"UPS" scam alert!
I received a telephone call this morning from a Hispanic gentleman advising that he was with UPS and that my name had been chosen as the winner of $2.5 million and a Mercedes Benz. Wow, all my worries are over! He said that whenever I go shopping at my favorite stores and supermarkets I'm automatically registered to be in the drawing and that if I was "interested in claiming this prize" he would connect me with his manager. I asked him how much it would cost me, he said his manager would explain everything, I said I wasn't interested and hung up. The 'phone immediately rang again and I let it go to voicemail and the caller hung up.
I immediately notified UPS and also DCLA. Just wanted to give people on here a heads-up!
You should have told him to deduct the "claim money," from your $2.5 Million, put the rest in the truck of your new Mecedes Benz and drive it over to you, pronto!
Or just say, "Terrific! Now, what is the handling fee for this, and should I send it to you in cash, gold, or Western Union?"
When I have time I "play" with craiglist rental scammers and totally waste their time with great glee but I was all caught up with some outside projects today so ... Anyway, I had fun doing some planting while fantasizing about what I would do with such a lovely windfall and wondering how long the Merc would stay pristine. Sigh. 😀
They actually have a sign and rack cards at the Post office telling seniors to watch out for the scammers telling you about winning. Had to take one for my mother who got such a call.
OldTart it must be an English thing as I do the same thing 🙂
Pia
ps: hope you are doing well xxx
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