Called my parents house on 2-23-18 at 8:23am i happen to come in their house. My mom was on the phone so i asked who she was talking with and she said she won $500,000 in the consumers clearning house sweepstakes and i got on the phone and asked questions who he was and why calling. He said he was kaleb baker from truman and baker law firm in atlanta ga. He said my mom won and his firm was hired to contact the winners and i could call the gaming commission. I told him i would be researching him and told him i thought it was a scam. He said my mom's name and address and i told him anyone can get this off the internet. He proceeded to tell me all she needed to do was confirm the ticket number. I asked him for his company phone number which he gave me 404-475-2522. Again it is a scam. After i hung up before even researching it i had to explain to my elderly mother that is a scam and he's probably a guy in a warehouse calling people like her. This is so sad that people scam the elderly. I'm even embarrassed that my mother fell for this because we have told her several times about scams and tired to coach her. The best is not to answer the phone from unknown callers.
Got called around 11:20am on 15 february 2019 with this same scan. Had foreign voice first tipoff). Said he was from some law firm and i won second prize in consumer clearing house publisher sweepstakes that i had supposedly enter twelve months ago. The prize was $500,000. They wanted to know if i was home so they could deliver my "prize". I said no. They asked about tuesday. I said no again. Silence followed, then...Click!! so, i immediately searched for "consumer clearing house" and got this link!! do not fall for this! i already knew this had to be a scam. Sure enough!!
I just got called today with the same story as above. From Consumer Clearing House a lawyer's office of Al Rosenstein or something saying I had won 2nd place in the contest......saying that i had entered it......I do not recall entering it either. Said they were awarding the prize in 2 days . That'll be Aug.1, 2019. They asked if I knew how much I had won and I said no, and they hung up the phone. They called my landline at home I do not have caller ID. They asked for my name. My sister in law researched this for me and found this website here I am writing about same thing. Still waiting on thursday. Today is 7/30/2019.
I received a call from a Stehanie Baker claiming to be an attorney for Truman and Baker, LLC. Her so-called secretary is the one who initiated the call and told me I had won $500,000. She then transferred me to "Attorney Stephanie Baker"
They asked why I didn't return the documents they sent me and I said I never received them; they proceeded to state my name, address and asked was that me. I told them yes, but that they had the wrong address. They then kept me on the phone almost an hour verifying my address and proivded me with a claim number and had me call the so-called Federal Trade Commission. The Trade Commission answered the phone and supposedly gave me an Agent Ken Walker, Badge number 090270. It all sounded so legitimate and I didn in fact wire them the 1600.00 to an address they had given me. Man, do I ever feel like a fool!
my wife was called by these people today 11/19/2019 it mirrored all of the same things I kept telling the person I didn't believe her finally static on the phone stopped the conversation
these people should be in jail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I received a call from these people this morning. It all sounded legitimate, except that everyone had strong foreign accents and that I could hear the call was coming from a call center. As I look back, the four categories, A, B ,C, and D relating to how much money I have currently in my checking and savings accounts (A up to $500, B up to $1000 and so on) was the tip off. Since I answered B, I guessed that they didn't want to deal with me.
I received a call from someone at Sander & Martin, LLC. out of Louisville, KY stating that I had won 2nd prize of $500,000.00 from Consumer Clearing House. They had an old address of mine and stated that I filled out an entry form from either Target, Walmart or through an online magazine. Knowing that I don't normally fill out this these things, I immediately believed this to be a scam. I was asked not to mention to anyone that I was a "winner." I am currently waiting for the "attorney" to call me back. So far, nothing. Yep, it's a scam. Thanks for the heads up.
My husband received a call from fake attorneys using the firm of (Colonel Dryden) stating they were representing Consumer Clearing House. They advised him that he had won $500,000. He was held on the line for a long time. Then they transferred him to another person who started talking about how would the taxes of $216,000 be paid. It was all a scam and it upset him very much. All the players in the act spoke with oriental accents.
