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When I answered the phone, which was a number I had not recognized, the person on the other and said his name was Eric and that he was an attorney representative of Publisher's Clearinghouse, to let me know I had won $2.5 million dollars. I told him I know how this works and a prize patrol would be at my door if that were the case. He told me they had been trying to reach me and I told him that was untrue. After quite a bit of time that he attempted to convince me, he sent a link by email that did actually looked real. My second mistake was tapping the link which takes you to what looks official. he told me to put in a code and information that I was a winner would come up. It actually did have my full name and amount won 2.5 million. He then gave me a 800 number that he claimed was Bank of America escrow. He gave me an account number and a 4 digit pin that would verify that money is in that account. He told me to go through the prompts to verify that that money was there. He never asked me for any money at all. I followed instructions and an automated voice told me my full name that I had 2.5 million in the account. He asked me to call him back which I did not. I blocked his number and begin my own investigation. I telephoned the real Bank of America and spoke to the fraud department. They could not figure out this scheme but they advised me that it could be some sort of money laundering. This has been a terrifying experience.