CountryUnited States Victim LocationWI 54414, USA Type of a scamOther
I received a phone call from UPS asking if I would be home in the next 30 minutes for a package delivery that needed a signature. I said "Yes". I was driving at the time of the call. When I got home I contacted UPS and they said that they do not contact people like this. They did not recognize the number and no delivery arrived.
It has been in our local news that there is a new phone scam in the area and that the caller will ask questions to get you to say yes. I'm concerned that this might be what happened to me.
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Scammer's phone876 473 9959 Victim LocationAB T7N 1J9, CAN Type of a scamSweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
Received an early morning phonecall that came up as Private Number. He informed me that I had won several million dollars in UPS Christmas promotion. He asked me to write down UPS Delivery Service Christmas promotion, his name Mr. Joe Walsh, a roaming phone number 876 473 9959, a cheque number and a confirmation number. He said all taxes had been paid to the IRS by the company. He asked my age but not my name and he confirmed the number he was calling. He wanted to know if I wanted them to deliver my cheque publicly as in have tv and radio crews at my home or to have it delivered privately. I said privately. He told me I would have my picture taken with the person giving me the cheque so I should dress nice. He then said I needed to travel to a Walmart to send $199 via Western Union to Danielle Donalds Jamaica, Jamaica. He said he would call me while I was driving to make sure I arrived safely. He said I would be reimbursed the $199 when they showed up with my cheque. Throughout the conversation he repeatedly called me sweetheart. I could hear a lot of noise in the background including a rooster crowing. He had a slight Caribbean accent, possibly Jamaican.
I recognized a scam and told him so and that I would be reporting it to local police. He tried another attempt at defending the legitimacy of his call. He said someone from the IRS and ScamPulse.com were right there with him. I hung up. He called back and I did not answer.
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Victim Location WI 54414, USA
Type of a scam Other
It has been in our local news that there is a new phone scam in the area and that the caller will ask questions to get you to say yes. I'm concerned that this might be what happened to me.
Victim Location AB T7N 1J9, CAN
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
I recognized a scam and told him so and that I would be reporting it to local police. He tried another attempt at defending the legitimacy of his call. He said someone from the IRS and ScamPulse.com were right there with him. I hung up. He called back and I did not answer.