I was contacted by Dave Paskey and told I had won 18.5M
The email he sent me started with:
I AM THE PRESIDENT OF WINNERS INTERNATIONAL, ALONG WITH READER’S DIGEST. IT GIVES ME GREAT
PLEASURE TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING THIS MONTHS SECOND PLACE WINNER OF 18.5 MILLION DOLLARS
US CURRENCY. WINNERS INTERNATIONAL HAS BEEN OPERATING FROM LAS VEGAS NEVADA, FOR 10 YEARS
NOW. YOUR ARE OUR 487 PERSONS TO WIN ONE OF OUR TOP FIVE MONTH DRAWS. YOUR NAME WILL ALSO
BE RE ENTERED IN OUR WINTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW WHERE YOU CAN WIN A DREAM HOUSE, DREAM CAR, OR
DREAM VACATION. THANK YOU FOR PARTICITATING IN OUR MONTHLY GAMES
It continued as follows:
international sweepstakes. Along with Reader’s Digest, the UPS delivery service, Federal Express, Cit.
Financial, Money Gram, Western Union, Wal-mart, Ford, Mercedes Benz, and other fine sponsors, have
come together to help us celebrate our 10 year anniversary by having our monthly cash & cars
giveaways. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the First Category, which
Is part of our International promotional draw. The draw was held on the 25th of June 2013 and results
were officially announced 31th of July Participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 15, 000, 000 names of individuals from America, Canada, and Europe, as part of our
International Promotions Program. Your file has been transferred to our West Indies department for
processing by your brokerage lawyer. Your funds are deposited in Cit. Financial Bank and we have
attached the personnel manager (Mr. Dave Paskey [protected]) as the company manager liaison he
will personally handle your file to ensure all processing, licensing, taxes, documentation signing and
state lottery commission approval are taken care of. If question arise please feel free to contact him
immediately for he is control of your file.
I checked the number and it is a cell phone in Kingston, Jamaica
Then they unveiled the catch:
Now in order for you to claim your prize you have a 1% surcharge for your processing, insurance, local taxes,
stamp of approval & delivery charges.
Processing fee $ 999.99 Pending
Insurance fee $ 999.99 Pending
State to state tax $ 1000.00 Pending
Stamp of Approval $ 1000.00 pending
Delivery Charge $1000 .23 pending
Total charges due $5000 .23 Due
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