I lost...because I laughed
By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
January 22, 2018 11:58am CST
Dammit.
I got a call today from James Templeton at 876-301-1312 informing me MY phone number had been randomly selected by Publisher's Clearing House and I was the winner of $2,397,000.00 and a 2018 E Class Mercedes Benz.
I was sooooo surprised that I began laughing hysterically...and he hung up.
Luckily, I had the number he called from in my cell phone, so I called back...but it was busy. Fortunately, he called again, , and all I have to do to get my prize, that has already been shipped to the FDIC office in Carbondale Illinois, is simply pay a registration fee of $285 dollars and supply a copy of my driver's license to prove who I am, since they don't know who I am, because the phone number was randomly drawn and I have to supply this information, plus the registration fee, to prove the phone number does actually belong to me.
But I decided to turn it down, because there are people out there poorer than I that could really use it. 
Coincidentally, it seems one of my facebook friends (whom is also an old member here) also was informed she won millions from Publisher's Clearing House...but they hung up on her too. 
The video is long...about 16:35 was all I could handle of them and I hung up. 
I got a call today from James Templeton at 876-301-1312 informing me MY phone number had been randomly selected by Publisher's Clearing House and I was the winner of $2,397,000.00 and a 2018 E Class Mercedes Benz.
I was sooooo surprised that I began laughing hysterically...and he hung up.
Luckily, I had the number he called from in my cell phone, so I called back...but it was busy. Fortunately, he called again, , and all I have to do to get my prize, that has already been shipped to the FDIC office in Carbondale Illinois, is simply pay a registration fee of $285 dollars and supply a copy of my driver's license to prove who I am, since they don't know who I am, because the phone number was randomly drawn and I have to supply this information, plus the registration fee, to prove the phone number does actually belong to me.
But I decided to turn it down, because there are people out there poorer than I that could really use it.
Coincidentally, it seems one of my facebook friends (whom is also an old member here) also was informed she won millions from Publisher's Clearing House...but they hung up on her too.
The video is long...about 16:35 was all I could handle of them and I hung up. 
...and it is only going to cost me $285.00 to get it!! Actually, when he started calling me his 'brudder' and the same God we both pray to blessed me, I deci...
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27 responses
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
22 Jan 18
@JolietJake I've won $4000??? Brilliant! How do I get it? 
I can only assume that they get the occasional bite.
I can only assume that they get the occasional bite.5 people like this
@JolietJake (50190)
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22 Jan 18
And why don't they try something more believable, like "You won $4,000"
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@JolietJake (50190)
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22 Jan 18
Considering how long I have been on hold with the REAL PCH now trying to report it, you may as well try
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@JolietJake (50190)
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23 Jan 18
They were busy yesterday, bumped into a couple friends on facebook that heard from them
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Jan 18
I love giving those idiots a bad time @JolietJake .
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@JolietJake (50190)
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23 Jan 18
The first two times I talked to him I was at work, I wish I could have recorded all of it.
@kobesbuddy (78856)
• East Tawas, Michigan
22 Jan 18
That guy was reading his information, off a piece of paper as it was written down! He honestly thought you believed himLOL
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@JolietJake (50190)
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22 Jan 18
I wan-ted to start tal-king like he did and mak-ing my-self sound like a ro-bot
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@kobesbuddy (78856)
• East Tawas, Michigan
22 Jan 18
@JolietJake LOL If you had done that, he would have hung up a whole lot sooner!
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@BarBaraPrz (49847)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Jan 18
I couldn't really hear him but he did sound like a robot.
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@BarBaraPrz (49847)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Jan 18
@JolietJake Oh, okay... sure... I believe that.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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23 Jan 18
He claims it is because of his speakerphone, I asked him on the second call (before I got home) why he sounded like a recording.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
23 Jan 18
pft..they never call me..all i get is resorts.."since you stayed here previously.." uh..no i didn't..
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@celticeagle (175764)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Jan 18
I love to mess with those people when they call me. Now I usually only get the ones that ring two or three times or, the robo ones.
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@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
22 Jan 18
Scam! No robot is named "James Peterson".
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@JolietJake (50190)
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22 Jan 18
He insist he is real. He sure doesn't sound real.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
22 Jan 18
I am surprised that there are still people who try to pull off such scams.May be there are
people who fall for these.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
23 Jan 18
@JolietJake That is the only explanation for these types of scams flourishing.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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23 Jan 18
I assume some people must fall for it occasionally, unfortunately.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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23 Jan 18
Music video by Santana performing Winning. (C) 1980 Sony Music Entertainment
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104619)
• United States
22 Jan 18
I have family (In laws) that are Templeton's. 
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@FourWalls (75730)
• United States
23 Jan 18
Dang, you would have failed on Make Me Laugh, wouldn't you?!
Is there any end to these scammers......
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
23 Jan 18
Sadly, that's the type of thing my boyfriend's mom always falls for. She's always sending money to these scammers thinking she's going to "get rich quick," and then gets mad when her prize never appears.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
23 Jan 18
@yugocean No, unfortunately she's not very smart. She keeps falling for these scams.
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@avagava21 (59)
• Kingston, Jamaica
23 Jan 18
This is a typical scam artist move. I am so tired of these people trying to take advantage of the elderly. They always try to extort people especially the elderly.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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23 Jan 18
I don't get as many calls as I used to, and I've started videoing most of them for laughs.
@avagava21 (59)
• Kingston, Jamaica
23 Jan 18
@JolietJake You should laugh and tell them to go get a job or you tell them the cops or tracing this cal as you speak and they are on the way lol
