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I reciently received a number of phone calls from men, claiming to be from a company, winners inernational. They advised me that I had won a sweepstakes lotto, and was entitled to a large sum of money. They said to keep it confidential, so that know one would try to rob me. Funny, it was them who was trying to rob me. They were very persistant, and called me for a few days, before I started screening my phone calles. If you recieve any phone calls like this, it is a scam, also check out td financial for the latest scam, which I also recieved a few days after the phone calls. They want you to wire / money gram them money, to cover, insurance, or state taxes on the supposed money that you have won. They assure you that you will recieve your money immediately after paying. Don't do it, it's a scam.

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SonOfScam
La Mirada, US
Feb 19, 2010 1:14 pm EST

STEREOTYICAL SCAM! WHY DO PEOPLE FALL FOR THIS? My elderly father was the latest victim. Poor guy was so happy at the prospect of winning $2.5 million, a week in Jamaica, and a car in the color of his choice (he chose charcoal grey!). I had to be the one to dash his dreams. He was smart and called me so I was there this morning when MR. JOHN GREEN (yes, he had some sort of African accent) called back to make sure Dad wired $995 to MR. ROGER HENNESSEY (their accountant) at 1402 S.W. 63rd Street, Lawton, OK 73501 (to insure the safety of the check en route from Santa Barbara). The caller was with WINNER'S INTERNATIONAL located at 323 Garden St, Las Vegas, Nevada. "Where would he have won this raffle?" I asked. "Probably at a Walmart, " he replied. "My father doesn't shop at Walmart. "Listen! Listen! The IRS has already taken 40% of the check. You just need insure the prize." If you ship it FedEx insurance doesn't cost $995. "We aren't working with FedEx, we're working with a AAA service and UPS." He said he was in Santa Barbara at the moment awarding the 1st prize. That prize winner was also skeptical until he saw them. Then he was so happy. MR. JOHN GREEN'S cell phone number is [protected]. "Call me back and if someone other than Mr. John Green picks up then you will know this is not true." For security purposes he could not reveal the number of WINNER'S INTERNATIONAL 'tho I did get an address. When I asked later for the phone number he said, "I don't have the number with me." I asked where he is in Santa Barbara at the moment. "Uh, I am at uh, 16 Skyline Drive. Do you know Skyline Drive?" "No, but I do know Santa Barbara." He said he was getting a call from his supervisor after so much arguing on my part and put me on hold. When he came back he said his supervisor said they have lots of winners and he just needs to know once and for all if we're interested. "We're not interested. But thank you." He finally gave up. I tried to get as much info as I could. Where does one report phone fraud?!

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B Jacobs
Brooksville, US
Feb 02, 2010 10:38 am EST

I just received a phone call from a Bill Robinson saying that I had won a 56" Plasma TV which would be delivered today.

He said that I had won a sweepstakes. I immediately responded "I'm not interested, thank you" and hung up.

I didn't wait to hear any more.

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Angel Jordan
Lackawanna, US
Jan 30, 2010 11:20 am EST

They are on my phone right now with my Husband. Apparently he won $18, 000, a trip for 2 anywhere and a new 2010 Mercedes that will be delivered tomorrow. He won all this for paying his bills on time, filling out a coupon and using a credit or debit card. Funny thing is he doesnt have a credit or debit card and we never filled in any coupon. Thanks for the post, I wish we could report this to someone to have them shut down. Ugh!

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Ruths157
Middle River, US
Jan 22, 2010 1:54 pm EST

This is a crime in progress and the authorities should be ashamed of themselves for letting these people get away with this for so long. How many people have to be scammed before they do something about it. I believe if they knuckle down and catch these frauds it will deter others. I received a call from the same people who have been defrauding people for months if not years. They also told me to run to western union and send $299 to Kingston10 Jamaica WI to Lionel Campbell his number is [protected] and [protected]. I knew it was a scam from the word hello. I have had my share of being scammed but now I am older and wiser. Please NEVER send money via western union, money gram or anything of the sort. The reason they choose this form of payment is because it is not traceable once it is picked up. All they have to do is show a fake ID and even though there are video cameras in these places they won't do anything because you sent money to them voluntarily and the right person picked it up. My bank wil never send money via western union or the sorts because of so much fraud.

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lou-lou
Kooskia, US
Jan 20, 2010 3:27 pm EST

I have been called again and again for several days by a Mr. Bobby Brown and Mark Richard and Micheal Golding telling me I have won 250, 000.00. They work for (supposedly) Winners International and Global Intern. Basically it boils down to credit cards. If I send a money order to Derrick Rose in Falmouth Trelawny, Jamaica WI of 2, 000 by Western Union and 2, 000 by Money Gram then give them the numbers on the #'s on my reciept so they can confirm I sent it then they will immediately send me my 250, 000.00 which should arrive tomorrow. I finally told him I knew it was a fraud and he argued with me saying he could prove with bank routing numbers and such. Phone #'s are 876-584-5627and [protected]. Can anyone stop these guys? It is so annoying. They called once before in the fall but this time I played along so I could get info and waste their time. How did they get my name and # anyway? And why keep calling someone after they called your bluff?
Psycos.

