A message is received from an unknown individual or a cloned social media page of a friend you know. The friend states they saw your name on a sweepstakes winner list and states to contact the sweepstakes representative.
In contacting the sweepstakes representative, you learn you’ve won $5,000,000.00. You are told to claim the winnings, you must pay a processing fee of $500.00. You willingly send the money as directed.
A few days later, the sweepstakes representative calls and states they made an error and to collect your winnings, an additional $1,000.00 is needed for taxes. You willingly send the money as directed.
The sweepstakes representative will continue to ask for more money to be sent for various reasons to claim the winnings.