I was called by a "tax attorney" Holden Stern of Solomon, Stern and assoc. in Columbus Ohio phone 614 721-0280 to say i won second place in Consumers Publiushing House sweepstakes oif $500,000. He gave me a Ryan Bishop of "federal gaming authority" phone 202 315 5593 to confirm my claim number. When Stern called me back he said that HSVC Int'l based in Hong Kong is going to pay the tax money on winnings which i have to repay in 60 dasays. However i have to immediately send $1,500 to Byungjoo Oh in South korea by Western union for them to release money.
I clecked- there is no FGA at this number, called BBB and reported this to Fed trade Comm.
I received a call this morning congratulating me that I had won second prize in an international sweepstakes (whch I didn't know I had entered!). It all sounded very ligitimate. The caller assured me that he didn't want any of my personal information but that my husband had to be on the line also to be informed of my huge winnings. We arranged everything as instructed, and the agent called me at home. We were supposedly switched to a managing attorney who explained that normally our taxes would be $216,000, but their attorneys would be able to reduce our taxes to only $65,000. She asked if I had called the U. S. Lottery and Gaming Commission to verify my winnings, (which I had not). She said she would give the number later. The money would be coming from HSIB (Hong King Shanghia International Bank). I would receive the check via courier two days later. She said that her secretary had just entered the room, and she put me on hold. Then the phone started giving a busy signal. Fortunately I was spared the rest of te scam pitch. I was unable to call back the number on my phone that was in Indiana.
I am grateful for this web site that enbaled me to learn I had been scammed.
Just minutes ago at 11:50 a.m. on 12/3/18 I received a call from a Ryan Adams (all American name) with an Indonesian accent (1st clue) stating that I won a contest from Consumer Clearing House Sweepstakes and if I recall entering the contest. Told Mr. Adams I enter a lot of contests. So Mr. Adams tells me to sit down because of what he's about to tell me and says I just won $500,000! I ask if this is a scam, he said no it is real, and someone will be delivering the check on 12/5/18 between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and to have a photo ID available. Again I ask if this is real, and assures me it is real. All sounding real but my instincts (2nd clue) are telling me otherwise. After a few more questions and making sure that I don't give up any personal ID info like my SS#, Bank Acct#, etc., I'm put on hold to talk to his supervising Attorney, Ms. Silverstone of the Law Firm of Silverstone in Atlanta Georgia. No accents, easy to understand, Ms. Silverstone says she's going to give me my claim # and the phone number to the US Gaming Authority so I can confirm my winnings. I ask her if this is a scam, she asks me why I ask (3rd clue) and I tell her I've never won anything before and not sure what to expect, she then tells me she going to give me some info on the IRS Tax requirements for large winnings, rules and regulations and procedures, then puts me on hold and 30 seconds later the phone disconnects. I search my phone for caller ID, the call does not exist on my call log, it's like I never got the call. Strange....
I received a phone call at 11:00AM telling me i had won $500,000 in the Consumers Clearing House Lottery. I was skeptical, but I listened. It sounded legitimate as I listened more. They had my wife get on the line.
After much conversation, they told us we would have to come up with the taxes on the $500K, which would be about $6,500, but, because he was able to negotiate for us, "all" we would need to pay was $2000.00. I was told that the US customs service was holding the check until the taxes were paid.
The person on the phone claimed to be the senior attorney hired by the Consumer CLearing House. He told me to call the US Lottery & Gaming Commision at 888-337-0322 to vartify that I wsa the winner. He told me to give them claim # T4389372. He said he would call back in 45 minutes to give me time to varify the information.
I checked the internet for fraud information and found that this was a scam. I did not call the 888 number to varify nor did the "attorney" call me back.
