Winners International Sweepstakes

I received a call from John ** of Winners International saying that he was in Marianna, FL and would send $500,000.00 in cash. And either John **, David ** or Mary ** would deliver the packages. And after I had purchased two Money Reload cards from Walmart and loaded them with $500.00 each, that I should give to the individual delivering the packages. Then, we would go to My Bank and have the $5 million wired to my account. He gave me a phone number ** which is one Cellico Partnership out of Birmingham, AL. I could not find the owner through Free Phone Tracer which cost me $9.99.

The reason I had this coming to me because I traded at Walmart (which I seldom do and rarely use a credit card). I said I would not buy the reload cards. Just take the money out of the $500,000.00; I would be happy with $499,000. No deal. I sensed it was a scam from the beginning. Heavy accent and hard to understand just what he was talking about. Thanks for the info. I will not make any plans to spend this windfall.

On May 18, 2012, a woman called from Winners International and talked to my wife and told her that we had just won $2.5 million and all that we would have to do is go down to Western Union and send them $350. She told the woman to call back later in the evening when I got home from work. Not even half an hour after I got home, a man called. Mr. Ryan ** from Winners International called and told me we had just won $5.5 million. I right away knew this was a scam. I was going to yell and call him all types of names for trying to take my hard-earned money away from my family, but I decided to be nice and excited about winning.

We talked for about a half an hour. I told him I would be flying into his area tomorrow and would be very excited to pick up my winnings. He was excited to meet me too. He reminded me not to forget the $350 to Western Union for the five percent tax. He must think I am the stupidest person on the planet. At the end of our conversation, he had the nerve and audacity to tell me that Mr. ** loves me and my family and God bless us. These people need to be stopped.

I got a call from an 876 telling I won a money package but in order to get it from UPS, I would have to have a photo ID and a receipt from Western Union depositing $400, that I would have to have this done before the UPS man showed to my house. This man with Jamaican voice told me my address and that he would have the UPS men at my house in two hours, that I should run out and get the receipt, so I wouldn't waste the men's time since they were coming from far. He had the nerve to ask me to tell him the truth about how much money I had on me right know. I asked him how he got my info.

He said that when I shopped at Walgreen and Walmart with my Visa and Mastercard, they sent the sweepstakes my info. I told I would have to call him back so he gave me a different number than the one he called me from. He said his name was Richard ** but when I called the number back, it said Richard **. I called the number he called me from. He answered. I told him I had a dollar on me; he told me to ask a friend to borrow it. I told him let me borrow from him and when I got the check cashed, I would pay him back. He said no, I could cut it in half only to $200. He's a sweet talker but he called the wrong person. I am no fool. He even tried flirting to get the money. What is this world coming to?

I received a call today from Mr. ** regarding my "winnings". I didn't answer at first, but I called back when I saw the call was from Jamaica. This definitely peaked my curiosity and the red flags went up, so I called back and promptly gave them a piece of my mind! The "gentleman" introduced himself as Mr. ** and told me to calm down so he could explain that they were a "legitimate" company and that I had won a car and money. He explained I needed a Green Dot card from CVS for $185 so that my funds could be deposited on the card. I was to come back and call him with the numbers on the card. LMAO, yeah right!

I was contacted today, 5/15/2012, by John ** of Winners International. It was the same scam as listed by many others on this website. I had them send me an email with the details. He later called back and I had done some research and found this site. He claimed he was honest and others were trying to ruin his legitimate business. He was very persistent but I kept telling him it was a scam and he should be ashamed of himself for perpetrating this scam on people. This group is in Jamaica and seem to be immune from prosecution by US authorities. Maybe an NSA drone could visit them and make a lot of people happy.

A man named Michael keeps calling my house saying my boyfriend has won $2.5 million and a Mercedes. Same story, Green Dot card. I told them after 20+ calls I was going to call the police if they didn't stop calling. Now, they are calling from a blocked number and now his name is Mr. **. Scam, scam, scam. Please do not fall prey to these thieves. Just hang up.

I was once got fooled $1,100 by someone named Kevin **, a.k.a. Stephen **, a.k.a. Andrew **, claiming I won cash prizes totaling $12.5 million and a Mercedes Benz. They are relentless about calling you trying to make continuous payments by a Money Card (which I paid $100, $300 twice, $200 for attorney's fees and $250 for inspection) and I finally realized that this is a scam. The same 876 area code calls you repeatedly and tries to change their name for a hidden agenda. I would love to retrieve my money back, but this is indeed a lesson learned.

I got a call from someone claiming to be John ** saying that I'd won a 2011 black Porsche, and that all I had to do was pay the insurance on the car, and they'd deliver it to me. In order to pay the insurance, I was to go the nearest Wal-Mart, and through Western Union, send $500 to Bertie **, a banker in Lubbock, TX. I googled Bertie ** and she's a cosmetologist. He claimed he was from Joe Machens Ford in Kansas City and Winners International. I was sent an official document from Sean-Michael ** , with letterhead with the Machens misspelled and a picture of the Porsche that they're going to deliver to my home, after I pay the $500 insurance. I did a reverse phone search, and like others who have complained, the number, 876-377-3861, is in Jamaica. After googling Machens in KC, and finding nothing, I called the local Joe Machens Ford here in Columbia, MO and told them what was going on. They, of course, confirmed there is no Machens Ford in Kansas City, and that this was a scam. The service manager at Joe Machens is going to follow up with them since they're using their name as part of their scam.

I have received well over 200 calls from these people. I have spoken to FBI (they can't or won't do anything other than tell you it is a scam). Amounts you have "won" vary from $100,000 to $2.5 million, along with a car (usually a Mercedes). But you have to pay for a "winner's receipt" or 1% of tax and go to Walmart or wherever you can send them a MoneyGram. I have cursed them, ridiculed them, etc. They are relentless. I just got another call 5 minutes ago. If anyone is dumb enough to send these people money, you deserve what you get - nothing!

Many, many phone calls regarding my winning $800,000 check, $25,000 cash and a Mercedes. Jamaican phone 8765861770 or 8763767706. They want me to pay storage fees because the car is at the port in NY. They are working out of Lucky Twenty's, some sort of internet cafe? I told them sure, deliver the prizes and I would pay taxes, fees, etc. upon arrival. Do not believe this scammer, he's not very bright, speaks terrible English and wants to call back every 30 seconds. Very obvious scam.

I just wanted to add my experience to the mix of all the other complaints. I got a call from Mark ** saying I had won $950,000. I knew it was a scam the whole time, but played along on the phone. My story is much like everyone else's. He told me I need to pay the processing fee with a card from CVS. I told him I have cash that I can give when they get here with my check. He said I needed to do it by card. I refused and asked for a number to call them back. He gave me a number to call as 1-876-390-4995 and said he was in Las Vegas. I told him I would be in Vegas next week and that I would come pick up my prize personally so there would not be a need for the fee. He then tried to scare me out of that way of doing things and said that my winning would be public and the government would tax the crap out of me. I told him I am a good citizen, proud to pay my taxes. He didn't know where to go with that and seemed flustered and we set up a date for me to pick up my "prize" in Vegas. He gave me a non-existent address with a zip code that wasn't even close to any zip code in Nevada. Silly rabbit, scams are for **. I hope he will stop calling now.

I had a man call me on my cell. He told me I won $2 million and a car. He called my phone 15 times. I did everything telling him off and I knew it was a scam. I even had my boss tell him not call back. He stopped for one week and half. Another guy called, same thing. He told me I had to pay the 1% tax for the prize and I need to go to Wal-Mart or Walgreens and get a money pak Green Dot card for $500. Then I need to call in the numbers on the card to verify I have it. Then they will deliver my prize. He gave me the number 876-455-2236 to call back. His name is James ** and his boss's name is Donald **. Since I asked how to get the money, they have called me eight time so far. They used the number 876-873-3217 and other withheld numbers.

John ** called and told me that I had won $2.5 million and a new Mercedes. He said I needed to send $88.99 to Andre ** in Portland, Jamaica, WI. It's for the lawyer's fees to get the paperwork so that they could bring me my car and the money. I have three phone numbers and three names. No, I did not send them anything.

I am Sivakumar from India. I am a hearing handicapped person I am from a middle class status family. I am a graduate in Bachelor of Commerce. I am working as Arrin Solution data coder for a monthly of 3,000 Indian currency, which is not enough. Kindly please help me. I am needful of jobs or money. I know Tamil language and I don't know English read and write.

He called, said I won millions and a car. He wanted me to send money. This is a scam. Beware, the name he used was Ronald **.

I received a phone call from a Danny ** yesterday who was asking to confirm my name and address. When I confirmed, he said I had won $25,000 and a Mercedes that would be delivered today by 10am. He called this morning, telling me I had to go get a MoneyPak card and put $99.17 on it for processing. Then he put a Bob ** on the phone as a manager, when I told him that I felt this was a scam.

He has called here 18 times today, getting very rude with me and telling me that this isn't a scam. But he cannot provide me any proof that this isn't a scam. I finally told him that I would take the loss on my winnings rather than chance this being a scam, and I hung up on him. He has now called my house 8 times since, because I will not answer the phone.

I received a call on Monday telling me I had won 8 million and a new Mercedes, all I had to do was go buy Money Pack cards for $500 each, to pay for the registration for the car. I admit I was dumb. My internet was down and I didn't do the proper research.. I have had such a bad time in life. Honestly, I knew I'm not this lucky but I took the last bit of money I had and fell for the scam. They continue to call me and tell me I had nothing to worry about and everything is going to be okay but as Wednesday came and nothing else had happened, I realized I was a sucker and even on Wednesday night when they kept calling me reassuring me that I will get my money back...nothing.

On Thursday, the number no longer works in the afternoon I got a call from a guy saying that he is the manager and the other guy was fired, and that he is going to make it right. Today is Friday and now both these scam artist are calling me, telling me not to listen to the other, and all will be fine. I've cried for the past week about how stupid I was and am. How am I gonna take care of my daughter when I just lost my job! This is a scam. Please don't fall for it! No Money Pack cards or Green Dot and when you hear those words, hang up!

A person who identified himself as John ** called me saying I won a sweepstakes through shopping at Wal-Mart. And that I had won, $250 thousand certified check and $75 thousand in cash, and he would deliver it between 3:30 and 4:00 on this very day. I had told him I thought this was a scam, because I had never entered a drawing of any such nature. I hung up 4 different times and he kept calling me back. He's trying his best to convince me that I was going to be a very happy lady this day.

He had a foreign accent and was a little difficult to understand. He continued to give me this information, that I would need to accept the winnings, I was to go to Western Union and give them this info: **. Then he said give them $200.00. So I hung up again. Again, he called me back swearing they were legit. I then Google searched them and found this webpage. I told him I was checking them out. I then informed him I found enough info on them to file a complaint. The info that I was given are as follows, John ** at Winner's International at **, caller ID shows the name of Kingston, JM. And that they deal with an International Banker out of NYC.

My mom has been receiving calls from Winners International for over two months saying she has won a car and she needed to go to a Western Union and send money. They call two to three times a day sometimes. They are very persistent and will not leave her alone even though she has told them she is not sending them anything until she gets her money. She has called the police. That has done nothing. They need to be stopped. I would recommend that everyone post this info on Facebook and Twitter to spread the word. I also recommend calling back the 1-800 numbers over and over. This will cost them money not us and tie up lines. Let's stop them.

I was just called by a man named Chud **. He said he was from Winners International in Las Vegas, NV 89101. He said that I had won a Mercedes Benz and one million dollars. I think this is a scam. If so, why are these people not caught and prosecuted?

I was contacted by a Mr. Paul ** about winning this large amount of money from a sweepstakes I had entered called Mega Billions Publishers Clearing House. Their address was 101 Carson Street, New York, New York. I told him that I didn't believe him and he kept reassuring me that it was true. He finally got frustrated with me and told me he wanted me to call his manager. He said his name was Mr. Michael **, and his # was **. Oh, by the way, Mr. **'s # was **. He pretty-much repeated the other ones **. He just needed a little more information. He knew my address (that was kind of creepy) and then told me about the same all the other reviews had to say.

I contacted the person that cleans and repairs my computer and he had me forward the email to him. While he was reading it, I made a copy of my email. Sitting here reading it as it was being copied and moving my cursor around and I got to the cashier's check, every time I would hit certain spots I noticed a little flash, so I moved it a little slower. A real faint box would come up with the words "counterfeit check" inside. That proved my doubts were right! No more sweepstakes for me! What a bunch of **! I don't understand how they can get away with this. My heart goes out to all the poor people that fall for this. Their day will come!

I was called by Mr. ** from Winners International Limited, Las Vegas, NV stating I won a lump sum of $85K. He said that I would need to go to CVS to pick up a MoneyPak card (the 14-digit one), put $850.00 on the card, call them back at ** and give them the 14-digit code and that number will be on package they deliver to me. Either UPS or FedEx, my choice. So I told him okay and hung up. Well, then I looked it up on the internet and found others who have been scammed. I won't be getting a CVS MoneyPak card for Mr. **.

I was declared a winner of a pearl white Mercedes and $2.5 million. I just received a call from a Mr. Joe **. He proceeded to advise me that I needed to purchase a Green Dot MoneyPak reload scratch card for $450. This would entitle me to a gold Visa card from which I could withdraw money in $600 increments. There was a team waiting to come to my home to present me with a check and to take pictures after I got this card. This did not seem legitimate to me and that is when I looked it up on the internet. I did not go through with this because it sounded too much like a scam, especially having to use my money to purchase Green Dot card, which by the way was supposed to be located at either Walgreens or CVS stores.

