S.C. man loses more than $140K to 'you've won the lottery' scam

Comment #21

Bleudog101 — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 11:45:33 GMT

Good advice. She only said the # to call one time. Yup have my fake Medicare # written down from the TV ad and don't even have Medicare yet for those calls. Will keep you posted

Comment #20

noise-gate — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 05:29:28 GMT

BD, word to the wise: Write down your fictitious name SS# in advance on a piece of paper.When l got my call, l had to act on the spur of the moment in order to hold these folks feet to the fire. My mistake was not remembering the fictitious SS # l gave them the first time around, which was the reason l dropped the call. You knowing this in advance playing them at your game will get you further than l did. Get to the head of the snake, the one that wants you to give your account #'s over. Don't f... [ More ]

Comment #19

noise-gate — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 03:18:14 GMT

You missed out on a golden opportunity to engage them in wits. You had better bone up on your skills my friend, cause l am looking forward to hearing how you came off victorious.

Comment #18

Bleudog101 — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 19:26:28 GMT

'They' just called saying fraudulent activity TX; mashed '1' but it didn't connect, darn it

Comment #17

Oscargrouch05$ — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 04:57:01 GMT

This is sad to read this happened in my home town Emporia, Kansas that shocked me when i read this. I did a truepeoplesearch dot com on Shirley Marsh gave me an address shared it on facebook here i want them to get busted for the federal crime.

Comment #16

dannyct — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 04:28:07 GMT

It is very sad, but sadly, a fool and his money are soon parted. If had actually won a jackpot, and it was publicised, he would also have become a target of conmen.

Comment #15

noise-gate — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 01:00:28 GMT

l would encourage you to give it a shot the next time they call BD. Remember: nothing ventured, nothing gained. See if your experience mirrors mine. They probably have a playbook that they work off sooner or later they going to reel someone in. Try using a fictitious SS #, one that is not even close to your own. The speed with which they pull up your information is incredible. If you paying attention, you can hear lots of activity going on in the background, people working the phones- l mean the... [ More ]

Comment #14

Bleudog101 — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:17:09 GMT

I'm going to have to try to remember to do the same thing. They probably salivate like Pavlov's dog and right hand probably itching like mad

Comment #13

Stack47 — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 22:01:05 GMT

Every State Lottery has scam alerts on their websites, but lots of the scam are not even lottery related like the SS scam. The common denominator is scams of all kinds are usually aimed at seniors. But there are several IRS refund scams making rounds too that effect all ages.

Probably not possible to educate everybody or even convince some that if you never entered a contest, you can't win their imaginary jackpot. At the end of the day, all we can do is shake our heads and wonder how some pe... [ More ]

Comment #12

noise-gate — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 17:01:56 GMT

. Generally l would have hung up the call, but us humans are curious by nature. I wanted to find out how these scams go from A to Z that was the only reason l played along. I was surprised that all l was asked was first my SS #, and immediately l was told my trouble started in Texas. I think asking for a name is of little importance cause a SS agent would have asked is that your true name? But not this guy. The second thing that stuck out was the scare tactic.

The you hot water nonsense. The

Comment #11

Stack47 — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 04:55:35 GMT

Got a letter from the KY Department of Revenue saying I had to fill out a identity quiz to get my refund and my it's a scam radar went off. But it was legit.

It's just amazing how many people who were intelligent enough to save a large amount of money and then fall for a scams. The key to a good scam is usually too much detail and in the SS scam you're in serious trouble and what's your SS number should set off any it's a scam radar.

If they don't know you're SS number how could they know... [ More ]

Comment #10

KY Floyd — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 02:23:46 GMT

two blank checks to verify the victim's information.

How does that saying go, again? Is it a moron and his money are soon parted

Comment #9

noise-gate — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 22:53:59 GMT

Since you brought it up BD, l too was called by the SS administration telling me my SS # has been suspended because of fraudulent activity. So l played along with this guy. The # was from Wis, and l know no one from that State. So l called back and almost immediately the guy says l am in serious trouble. Asks me for my SS # l made it up on the fly, name please: l say Mitch McConn, he tells me that my number has been used in money laundering in Austin Texas- long story short: Asks if l had any mo... [ More ]

Comment #8

noise-gate — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 22:43:37 GMT

The thing with drinking Kool-aid Stack is that once it enters the body, it poisons the heart mind to the point that you can't tell the difference between reality fantasy.This person was so blinded by riches that he/she were willing to surrender 100K plus of their personal fortune in order to get that larger prize. It's the carrot the stick mentality and walking away after say a $10,000 loss was not an option.

l was told l won darn it..

Comment #7

sweetie7398 — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 22:17:13 GMT

Awful.

Comment #6

Stack47 — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 21:29:45 GMT

With all the scam alerts it looks like there are still some people drinking the very gullible laced Kool-aid .

Comment #5

noise-gate — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 20:50:21 GMT

It is virtually impossible to be delivered from evil, when they have deliberately allowed themselves to be tempted by greed.

Comment #4

Bleudog101 — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 18:09:04 GMT

That is the one scam phone call been waiting for and they never come. One with the fake IRS I told the guy I'll meet you on the second floor gift store in the airport, Louisville KY to pay the money I 'owe'.

Just last week a smart lady (I thought) was on CBS Evening news. She was told to send $140K for the social security scam and SHE DID.

My latest thing when I do infrequently answer the ones that get around the blockers is to ask them for the password. They ask and I say I need the passw... [ More ]

Comment #3

rcbbuckeye — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:10:03 GMT

Thats what I was thinking.

Comment #2

Raven62 — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:30:25 GMT

Amazing that none of the Checks Bounced! Who keeps that kind of Money in a Checking Account

Comment #1

TheMeatman2005 — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:43:26 GMT

What a shame!

I find it amazing that after all the news reports about lottery scams, some people still fall victim to them.

S.C. man loses more than $140K to 'you've won the lottery' scam

Lottery Post — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:31:38 GMT

Includes video report

Deputies say a man lost more than $140,000 to a lottery scam in York County, South Carolina.

The resident was scammed out of $143,500 via the common you've won the lottery scam.

In this case, deputies say two suspects a Ben Washington and Shirley Marsh informed the victim he had won $2.8 million.

Shirley reportedly told the victim to send $3,500 to an address in Emporia, Kansas to be able to receive the money.

After that money was sent, deputies say the scam... [ More ]