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Called my parents house on 2-23-18 at 8:23am i happen to come in their house. My mom was on the phone so i asked who she was talking with and she said she won $500,000 in the consumers clearning house sweepstakes and i got on the phone and asked questions who he was and why calling. He said he was kaleb baker from truman and baker law firm in atlanta ga. He said my mom won and his firm was hired to contact the winners and i could call the gaming commission. I told him i would be researching him and told him i thought it was a scam. He said my mom's name and address and i told him anyone can get this off the internet. He proceeded to tell me all she needed to do was confirm the ticket number. I asked him for his company phone number which he gave me 404-475-2522. Again it is a scam. After i hung up before even researching it i had to explain to my elderly mother that is a scam and he's probably a guy in a warehouse calling people like her. This is so sad that people scam the elderly. I'm even embarrassed that my mother fell for this because we have told her several times about scams and tired to coach her. The best is not to answer the phone from unknown callers.
Got called around 11:20am on 15 february 2019 with this same scan. Had foreign voice first tipoff). Said he was from some law firm and i won second prize in consumer clearing house publisher sweepstakes that i had supposedly enter twelve months ago. The prize was $500,000. They wanted to know if i was home so they could deliver my "prize". I said no. They asked about tuesday. I said no again. Silence followed, then...Click!! so, i immediately searched for "consumer clearing house" and got this link!! do not fall for this! i already knew this had to be a scam. Sure enough!!
Consumer Clearing House called me today
I just got called today with the same story as above. From Consumer Clearing House a lawyer's office of Al Rosenstein or something saying I had won 2nd place in the contest......saying that i had entered it......I do not recall entering it either. Said they were awarding the prize in 2 days . That'll be Aug.1, 2019. They asked if I knew how much I had won and I said no, and they hung up the phone. They called my landline at home I do not have caller ID. They asked for my name. My sister in law researched this for me and found this website here I am writing about same thing. Still waiting on thursday. Today is 7/30/2019.
I received a call from a Stehanie Baker claiming to be an attorney for Truman and Baker, LLC. Her so-called secretary is the one who initiated the call and told me I had won $500,000. She then transferred me to "Attorney Stephanie Baker"
They asked why I didn't return the documents they sent me and I said I never received them; they proceeded to state my name, address and asked was that me. I told them yes, but that they had the wrong address. They then kept me on the phone almost an hour verifying my address and proivded me with a claim number and had me call the so-called Federal Trade Commission. The Trade Commission answered the phone and supposedly gave me an Agent Ken Walker, Badge number 090270. It all sounded so legitimate and I didn in fact wire them the 1600.00 to an address they had given me. Man, do I ever feel like a fool!
my wife was called by these people today 11/19/2019 it mirrored all of the same things I kept telling the person I didn't believe her finally static on the phone stopped the conversation
these people should be in jail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I received a call from these people this morning. It all sounded legitimate, except that everyone had strong foreign accents and that I could hear the call was coming from a call center. As I look back, the four categories, A, B ,C, and D relating to how much money I have currently in my checking and savings accounts (A up to $500, B up to $1000 and so on) was the tip off. Since I answered B, I guessed that they didn't want to deal with me.
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I received a call from someone at Sander & Martin, LLC. out of Louisville, KY stating that I had won 2nd prize of $500,000.00 from Consumer Clearing House. They had an old address of mine and stated that I filled out an entry form from either Target, Walmart or through an online magazine. Knowing that I don't normally fill out this these things, I immediately believed this to be a scam. I was asked not to mention to anyone that I was a "winner." I am currently waiting for the "attorney" to call me back. So far, nothing. Yep, it's a scam. Thanks for the heads up.
False Winnings
My husband received a call from fake attorneys using the firm of (Colonel Dryden) stating they were representing Consumer Clearing House. They advised him that he had won $500,000. He was held on the line for a long time. Then they transferred him to another person who started talking about how would the taxes of $216,000 be paid. It was all a scam and it upset him very much. All the players in the act spoke with oriental accents.
I was called by a "tax attorney" Holden Stern of Solomon, Stern and assoc. in Columbus Ohio phone 614 721-0280 to say i won second place in Consumers Publiushing House sweepstakes oif $500,000. He gave me a Ryan Bishop of "federal gaming authority" phone 202 315 5593 to confirm my claim number. When Stern called me back he said that HSVC Int'l based in Hong Kong is going to pay the tax money on winnings which i have to repay in 60 dasays. However i have to immediately send $1,500 to Byungjoo Oh in South korea by Western union for them to release money.