We received over a dozen phone calls today from John ** (**) and James ** (**), insisting that we won $2.5 million and our story sounds the same as all the ones that I've read on this site. These people are very nice and charming on the phone! How many people have been taken advantage of? It's disgusting. Why haven't they been stopped!

I was called today from Las Vegas by a Mr. James **, I think, to receive a prize of $950,000.00 and a Mercedes. He said he was from Winners International sweepstakes. I was told to go to the nearest Walmart to get a "Green Dot reload card" for $250.00. When the guy asked my fiance for the receipt numbers, not knowing that the receipt number is the same as the activation number, he took all $250.00 of the money out of my card! He also kept telling me to make sure that I "didn't scratch off the back of the card" (most likely because then I would have realized that the numbers are the same as on the receipt)! Then he wanted me to go to Western Union to get an additional $800.00 because the $250.00 was for the car and I needed another $800.00 to collect the $950,000. That's when I got a clue something was wrong.

When I questioned him, he reassured me that he was a "Christian" with a wife and kids, and that I should trust him! I told him I was not aware that the deal would require another run to the store to get more money and that I wanted him to refund my money. Guess what? More runaround and more and more. I can't believe that it was that easy to be taken! I've just had surgery and haven't worked for over a month. I have three daughters that I raised by myself and I felt it was a blessing, but not! I also need to let you know that he was getting ruder as I didn't want to deal with getting more money for him. The more I asked him to return my money, the ruder he got until I gave up. I called the Green Dot reload people and they were of no help. They just said that I shouldn't have given him my numbers. I told them that I was told not to "under any circumstances" remove the gray strip on the back of the card, which now I know is the same number on the receipt!

I tried to cancel the card maybe 20 minutes after I realized what was going on and he was just that quick about it. The tricky part is that when he asked about the receipt for the card and wanted to know the time and some other numbers on the receipt were all just to throw us off of what his real intentions were. I am a college graduate and worked hard to get that money and I'm ticked. No one should ever buy a Green Dot reload card because I think they may be a part of the scam. They know that these thieves are acting on this! They, after many phone calls, told me that this has been going on for a while with a lot of people but still provide the stealers with an easy way to get your money with no considerations about cutting them off or even helping to stop them. Anytime I go to the bank or have any transaction with account numbers printed on slips, only the the last 4 numbers are available to see because the rest are XXX out! I asked the green dot people why they do the "complete" number on the receipt and not XXX them out like everyone else and they could not tell me why they haven't thought to do it for the sake of thievery.

I truly believe that they might have a part in the scam as well. Oh yeah, it gets better. I couldn't believe it but a couple of hours later, I got a call from a Mr. Bruce ** and guess what? He said he was their manager and he was going to help me get the money back. I was to go to Walmart again to get "two" more cards, only now they were for 450 dollars each. When I asked him why, he said that the crew was on the way with the car and the money to pay me back the 250 but it would require me to go get two more cards so I can still get my prize. Sick part is that he also mentioned that I should trust him for he was a Christian man as well. I just about fell to my knees when he said that! I hung up. An hour later, the crew called and wanted me to get the cards ready because they were coming over at 9PM and they were going to be staying in a hotel near me. So we can take care of it in the morning! What gull. These guys are "foreigner". They have accents! Stay clear of the "Green Dot reload card" and change your number if they call you. Now I am on my knees praying for them because it really doesn't matter if I prosecute them, God will! Be done! Please help me.

I was contacted by a Mr. Lester ** allegedly representing the above lottery and advised that I had won $425,000. They required that I obtain a reloadable Visa card in the amount of $125 from Walmart, which I did. They promised to deliver the funds by certified check, but have failed to do so. I suspected this to be a fraud so I have redeemed the $125 from the reloadable Visa card. They continue to call to obtain the visa card number and security code, but promise they will not draw down on the Visa card. In addition, they promised to reimburse the $125 when the winnings were delivered and furthermore have indicated there would be a processing fee to handle the transaction. They have forwarded an official looking document with a letterhead from "The Lotteries Commission Bureau" with a reference to the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States. They have represented that due to my age, I will be exempted from the normal taxes on the winnings and will only have a 1% tax in the sum of $4,250.00.

I just received a call from Mr. ** saying I had won $2.5 million and that I need to get a Green Dot money pack reload card, give him the 14 digit number and then I would receive my winnings. I happened to have my computer in front of me at the time so I looked them up, and I found all these comments. I told him so, said goodbye and hung up. He has tried calling me back three times. Thank you so much all for letting us know about this scam.

I had a voice mail left on my cellphone from **, telling me they had a cashier's check for me, and to call back. I ignored the message, and then a few days later, I received a call from John ** (also with an accent) at 702-421-4762, telling me I'd won 2nd place $250,000 in a drawing through Wal-Mart, because I used my Visa there, and there were only 3,000 people chosen to enter the drawing. He told me all the taxes were paid on this money, and it wasn't costing me anything, yet I needed to get a MoneyPak card from Wal-Mart for $299.99. They were gonna send someone out to my house, once I had the card, and DHL was going to deliver my check. He also stated that I would receive my $299 back in cash, when the representative showed up to personally hand me the check for $250,000.

He said the cashier's check was drawn on Bank of America, and did I want this to be a personal hand-off, or did I want this posted on the intranet? I kept questioning why I needed to get this MoneyPak card, if I didn't have to give any money to get this $250,000, and he said it was to "identify" myself to the agent coming to my house with my "supposed" winnings, that I am who I was supposed to be! I told him I wouldn't get anywhere, until this weekend, but in the meantime, I tried to trace the 702 phone number (it was a Las Vegas number, and he did say his company was in Las Vegas). I spoke to him and I heard children yelling in the background. The name of the owner of that phone number couldn't be identified, because it was a Magic Jack line, as with the 2 hour time difference, I called back this morning, and the recording said "the Magic Jack customer you are trying to reach is not available". I would love to have these people arrested or something, because this is wrong. And how did he get my cell phone number, when I never registered for any type of drawing?

They are calling at 6:00 AM to my grandfather's , we do not even live there. Then when I did a back search for the phone number, it was a guy named Mark **. Here is his # now **. I called yesterday, Sunday February 26 at 9:00 AM, and this guy answered the phone like a normal person would. Please catch him, people like me, who live on $700 a month are easy prey for these people, like nothing is that easy.

I was contacted by a person named James, who claimed I had won 2.5 million dollars. He said all I had to do was pay $399. I told him "no". I was very rude and abrupt with him, but he continued to be persistent. He called back at a later time and said I could make two payments of $245 each day. This was on Feb. 21st and 22nd. I used Green Dot cards for two $245 and one for $60. They called me at work and said I needed to pay $160. They called again and said I won a Mercedes and I needed to pay $100 more for delivery card #** on Feb. 26th. They said they would deliver the funds and the car. Three hours later, they called and said they could not deliver until Monday the 27th. I got another call from someone who said they were calling from Winners International and I had won 3.8 million. I yelled at them and hung up. The number they called from was **. The two names I got were James ** that was on the caller ID and a David **. I am a very foolish person and this was an expensive lesson.

A guy with a heavy accent keeps calling me, telling me I've won 2nd prize and needs me to send him via Western Union $100. I told him it is a scam, that liars go to hell (at this, he said he was a Christian), and that I don't have that kind of money to spend on something that sounds questionable. He says he is calling from a FL airport or something, but it is hard to understand what he is saying. But I traced his phone number to New York.

Man named "John" with Winners International (with accent) left message from Jamaican number **. Same call back number for "claims department". He said I won $2.5 million and a brand new Mercedes Benz.

I got a call from a Mr. James ** who stated I won 2.5 million dollars from Winners International which is affiliated with PCH and a brand new 2012 Benz. He told me I needed to get a money pack card and put $160.00 on there. Once he gets the gold stamp on the letter, he can deliver the money with me to the bank. He kept stating I can trust him. I just had to pay taxes on the money I won. So now him and his family keeps calling and harassing me on the phone talking about I'm going to blow your head off. So, yes, I want legal actions against who ever this is.

For the last three months from November to present, I've been getting calls from West Winners Int. Sweepstakes. They told me that I won 2.5 million and there several fees that had to be paid via Western Union. I knew this was a scam and kept telling no. For several weeks, people from this company would call and act like IRS agents U.S. Customs and U.S. Marshall, trying to get me send them money through the Western Union all these calls came from the same 1-876 number. Then they wanted me to send money to different locations around the U.S. such as New York, Florida and Los Angeles. Every time they called, they wanted $300.00, $ 500.00 and $ 1,000.00. What I would do is send them a fake $50.00 dollar bill note pad and nasty letter to these locations around the U.S. every time they would call me back and be very angry, and start the whole thing over again. Thanks Mike.

These people are really getting around. They told me I'd won $250,000, but couldn't directly state how I'd won this. They indicated that someone would be delivering the money to me via UPS, but that I had to provide them with a receipt for 1% IRS taxes upfront via Western Union, to a Christine **. Her phone number is **. Who do I report this to?

I received a call from Winner International that we won $1,000,000. We said we were not interested, thanked the guy, and hung up. He called again. I said, "We are still not interested." He said why. I said, "Thank you, but give it to someone who needs $1,000,000." He called back again. I asked to talk to his supervisor. He said his supervisor was next to him and asked if I wanted to ** his supervisors and his too. It's not a pleasant conversation. I told him that he is in the telemarketing business and should accept rejection.

They tried to scam me, but they were unsuccessful. They are working very hard for me to send money via Western Union to them in Jamaica, West Indies. They are calling from a cellphone, with an 876 area code, that is for Jamaica. This time, the word document emailed to me was laughable. The check had 25 million in the numeric area as "2.5000,000.00", and "two hundred and fifty thousand" in the written amount. This was supposed to be a jpeg of a scanned check. Put it was an editable part of a word document. I could change all fields on the check. Also, at the top of the document, they had "Bank of Wachovia", then below it, they had "Jericho Toke", and "Garden City Park", New York.

This caught my eye, as the first 40 years of my life, I lived in "Garden City Park", and there is a Jericho turnpike (US Rte 25), running through the south side of that area. I wonder if they knew my history, even though it has been 20 years, since I lived in that area. I would never pay any of these clowns a penny, until I got an actual jpeg scan of a check, front and back. I would then look up the bank, and the issuing office on the net, and then call and verify the check, from a third party. Sometimes I think there is an internet database of potential gullible people on the net, with our contact info on it. I did not lose any money on this. He even tried to call me today, and I didn't even answer the phone.

My son is 13 years old. He has been getting calls from Winners International, saying that he has won $2,500,000.00. He just has to pay a $200.00 processing/IRS fee, and they will deliver the money. They have been persistent, and realize the child is underage, and they are asking for his mother (myself) or father to claim his prize.

There is an extreme language barrier, and I cannot understand the caller very well. I hear children screaming in the background. They tell me they are in a car, and they need to get home to their families, so can they deliver ASAP. I was given this number to call back **. I did not call them. They called three times today, and I hung up on them.

They claim we are winners, because we pay our bills on time. It's hard to understand, as a 13 year old does not have bills. They also state they are working with Wal-Mart, Kmart, and reputable businesses to have such a great prize money. They even have the nerve to say they are not a scam. Beware for they are persistent for you to send $200.00, for you to get $2,000,000. They make it sound inviting. Most of all, my son is a minor. How many more children are being called?

Persistent scam artists. Told me, I won $500,000 and a car from Walmart. I hung up on them. When they called back, he was very rude and demanded to know why I hung up on him. I said "I'm glad you called back, I wanted to congratulate you on making it to top ten phone scams on my search engines. He didn't call back a third time.

This very same thing happened to me today. His name was David **. He claimed that I won $900k from Winner's International, a partnership of Publisher's Clearinghouse. He asked that I send $2500.00 via Western Union to his company's chief banker named Bruce ** in Bronx, NY to cover the paperwork from the IRS and fed trade commission. I told him I was not interested and he kept insisting that I do not pass this up. I told him he is running a scam and it is evident. He then was impatient and raised his voice. I politely told him he needs to polish up his pitch because there are huge holes in it. He didn't like that.

I was called to be told I had won 3.2 million dollars plus two cars, given an 876 area coded number to return their call "to finish talking because there is too much static on your line". I called the phone company and learned the 876 area code is in Jamaica! I did not call them on that line, they then called me back and I confronted them. They insisted my caller ID would not show "Washington" unless they were in DC. I told them I had learned of scamming where this could be distorted. I finally had to hang up on them to get rid of their insistence that they were not criminals!

1/20/2012, 12:45 pm. I received call from Reverend Peter ** stating he had one million, five hundred winning from Publishers Clearing House for me and he began to tell me my name, address, phone number and asked my age, etc.. I googled name of winners international and abruptly hung up and attempted to phone my son but the man was still on my phone still talking to me. My son called him and asked him questions of who he was with, where he was calling from, and then told him he had been busted as a scam and would be reported.

I was contacted about 9am on Jan. 20, 2012. They stated that I had won in a random drawing. I asked who he wanted to speak with, because many other people lived in the household. He then kept asking me my first name. I finally told him, and then he began to insist that I had 3.5 million dollars. Baffled, I asked him how if I had not entered into any sweepstakes. He stated that the drawing was random and all I had to do was go to CVS and get a green dot card and put $1250 on it and call them back, and they could send my check to me in an hour by UPS. I asked how they can have a check to me in an hour if they are in Nevada!

He then "transferred" me to a woman who kept relating the fact that we are both women (didn't get why she kept repeating it). She then transferred me to her "manager" after I kept insisting to her that I did not have the money to send her. He got on the line stating that they would be willing to help me with half as long as I paid them upon receipt of the check. They gave me an 876 number (876 409 8128) and told me to call them back when I have the cards with the money on it. Curious, because they couldn't provide me with a company website, I got on the web and googled them. I found this website with very similar incidents. Someone needs to stop them, because they might actually become successful and take someone's savings and have no remorse!

