Sighs. Another new scam is out there, involving cash, cars and christians. A friend called me [View all]
tonight about this new scam. Caller ID showed it from Omaha, NE. Caller calls my friend by name to inform her that she has won 500,000 cash and a car worth 120,000. My friend is assured that these are good christian people, so it could not possibly be a scam (hmm, mcinane sprang to mind!). No information needed, they have my friend's address, and will deliver her prizes on Monday. My friend says she will not be available Monday, or Tuesday. She is informed that, in that case, she will be charged storage fees of 750/day, which she must pay by check.
My friend keeps questioning them (a manager had been called in to overcome her fears), and they get progressively more insistent and nasty. Even demand to know what her religion is!. But I have taught her well. She hangs up on them, and promptly calls the police to file a report.
The calles identified the company simply as "Hewitt", and claimed they had gotten my friend's information from Publishers Clearing House. They both spoke with what sounded like East Indian accents.
I cannot decide if these ridiculous scam artists are getting more desperate, or more stupid. Has anyone else encountered this latest nonsense?
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