i received a call this morning from a jack rosenberg about winning a 2.5 million dollar lottery and a 2012 chevy to be delivered to my home today at 2:00p.m. by two men and two women and a homeland security person. they said the check is certified. american dream sweepstake lottery out of las vegas
Already Tried: i don't know who to call. i did look up the lottery scam list but this guy sounded so legit
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Unfortunately, this is a scam. They're not really coming to your house with any prizes this afternoon. They want you to think they are, so you'll send them money this morning.
Homeland Security would never be involved in delivering lottery prizes - that's just not something they do, because that's not a government function.
You cannot win a contest that you did not enter. It's illegal, because lotteries and sweepstakes are heavily regulated. A person cannot be entered without his knowledge - there are no lotteries or sweepstakes that choose winners from a random pool of email addresses or cell phone numbers. If you really won a contest with a cash prize, any required taxes/fees are paid out of the winnings. You can ask them to withhold certain amounts to send to the IRS (which is usually a good idea), but there is never any need to pay any amounts upfront. Taxes are between you and the IRS. There is never a good reason to pay someone to give you money - especially when they want it wire transferred immediately via Western Union or sent via MoneyPak. The Federal Trade Commission has specifically warned people not to fall for this scam.http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/youarehere/pages/pdf/FTC-Fraud-Scams-The-Winner-Is.pdf
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You cannot win a contest that you did not enter. It's illegal, because lotteries and sweepstakes are heavily regulated. A person cannot be entered without his knowledge - there are no lotteries or sweepstakes that choose winners from a random pool of email addresses or cell phone numbers. If you really won a contest with a cash prize, any required taxes/fees are paid out of the winnings. You can ask them to withhold certain amounts to send to the IRS (which is usually a good idea), but there is never any need to pay any amounts upfront. Taxes are between you and the IRS. There is never a good reason to pay someone to give you money - especially when they want it wire transferred immediately via Western Union or sent via MoneyPak. The Federal Trade Commission has specifically warned people not to fall for this scam.http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/youarehere/pages/pdf/FTC-Fraud-Scams-The-Winner-Is.pdf</pCustomer: lucy7368 :
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