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- Fairburn, GA, USA • Sep 07, 2023
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7000 a week and I think 10000 a month and jack pot free lotto gift cards and special promotions home depo Lowe's Walmart 10000 mdn or mdn cash to richest anything pch has to offer and my inheritance information I was and xoy have been the richest man in the South and they know the pch game was over in 2017 [email protected]

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• Aug 24, 2023
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(Initial message.)

You are receiving this message from BECKY BELL Charity in conjunction with Family Support Program. BECKY BELL is from Auburn, and the Powerball jackpot conqueror of $754.6 Million. You can watch her winning interview on the Youtube or on our website.

In honor of giving back, she is donating to 300 random individuals as part of her charity program. After a spin-ball, you are lucky to be one of the beneficiaries. She has spread most of her wealth over a number of charities and organizations. she has voluntarily decided to donate the sum of 250,000 to you as one of the selected 300 lucky people, to verify your winnings please send an email to (beckybell_charity@familysupportprogram. org) or send a text to 2024988727 for confirmation and delivery of your winning, please make no mistake with your Winning Code: EC/PB/0093, delivery of your prize would be process by the ( Family Support Program).

Yours sincerely

(i request confirmation)

Your code have been confirmed, kindly acknowledge this message by replying Yes if you are ready to begin the process to claim your winning

(Followed by)

KINDLY PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BELOW:

FULL NAME:

ADDRESS:

MALE/FEMALE:

AGE:

MARRIED/SINGLE:

JOB:

E-MAIL:

HEARING OR DEAF:

CASH OR CHECK:

Kindly make sure that the information you provided above is your real and correct information because we will verify it and if found not really yours, You might be disqualified, Do you understand?

(I sent the info and received this)

Dear John, Congratulations you have been verified and your ($250,000) winning will be processed out.. You will need to activate your winning account and once your winning has been activated, the delivery crew will contact you and your winning package will be delivered to your home address you provided.

To activate your winning account for processing and release of your winning, The fee for activation plus delivery which is $575 must be paid and once your activation fee has been confirmed, your documents will be processed and your winning will be released immediately to the delivery crew, please kindly confirm if you are ready to proceed with the activation payment now....

(I received the following text  after i told them to go ahead and deduct the fee from my winnings).

The payment has to be upfront payment because it's meant for the activation of your winning, processing of your paperwork and for the delivery of the winning.

(I responded with)

Ya ya sure I'll get right on that.

Then i received the following

E-mail.

Dear: John Cioppa,

This is a legal and genuine project, sponsored and promoted by BECKY

BELL after her huge winning from the power ball jackpot. I hit enough to

make someone happy she said and that is why she has partnered with US

(FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM) to give back to the people to assist families

and individuals increase their standard of living, we are a reputable

organization with a great track records.your winning code have been

confirmed please kindly if you are ready to begin with the process to

claim your winning.

Regards

--

BECKY BELL CHARITY

Email:  [email protected]

Website:  https://www.familysupportprogram.org

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• Aug 10, 2023
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I did a survey and was told I'd have 3 chances to pick the box with the Coleman tent. I did on the second pick and was told congratulations I won! I just had to pay shipping costs, and if I used a Mastercard I'd get an additional $2 off, that didn't happen. I got a "Thank You and Good Luck" with an order #. I called the next day, gave my order # and was told it would be shipped the following week and would be able to get tracking information through USPS. My bank sent me a fraud alert that "Express Garden Green" was trying to take money out of my account. I didn't recognize the name and had it stopped. The following week I called again and was told I'd only paid to enter a sweepstakes. I told her that I'd saved the add and screen shot the order # and nowhere does it state that I was entering a sweepstakes. She just kept going on about the terms and conditions which I kept saying there weren't any on the add.

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• Jul 29, 2023
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My mother in law who passed last year received a letter stating that she had won a lottery thru an entry she had entered. The letter included a phone contact for Dale Wesley 9027910428 and instructions to call him to claim the prize. the letter was signed by manager Walter H Harrison. Also included with the letter was a check for 6995.00 to cover the insurance taxes and shipping and handling on the balance of her winning's of 493,005.00. The check was drawn on Pinnacle Bankand was from Jai Balaji, llc Best Western Plus 5600 Obrien Ave. Nashville TN.

