Oh boy listen to this. I've apparently won the Publisher's Clearing House 10k.

So I got a call on a private number (tip off 1)

And supposedly I should have gotten mail or something about winning prior to this call but this is the first ive heard about (Tip off 2)

So i'd like to comment before i say more that I don't believe any of this to be true rofl

And then I said If this is true, to send me that mail or something and they should have my information if I truly won the PCH shit to verify that this is not a scam

He then told me that I had to do something before claiming it (Tip off 3)

And he started listing off various places like Walgreens ect. and then he asked what kind of card i had rofl I kept it vague and just said Debit (but i still feel like that was a bit too much yet so w.e. i guess it's done now)

And then he asked what my bank was and I said I don't believe this for a second to be a legitimate claim and that if I truly won, you'd know this stuff already. (The cc maybe not but im not buying it)

And then he said there were taxes that would have to be paid in order to get it (Tip off 4)

Which realistically for a giveaway what are the chances of that rofl

And he said it was somewhere in 4k I'd have to pay in taxes in order to recieve it and when I said I could not (and would not) pay for that, he immediately hung up without a "good bye" or "okay, have a good day"

BUT YEAH GUYS I TOTALLY WON 10 GRAND

LOL

And looking at the actual website...

Tip 2: Be Suspicious of Callers Claiming You’ve Won – But Ask You to Send Money
If you receive a telephone call from someone claiming you have won a sweepstakes prize and are asked to send money — STOP — you have not heard from a legitimate sweepstakes company. At Publishers Clearing House we do not notify our contest winners by phone.

Tip 4: Never Give Your Credit Card Number to Collect a Prize
If you are asked to provide your credit card number or provide your financial bank account information in order to claim a sweepstakes prize — STOP. Fraudulent scam artists often request this information and then go on a spending spree with your credit card; or wipe out your bank account.

Tip 5: Do Not Send Money to Claim a Sweepstakes Prize
If you are asked to send money to pre-pay taxes, pay a legal fee, pay a border fee, load funds on a Green Dot Card or pay any kind of fee to claim a sweepstakes prize — STOP — you have not heard from a legitimate sweepstakes company. Whether contacted by mail, phone or e-mail, remember: no legitimate

sweepstakes company will ever ask you to pay or send money to claim a prize. It’s prohibited and unlawful!

I just think its funny because what legitimate company would contact you on a private number anyway?

Yeah Publisher's Clearing House is a legit sweepstakes but they do things a certain way because they know about the scammers. I'm glad they let people know how they're company actually works.

And i said it would be easy for anybody to impersonate an offical so without proof fuck that

The next thing I'll know is that I'll become a princess of a rich distant land that I've never heard about

Ahaha

did he introduce himself as a prince of Nigeria too

He did not but I definitely would have send the taxes if he had hooboy

XD