I got many calls, wants Green Dot card $350, give numbers only to them, get the Badge Code, only talk to people with the Badge code. Then they will deliver a 2011 Mercedes and 2.5m certified check with camera crew the same day. And they even went as far as giving the name and address in Atlanta to overnight a check to when I refused to give the pin numbers on a Green Dot card, knowing that it cannot be traced, and your money is gone instantly which I informed them that when you send money to a fraudulent operation and they take your money, U.S. mail, it is a felony, crossing state lines. It didn't faze them in the least.

It seems like a sting operation would be the best. Send a check, Express Mail and have the government in on it, postal cop to the receiver. Even when you emphasize the fact when you "win" a sweepstakes, you don't pay, but the government steps in for the taxes before you receive your winnings. They befriend you, personalize it, you remind them of their mother.

Whatever, love you, what a bunch of.. We are really legitimate. You will get your money right back and they are just a voice on the phone. And you tell them they are from Jamaica, and they say "Oh, no. It is an international calling card, blah, blah. " 876, yeah, right. 876-568-2709, I think is this one. Another outfit, Mega Millions, calling supposedly out of Vegas, but they have 876 numbers, too. So does this make Jamaica on par with Nigeria in fraud?

I was contacted by a man named Michael ** (heavy accent). Said he was from "Winners International" and that I had just won $3.5 million and a brand new Mercedes Benz with a full tank of gas. All I had to do was to go to Wal-Mart before 4:30 pm and send him a Wal-Mart card and get a receipt in the amount of $700.00. And then the money, a "cashier's check", would be escorted to my home with two FBI agents and attorney along with the gassed up car. I said why do I have to pay money? He said it's for a portion of the taxes that the government makes us collect. But we pay the rest of the taxes. I said to him you're full of ** and he called me a **. I said wow, you must make your mother proud. This is definitely a scam. You never have to pay money if you win a sweepstakes. You will have to pay Uncle Sam.

This is the second call I have received. The first time they told me that I had won $2.5 M with the Publisher's Clearing House from a previous drawing. They stated that they were in the area and wanted to come by. While I was on the phone I contacted PCH via email and they confirmed that this was a scam. I told the person on the phone that the connection was bad and needed a number to call them back. I called back to only to leave a message. They called me back insisting that this wasn't a scam. I told them they had been reported to the authorities and they hung up.

I just received a second call from a Mr. B. who speaks broken English. He went through the whole spiel again and I told him that this was a scam and he became persistent trying to get me to confirm my address. He assured me that this wasn't a scam and said that I needed to go to Western Union and fill out a payment receipt with information that he was going to give me.

Once the form was filled out, I needed to have my ID and funds in the amount of $750.00. Come on, since when do you have to pay for claim your winnings? I told him so and he told me that it was processing fee. I told him that I was going to report them to the authorities. Please do not fall for this. It's terrible that there are people like this around. They are playing on your emotions and hopes only to be let down with a big bang. Please be aware of this and don't fall. You could lose so much.

I received a call around 9 a.m. from 707-501-9558 from a man claiming to be John ** from Winners International Sweepstakes. He said I have won 1.5 million dollars and a car because I pay my bills on time. He said they have paid the first 99% of the taxes for me but that I would have to pick up the other 1% so could I go to Wal-mart and get a Wal-mart money card in the amount of $500 before 12 p.m. because that was all the time I had to claim my prize. He also said they had a team in Waterloo right now delivering a prize to someone else and he would just send them back to my house to deliver mine. I ran the number and it came back to a landline by 01-commercial in Napa, California. It looks like they would at least change their name and try something new. This scam has been going on for awhile. We need to get the word out there so no one falls for it.

I immediately got online to search out the reliability of this company and found all these comments. Thanks everyone, for the heads up. I had serious doubts about them from the moment I answered the phone. The man had an accent that I could not understand clearly and he demanded that I not tell anyone about this because it was not public yet. Thanks again, you all saved me a trip to Wal-mart and at least $500.

They kept calling, often twice per day to tell me I have won some big lottery. Today, I asked for a call back number and got 703-743-0113 which one reverse look-up service said was in Haymarket, VA and was a Comcast phone number. Comcast said it's not theirs. Scams abound. Do Not Call list does not work. No effective measures are available to stop scammers. If there is some way to find and at least annoy them, let me know.

Mr. Dan called me from 15 miles away, yet he could not pronounce the name of my town. He had a deep accent and when I asked why he couldn't pronounce my town, he replied "I'm not from around here". He asked if I had received something in the mail from Publishers Clearing House and I said no. So, he told me he would email my winnings of 1.5 million and a new Mercedes and I had to confirm it. My computer flashed a notification that required a confirmation but I deleted it, never happened before, I thought it was creepy and knew it was a scam.

So, Mr. Dan called back to see if I received an email and I told him I wasn't interested, and he was quite persistent. Prior to hanging up on him, I told him I knew this was a scam. He beat me to it and hung up on me! I googled his company and found this site, and wanted to share my experience. Desperate times call for desperate measures. "Winners" beware. This is a losing proposition.

A blocked number called me claiming I had won 1.5 million and a 2011 BMW with the choice between a red hard top and white convertible. At first, I thought some friends were pulling my leg. Then I begin to realize this guy is a scammer. So I played along with it. I couldn't actually catch his name but he had such a deep accent. He told me that a group of people (team) were heading to where I live and he stated that they were in a town 15 miles away where I actually was at the time. He told me before I could see the money or the car I needed to wire them 499 dollars.

I told him I had 2 dollars to my name. I have more but he didn't know that. He began to call me pretty degrading names because of the fact (he thought) I couldn't afford his scam. He told me I was ignorant and I was passing up an opportunity of a lifetime. Needless to say, he hung up on me. I found online that you can call back a local blocked number using *57. I got a channel 5 news station. I like to mess with them but I agree people could really be harmed by this.

I recently received a phone call from someone identifying themselves as Mr. David ** from UPS Winners International. He said that I was selected as a 4th place winner among 4,000 other contestants for shopping at either a Walmart or CVS Pharmacy and for paying my utilities. He said that a rather large package just arrived and is being held in a secure location at the Police Department pending verification.

Apparently, I just won 2.5 million dollars and a 2012 Mercedes. "How do you feel?", he asked. He went on to say that the government has agreed to absorb 99% of the tax associated with the winnings. He instructed me to go to the nearest CVS Pharmacy and to pick up a Green Dot Pak and to pay $1000. Once that is done, I would be given a 10-digit verification code for them to crosscheck against my 2.5 million check.

He asked how long it might take for me to accomplish the task and said that he will call back in 3 hours time. He also told me that I should not be so skeptical and that I should trust him. He gave me a landline number for me to call should I have any questions **. I immediately called the nearest CVS Pharmacy to check things out. I was told that at least one other person called in to verify the same information and that I should not give anybody $1000. Oh what a sweet year it would have been if this was actually legitimate! How many people have been scammed out of hard-earned money?

I received a phone call from Mr. Jack ** from Winners International Sweepstakes, telling me he had a certified cashier's check for $850,000.00. He left a phone number 1-876- 448-9855. He told me to have a "wonderful day and congratulations". Are you kidding me? I read the other complaints, and of course, would never call these scammers.

Caller, Tom Andrews, with an accent not normal to CA and with children making noises in the background, said I was a winner of sweepstakes. I've won $1 million / Mercedes, for having always paid my electric bills on time and in full, information I would dearly like to know how he came to have. I was to go to Wal-Mart and put $500 on a specific "green card" and then call back. I called the Sheriff's Dept instead. I was given a ref no and told the crew was in Springfield and would be in my area very soon to escort me to the bank. I'd really like for these pricks to be prosecuted by the State of CA, the source of the phone no. I have no doubt they won't be as my experiences with CA system of justice is that they are just as corrupt as these scammers.

A guy by the name of Scisco ** called me on 12-29-2011 and stated I had won the lottery for $255,000,00 and told me I had to go to Western Union and send a tax fee of 200. I almost fell for ** until he stated that after I sent the money, he would have the drive team to come to my home and pick up the receipt which then I knew it was a scam. I told him I don't want to risk losing my money which made him more persistent on telling me he swore the money was legit, which it was not. He kept calling back to back to see if I had sent the money, but I did not. So I guess he got scammed because it ** sure wasn't me. So if anyone else receives a phone call saying you won, please, don't believe it unless there is a certified check involved. Thanks.

My full name is Luther **. I am in the Spring Valley Area for the past 20 years and during that time I have entered many Sweepstakes, but never won. However, I received many calls that I have won large sums of money but never received anything. At the moment, I have a check in my email address of which I would like to be a reality. So I would love for someone with such authority to investigate this so that I could receive same. If you can provide me with an email address I could email that show this check. My mailing address is different from where I live. So again my email address is: **, most of my mails come to my P.O. Box that I hold for the past 16 years, which is: **, Spring Valley NY 10911, USA but my physical address is: ** Suffern , NY 10901, USA. Thanks for your help.

My story lines up with all the others. However, these guys have been calling me for months. Today has been extra special. I was contacted this morning by Mike **. I've won $2.5 million plus a Benz. I need to go to Walgreen's and buy a green dot pac for $150.00. He will call me back for the 14 digit code. No sooner than we hung up, I got a call from another man telling me I was the winner of the same exact prizes. When I told him I just spoke to Mike **, he told me that Mike was a fraud and that if I accepted any more calls from him I could be in legal trouble.

He gave me a different password than Mike. I was stringing them both at this point. I am a retired Private Investigator and my natural need to know was in full gear at this point. This guy wanted me to send a money-gram to a Romaine ** in Hanover, Jamaica, W.I. at $150.00. I told him that I am disabled, which I am and that I didn't have that kind of money. He was very empathetic due to my disability and he would accept $50.

I agreed and hung up and he was going to give me 1 1/2 hrs. Then Mr. Mike ** called me back. I told him I had just spoken to this other guy; he told me that he was a crook and was trying to intercept my winnings. This is where I had a little fun. In the interim of all these calls I called Walgreen and spoke to the manager. I barely began to explain what was happening and he stopped me and said don't fall for it, it's a scam. I decided that I was going to give a little back. I made up a 14 digit number and have now provided Mr. Mike ** with that made up number. I'm sitting here getting a bit of satisfaction in knowing he is doing his best to verify an unverifiable number. I hope that my turn about is a fair-play approach that makes a few folks feel a bit giddy.

These people are as low as they get as far as I'm concerned. I saw another lady's story in which she is also disabled. They do not care. I am barely able to keep a roof over my head and depend on government assistance to eat. Thank you for giving me a platform in which to speak from. I feel better just being able to tell my story. I am puzzled, however, as to how these two seem to be competing. I don't know if they just goofed up or if there are multiple people using the same method to extort. Any ideas on this please let me know. Thanks again. If there is anyway to prosecute, I'm all in.

I received a call from John ** with Winners International, telling me I had won $2.5 million, and a Mercedes Benz, and $30,000 cash. They said they were on their way to Jasper with my winnings, and I had to go get one of those money pac cards, and since I didn't have much money, I could put $40 on it, and that would be all right. He also gave me a phone number 702-609-9011 so I could call him, should I have any problems. Next, they had a Rev. John Henry ** come on the line to talk to me about it.

I told him we would go get the card, but did not. Then, I had a chance to look you up, and got this information. When I told him how I felt about the calls, he hung up the phone. I am disabled, and he was informed of my condition. Should anything have happened to me during all this, could he have been held responsible? Anyway, these people should be hunted down, and dealt with. I saved myself, and he did not get one red cent!

Mr. John ** has been calling my father's phone for the past couple of weeks, telling him to contact them about a prize he had won. He finally talked to them, for them to tell him he had won $2.5 million dollars. My father had just gotten out of the hospital, and he asked them if they were playing a game on him. They stated that it was not a game, and if he would go to Western Union and send them $490.00, they would bring his car to him, and his check. Mr. ** also stated that they would pull up in a Blue and white van (GMC), that had Cash Reward Center written on the van.

He stated that the Reward crew was an hour away, and we needed to go to Western Union, and make our transaction right away. I was supposed to send the money to Barrington ** ** Hanover, Jamaica. The phone number that keeps coming up was also from, Jamaica but here is Mr. John **'s number **, or contact Mr. ** at **. What a scam. The young man kept giving me a deadline to go make the transaction. Once I talked to the man myself, and asked so many questions, and I stated that we will not be taking the prize at this time. The man on the other line got upset. The man on the 206 line started to curse me out. I disconnected the call, but please be aware that they haven't stopped calling people yet. Dont listen to them they only want your money.

On 12/8/2011, Brad **** contacted my aunt to notify her that she was worth million dollars. Her sister answered the phone and informed him that she had passed away. Then he wanted to give the money to her sister. He notified my aunt again today, 12/9/2011, telling her to send in money to receive the winnings and to send money to Virginia **** at ****. He called from ****. I notified this man and told him to stop calling my aunt or I will contact the police. They prey on the elderly!

I have been receiving calls from several numbers like ** from Gary **, saying he is with the Publisher's Clearing House and also ** from Tony ** for Winners International. They have been calling me everyday for the past month and leaving messages saying I had won and they needed to talk to me to make arrangements to send me a check. I ignored all the messages because you know it's a scam but today I decided to call them back and sure enough, there was a catch. He told me I had won $419326.00 and he needed to make arrangements for the delivery. Just for fun, I asked him what I had to do and sure enough he said I had to go to Western Union and obtain a golden eagle or eagle form to have on hand when they came to my house personally with balloons and cameras.

