Had a phone msg from a 929 area code requesting I call back or else call the "office" at a 315 number for a prize to be delivered to me. I know 315 is Syracuse, NY so they would be closed. I phoned the 929 number but got an answering machine so I hung up. Well, soon after, Mr White from the 929 number telephoned. I answered to be socialable. I need to arrange to give "them" $1800 for their escrow account so they can deliver me the millions. I asked what the name of the company is and was told it is Publishers Clearing House. I didn't have the heart to keep him on the line any longer so I told him it sounded like a scam to me and hung up. If anyone wants to fund the escrow account for me, I'll call him back and set it up and give you 1/2 of the 3.5 mil.

I didn't realize the Nigerian prince run PCH.

I got the same call. What amazed me was that it was a real person that called. When I told him that I didn't put my name in to PCH he told me that someone did. I said "cool, so what name do you have?" and he said that is some of the info we need from you to receive the money. Ha, and some people actually fall for that BS!!

Jim

Checks in the mail. Can't wait to get my half.

Ask them to send you $50 bucks, being as you're dead broke and need to Uber yourself to the bank to make the wire arrangements. Oh, it's OK... they can deduct the fifty from your jackpot payout.

I got an e-mail a while back saying I had won $12 million in a random internet lottery. All I had to do was send $1250.00 as a processing fee. This was before Christmas last year. I decided to have some fun. I e-mailed back that I had been laid off and my wife has a terminal illness, so it would take some time to raise the money. They e-mailed me back that they would wait. Two days later I e-mailed them back and told them I had returned all of my kids Christmas presents to help raise the money. But I was still short. I asked if they could wait a little longer. They said yes. Next I told them I had sold all of my living room furniture to raise more money and we were sitting on lawn chairs, but I was still short. They said they would wait "a little longer" but I needed to hurry. So I told them I was stopping my wife's pain medication to save money there. They e-mailed me back that "God will provide" and since my wife was terminal, they would wait a little longer. I thanked them and said my wife was in a lot of pain, so when they get the money, please process the check quickly. I next said I was about $50 short. I asked if I could just send $1200.00, and they could deduct the $50 from the 12 million. So they e-mailed me back that since my wife was terminal, they would "make an exception" and I should send the $1200.00. I said I would send a check the next day. So two days later I sent an e-mail saying I must be the luckiest man alive. I said I got another e-mail saying I had won another internet lottery for $20 million. That processing fee was only $500, so I told them I sent the money to them instead. I thanked them for their time and said I didn't need their $12 million. They sent me a three word e-mail, all in CAPS - FUCK YOU ASSHOLE.

I'm retired and have the time, so it was fun to mess with them.

Had not checked this for a few days. You guys are great.

quote:

I won 3.5 million dollars

Oh, you did, it was just Zimbabwe money.

sent a call to voice mail the other day (Was on the line with a customer)

said VM told me they (Bank of America) was waiting on me to return the call so I could get my transfer of $89,000

I knew it was a scam but I called anyway,

a human answered, 'bank of america'

I replied I was returning a phone call that seemed like a scam,

and got hung up on,


I realized afterwards I had a perfect opportunity to drag them out a bit and wasted it,

but I had better things to do

About 12 years ago, after spending nearly 10% of each day clearing spam out of my corporate email, I was in a meeting with my manager, the corporate IT VP. I leaned over to him an whispered "I want to let you know that tomorrow I will be turning in my resignation and two weeks notice." The poor guy turned lily white and asked me why I would consider leaving. I informed him that each day I receive multiple offers for Nigerian royalty offering me millions of dollars to assist them with money transfers, and multiple offers from Canadians wanting to sell me Viagra at a reduced price. I figure I pretty well will have it made!

He got the hint - the next day, enhanced spam filters were put in place!