white Mercedes-Benz and I would be awarded $5,000 every week for the rest of my life I should quick d… See more
SCAM ALERT! Fake calls from Publishers’ Clearing House. Winner gets $Millions$ IF they pay a fee of $500. This is a SCAM. If you are asked to pay up front or asked for gift cards it is not real.