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Audrey MAC
Castle Rock, US
Jan 18, 2010 10:28 am EST

I have also been called repeatedly about this scam. The first time they told me it was a division of Publisher's Clearing House and I was able to trace the phone number to a Jamacian cell phone company. These men have foreign accents and will argue with you on the phone that you are indeed a winner. They went so far as to use Jesus Christ as a bargaining chip. Since they have my address, I turned in a complaint to the local police department and they said were not able to do anything unless they actually did scam me. I now screen my calls and have been insulted on voice mails as well. They are harassing me weekly now and I will use th FEIN number to see if that will stop the calls. Please be careful! You never have to give anyone money to receive an award or prize!

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jap3
, US
Dec 21, 2009 10:15 am EST

100M for $135.00

Gloria Titus, Account Manager
Winner's International
110 NW 40th Street

And now the funny part:

Nawton Oklahoma 73505. They even spelled it. When I asked if they were sure it wasn't Lawton, they hung up.

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eastTN35
Morristown, US
Dec 08, 2009 2:40 pm EST

my dad got a call from a guy wanting him to send 199 dollars from walmart western union. he was told that a check for 2.5 million was being sent to my dads house and that on the 26th of dec, a brand new mercedes was being delivered to the house. i looked this info up online and saw it was a scam and reported it to my dad. he called the guy back and told him what i found out and the guy argued with my dad saying it is legit. im afraid that my dad is convinced into trying it no matter what i tell him.

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WAYINFL
DeFuniak Springs, US
Dec 03, 2009 4:10 pm EST

I guess i'm a bigger fish than the rest of you, or they think I am, they told me that i'd won 8.5 mil. and only had to send 1% or 35.00 to receive my winnings by noon tomorrow, wow! I must be special, they really like me.
this was at least the 20th time i've won this lotto, but this was by far the largest. they just keep calling, nothing deters them, i've tried.
beware, if it's too good to be true, it isn't...

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Randall Brothers
winooski, US
Nov 25, 2009 10:46 am EST

I just got off the phone with a gu who says I won 5.2 million and a 2010 mercedes sl2 pearl white at that all i have to do is go to western union and wire 199.00 to jermaine Duhaney, lucea, P.O. hanover Jamaica W.I. I know its a scam please if anyone gets these kind of calls dont fall for it have a happy holiday season everyone out there and avoid scammers.

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swiftjody
Watsonville, US
Nov 24, 2009 9:41 pm EST

He is still out there... my parents are elderly but are smart enough to know a scam. I called the number back and got into a pretty heated argument with this guy. 1st off when he answered the phone he said.. hello... not very professional... then a dog was barking and he claimed it was a guard dog... he had a very thick accent and told me he had to call me back when he got into the office... please be careful people>... its a scam!

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only1ne
, US
Nov 22, 2009 12:11 pm EST

My mother has become a victim of this winner international fraud, and I need to know where to go to report this. She was sent a live check, which did clear the bank, and she was then asking to return 1500.00 via western union. However, she used part of the 1500.00 to pay for the fee of western union.

The personal name of contact is Mark Brown, the phone numbers are-[protected], and [protected] in which must be Mr. Brown personal cell phone. I personally call Mr. Brown and I believe caught him off guard, he could not provide to me any license information to verify the company. He stated that we could do this the hard way, which means going public about the winnings, or the easy way according to him by keeping it between him and me. He did not either know that I was not one of the person he was attempting to draw in.

Very thick accent and I had to ask him to repeat himself a few times. I told him I work in a USA Bank so please I identify which bank is sponsoring these check, either he could not or would not. I told him I believe strong that he is laundering money, and if he were indeed a legal representative, he would be able to provide this information. He states that he would need to call me back in the morning this information for at his office.

I can state all day that this wrong but I need to know how to stop this and protect my mother. I will go to the local police in hopes that they are able to help us. I do not know whom else to report too.

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Budyzr63
Norwalk, US
Nov 20, 2009 3:13 pm EST

I have been recieveing calls from these people for several months now and they just don't stop. i have traced the phone number to a cell company in Jamacia and i have told these people I know where they are and to stop calling me but they keep on calling anyway.So far i have 3 numbers they use and I have called them back and boy do they get rude when you call them demanding your "Money" lol

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daaa
Lewisburg, US
Nov 09, 2009 2:24 pm EST

i just got a called today and like i was planning to do i got his name, adress and phone number, he told me to mak the payment ASAP and here it is i'm going to post this information and whoever have contact with detectives or if you can track a phone line and send the respective authorities to put this shameless people into jail for tricking people and stealing money

Catherine dr.
jamaica wi
to a guy named jerone or jerome taylor

phone No.
[protected]

please put this people in jail once and for all.

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blonde bomb
Granby, CA
Oct 26, 2009 4:49 pm EDT

I to got a call last wednesday claiming I WON $2.5 million from Gold Rush casino in Las Vegas, NV. RIGHT! I've been to Nevada the casino's don't work that way this has now gone on for a week. A mister David Thomas, a mister Kevin Peterson on behalf of Mark Henry. I called the casino this is not the first they have heard about it. These people are operating from Jamaica. There isnnothingthe authorities can do. Seems to me some of the authorities that we have could set up some sort of sting to catch these people and stop this before people fall for this.