They said I had to send $499.00 to a Donald **. I told him if this was legit, he could come and give me the check and once I had it in my hands, he could come to my bank so I can confirm it's real, cash it and then we could all go to Western Union and then I would send the money. But of course, we knew this wasn't going to happen. He kept assuring me this was legit and they would be arriving at my house within 2 hours and to hurry up and go to Western Union so I would be back on time to get the check. We knew this was a scam. He called back and my husband told him where to go. The scary part of this, is that he had all my personal information, name address, city, postal code and phone number and i have an unlisted number.

So please beware of this scam. It's Christmas time, people are hard up for money and they make it sound so legit.

11/27/11, I received a phone call from "Rob Cotter", @(876)-787-1926. (A Jamaican number), telling me I won $2.1 million dollars, from filling out a Walmart survey. I was skeptical of course, but went along with it. He said I'd have to call him back the following morning, which he called me. He said I'd have to pay 1% shipping and handling fee of $149.00, which I'd have to go to either CVS or Walgreens, and put that $ on a green.money PAC scratch off with 14 digits. After I gave him the #'s off my receipt, he would "send his guys" to deliver "my prize $".

I notified the police, they said if they do come, try to get their license plate #, and call them to come. I never bought the card. But I lead "Rob" to believe that I had. Then I told him, only like 15 calls later, that I would not give him one penny until "my money" was in my bank account. Then I'd gladly give it to him. I did get heated with him. He also got heated with me. He was very persistent, not only with the numerous phone calls, but saying he was a man of god , had children, and assured me over and over this was for real. I then asked to talk to his boss. He told me his boss was Mr. ** @(702)-359-1529 (a Las Vegas #) and I was supposed to call him. I wasn't about to ring up my phone bill with this nonsense.

But sure enough, 15 min later "Mr. **" called me. A little less persistent than "Rob". I told him I talked to the police, and looked up Walmart contest rules, which state no one will notify you by phone if you win. I told him the same thing. I would not give him one penny until all of "my winnings" were in my account. Regardless the only $ paid out by a winner of $ is to the gov't.or IRS. Not some 3rd party. I then got loud saying "you know this is a big f-ing scam, I blocked "Rob"s" # and I will be blocking yours as well. "He quickly got off the phone with me. How magical. They tried to scam the wrong girl.

I received a call from an unknown number saying that I had won with the Winners International $10.5. The caller had a Jamaican accent and I was told to go to Walmart and send $100 to Marvin ** in Jamaica, WI. I was given me a lot of code numbers to verify my winnings. When I asked for a supervisor, I was told that it would take about five minutes and he would call me back. The number: ** from Kingston, Jamaica came up. He gave me the spill that I had to do this now. Here are the other numbers he gave me to call. I looked up this Winners International on the net and found you. Thank you. Hope this information helps.

I have been receiving calls from someone in Jamaica saying they are PCH and I have won a car and 1000.00 cash. They want me to go to Walgreens and purchase a money card and put 150.00 on it. They will call me back and I am to give them the numbers on the card, which I did not do. I told them I knew it was a scam and not to call me again. Now he has called me about 4 or 5 times every day since. I have gotten into fights with this person and he says he is not going to stop calling me. I am fed up with the fact that everyone I have called for help has told me they cannot do anything to help. What does a person do to protect themselves?

I was contacted today on my cell phone from a "blocked" number by a man with an accent; he stated his name as Mr. John **. He proceeded to tell me, I had won $1.9M by automatic entrance into a sweepstakes, because I shopped at Walgreens, WalMart, CVS, or RiteAid using my Visa or MC. He continued on providing me a check number for my prize, "**", and asked me to call him back at 876-452-2118 in 10 minutes. I did, even though I had read the other comments on this site, re: this scam.

When I called back, it was then that Mr. John ** told me, I needed to get a card, and receipt for a "green waiver", and that I could purchase this at CVS, Walgreens, WalMart or RiteAid for $210 (which, of course! would be reimbursed to me upon delivery of my winning check!). At this point, he also provided me a name that I needed to ensure was on this green waiver, Brian Reid at St. James, Jamaica, WI. Once I had that in place, I was instructed, I needed to go to Western Union or a MoneyGram location and "Don't let anyone in your business" have the money wired appropriately.

Once all that was complete, at 2PM, "the ladies from the airport" would stop by, hand me my check, and escort me to the bank to assist with the paperwork, because otherwise the bank, IRS, and FBI would question me, as to how I came in to such money. I continued to agree to the "plan", to see what would unfold. We got off the phone at approximately 1030AM.

I had a meeting at work. I started having calls bombard my phone! I let them go to voicemail, and only once was a message left (from Mr. John **, of course!). Calls were made to my phone at 11:06, 12:13, 12:22, 12:37, 12:49, 13:04, 13:43, and 15:13. The only message left was at 11:07, which Mr ** stated that $50,000 was available immediately, but I would have to be available to claim it right now. Needless to say, I didn't call them back.

It turns out there was also a call placed to my home number, as well. This one showed "Jamaica" and that number was **; there was no message left. I didn't follow through, except for posting this on this site, providing as much information as I could, so this doesn't happen to Anyone else!

I got a call from Mr. John ** indicating I had won a 2011 Mercedes and $85,000. It really sounded sincere. He had a foreign accent. He told me, I would need to go to Rite Aid or CVS pharmacy and purchase a $195 Green Pac money card, and it would cost $5 to activate it. He would call me back to get my card #, then my car and check would be delivered. The money would not be taken, from the account, until after my winnings were delivered. Of course, I had lots of questions.The prizes were given by Coca Cola and Luxury Cars. He said he was from Philadelphia,Pa. which I also questioned, because my caller ID showed up Jamaica. He said that was headquarters line.

I knew it was a scam, however I played along for a few days as he kept calling, for my card # which I just had more questions and never provided a card #. I called CVS to inquire about a card and it is legitimate, however then giving that card # on the phone is like using a debit card and the perpetrator then gets the money. I didn't purchase one. John called back 6 times then I finally stopped taking his calls.

Please everybody, don't fall for this scam. I must say they work really hard to get a few dollars from people. I' d have him arrested, but no crime was committed, not against me anyway.

I got called at 6:30 pm on Friday evening by a nice man named Joseph ** who said I'd won the 2nd prize of $2.5 Million which came with a Mercedes Benz. When I questioned this, he offered to email a letter which I received with beautiful photos of my red Mercedes and a copy of the check waiting to be deposited made out to me and with Bank of America and Payout & Processing Services, Inc. on it. He wanted me to call him back with my acceptance and said that I would owe a mere $2,500. When I balked, he quickly lowered it to $1,200 giving this number to call, 405-563-2364, which said he worked for the Consortium of Manufactures.

A man called on 11/03/2011 from 702-546-0563 and identified himself as Joh ** of Winners International Sweepstakes, badge number 1990. He stated that I had won 1.5 million dollars and that I would need to go to the nearest Walmart and purchase a Green Dot PAC card and put $885.00 on it. I would then need to call him and give him the 14 digit scratch off number so the $885.00 could be retrieved by them which would cover 2% of the taxes on the 1.5 million.

I have told this man repeatedly that I am a former police officer and that this is a scam, that no one is interest in. He hung up after that but has resumed calling today. He insist this is real regardless of what he is told. It is apparent that he is from another country and routing this call so that it can't be traced. Please get this out on all local and nation news channels, so that sometimes ignorant Americans do not fall for this.

It is very scary. Calls come in constantly and advise they will be at the house at 3 pm. My mom (almost 90) is getting the calls and she is very frightened. Supposedly she has won $2.5 million. I just listened on the second line and the guy was scary and insistent. She told him she would call him back after speaking to her son. They want her home address.

A man named Jack called from **, said he was from Vegas but on my caller id came up from Jamaica. He said my number came up on their system and they said I won $55,000 and a brand new BMW. I didn't sound excited. It was kinda weird to me. I knew it was a scam right away.

He said I would have to claim my prize from a man named Travis ** and would have to verify that I'm the right person they're sending the vehicle and money to. He told me I would have to western union him $499 and they would refund my money to me once verified. Also saying that a man named Shawn ** would call me back to collect more info. Just watch out for scammers like this and don't send money. You will be wasting your time and end up without anything

Jack ** called me and stated that I won a brand new BMW and 3.5 million dollars. I was skeptical, so he had Traci ** call me. She was supposed to have been the "license merchant banker".

Jack kept calling me and calling me. He even had David **, who was supposed to have been the "manager of the company", then John **, who was supposed to have been the "lawyer of the World Bank of Switzerland" call.

He said that they needed $191.00 because they had to see that my name was in the "money gram" system so they could process everything. They then called back for another $283.00. Finally, they called back for another $3,000.00. I informed "Jack" that there was no way I could come up with that kind of money and he said if I could get some of it then he would help me out with the rest.

So, I went to the bank and withdrew $355.00. Well, Jack called me back to inform me that he was on the plane heading my way, that was at 1:00 p.m. It is now 6:30 p.m., and as much of a surprise as it's not, I haven't heard back from no one. The number 209-565-6949 that I have for Jack, goes straight to voice mail. All the other people who called, called from restricted or unavailable numbers. Martha ** was the woman to whom I sent the money grams to, in Hallendale, FL.

There is also another person that they wanted me to send money to and I wouldn't do it, his name is William ** from Maine. These scammers are good. I explained my situation to Jack about our finances, and the family that I had to feed. He seemed to have cared and empathized with me and promised several different times that everything would be okay because he was an honest man and he would never take food out of our mouths and that he was giving us money.

The consequences are, I am out 829.00 for this financially. Other consequences are that, now me and my family won't be having any gas money or anything for the next two weeks. I will be having to go to food banks for food and won't be going anywhere otherwise because I am in the hole with the bank now and won't have any money for two weeks. Not to mention the mental consequences of being victims of this scam, when I should have known better.

A gentleman by the name of John ** called my mother and told her that she won $1.5K in a sweepstakes that she entered. They told her that they would be coming to her home to give her a check for $85K but she had to take them to her bank for her to issue them a check for $750.00 as taxes etc. When she told me about this, I explained to her that it was a scam. This person gave her a phone number to call, which is **. I have tried several times to call this number and a man with a very heavy accent answers. When I explain to him that I have contacted the police about this scam they hang up on me. One time they told me they don't know who John ** is. Now when I call this number it goes to a full voice mail so I cannot leave a message.

This is a scam. I am a police officer in the state of New York. I received a complaint from a subject who stated she received a phone call from a "James **" from "Winners International Sweepstakes". The phone number is **. The male with a heavy accent advised her she had won $1.5 million and need to send a check in the amount of $255 as a processing fee. I called the subject back and he provided me with a mailing address to send the check to. The zip code given comes back to Oklahoma. The phone number comes back to Far Rockaway in NYC. Please contact your local police agency and provide them with information if you receive a phone call.

I was called by Jack **. He said that they had a delivery for me. It's because I had been a good customer at a long list of stores, or that I had good credit and paid my bills on time. They said that they had a Mercedes to deliver to my home. I asked for their website. He gave me an email for MultiStateLotteryCompany@yahoo.com. I told him that was an email not a website. Then, I asked for a phone number. He gave me two **. That was an unlisted cell phone and 876-886-0393 is Winners International. I googled them and found all these complaints. But I did not see these phone numbers of the MultiStateLottery Company name. So, I wanted to add these to your list.

A man with a heavy accent called and told me I had won $2.5M, a 2012 Mercedes, and $50,000 in cash to be delivered at my door any moment. He kept talking about it. I asked how I became a winner, he said by shopping at WalMart or K-Mart. He also said all I needed to do was to go to Western Union and send $250.00 to a man in Cliffton, Texas and they would be at my door with the money and Mercedes. I started asking questions like how did he get my name and number, and where was the company located.

After several calls and telling him no repeatedly, I asked for the number of someone who took him up on his offer. He played not understanding me but I persisted and he gave me a number, naturally it's busy. He called and my husband answered the phone. That got him off the phone pretty quick. Believe me, like everyone else, I could definitely use the money but this was a scam from the beginning. Why can't this be stopped? Some elderly person not knowing this is a scam would do this and be out of much needed money.

I received several phone calls from several different people and different numbers. They claimed that I won a lottery from the Winners International sweepstakes. I was told that I needed to get a Moneypak card from Walmart or Walgreens to pay for the insurance of $200.00. At first, I didn't believe it, but then I was taking a chance. When the supposedly winnings and package was supposed to arrive, I was contacted again by Mr. **. He said that he was pulled over by the authorities because I had also won a new car, and that the delivery fee must be paid which was $300.00. Again, I told him that I don't have that money. He then said that he would help me out and pay half if I paid half by getting another Moneypak card for $150.00. Again, I just did that.

Then, I was thinking to myself, I have several different people contacting me about the same prize winnings, all of them have heavy accents. I mean I stepped back and thought, why am I doing this and believing a word they say? You don't pay anything to win the regular lottery except for the ticket itself and whatever taxes. They kept persisting and calling from several different numbers. I have them blocked so they can't contact me. However, they still try. I also get calls from a withheld number. The person on that line said it was a roaming phone, so I can only imagine where the call is originating at. These calls are really getting annoying. I told these people to stop calling me because they are scammers and don't take no for an answer. However, they still try to call and convince me it's not a scam. Why isn't the government doing anything to stop this? This is a federal crime, isn't it?

Michelle ** from Winners International called to inform me that I had won a 2011 Mercedes Benz, and $250,000.00. All I have to do is go to Walmart and get a green dot card for $100.00 and send it to them, and they would have my prizes to me the following day. I told them I was not interested but they continued to call. They called me 26 times in less than 2 hours. I alerted the State Police and they are supposed to investigate it.

