Mom got a phone call yesterday from someone who told her that Donald J. Lafferty had won the Publisher’s Clearing House sweepstakes for five million dollars. However, she had to first send them some “insurance money” before they could release the check to her.
She immediately recognized that it was a scam and told them so, but they insisted it was not. So she got a phone number and name and told them she would call them back after checking it out.
She called me and I assured her that it was most definitely a scam. Sweepstakes never require “insurance money” in advance, but that’s a common scammer ploy.
I toyed with the idea of contacting the police to see if they could be caught, but I doubt that they will call her back, or that the number was valid.
Anyway, Kudos to Mom for not falling for their tricks.