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received text 7/21/23 5:20PM saying Congratulations! I'm Krigbaum Gray the Powerball's First Millionaire of 2023 From North Carolina, I'm Donating the sum of $300,000 dollars to 10 random individuals and a brand new toyota car RAV4. If you get this message, then your number was selected among the Lucky Winner's Send text messages to the Manager in charge Mr. Wayne Coman on his cell number 1-480-277-9689 TEXT this winning code (FT65/TXH) with your FULL NAME to him for the confirmation and the delivery of your package. NOTE:

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During the week of May 22, 2023, I sent $4850 to a companies saying I won a 25 million dollar, 16.5 million dollar , 2. 5 million dollar publishers clearinghouse sweepstakes, Readers Digest, and Mega Million Sweepstakes. About six or seven people called me on the phone to talk with me about sending the money. Larry Johnson,James Carter, David Peterson, Mike Peterson, John Myers’s, Bob Jones, Bob Miller. The calls all happened during that week of May 22, 2023, each with different amounts of each prize. I overnighted the $4k to Larry Johnson at the address listed above with publishers clearing house. The rest in gift cards..

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They,asked for my hame my id they gave me abunch of account numbers they akwd for my address too

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I received a text message stating the following:

Jenni, we have now tried to contact you several times regarding your TV. Read more here: fxpdqi.link/QUtZwll

I have entered sweepstakes so I thought maybe that was what it was referring to. I clicked the link, and it said that I had won this TV, but had to send $150.00 for processing and shipping. I immediately closed the window, blocked the number, reported as spam and cleared my phone.

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- Concord, NC, USA
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I was contacted thru FB Messenger on 15 April that my name was on an approved list to receive a grant for $250,000. The person said he was agent Robertson Williams. Alls I had to do was send in the money to cover the clearance and delivery fees of $1,000. Of course he kept saying there were more fees to cover and taxes to pay so over the next 11 weeks, I mailed 1,240 in cash, a personal check for $600, a cashiers check for $1,000 and he did cash advances and purchases on my credit card in the amount of $6,011.

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- Port Charlotte, FL, USA
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The sweepstakes was for an I14 phone, only pay shipping of $6.95. Had 2 charges show up on my charge card-one for $49.36 and the other for $135.41. I received 2 emails from this scammer, one for the iphone and the other for 3 things that are really just booklets(Survival Weapons Guide,Small Box Garden,Protect Your Family From Viruses and Germs.) I replied to the emails but no response.

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- Oviedo, FL, USA
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Was told to call 838-332-2366 & use conf #4711. When we called the person, Mark Allen said we had won their grand prize of $18,500,000 plus $5,000/week for life plus a 2023 Mercedes-AMG G63. He emailed some very convincing documents except for 1. Included was a letter personally addressed to us from FTC. They said they had an Outstanding Stamp of Declaration required by the State of Florida. We needed to pay $8,327.44 prior to receiving our actual prizes. The first call was received on June 5, 2023. We were to call him back at 516-218-7045. Once we reviewed the documents, we realized it was a scam & had no further contact with them. June 13, we received another voice message with the same Confirmation #4711 & were told to call 838-332-2366 for our prize.

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- Troutville, VA, USA
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I got a phone call that said I had won $15.5 Million and a new Mercedes and all I had to do was to call this phone number 516-828-5431.

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- Fernandina Beach, FL, USA
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It is a pop up claiming I was randomly selected along with 100 others as a prize winner due to my longtime use of Google, like a customer appreciation gift. All I had to do was answer 4 questions quickly. A large red countdown ticked my time. I felt rushed and quickly answered what I assumed was generic information gathering. If I didn’t beat the clock, the prize would go to someone else. To lose a free fabulous gift because you can’t answer easy personal questions before the timer runs out? Unacceptable. The next page gave me a choice of three gifts, a Samsung galaxy smartphone, three years of free Netflix, or a $500 Nike gift card. I was forced to pick Nike because the other options were sold out. The last step was to fill out my personal information such as gender, name, address and card number for $1 or $2 vague fee. I didn’t know precisely what the small amount was for, only that a Nike gift card was mine as soon as I completed the transaction. There was zero mention of a sweepstakes at this point. I decided to be cautious and read the rules and regulations before I sent my bank card information, I was suspicious at this point. I am concerned for people’s credit and financial security as well as my own, this is clearly manipulation if not outright illegal. I don’t know if Google is aware of this or participating in some capacity or what, but it’s clearly a scam and the entity responsible for this seems to be using psychological tricks.