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gogetem
, US
Oct 22, 2009 11:57 am EDT

I've had calls from these crooks also, they phoned my home on 2 different occations, both times they claimed I won millions of $ from winners international and to keep it quiet. all I needed to do is wire $ to pay for some fed ex stamp. I sure hope these criminals get caged soon. I'm calling my phone co. to file a complaint.

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Too good 2b true
, US
Oct 08, 2009 10:48 am EDT

I just received a call from John Evans [protected]) a rep for Winner International claiming that because I use my credit card at Walmart and Target – I’ve been selected as the 2nd Place winner of $850K (1st place is $1M and there are several winners every month - I thought to myself ). I told him that your odds are better than legitimate sweepstakes such as Publishers Clearing House, the State Lottery and every televised game show in America. I told him that it was odd since I don’t have any credit cards! and I never shop at Target. He ignored my statements and went on to say that if I sent $275 via Western Union that I would immediately receive $850K directly delivered to my home. I went on questioning and entertaining listening to his ridiculous claims. As I continued to quiz him on scripted inquires he began to stumble, his English was broken (non American accent) and his understanding and explanation of the program (origination, tax info, owners, etc) was extremely limited. I would expect more from a organization that is awarding over $22M (1st & 2nd Place) annually. Even after I humored, laughed and expressed total disbelief of the Scam - the rep still pressed on "as if" I would send them any $ LOL

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ChrisFromTexas
Crowley, US
Oct 04, 2009 5:13 pm EDT

This guy is getting around. My dad got a call from Tom from Winner's International saying he won 2.5 million dollars. In order to win the money, they had to wire $599 to Matthew Miller in Plantation, FL. Fortunately, my brother was there and my dad was not. They asked my brother how long it would take him to get to a Western Union? He told them about 30 minutes and they said they were 30 minutes away with his check. He was to wire $599 to Matthew Miller in Plantation, FL. My brother called me and I told him it was a scam and have them call me. They did (called from cell phone number [protected]). I told "Tom" they would not get a dime (I have power of attorney for my dad) unless they met my brother and went to the bank with him and had the bank manager confirm the check. (I was out of town). They said "how about I have have my manager call you"? I told him sure, I was sitting with a friend who was a bank manager and we would put her on the phone. I never heard back from them. They turned around and called my brother and tried to convince him that they were legitmate. He said he couldn't help them as he didn't have the money. They called my brother again the next day telling them more information, going so far as to give their personal cell phone number [protected]) so my brother would believe them. I hope this detailed information helps those out there convince their elderly relatives that they are being scammed. He still doesn't believe us. As a side note, my dad set himself up for this sending in $20 to a scam artist that told him he had to send $20 to get the money. Once he sent one 20 dollar bill in, they sent at least 10 week from the same location, just different names. My dad sent the money every time he got a letter from them. I'm going to have to have my dad's mail forwarded to me and filter these things out and send cease and decist letter to each of them because my dad has about 15 envelopes locked in his truck waiting for him to get time to go to the post office and write out the checks there so no one will know. Most of my dads bills are behind now. So sad there are low lifes out there waiting to prey on people who have little or no money hoping for a miracle.

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MrGarysun
, US
Sep 21, 2009 1:39 pm EDT

They called my Grandmother just this morning and stated that she had won 5million and a brand new BMW from using her credit card at Walmart. They would have the check and car delivered to her doorstep an hour and a half later in person after a fee was paid. Since she doesn't speak English that well, she came over to my place as fast as possible so I can translate. Being skeptical, I told her "It's probably just a scam". She called him back and when I noticed his Nigerian accent, I was like "Oh hell yeah, it's a scam alright". Went by the name of Dwayne Kingstonjawi @ [protected], who worked for Winners International based in Las Vegas, NV. They wanted us to send $100 via Western Union. I was giving him the run around messing with him and then told him later on I was kidding and that we didn't have a Western Union, he then said I'd have to send via Walmart. I was like... "Walmart!?!? Oh hell no!" It was hilarious! He then stated he will pay for half of the fee to prove he wasn't [censored]ing". Desparate. How dare they prey on my Grandma.

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VGSanFran
San Francisco, US
Sep 11, 2009 12:53 pm EDT

Total scam! They called me this morning and they had all my address info. They stated that in order to deliver the 5M I apparently won that they needed me to send them $535 via Western Union and that they were based in Las Vegas, NV. They also claim that I won based on using my VISA at a WalMart. When I asked them to provide me a FEIN number to do my due diligence, they hung up!

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krispix318
, US
Jun 23, 2009 5:40 pm EDT
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Funny enough, I just Googled the address and nothing comes up. Idiots.

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CHERYL
Hoboken, US
Jun 05, 2009 10:14 pm EDT

Thank you so much for posting. I did not know where to turn to let people know what happand to my mom today