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John Davis called saying he was representing Publisher's Clearing House. Allegedly, I had won 2.5 million dollars and a free white GMC P/U truck to be delivered today if I went to the nearest Walmart, Walgreens, or CVS and paid $400 to get a receipt (allegedly fully refundable). Once doing this the prize was to be delivered. The check #00905, Claim Code 0011, and lawyer: Linda Parker. Supposedly, our whole conversation was BBB monitored. When I called BBB they had record of similar scams

Targeted Person's Location

TN, USA- 37363

Scammer Information
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Ooltewah, TN- 37363

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Unknown Email

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(424) 285-4428

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Unknown URL

Scam Type

Other

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Business name

Publisher's Clearing House

Date Reported

June 24, 2025

Scam ID

1004440


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