Mar 9, 2010
GOT A CALL FROM A "202" AREA CODE NUMBER, INFORMING ME THERE'S A PACKAGE AT JFK CUSTOMS, AND TO CALL THE "718" NOTED. WHEN CALLED, THEY SAID WE HAD A PACKAGE WITH A PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE CHECK FOR $685000, BUT WE HAD TO PAY ABOUT $5000 TO GET IT.
THEY TOLD US TO CALL A "516" TO VERIFY, WHICH WAS "SUPPOSEDLY" PUBLISHERS CLEARINGHOUSE IN PT. WASHINGTON NY - AND THEY SAID YES, BUT NOT THAT MUCH MONEY TO PAY.
WE CALLED BACK, AND THEY SAID THEY'D 'DROP" THE FEE TO $2500, BUT STILL SOUNDED WEIRD, SO WHEN THE "202" NUMBER CALLED BACK, WE SAID - NO INTEREST, AND DON'T WANT IT.
IF IT WAS LEGIT, THEN WE JUST MISSED GETTING $685,000. BUT I'D PREFER THEM TO COME AND GIVE IT TO ME IN PERSON WITH THE BALLOONS & STUFF, LIKE THEY ALWAYS SAY THEY WILL.
SOMETHING JUST SEEMED FISHY WITH THIS.