If you get a call from a sweepstakes company, telling you that you have won a lot of money, do not believe it. There are a few other very powerful scams, We'll talk about two very popular ones.
Sweepstakes Phone Scam
I don't care if it is $10,000 or a million dollars. It is probably a sham. Here is how the phoney sweepstakes ganks work.
1. A strange call from a restricted number or international number will call.
2. They will tell you that you have one a million dollars or more.
3. They will say that there are taxes on the winnings, and that you are responsible
4. They will provide some confidential information about you, your family, etc, They got this from stolen confidential information.
5. They tell you to send the taxes via Western Union, to a specific name (generally not a company), in a U.S. or Canadian city.
6. The actual scammer could be in any city in the world, and simply have a pick up person in North America.
7. Once the sweepstakes scammer picks up your money at Western Union, it is gone forever, and because the name they used is phoney, police have no way of identifying them.
8. You never get your sweepstakes, because there was never any contest. But you knew that. The problem is - senior citizens often slip up and fall for these scams.
Medical Emergency Scam
1. A strange call from a restricted number or international number will call.
2. They will tell you that your relative is out of the country in Mexico, Nigeria, etc.
3. They will tell you their name and tell you that they were in a terrible auto or aircraft crash
4. They will provide some confidential information about this family, etc, They got this from stolen confidential information.
5. They will tell you that this person needs emergency surgery, and that it costs $10,000
6. They tell you to send the taxes via Western Union, to a specific name (generally not a hospital or HMO), in a U.S. or Canadian city.
7. The actual scammer could be in any city in the world, and simply have a pick up person in North America.
8. Once the medical emergency scammer picks up your money at Western Union, it is gone forever, and because the name they used is phoney, police have no way of identifying them.
Foreign Jail Scam
1. Your long lost grandchild calls you from a foreign jail.
2. They give you a name that is familiar, but you are out of touch with - for years
3. You are told that they will imprison this teen for life if you don't bail them out
4. They start crying and getting emotional, then they give you a western union name and address
5. You send them $10,000, and that is it - the money is gone forever
I don't care if it is $10,000 or a million dollars. It is probably a sham. Here is how the phoney sweepstakes ganks work.
1. A strange call from a restricted number or international number will call.
2. They will tell you that you have one a million dollars or more.
3. They will say that there are taxes on the winnings, and that you are responsible
4. They will provide some confidential information about you, your family, etc, They got this from stolen confidential information.
5. They tell you to send the taxes via Western Union, to a specific name (generally not a company), in a U.S. or Canadian city.
6. The actual scammer could be in any city in the world, and simply have a pick up person in North America.
7. Once the sweepstakes scammer picks up your money at Western Union, it is gone forever, and because the name they used is phoney, police have no way of identifying them.
8. You never get your sweepstakes, because there was never any contest. But you knew that. The problem is - senior citizens often slip up and fall for these scams.
Medical Emergency Scam
1. A strange call from a restricted number or international number will call.
2. They will tell you that your relative is out of the country in Mexico, Nigeria, etc.
3. They will tell you their name and tell you that they were in a terrible auto or aircraft crash
4. They will provide some confidential information about this family, etc, They got this from stolen confidential information.
5. They will tell you that this person needs emergency surgery, and that it costs $10,000
6. They tell you to send the taxes via Western Union, to a specific name (generally not a hospital or HMO), in a U.S. or Canadian city.
7. The actual scammer could be in any city in the world, and simply have a pick up person in North America.
8. Once the medical emergency scammer picks up your money at Western Union, it is gone forever, and because the name they used is phoney, police have no way of identifying them.
Foreign Jail Scam
1. Your long lost grandchild calls you from a foreign jail.
2. They give you a name that is familiar, but you are out of touch with - for years
3. You are told that they will imprison this teen for life if you don't bail them out
4. They start crying and getting emotional, then they give you a western union name and address
5. You send them $10,000, and that is it - the money is gone forever
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