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The luckiest person in the world In which frequent Columbia Magazine contributor Gary Rose is quick to recognize a modern variation of The Spanish Prisoner, but decides to play along with the con men and see where it goes. By Gary Rose I am the luckiest person in the world. On April 15, 2020, I received a call from Mr. Johnny Golden, representing Publishers Clearing House, saying that the prize committee was in the area. The caller ID came up "Unknown Number." I normally don't answer those calls, but after not answering the first time, it rang right away again. I figured is was someone trying to sell me something. Mr. Golden told me that I have won $100,000,000.00 (One Hundred Million dollars) and a 2020 Mercedes-Benz, and I had the choice of three colors, Red, Black, or White. Furthermore, I could have the option of a sunroof, and the car came with two years of insurance from GEICO prepaid and all of this was tax free. Mr. Golden went on to say that the Federal Reserve was going to do an electronic transfer of the money to my bank account, and all I had to do was to pay the prize registration fee of $750.00, and I would receive directions on how to pay it today. Mr. Golden had an accent, and I asked if he was from India or Pakistan. He replied that he was from Bangladesh, but was working in the United States. Today's calls--yes, calls--were from a Mr. Sean Watson from Evergreen, AL, born and raised there. It was the same person that I spoke with yesterday. This time the caller ID was a Private Number. When I commented that his accent was not one from Alabama, he replied that we all don't speak the same. During all of the calls, "the call dropped" every time I muted the phone. I was to verify that I was in my car by blowing the horn and he wanted to know how long it would take me to get to the bank so I could get the money. After the first dropped call this morning the caller ID popped as from Jamaica. I told him it would take 30 minutes (not really that long). While driving to town I spoke with Chief Cross of the Columbia Police Department and give him the details. At some point the Chief decided to meet me at the Walmart parking lot to witness the hand off of the money. But it turns out that Mr. Watson was not in Columbia today, but at the Madison, KY International Airport (no international airport there) along with the rest of the "prize committee." At this point I was to go inside Walmart and have the money transferred to a Mr. Donald Nicholson in Alaska. Once Mr. Nicholson acknowledged the receipt of the money, the prize committee would hand over the car and the check, but now the prize was coming from a unnamed "Federal Agency." Yesterday the money was going to be an electronic deposit. While Chief Cross was with me in the parking lot I got a couple steps too close to him and he asked me to back up (I got carried away in the moment), with the phone on speaker, Mr. Watson heard the Chief and asked who was there with me. I told him that it was a buddy and I was the told I need to keep this business private. After a few minutes of conversation Mr. Watson was going to connect me to the prize committee, but they never answered. All the time he kept asking if I was really at Walmart, and asking me to swear to God. I was in the parking lot but I did not go inside as instructed but sat in the car for a few minutes and then told Mr. Watson that this Walmart could not transfer money. At that point Mr. Watson became a bit irate and called me a liar and said that I was going to Hell. When I reminded him that he was lying, he hung up on me. Can you say "SCAM?" I have to say that I was having some fun with these phone calls, playing with this scammer. I'm sure he believed that he had a fish on the line. I write this as a Public Service Announcement. Regards, Gary This story was posted on 2020-04-17 06:15:29
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