Today, 10/11/11, when we returned from a trip to town we had a message on our phone we could not quite understand due to the caller had a heavy foreign accent. We did finally decipher the phone number that had been left as a call back number when we called that number a foreigner answered and claimed that we had won a significant amount of money, he then asked if we had a credit card as well as several other personal questions which we did not reveal any personal information. Why doesn't the law put a stop to these worthless crooks? Also if our government continues to allow illegal aliens to live in this country without any consequences this type of scams will ruin the truth and honesty that true Americans are known for worldwide.

I received a phone call from Mr. John ** for the first time last week stating that I was the lucky winner of $250,000. I was instructed to go to my local Wal-Mart and purchase a $150 Green Dot Money Pack card to pay for the taxes on the money that I had won. I called the local Wal-Mart and was informed that this was a scam.

Since last week, Mr. John Gray has called me repeatedly asking when I was going to purchase this card. I asked him for the number of the company that they go through for these cash cards and he gave me a fake number. Mr. Gray called me a final time and I told him that their so called sweepstakes is a scam and that they are committing a federal offense.

If anyone receives an unusual phone call, please don't fall for it. It's a scam and it needs to be reported to the authorities. Thanks.

Mr. ** called my home several times, leaving a message that I return his call regarding a very urgent matter. He stated I'd won a 2012 Mercedes. Mr. ** proceeded to give me a "code " for no one but he and myself. That's when I asked if the check he was offering was on US Bank. He advised it was. And he proceeded to tell me that he would get a couple of sponsors to put out the "initial cash" and UPS would deliver a package to me. He also said that the back seat of the car was filled with cash monies to the tune of $126k. I told him I thought it was a scam. At that point, he became angry and said, "Do you believe in God?" My reply was "yes". His response was: "Then please don't look a gift horse in the mouth. You obviously are being blessed by God." That was the end of the phone call. But since then, he's been relentless with the phone calls. I just let my answering machine pick them up and then I delete them.

I have been receiving many phone calls from men with heavy Indian accents, saying that I have won $3.5 million and a new car and I need to pay them a money pack for $299.99 first as the taxes in order to receive the package. They say that they are from Mega Millions Winners International. They use God and Christian in their verbiage. They call me sweetheart. I've not been sweet to them, believe me. But they are very persistent.

I said $299.99 was too much to risk to call their bluff, so I worked out a deal to send $25.00 to an "accountant" or "merchant banker" via MoneyGram to get me activated in the system so the "package" could be delivered. The next day, they called and said that the accountant fell down and could not get the money.

They keep calling and annoying me. I tell them to give the money to someone else. The say that they are from Las Vegas or Miami and go by the name of John **, Johnny **, or Chris **. The number is ** or **. They are a scam please stop them!

I just got a call around 6:15 AM from a Mr. Bruce ** from Florida, telling me that I won $5.5 million and a new Mercedes Benz "just for paying my bills on time and shopping in the right places at the right times." All I had to do was to send them $209 through Western Union and a U.S. Marshal, along with a deliver team was waiting in my state to deliver. I said that I was very skeptical and Mr. ** gave me his office number and address.

I asked for a way to verify and he said that it won't be published until I receive the prize. He put his "manager" on the phone and Mr. John ** tried to convince me. They wanted me to send the money to an offshore branch to Jason ** in St. James, Jamaica. I asked Mr. John **, "How can I verify who you are?" He says, "My badge number is ** and my name is Bruce **." I said, "I thought I was talking to Mr. John **." He says, "Yes, but I am giving you Bruce **'s number." I asked for it again and he changed it to **. I said, "That's not what you said earlier." He said that his badge number is **, still different from the first number he gave me.

After all of this, when I told him that I had no money, they asked me how much could I send. I said nothing! After 39 minutes on the phone with them, Bruce ** said that he's very busy and has other people to call. If I decided that I wanted my money, I should call him at that 407 number. He then called me back again and left a voice message to call him back.

This complany called and that said I was a second place winner of $500K. I asked how and they said that it was for shopping at Walmart. My name was drawn out of thousands. They said that I could get the money delivered to my house if I sent $299.99 via Western Union so I would not have to pay the taxes. They gave me a routing number. I was supposed to send the money to a Joe ** in Washington State. They then asked for me to call them at ** when I sent the money and ask for John **. When I did not call them back, they still contacted me twice. I told them off for trying to run a scam and I have not heard from them ever since. I have reported this to the FTC.

I was contacted by a guy telling me I won $850,000 & a new car and all it was going to cost me was $1925.04 to receive it, that was supposed to be 1% of the prize. He tried to make it sound great, he mentioned IRS & the FBI to sound like he was legit. The number they gave me was **, Wayne ** & David **. Please stop these people before they hurt someone. Thanks!

I received a call from a foreign language speaking man (Jamaica ** showed up on my caller-ID) who said I won the Winner's International 3rd place prize for the monthly drawing for Wal-Mart, Kmart, and Walgreens. He stated that I won $500,000.00 and a pearl-colored 2011 BMW. He told me to go to my local Wal-Mart store and use Western Union to send $252.00 to Shntell ** at Newport, Jam/WI and that I shouldn't tell anyone. He also stated that a UPS driver would come to my home and verify that I sent the money, which I never did. Surprise! No UPS guy came to my house. He kept calling multiple times after that and I just ignored it. I hope this information helps in tracking down this low-life criminal.

Please also note that he talked a lot about God and the church, and several of the calls came in as an unknown number.

They told me I had won 1.5 million dollars and that I would have to pay $674.28 first, then they would deliver the check and that the $674.28 was refundable and I didn't have to pay taxes on the $1.5 million, which I knew was false. The taxes would also be more than the $674.28.

I have been receiving phone calls all month from different people. The first woman who called gave me her name, and told me I had won $4,000,000 and I just needed to give her $600 for postage, etc. I told her I would love for this to be true, but it sounded like a scam. She sent me something in writing. She said she would send me something in the mail. It never came.

About 3 days later, I got another phone call from a gentleman with the same last name. He informed me that I had won $3.5 million and a new 2011 Mercedes. Now, he wanted me to send $300. I told him that I did not have the money, but if they would send me something to show that they are legitimate, then I would talk to them. They have called me at least once a day, sometimes more, and often if I question them, they just hang up.

Last week, I was told that they would fax me some papers. I never saw anything.

Today, I got a call from David ** and he told me that now, I have only won $350,000. Believe me, I need this money. They say that they are based in Las Vegas. I told them I had never been to Las Vegas and they said I had filled out the sweepstakes at the end of July. I don't remember filling out an entry form and the papers they sent were from Winners International. Mr. David wanted me to give him my bank account information so they could put the money in for me to go get a green pack, and they would meet me tomorrow and go with me to the bank to get them the money they loaned me and they will give me the money right there at the bank. Has anyone given them the money?

I received a call Sat afternoon from a Mr. James ** claiming to have a check for 12 million dollars ready to be delivered to me today. He tells me, "My American Dream has come true." He had my name, address, age and even a description of where I lived (How could he know all of that if they weren't legitimate he claimed). All I needed to do was send $850 to cover delivery charges and an eager stamp. The money was to be sent to a Mr. David ** who was their Licensed Merchant Banker and once he had the check then they would deliver mine for $12 million dollars.

He ran off a list of agents, etc. who would be delivering it. He gave me a prize number and told me that they were already in the area delivering a check to "Ms. Mary **" so they needed to deliver mine today. Of course, being skeptical, I asked if they were legitimate, then to please send me something in writing. He adamantly insisted that they were not scamming me and, if I didn't want the money, then that was fine; they were just going to give the money to charity. When I asked them to send me something in writing, the request fell on deaf ears. He was very insistent that they were not scamming me, but ultimately would not agree to a simple request for something in writing, before I sent my money away into an abyss. He has called me back several times, even after I told him that I was reading about his scam online!

A few days ago, I have started receiving calls from representatives of this Readers International Mega Million Sweepstakes. At first they told me that I won $3.5 million and a Mercedez. They asked me to deposit $389 via Western Union. Then, David called me yesterday to tell me that I won $2.5 million and that this lottery took place the day before. He also wanted me to send money via Western Union to Anthony ** at **, Brooklyn, NY 11207. His number is **. They are still calling me non-stop without giving up. Most of the calls are 'unknown' or 'withheld'.

Mr. James called and said I won the Winner's International and won $5 million and a blue 2011 BMW. The usual **, it was not the first time they called. Go and get a MoneyGram and don't tell nobody. He kept calling to get the 14 digits for the $250 MoneyGram which I told him I have but I have to call him to confirm that this is legit. First, he gave me 480-521-1026, then he gave me telephone number 876-480-8810 which he answered on. Hope this is enough to track this thief down.

I received the Winners International Scam call today and several days last week. They are determined to get $350 from me because I am a winner of 3.5 million and a new 2011 Mercedes. I told him I had already been called and was requested to obtain a "money pack" from Walmart then call him and give him the number on the money pack. I knew it was a scam so I refused to give the number.

Today he wants me to get a money gram from Western Union using a passcode of 369B13 and call him back at 909-685-4574. I was to ask for James ** to confirm the passcode. He also said he would fax me info substantiating that his company is legit.

Omareay called me from a Jamaica phone number (876-508-6233), with an accent. I was told that I won $10,000 cash and a 2011 Mercedes. It will be delivered this Friday, as soon as I go immediately, and send them $299 via Western Union. I played along to get all the information to Google them, and they are a scam. They were very persistent to make me get off my seat now, and send them the money.

Here, is all the information I got from him:

Anthony **

Please, shut them down as soon as possible.

I was contacted by a David that I had win 2.5 million dollars in cash, tax-free. When delivered to Las Vegas Feds, stopped it because it was all cash so now it was stuck in Bank of America. Now I have to pay a fee to get it delivered.

A week later, I received another call from Mr. ** saying he was taking care of it because the first place winner couldn't get it because he was in the States illegally. Friday I was contacted again by a different guy. All have Jamaican accent. All want money. I well not tell you how dumb I've been. I lost a lot of money.

I pray to God that these guys be caught. They are all sweet talkers. I'm so mad I could eat nails and that's not the ones on my hands. I do have some address if someone out there would like to have the information to catch these guys. There are several of them. I also have several phone numbers. Please get these guys.

I got a call from a man saying his name was Paul ** from UPS and he had a package for me. This was on Sunday the 18th of September, they don't call on Sundays. The number I had called back was not UPS.

When Paul returned my call he informed me I had won $3.5 million and a new car. BUT to get it, I had to pay an insurance fee of $595.00 then I could get it. This was a prize from the "winners circle" which is the sweepstakes section of Publishers Clearing House. There is no fee to win through Winners Circle, they show up at your door with your check. Be careful.

Daniel called and told me that I won $900,500 and a Mercedes, both would be delivered on Friday the 16th of Sept. I needed to pay a registration fee of $199.00. I told him I had no money until payday and that I couldn't afford it. He then reduced it to $100. When that payday came, he called. I told him I could only afford $75. I sent him $70 because the Green Dot MoneyPak cost me $5. He called Friday to say that the system wouldn't accept $70. He needed to have $100 on a Western Union to Clayon **, Portland, Jamaica.

I was contacted by phone at 8:17AM on 9/13/2011. I was told by a Mike ** that I had won $250.000. In order to receive the money, I had to go to Western Union, send $80.00 to his account "Antoney **", then call him back so I can give him the Western Union code and he would send me a check by FedEx. I played along, knowing that this is a ripoff, but I was trying to get as much information from him as I could. The people I spoke with were Jamaican. I could hardly understand what they said. Be on the look out, these guys are out to ripoff anyone they can.

I received a call that I had won $5.5M certified money, $5,000 cash, and a new 2011 Mercedes. I was asked what color I wanted the Mercedes in, which was being delivered this afternoon before 3 pm. After going round and round, all I had to do was pay the 1% insurance on the money that would be deposited into Bank of America for me. When I told him I had no money and that I could pay the insurance once I got the money in the bank, he didn't like that. He asked if I was going to give him the $1,500, and when I said no, he hung up the phone.

The phone calls have been received for well over a month. A man with a foreign accent says that the company has been trying to send a package or check to us. The person speaking to us is very hard to understand with his heavy accent. I first assumed the person was Indian, but still uncertain as to his nationality.

During the latest call I received, I asked where the caller was from, he said Las Vegas. So I asked where he was born, and again he answered Las Vegas. I replied that he had quite an accent for a man born and, I assumed, raised in Las Vegas. It didn't seem to bother him that I questioned this. This last call was more involved, stating that he was calling for Winners International and we had won because a form had been filled out at Wal-mart and K-Mart. He said he would spell my name and I should verify the spelling. It was my husband and I said this to the caller. He replied that I could accept the prize as I am his wife. He asked me to get a pencil and paper to write down the information he would give me. I was given a phone number with the area code 876 and prefix of 872, a package number, and a check number. I was told it would be delivered by UPS. The check was to be for $2.5 million. I was asked to verify my address, then the caller said the check could be delivered if I answered some questions. I replied that I would, depending on what the questions were.

I was asked if I was a U.S. citizen, was I over 50 years old and did I have children. I have no idea why these questions were asked, but I highly suspected they might use the info for identity theft or to try to fool someone that might know me. I was also asked if I wanted the award to be made to us publicly or privately. When I asked about being able to verify if the call and award were legitimate, I was given another 876 number and the name Andy **, and I was to say John ** told me to call. I called UPS to see if they had a package for us and they assured me I was being scammed. I was never asked for any money to receive the check, which is why I'm wondering if the caller can use any information I did give against me somehow. This is very worrisome and greatly annoying.

I received a call from John ** of Winners International, claiming I had won $89,000 tax free dollars. The telephone numbers were ** and cell **. I was given a "code" to give to the people (UPS driver, two accountants, and an FBI agent) delivering a certified check in 4 hours in a blue and white GMAC Van. I was then called back and asked to go and get a $150 Greendot Money Pak scratch off from Walmart or CVS to cover handling. I then looked online to find out that this is a scam. I hope you catch these thieves.

