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A guy that sounds like a Nigerian or African called saying that he was from the Better Business Bureau on behalf of Reader’s digest company, and his name was ***** ******. He asked me did I receive a letter in the mail from them I said no I told him I wasn’t sending any money no gift cards no anything because I get these calls all the time. He said yes, there’s a lot of scammers out here in the United States being scammed . he say he is not a scammer and he asked me why I haven’t received my package I said because I am not sending any money if I want something send it to me .he said listen listen follow my directions and you get your package in the mail. He gave me a winning number which was 33 a package number, a reference number And a security code that ended with my first name and last name he said I was the third place winner of $4.9 million and a new Mercedes-Benz car

Targeted Person's Location

MD, USA- 21144

Scammer Information
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Unknown Location

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Unknown Email

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(314) 742-5702

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Unknown URL

Scam Type

Phishing

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Business name

Better Business Bureau

Date Reported

March 22, 2025

Scam ID

961946


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