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Description

I received a video call from a person calling himself Anthony Dawson, I did not answer and attempted the Gmail attached and it was not valid so I video called back without my face being seen. I will make a long story short he told me he was from PCH and I had won 7.5 million and a new Mercedes Benz. I was given the following information: *Anthony Dawson *Pkg# 8904196 *Check # 020485 *Prize 7.5 million in a cashier's check *$10k today & another $10k for the next two months from. Amazon *Ask if I had an Amazon card or would I purchase one. *Would I put $500 on ithe Amazon card and when I got the $10k give it the representative upon getting the check? *He had my address and stated the representative with the check was 2 hours away and I would get the car at the same time. I politely let him know that I shouldn't have to do that if everything was legal and I could take the check to my bank, they would let me know if the check was legit, and where I bank and having to put out money should not be in the equation. I repeated it and I guess he heard I wasn't falling for his game and he hung up. I didn't give him any of my information. The email address he used was [email protected] which isn't a valid email address.

BBB Note:  Please remember, you do not have to pay upfront fees to collect a prize, lottery, or sweepstakes.  Any taxes due can be automatically deducted from the winnings.

Targeted Person's Location

Norfolk, VA, USA - 23513

Scammer Information
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Unknown Location

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Video chat me

Scam Type

Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes

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Business name

Publisher's Clearing House-Scam

Date Reported

September 14, 2026

Scam ID

1423158


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