This man called asking for Erin **. When he asked the person who was taking the message to repeat the phone number back and asked why, he said, "** you, **."

What if this had been a small child answering the phone? I am mad and no one should be talked to in this matter. I have never heard of Winners International and I never hope to hear from them again.

I am contacting the Attorney General about this matter, too.

I, too, received a message from Jamaica telling me that I had won a large sum of money. I believe he said his name was David ** and the number he left was **. I called the number back and spoke with his "assistant" named Barbara. They confirmed my name and address, which they already had. I knew this was a scam, but I played along. She said that the check would be delivered the next day, but they had to call in the morning first. She even said the check was certified, tax free, and would be delivered by two FBI agents! I reported it to the State Attorney General's office. After reading the other posts on this site, I wonder why this operation hasn't been shut down after so many years. Shame on them!

They keep on calling and telling me that I have won $250,000.00. When I say, "send it to me," he tells me that he will call me back for more to follow as he is not taking no for an answer. The guy with an Indian accent calls repeatedly using a blocked number.

Some Indian talking guy called me on Sunday, Aug. 20th at 7-8PM stating I had won from Publishing Clearing 5 million dollars and the truck would deliver Monday. I have never seen anything. I asked how much I had to send and he said nothing. I never heard from no one.

Today, a person named Bob ** called and said that he has been trying to reach me for a week. He said that I won $850,000 certified check from Wells Fargo and $20,000 cash bonus and a 2011 Lexus - he stressed that it was the "Blue and White one" and that it will be fully insured for a year with Geico. He told me to get a piece of blank paper so I could write everything down.

He said a delivery team will be coming by 1:00 pm today to give me the $20,000. He first said UPS would be coming and then he changed it and said that this lady named Wanda ** will be here to deliver my cash. He said it would be on national TV. He also asked me what I would do with the money. He said that I went to church and that he knows this is a blessing. He gave me a package number. It was really long with letters and numbers.

Bob ** number was **. He said that Wanda ** from ** was the one that was coming. Then for the good part, he said that the IRS has taken care of the taxes but I just needed to give a money order to Wanda for $310.00 for fees. That's when I got on my computer and googled the company and found scams everywhere.

I told him that I was not going to give anyone any money. He got all huffy and said that $310 was nothing compared to what I have won. I told him to hold on and hung up on him. Then, he called back 3 times in a row, and I didn't answer. Finally, my daughter answered the phone and told him that we googled it and it is a scam. He started cursing and my daughter hung up on him. He has not called back, yet. What a riot!

I was solicited on my cell phone. I received a call from a man saying that I had won a prize. He had a very heavy accent (which I think is Jamaican) and was very hard to understand. I finally figured out that he was trying to tell me that I had won a prize and they wanted to deliver it to me on the next day via FedEx or UPS. But before that, they needed to get a receipt from me. I supposed I had won $20 million dollars. Anyway, he wanted me to go to the |Western Union and send $150 to Akina *** , an FBI agent in California, so that they could send me my prize. I refused and the story just kept getting better and better. I did not only won $20 million. I was told that I also won a BMW and then later a big TV screen. I asked the contact information for the FBI agent and they gave me a Jamaican phone number. When I said it was odd for a California-based FBI agent to have a Jamaican phone number, they suddenly had a local number to give which turned out to be not in service (What a surprise!).

Since I refused to send them money via Western Union, they asked me to send them a check via Express Mail. They assured me that once the FBI agent got my money and verified my identity she would send it back. They also tried to ask for my driver's license information. Initially, they told me that they were calling from "Just Awards" and said I had won because I paid my credit card and utility bills on time. When I asked who exactly would be sending me this $20 million, they later said it was Winners International. I tried looking them up online and found this website. I am amazed to see complaints about this scam going all the way back to 2005. I have filed a complaint with the FBI as well. It's time for someone to catch these guys and shut them down. It's similar to what they say: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Don't fall for this one.

A person called with a foreign accent and said I had won $4.5 million and a 2011 Mercedes Benz in the Winners International Sweepstakes. I was told to call the claims department as soon as possible.

The man's name was David **. He said I was to call him at 1-876-898-7994. The person was very polite and requested that I call as soon as possible, since I was a winner.

I did not return the call and went online to investigate the company. I saw complaints from other people and reported the fraud right away.

Gentlemen with an Indian accent call to tell me I had won $2.5mil and a new BMW car. When asked how I was selected, he told me it was because I shop at Walmart & KMart and pay my utility bills on time. He also told me that they were working directly with the FBI due to all the other scams out there. All I had to do was send him 1% of the tax, $450, to an FBI agent, Peyton Shepherd, in Wilmington, DE. I passed and asked them to please give my reward to someone else. The buy broke down in tears and claimed he would lose his job as Bank of America would be upset he could not give the money away.

They kept calling my elderly mother, (85 years old) telling her she has won $2.5 million and a new Mercedes. Unfortunately, she believed every word. They called her almost daily with explicit instructions as to how she should send money to them. She was instructed to buy a postal money order for $500 on one call, to write a personal check for $495 and $500 on two other calls. She was also told to go to the bank and get a cashier's check for $3000 on another call.

A man with a foreign accent called asking for my husband; claimed he won 2.5 million dollars though some coupon. He said he wanted to deliver the check the next day, 7/29/11. He asked that my husband call him back. He said he was the second prize winner.

The phone number he gave is out of the country from Jamaica. I know this is a scam. Earlier during the day, a woman with accent called, spoke to my husband and gave the same story. She asked to verify his address; he told her that he moved and hung up. No phone number came up; it showed private caller.

I was called saying that I had won third place; that my winnings ($180,000.00) was on hold, and unclaimed in Section 7.

They said they have called several times in the past three months with no luck in contacting me. Of course, I have a message phone; my husband has been retired these past three months and at home. They gave me another number to call to get a reference number; that number is ** and the reference number given, 551117419.

I asked them for an operating number for the business they work for, which they danced around on three different calls. No number was ever provided. I asked what Sweepstakes these winnings came from, and I was not given a straight answer.

They have called three times.

Another phone number given is 1/800-633-2322.

A man claiming to be George ** from the Better Business Bureau called today saying that I had won a car and a two million US dollars from Winners International. About six weeks ago, I received a call from a so-called lawyer named Mark from PCH, basically saying the same thing and wanted me to get a reloadable money card from CVS and then they would deliver my prize. I Googled his name and PCH and found a phone number. I called the man named Mark who has a strong Texas accent and found out that the guy claiming to be him was not real.

The man is very nice and complimentary, as well as detailed about everything he is telling like, "He is your friend and he just wants to make sure you get the money you deserve!" He does give you a direct line to call back with the number on the card so he can activate the transaction:1-876-507-4920, but the call itself comes from the number 1-876-572-5338. These have not been my only call from people like this. Most of the time I just try to hang up, but this is crazy!

A person tells you, you have won $3.5 million, and a 2011 Mercedes car, and for the cost of shipping and handling, they can deliver it the next day, but first, you must send them $1,500.00. This is your basic scam. These people are a little different in that, when you refuse to send them any money, they will harass you by calling your home repeatedly. I have had no physical or economic damage. but taking 8 to 10 calls a day from these people is upsetting and irritating.

They have been calling my home for months. I have repeatedly asked them not to ever call my home again, but the calls still come. I assumed they were some sort of scam.

D. ** called my home phone last night at 8:15 pm, saying I had won $2.5 million in their sweepstakes giveaway. I needed to send $58.00 by MoneyGram to Joanna ** in Lilliput, St. James and Jamaica, West Indies as soon as possible. The UPS truck would deliver a certified check tomorrow to my house with my winnings. I asked to speak to a higher authority, saying it sounded like a scam. Five minutes later, Mary ** called, saying that she is an IRS agent working to verify who I am. Her agent #** and she is in Las Vegas. At this point, I told her it was too good to be true, and goodbye.

Anthony claimed I had won a sweepstakes last November and that the deadline for assigning the award is 5:30 today, so we must act fast! He wanted me to wire $335 through Western Union and call him back with the wire number, so he could let a Mrs. ** at a Wells Fargo Bank at 7201 Capilla St., Coral Gables, Florida know and they could issue the check for $750,000.

Winners International has contacted me three times now. The first two times was telling me that I had won money and they wanted me to give them my contact numbers and personal info. I did not! The third time they were posing as Windstream phone company and asked if the number that they called was my number. When I said yes they hung up the phone. I think that that they are trying to use my name and number to pull a scam on people or to commit identity theft on me. Can you help?

For two weeks now a man with an accent has been calling me explaining I had been a third place winner and won $800,000 and a brand new 2011 vehicle. He gave me the option of choosing between 4 vehicles, including a Mercedes like in the rest of the complaints. He started off saying I needed to send $200 via Western Union to register my name and cover part of the taxes, but the company would cover the rest 90 percent. I explained I was only getting unemployment and couldn't come up with that so he went down to $150, then to $100. He said his name was Michael ** and do I believe in God and just to have faith in him because he believes in me.

The money would be refunded to me as soon as the US Marshall and federal agent delivered my car via FedEx with $3,000 cash till the check cleared. I so wanted it to be true because that kind of money would have changed mine and my family's life completely, but it's a scam. He was trying way too hard and when he called today, I just told him to send it as an unclaimed prize. I'm glad I checked into BBB before I sent anything!

Mr. Scott, Karen ** and a few others with his company call for me on my cell phone and also on a friend's cell phone. Their phone number is also my friend's magic jack phone number. They are telling me I have won 7.5 million dollars and a new Mercedes Benz and I need to send $200.00 to Mario Thompson located in St. Ann Jamica through Western Union. My friend is getting worried because he does not know how they got his phone number and he is currently out of town. I have asked a lot of questions but the answers are evasive.

I received a phone call saying that I won this month's Sweepstakes draw. The Sweepstakes comes with a check for $2.5 million and a new BMW. He identified himself as John **. He asked me how did that sound and I said "great, if I don't have to pay any money." He said that the money was to cover the cost of the insurance (or something) on the car. I told him that I will be happy to pay it when the car and check are delivered. Of course, the amount needed to be wired to them at an address in Jamaica, West Indies. His story even went so far as to give me the name of an attorney that they use and an FBI agent!

On the 26 day of February I was called by a Mr. David *** saying that I have won $2.5 million and a 2011 Mercedes Benz. I first hung up the phone and Mr. David *** called back a second time to tell me that this is not a scam and that I have actually won $2.5 million and a Mercedes Benz and what color do I want the interior of the car to be. So beyond this point of saying what color I wanted, the conversation went a more into detail about when I should be receiving these gifts. Apparently my name was entered in a local store sweepstakes and my name and three other names within the State of Illinois were selected. Of course, my name was the top name. Mr. David *** said that he was at the corporate office locate in Louisville, Kentucky and that he can be in Chicago the next day to deliver me a check and the Mercedes Benz that Monday morning. He then asked me what day would be more convenient for me to receive these winnings and I then respond March the 3rd would be better.

With the exception that I need to send $109 for IRS purposes the day before the delivery, which is on March 3rd, I will be presented at my address with a check and a car around the hours of 8am and 9am in the morning, at the time that I should have been expecting Mr. *** to at my address. He called saying that he is having a situation with the lend of my mortgage and that I need to clear to matter up with Agent Mr. Domain ***, merchant banker and tax specialist. Of course, I have never talk with anyone but Mr. *** at this point. I was only instructed to send Agent Courtney A. *** $2599.00 via Western Union and to retain confirmation number for verification and record. Upon the delivery of my winnings I will need to show the Western Union receipts for verification. Surely the day started getting late and the delivery of my winnings had to be scheduled for the next day.

Due to the complications of the day before, Mr. *** stated that there is a problem with the storage fees at the location where the Mercedes Benz with being stored after shipping to Chicago from Tennessee. To clear this matter it would take $200 via Western Union to Agent Mr. *** again. It took me this much time to convince to myself that this is a scam. This all started on Feb 26 and Mr. **** is still trying to convince me today that there is not only just $2.5 million but $4 million and that same Mercedes Benz waiting for my delivery. With the exception that I need to come forward with $1200 to receive the $4million that awaits me in the storage at LasVegas, NV, because of my case and level of winning.

Today is March 25, 2011 and yet I have not seen any winnings or profits from the fees that I have sent thus far in this scam. I have been called by a couple of other people in lieu of this scam which help the matter seem more convincing which is what put me in a mind setting to believe that I was to be receiving $2.5million and a Mercedes Benz. My weakest point in the beginning of it all is when Mr. *** asked me if I would like for my winning to be board case over national television but he then suggested that I keep this winning private, because when people hear that someone has won a ton of money like this, people will be planning to set me up to be robbed and maybe even physical injury. This was that convincing moment that took me in that state of mind to believe that this was on the up and up. I just had a hard learning that I will never forget.

I received a call on my cellphone at about 1:30 pm on 01/03/2011. The caller told me I won $2.5 million and they would deliver it to my house tomorrow. He said that I was chosen at random from my credit information because I pay my bills on time. He would not give any specifics as to which credit card or company he got my information. During the call I looked up the area code to see that it was from Jamaica. He said there was an office in Las Vegas and that's where the certified check would be delivered from. I told him I didn't believe him, and he told me my own house address as proof he would deliver it to the right place.

I accused him of scamming me. He wanted me to give him a fax number or an email address so he could send me proof. I told him he could deliver his check to whatever address he wanted, that if it got to me that I would be glad to cash his check, but I believed him to be a scam artist and that I refuse to give him any information and would report his number to authorities. He seemed indignant that I would not believe him or give him information.