I clecked- there is no FGA at this number, called BBB and reported this to Fed trade Comm.
I received a call this morning congratulating me that I had won second prize in an international sweepstakes (whch I didn't know I had entered!). It all sounded very ligitimate. The caller assured me that he didn't want any of my personal information but that my husband had to be on the line also to be informed of my huge winnings. We arranged everything as instructed, and the agent called me at home. We were supposedly switched to a managing attorney who explained that normally our taxes would be $216,000, but their attorneys would be able to reduce our taxes to only $65,000. She asked if I had called the U. S. Lottery and Gaming Commission to verify my winnings, (which I had not). She said she would give the number later. The money would be coming from HSIB (Hong King Shanghia International Bank). I would receive the check via courier two days later. She said that her secretary had just entered the room, and she put me on hold. Then the phone started giving a busy signal. Fortunately I was spared the rest of te scam pitch. I was unable to call back the number on my phone that was in Indiana.
I am grateful for this web site that enbaled me to learn I had been scammed.
these guys can kiss my big ass
scam--- preying on elderly people!!!! so sad these people are breathing and so sad i can't get my hands on them!!!!
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Law Firm of Goldberg and Spears of Huntersville, NC informed me of wiinning $500,000. , second Place,Then I was jumped to
first place of $2,5 million. Sounded very legitimate from gaming commission to IRS to so-called law firm. Then Taxes were not
included and I had to come up with $142k. to get my winnings. Courier was supposed to have been here last week, I think that
was a lie as well, went home because my winnings had jumped to $2.5million over weekend. What a scam!!!!
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Just minutes ago at 11:50 a.m. on 12/3/18 I received a call from a Ryan Adams (all American name) with an Indonesian accent (1st clue) stating that I won a contest from Consumer Clearing House Sweepstakes and if I recall entering the contest. Told Mr. Adams I enter a lot of contests. So Mr. Adams tells me to sit down because of what he's about to tell me and says I just won $500,000! I ask if this is a scam, he said no it is real, and someone will be delivering the check on 12/5/18 between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and to have a photo ID available. Again I ask if this is real, and assures me it is real. All sounding real but my instincts (2nd clue) are telling me otherwise. After a few more questions and making sure that I don't give up any personal ID info like my SS#, Bank Acct#, etc., I'm put on hold to talk to his supervising Attorney, Ms. Silverstone of the Law Firm of Silverstone in Atlanta Georgia. No accents, easy to understand, Ms. Silverstone says she's going to give me my claim # and the phone number to the US Gaming Authority so I can confirm my winnings. I ask her if this is a scam, she asks me why I ask (3rd clue) and I tell her I've never won anything before and not sure what to expect, she then tells me she going to give me some info on the IRS Tax requirements for large winnings, rules and regulations and procedures, then puts me on hold and 30 seconds later the phone disconnects. I search my phone for caller ID, the call does not exist on my call log, it's like I never got the call. Strange....
I received a phone call at 11:00AM telling me i had won $500,000 in the Consumers Clearing House Lottery. I was skeptical, but I listened. It sounded legitimate as I listened more. They had my wife get on the line.
After much conversation, they told us we would have to come up with the taxes on the $500K, which would be about $6,500, but, because he was able to negotiate for us, "all" we would need to pay was $2000.00. I was told that the US customs service was holding the check until the taxes were paid.
The person on the phone claimed to be the senior attorney hired by the Consumer CLearing House. He told me to call the US Lottery & Gaming Commision at 888-337-0322 to vartify that I wsa the winner. He told me to give them claim # T4389372. He said he would call back in 45 minutes to give me time to varify the information.
I checked the internet for fraud information and found that this was a scam. I did not call the 888 number to varify nor did the "attorney" call me back.