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- Atlanta, GA, USA
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Said i won 15 millions need prepay taxes. I would received letter but call was to inform and collect $500

He want account numer inorder to deposits check (15,000,000)

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- Roanoke, VA, USA
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Received a check in the Mail from Highlights Lottery for $5000 and said won $500,000.  After I deposit the check to give them a call, this is to cover shipping, processing, etc. fees.

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- Riverdale, GA, USA
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On March 10, 2023, I received a letter in the mail delivered by USPS regarding” FINAL NOTIFICATION OF UNCLAIMED WINNINGS.” The organization sponsoring this award is “CONSUMER BRAND SWEEPSTAKES. “The enveloped provided limited information.

The letter recipient heading has a complete address. The letter contents revealed informations regarding unclaimed POWER-BALL winnings of $1,500.000.00 includes checked mailed out to the address on the letter. The letter stated to contact a representative of “Senior Account Specialist, David Wallace at Nationwide Financial, (1-253-235-1389) further instruction.” The Claim# QR8132, & Draw Code: USC 782736. This letter is endorsed by “Nigel P. William, Settlements Division, Consumer Brand Sweepstakes. I believe this is definitely a scam letter to retrieve informations.

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Caller said my husband had won $500,000 in a sweepstakes. After considerable discussion (with both my husband and me) he explained that he would be transferring the call to an attorney's office. The call was dropped during transfer but an attorney named Ellen Gordon, from the law firm Foster Greenberg & Associates called back. She explained that we could call the Federal Gaming Board to confirm the winnings, giving us a winning claim #. It then was explained that this was an International Sweepstakes and the check was actually being held somewhere in Seattle Washington. According to some 2010 U.S. law the taxes on this winning would be 43.2%, approximately $216,000, but that her law firm was able to negotiate a reduced tax obligation which would be approximately $65,000. She explained that HSBC was one of the corporate sponsors and that they would cover 90% of the tax amount leaving us to pay approximately $6,500, which would then be refunded to us along with receiving a check for the $500,000. I said that it didn't make sense that we'd receive a check for $500,000 plus then also get reimbursed for the $6,500 - why wouldn't the entire $65,000 just be deducted from the $500,000 and a check be issued to us for the difference. She encouraged us to call the Gaming Board to confirm the winnings and then call her back. She also mentioned that they had signed a confidentiality requirement with the Federal Government and asked that we not share any information about the winning until after all the paperwork was signed (due to be delivered with a check on Friday, March 10th between 9-11 a.m.) and the check was received at which time the confidentiality requirement would be lifted. We do not plan to continue any further contact.

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- Forest Park, GA, USA
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Called to tell me that I had win the PCH sweepstakes for the 3 rd prize winner for a new car , tv and 8 million dollars . Had to load a gift card with $350 for my registration and give them the numbers of the card the expiration date and cod number . The prize was to be given to me in person , still waiting for that

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- Griffin, GA, USA
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I was told that I had won a Sweepstakes, from either a credit card or one I had registered for in the amount of 9.5 mill but their was fees that had to be paid. Shipping and Delivery fee 48 hrs Fed X, 2 Stamp fees, and a processing fee. The first money I sent was on 12/7/22 450.00 2nd on 12/8/22 150.00 3rd on 12/20/22 300.00 4th on 1/2/23 150.00 each time he was telling me that it was best to get this took care before the expiration date of the check. The last time I spoke with them was 1/2/23 and I was told that everthing was final and I should receive a check in 24 to 48 hrs I still have all tracking numbers of the cards I used.

Text 4703382123

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- Lynchburg, VA, USA
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I got a phone call saying I had won $1 million. They wanted me to pay $7500 for insurance and taxes. They really sounded legitimate. 

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