Ms. ** called me at 10:15 on December 30, 2010, informing that I had won $250,000. She explained that there were two drawings and that my name came up in each drawing. She added that my name was entered, because I showed up as a shopper at one of the major retail stores Wal-Mart, K-Mart, and etc. It was obvious that she was reading from a script. She told me I needed to wire transfer $150, to insure the funds, and once the transfer was received, I would receive the funds, after everything checked out.

While I had her on the phone, I asked for her name, who she represented, and what phone number she was calling from. She provided the information. Once I received who she worked for, I looked them up on the website, and noted that they were one of the companies known for scams and harassing calls. I told her I was not interested, and she called back. I hit ignore on my phone, and so far have not heard back from her. I got rid of her. I just wanted to send this experience out, so that people can be aware that this type of scam is going on.

I received this call at 7:50 am on 12-22-10. The man said he had a certified cashiers check waiting for me. I started questioning him for company name, address, phone number and what my address was. He had that, what the last name was. It was for my daughter under her maiden name who hasn't lived here and has been married 6 years. I let him know I would be turning this over to the authorities because in New York State it is illegal to contact anyone's home before 8 am and he hung up. He is disrupting my household and waking up people who are sleeping.

Received a phone call from person representing Rev. John Fisher of Winners International. Said he worked for Payout Agency. When I asked for his phone number (blocked call), we lost contact both times.

I keep getting phone calls telling me that I am the winner of 2.5 million and in order for me to get this, I have to get Green Dot Cash PK and it has to have 1,000 on it. I had pretended to get one just to what they did next and I was right they wanted the numbers on the back to make sure it's real Green Dot PK. I also got letters in the mail stating that I am the winner of the sweepstakes and/or lottery and I have to send from 9.99 to 20.99 if I want my winnings. I have saved most of these letters and I also sent money and that's because I do enter in a lot of sweepstakes so who do I believe these days and every number starts with 876 area code.

The mall was open until 10 and me and a friend had just got out of a movie and she was going snowboarding the next day and she remembered that she needed a jacket. So we ran to Winners because we figured we might be able to find one. This was about 9:30 pm so the store was closing in half an hour. We got to Winners and she found a coat that she loved and I found a few pairs of cuff links for my husband. It was probably about 5 to 10. When we were going to buy them and the ladies at the till wouldn't let us buy anything! They said that they had counted their tills already so we had to leave and they wouldn't let us buy anything.

My friend was so mad she was almost in tears. I thought that was ridiculous, I can't believe they turned away business like that. I feel like they were just being down right lazy because they didn't want to go over the till again. I've worked in retail and I know it's not that hard to add something at the end of the night. I did it almost every night! My friend's coat she was going to buy was $120 and I was going to buy three pairs of cuff links! So the business lost like over $200 because the ladies at the till wouldn't let their last customers of the night buy something! I felt very angry. It made me feel like never coming back!

I am receiving demanding calls from Bill ** of Winners International at ** harshly ordering me to contact my wife and have her call immediately. I can hardly understand them because of background noise and everyone has a foreign accent. The deal is that she won 5 million dollars and a Mercedes, but she has to send them $150 via credit card to cover their costs.

She told them twice to take them off their list but they said they had to keep contacting her because they had to give her her winnings. I had a couple of return calls and could hardly hear them. It sounded like there's a party in the background, which, they said, was a meeting. They said they had sent her an email to verify authenticity. No email was received after several attempts to question the address they used and any attempt to obtain further information was diverted to the email discussion.

This "company" has been contacting my elderly in-laws informing my father-in-law that he has won $5.5 million. My father-in-law is suffering from dementia! The person(s) that call have been told repeatedly to stop contacting them. Like other scams, they want to be sent $350 to cover insurance, and whatever else. I was able to trace a number that they were calling from and called it back. I spoke to a man who said his name was David ***** and that he was the supervisor of the claims dept. in the Gaffney, SC office and that the HQ was located in Las Vegas.

I informed him that this company was to never contact my in-laws again from any of their offices no matter where they were located. I also stated that if they did I would proceed with harassment charges as well as attempting to scam an elderly couple. Not 15 minutes later, my in-laws were contacted again, from a local (to our area) number! I call back, they're all in Spanish. These people will not stop!

We have been getting many calls from a group calling themselves Winners International. Today, this guy said that he was from Las Vegas and his name was Omar ****. He had a Jamaican accent. This call was for my husband and the guy insisted that they want to send him some money and that he needs to call them back to **** so that they can give him instructions to go register with a telegram office. My husband says they are constantly calling and the phone number shows up as being from Jamaica.

They had sent me a letter and I took the letter to the bank and they said that they would investigate it, but I got no answer. So a few months later, I get a call and they are saying the same thing. I tried it and the Money Gram employee told me not to and I did. So lesson learned. He had gave me three different names to send the money to Camella ** in St James, Jamaica, WI. Now that's done he wanted me to send $175.00, then changed it to $150.00, and then changed it to $100.00 because I told him I didn't have it. He called me 19 times that day. Today he said to send it to Nicala ** in St James, Jamaica, WI and if that don't work for me, I should to send it to Amazie ** in Java, Va.

This is for my paper work, the state to state tax or I never heard of that before and he said to go to a Wal-Mart only. They are taping this 85-year old woman with me on this, so I will let you know what Mr. W. says. I have them on tape, too. $225.25 and my pride and trust in winning people that will give me a prize or something—now that's going to be questionable. And the state and government just let them do it! The numbers they use are restricted or unavailable.

I supposedly won $2.5 million, but needed to send about $399 in order to claim it. The reason stated was that the government charges that to buy a stamp to prevent the Taliban from running sweepstakes here. It was a charge for shipping and handling I was told after questioning further. I told him I would give the information to my attorney for verification with the police. He was okay with that and promptly got off the call.

A "representative" from "Winners International Company" called saying that we had won $2.5 million and a new car. Supposedly, we were automatically enrolled in the sweepstakes because of shopping at our local grocery store. They needed to confirm some data in order to process the winnings.

Suspicious, for a number of reasons, I asked more questions. The person said he was calling from "Vegas" (although he had a heavy foreign accent). When I asked the the address, the street name was very suspicious and the zip code turned out to be Tampa, not Vegas. When confronted with this information, he quickly hung up.

Don't be scammed by this group. They are not a legitimate group. Ask normal business questions. Get names and phone numbers. I hope this helps!

I got a call from a man claiming to be John **, also used "Reverend", stating we have won a prize because when we entered Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes we had been entered in another sweepstakes and have won that one. He said we won 2.5 million dollars (check), a 2010 Mercedes Benz, and 850,000 in cash. At first he claimed we only needed to show up at 10-12 the next day at a place we designated to receive the prize. He first talked to another family member at a different phone number then got ours and told us the same information; however, we needed to send through Western Union 3450.21 to ** St. James JA, WI to get a receipt to release the prize. Upon hearing we didn't have that kind of money, he wanted to know how much we could get and we told him 100 dollars and he told us how is that so and couldn't we borrow the money at least even half. I told him yes we could get half, which he rounded to 2000.21 and wanted to make sure we talked to no one and what time tomorrow we would have it.

I told him we would have to sell some cows to get it as we were broke and we have 3 kids and 7 people to support. He assured me on his life this was legit, after I began to cry because I was worried that this was a scam but afraid maybe it was true and how could we pass up that kind of money when it could change our children's, not to mention our own lives. This is an evil man who kept promising on his life and to God that this was true. There was no physical or monetary damage done, thanks to family who convinced us that it was a scam. This is to let others know how evil these people are and they have no morals, to even swear to God that it was true even after he knew we had no money. I even told him we had been negative balanced in our bank account last week because we bought food to feed our kids!

A man with a mid-eastern accent called my 14-year old daughter's cell phone about 11:00 AM on 18 Sept 10. She handed me the phone saying somebody said she had won a sweepstake. He told me that she won over $1 million and a Mercedes Benz was already in the state, coming to our house. We needed to tell him when we would be home to receive it. He said that he was on the "up and up" and all I needed to do was "cooperate" with him so he could do his job. I told him several things--to call back later, to talk to my husband on his cell phone, but not when we would be gone. When I asked him what company he was from, he said "Winners International" and hung up. I called information and told her I had a number from Winners international. When I gave her the number, the operator said that the number was not listed.

My mother is getting calls from Winners International claiming she has won millions but needs to wire different amounts of money to them. She has been wiring money and we cannot seem to stop her. She is 70 years old. This is a scam. How do we stop them? I want them in jail.

Yesterday I received a call from a 'Mr. Adrian **' stating that I had been entered in a lottery and had won $3 million dollars and a new Mercedes. however the only way I could get my winnings was to send $350 dollars to a Meleisha ** in Montego Bay Jamaica WI-rather amusing that the guy said the WI stood for Winners International when we all know it stand for West Indies! I was warned not to tell anyone at Western Union what the money was for or where it was going-another red flag! When I got home from work today Mr. Adrian called again insisting that I go to the nearest Western Union. He wanted my cell number to which I said no and warned me that my Mercedes would not be delivered without the receipt from Western Union. He really hounded me about sending the $350 dollars that I had to go right now and was I dressed to go out and how long would it take to send the money! 'Mr. Adrian' should have called me back about 2 hours' ago. Good luck to him trying to get through-anonymous call block comes in very handy sometimes!

This is actually the second report I do because these people keep on calling me. I got another call today, 9/10/2010, from a John ** of Winners International. I have spoken to a Frank **, Peter **, and now John **, all from Winners International. I even asked sarcastically if they were all related. At first, I thought the man's accent was middle eastern, but it might also be a little bit Jamaican or African, not sure it's really hard to tell. Also, it sounds like the same guy but he always changes his name. This "John **" kept on saying that I won $5 million and only I could get that money.

I told him to give to it to his mother, wife, whoever because I wasn't going to fall for it. He said it wasn't a scam and only I could receive the money. I told him to stop calling and to take my number off of their calling list because I wasn't interested. He kept insisting that there was no way for him to take my number off of the calling list until I claimed the money. I of course told him he was full of it.

These people try to get you to send them money in order to claim your $5 million. I really hope that no one falls for this scam. Since they continue to call, I am going to call my telephone company so I can block their number, and hope that it ends this.

Mr. Carter **** of Winners International has contacted my home 4 times in the last 24 hours telling me that my wife had won $250,000 on their sweepstake. The catch, we had to immediately return their call to obtain details of where to send a processing fee of $150 so that the company's representatives could come to our house today to present my wife with her winnings - this would suggest the representatives were already within close proximity to where we live. When I rang the number, I spoke to a Mr. John ****, CEO. My offer to pay the processing fee directly to his representatives when they handed over my wife's winnings was declined and I was asked to wire the fee through Western Union immediately to a Clara **** at an address in New Mexico.

When asked how the company made its money, Mr. **** explained that Winners International had an association with WalMart, Walgreens, Sears, CVS and a number of other household name companies and implied that Winners International received what amounted to a commission of 1% of all purchases made with these companies. My wife had won because she shopped at these stores although how they knew this was not made clear. I know this form of a scam has been around for some years and that many people have been conned by it. My concern is that the authorities continue to allow companies like Winners International to continue to trade and take advantage of individuals and families and in particular those who are most vulnerable, the elderly and low income families. Incidentally, the company address I was given was fictitious.

A gentleman by the name of Fred ** (with a Middle Eastern accent) from Winners International called me claiming I won a prize. I told him never to call me again, and he asked why? I told him I was not going to fall for his scam and he got very rude and said it was not a scam. I then told him not to ever call me and he kept asking why and I said because I said so. I also said if he called again I would call the police. He told me he didn't care if I called the police.

Today, 9/8/2010, I got several calls from this number again while I was at work. I finally picked up and spoke to someone who went by the name of Peter (again with a Middle Eastern accent). He again said he was calling from a company called Winners International and that I have one some money. I told him I was not interested and to take my number off of their calling list and to not call me again. I am certain these people are scammers and would like for them to get caught and prosecuted.

This morning I received a call from a fake company, Winner's International claiming I had won $50,000.00 US dollars. Apparently, I had filled out a form at a local Walmart,which doesn't exist near us! She asked if I would like to make the claim. I said, yes, knowing that this must be a scam. She said I need to buy a Western union or Moneygram for $250.00 in order to make the claim when they arrive with the check.

She asked if I would like the local radio or TV station to be present, etc. I could hear children playing in the background of her house and she said she was at a call center. I insisted on getting information from them but she said she would get a supervisor to provide me all of that. She said she would have her supervisor call back. I haven't heard from them again. I want to give them all kinds of false leads and waste their time too!

They called stating I won $250,000.00 but I need to send them $500.00 to pay taxes. Now he is upset with me especially when I called the tax laws. I won't send money, period. But it is getting intense.

Today I received the same you have won $2.5M call that many of you have received. Since I had checked out a previous scam involving Western Union, I immediately knew what was going on. After much wrangling, he threw the religion pit at me, how honest he is and would never lie to anyone. I asked if I looked his company up on the net, if it would be there. He said I should trust him since he is a Christian man and would never lie. He asked why I thought it was a scam. I said, "Well, if you work of a multimillion dollar firm, they surely would have hired someone with more education than you have. Someone that you could understand and they wouldn't ask for any money. They would just give me the money." I told him I would have the police at my house waiting for him, so we could all go to the bank together. He hung up. How did they get my name and address? I wonder.

The address provided for Winners International appears to be false. The address doesn't exist on mapping sites, and there is a company called "West Winner International" in Great Neck, NY, but no Winners International company in Island Park, NY.

At the beginning of the call, a Mr. Washington said he was with the Customs Department. He told me that someone would personally deliver a certified Bank of America Check for $3.5 million to my home. He wanted to confirm my address and that I would be home for this delivery. He asked if I wanted the news media to cover the event, as well. All I needed to do was have a valid photo identification card ready along with a receipt from Western Union showing I sent $125 to a Marcus Campbell in St. James, Jamaica, West Indies. He actually said St. James, JA WI; deductive reasoning led me to believe that's Jamaica, West Indies.

After he told me this information, I asked for his name again. This time when he said his name was Mr. Washington, he was no longer with the customs department, he was a general manager with Winners International. Then he said someone from the customs department would do the delivery. When I asked which one, he didn't hear me. When I asked who would hand deliver this check, he said a guy with UPS. So apparently UPS is going to hand deliver a certified check to my home at exactly 10:00 am tomorrow morning.

The number that appeared on my phone for the call was 480-281-4621. When I dialed the number, I heard an automated voice ask for my pin number. That's it. Needless to say, I am not sending money to JA WI. I noticed someone posted that Winners International Sweepstakes told him a similar story in 2005. Apparently this "company" is still going strong 5 years later.

I gave him my first name and he verified the last name and zip code.

He explained everything that the first lady had stated. He went on to tell me that in order to receive the prize check, I would have to have a code that matched the one on the envelope. In order to get the code, I would have to pay $1,350. I said okay and then it started. He went on to tell me that it was for claims only. I asked why they could not deduct it from the check. He said that they could not do that. If I won $2.5 million, then the check would be for $2.5 million. Then I asked, "Since you are bringing the check anyway, why can't I pay you when you get here with the check?" He said that it had to be sent or wired ahead for security reasons. He transferred me back to the first lady that I spoke with. She asked me if I was OK. I simply told her that I had no reason to send $1,350 for something that I did not know existed. For all I know, you could get my money and I will never get anything.

There are no guarantees on anything and you cannot give me any, can you? She transferred me back to the man again and he asked me what the problem was. He was getting a little ill by this time. I explained to him what I said to the lady above and asked for some type of guarantee. He said that their company was legitimate and many people have been skeptical just as I was but found that it was true. I told him I still needed some type of guarantee. Then he went on to tell me that I would receive the security deposit back once the check was delivered. I said OK and he transferred me back to the lady again. She asked if I was OK. Then she asked, "Do you want to take care of the security deposit today?" I told her, "No, I would not. It would be closer to the end of the week. Do you have an address that I may send it to you?"

She told me to hold on and the line disconnected. She called back several minutes later and gave me an address and the name Leroy ** to put to the attention of. She said, "Western Union would be the best way to send it. It would take a couple of days for the check to clear." Then she asked, "Are you a Christian? " I said, "Yes." She said, "What church do you attend?" I asked her, "What does that have to do with what I supposedly have won?" She said, "Nothing. I am a Christian, too and I like talking about Christianity." I said, "Oh, that's nice." She asked when I planned to mail the check. I told her maybe Wednesday, knowing I had no intention of mailing anything or wiring anything. The call disconnected. She called back after several minutes and left a manager's number in case I had any other questions or needed more information. I did not call the number; instead, I pulled the company's name up online and found they were really a scam. Between return calls and phone conversation, this went on for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

James ** called asking for my elderly dad claiming he had won $185,000 and it was coming in check. He claimed the chief accountant, Andrew ** at **, Austin, Texas 78745 would be calling him back to confirm the information. My dad asked how he had won the lottery. Mr ** said my father had put his name in a box at Kmart, Walmart or a company like that which had an in-store lottery. James ** said that 2 FBI agents would be on hand to witness his signature for the check. I got on the phone and told James** that I looked his company up on the internet (I heard him tell my father he needed 5%) and it came up as a phone scam and that I was ending the conversation.

He called back under private caller. James ** wanted to know who I was, I would not tell him. He asked about 8 times, I told him it did not matter. I told him if this was not a scam he would send all the information through a certified letter. I must have told him 10 times. I told him he would also be using a law firm. He claimed his company was going through a law firm, the CIA and the FBI. I told him the FBI would not be there to witness a check signing. He claimed they were trying to make it all legal. He was yelling at me to tell him my name. I told him I was not having him call me and bother me. My dad is hard of hearing so this all occurred over speaker phone.

On 07/16/2010 at 4:03pm EST I received phone call that caller ID showed from Kingston Jamaica ** when a woman confirmed my name and said I was the winner of $2.5 million dollars. I said, "And how did I do that?" She immediately said one minute & put a man on the phone who again called my name and I confirmed as he said, "You have just won $2.5 million dollars." He rattled off my address and said, "We need to come by to bring your winnings" and I played along knowing it was a scam because Kingston JM would not be giving away money to the U.S. when I've never had any dealings with Jamaica, not even a vacation so I said you can put it in the mail. I said, "To whom am I speaking anyway?" He said this is Winners International, do you know where Baltimore is? "

I said Yes! He said, "We are in Baltimore and want to come to your front door to give you your winnings and another surprise. I said, "And what is the other surprise?" He said, it's a new 2010 BMW, do you know what a BMW is? "I said, "YES, and I won all this how?" He said, "Do you shop at Walmart?" I said NO! He said, "Do you use coupons?" I said NO! He said, "You must pay your utility bills on time." I said, "I don't have any utility bill." He said, "We show you as one of five winners who were selected and you are the 3rd place winner of $2.5 million dollars and we like to come by to give you your gift, how old are you?" I said if I've won such a gift then the only thing you'd need to confirm is that I'm not a minor, how old I am shouldn't matter! "He said, "You act like you don't want the money."

I said, "I act like a person who isn't stupid, I guess next you'll ask me for my social security number or my credit card number." He said, "Why would I do that, all I need is your Western Union location so you can send only $200 dollars for shipping and handling." I said, "You just said you were in Baltimore and you were going to come to my front door to deliver my winnings so what shipping & handling?" He said, "You're right, we are in Baltimore and must have expense to come to your address because we need UPS to help us deliver your winnings." I was tired of toying with the caller so I let him off the hook and told him I don't believe a word he said & if there are winnings then give it someone who needs it and I hung up, waited 5 minutes and called the number back (**). To my surprise a man answered.

Many scams don't use a number that you can call back but I guess since they were really calling from Kingston JM they thought U.S citizens wouldn't call them back? I don't know but I said to the man on the other end of the phone, "What business am I calling?" He said, "Who is this?" I said, "I'm the person your people just called, and who are you?" He immediately hung up! I then went to my computer to look up Winners International & Better Business Bureau and found your info. Thanks for listing to my experience. Reported!

I was contacted by this guy who was very difficult to understand, who called himself James **. He stated I had a package that was to be delivered. I asked him what the package was about, and he said something I did not fully understand. I asked to speak with someone else who could explain it better and Peter came on the line. He stated I was supposed to have been contacted by someone named Mark because I won $4.5 million and the package was to be delivered today. I needed to give the $299.00 to have the package delivered.

I told him I thought it was a scam and would notify the police. He tried to convince me that I won this money and I would get my $299 back when it arrived. He said the company was Winners International. They had my name, home phone and address when they called, but I did not give them any other information so I do not know if there will be any damages from them having my home information.

The first time he called, I just hung up because he said something about I won a Mercedes Benz and $150,000, I didn't believe one word (of what I could understand, had a very thick accent). He called back immediately and I went along with him for a few minutes, he claimed I won this "prize" because I paid my utility and water bills on time, well here's the thing. I live in the country, we have well water and do not have any gas, the only bills we pay are for electric, so there is another big red flag!

He proceeded to give me some names Mikhkil ** and Lucea **, I couldn't understand the rest because his English was horrible. I did get his so-called company name, Winners International out of Jamaica. He wanted me to go to a Western Union or Money Gram, but I really couldn't see why. I informed him I wanted to speak to his boss or manager and he said some gibberish then hung up. About 10 minutes later, I get a call from an 876 number (Jamaica) with what I believe was the same guy trying to talk like he was someone else, I yelled in his ear and told him not to call back.

Not more than an hour later, he calls again, so I cussed him out and hung up, immediately he calls back and says and I quote "** you **", I said it back to him and hung up once again, I warn anyone that gets a call from these people that they are trying to scam money out of you. Try to get whatever info from them you can and report it to wherever you can, you have not won anything and they are trying to get you to wire them money to Western Union or Money Gram, I told the guy we didn't have one in the city I live in (we do, but I wanted him to leave me alone).

It is completely absurd that someone would call you out of the blue and tell you that you won a new car and a bunch of money when you never entered any sweepstakes. What gets to me is the fact that he had my home address, someone is selling these scam artists names and address and it needs to be stopped.

I had won $2.5 M but I needed to call Henry ** at ** to pay $480 to receive delivery of a check. He gave me check number **. I requested Glenn ** to fax me a copy of the information addressing the nature of the call; he sent a congratulation letter with a copy of the check in my name from the banking center of Nevada. Mr. Glenn ** called from Jamaica. I told Mr. ** that I would give the delivery person a money order for the amount when I receive delivery of the check because I would deposit the money in my account and would not give my personal information to someone I don't know.

I also told him that I knew this was a scam and his operation would not get my money. Besides if I won, why did I need to pay for my winnings? Of course, he said taxes and processing fees, etc. needed to be paid. My husband told him yesterday, 6/24/10, I was not interested. But ** called again today 6/25/10. So I told him not to call my number again and that I was not interested. No damage resulted with the exception of their persistence in calling me two days in a roll on 6/24/10 and 6/25/10. I don't mind having an attorney to contact me.

John ** has been harassing my aged mother for over a month; four phone calls this morning, sometimes late at night or early morning, promising millions with various ways for her to pay them, $150.00 first, sometimes more, and asking for her bank account. He somehow found her cell phone, promising to meet her at her bank, and claims they are now in Pennsylvania.

It's going to cost her $15 per month to have this call blocked. Moreover, this is causing great emotional strain on an older woman who is lonely and likes to talk. I find it disturbing and scary. I've hung up on them 5 or 6 times.

This guy kept calling me. He started a few months ago congratulating me for winning a monthly drawing through Winner's International. Apparently, I "won" 1.2 million. Of course, I didn't believe him and kept inquiring. He said the television crew was right down the street waiting for me to pay the shipping/processing fee of $295. Of course, I had to string him on and told him I had no money and needed to talk to my husband. He was very reassuring and I can see how people would get caught up in his lies. He kept pushing, asking how much money I had. I told him $50, so he said he would stay on the phone while I paid. I pretended to be at the Western Union and to be paying.

I asked him if he could see me. He said, oh yes I can see you now, go wait in your car. He called me back and said the tracking numbers didn't match. I asked if Donald Trump was coming? "Oh yes, he is coming", that is when I went off on the guy and asked him if he thought I was crazy. Do you think I would actually go send money to a stranger and then wait in my car for the television crew? He called me a ** among other choice of words and told me to go **! I thought that would be the end but he is still calling. It really scares me because he had my address and everything!

I have received calls from these people several times, recently. I am supposed to have won a large sum of money, but I am being asked to wire a sum of money to a Robert **, Ashland, KY 41101. They became indignant when I told them it sounded like a scam. I hung up, but they continued to call back. Finally, they said they would send me the details of my good fortune in the mail. I doubt that they will, but that will give me more information to report to the authorities. Don't fall for this scam.

David told me that I had won $550,000 and it was being held at the US Marshall's office at Portland International Airport and that they had already covered $25,000 in taxes. They had a Wells Fargo Certified Cashiers Check for $550,000 and all I had to do was pay $1,795 which would be refunded after I picked up my winnings. I believe this is a hoax and I am not going to hand over $1,795 to someone in order to be awarded a prize. Has anyone else been offered this type of sweepstakes winner prize?

On March 8, 2010, I received a call from a man with a thick accent informing me that I had won $150,000. I hung up on him. He called back immediately. I told him that I had not entered any sweepstakes. He stated that I won because I had shopped at Walmart and paid my bills on time. I told him that if I really was a winner, then he would know my name. He said he could not see my name because there was something wrong with his computer screen. He said all he needed to know was my occupation, whether I had a valid ID and my marital status. He said a check would be delivered to my house "tomorrow". He said the name of his company was Winner's International and that he was calling from Las Vegas. He was obviously not professional, as the answers to my questions were vague. I put my husband on the phone, thinking that the man would hang up. He insisted to my husband that he was for real. We looked up the company and found this website. My husband told the man to give the money to someone else.

I was not harmed by this incident. However, there was a small part of me that wanted to believe it was real. After speaking with the man, it was obviously a scam, but some people may not be as insightful. This is an easy time to take advantage of people because so many have fallen on hard times. It is important that the public is warned.

I received a cell phone call from Michael ***. He told me, in a very slow, methodical manner, that I had won a lottery because I shopped at Walmart. There was a certified check for me for the amount of $850,000. He went on to say that there had been an attempt to deliver this check to my home last week. This check, he said, was approved by the U.S. treasury, and even Pres. Obama's signature was on this check. In order to receive this prize, it was incumbent on me to go immediately to a Western Union at the local Walmart. The addressee was Danique ***, Newport Jamaica, W.I. When I remarked "West Indies?", he said that it actually stood for his company, Winners International. I was instructed to call him back after I wired $500 to the W.I. address. He said that I had to complete this task within twenty minutes because the check was en route to my house by UPS and two lawyers, who would confirm my ID. I never went. They never came. He continued to call all night. What a shame that it was a scam.

On 5-1-10, a caller P/L stated I had won $250,000. To get it, I would have to send $220 to Mr. Delono **, Hanover, Jamaica, through Western Union. The delivery was at 3:30. Just show ID, receipt from WU, and have the claim # ** he provided. I called the police. They suggested "Do not pay." I knew I wasn't going to. When we called back with delivery time, I told him to give the money to someone else, and hung up. Now I am sending this. If they show up at 3:30 with the money, I will let you know.