Victim Location 43081
Total money lost $6,000
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
I am 70 years old. In early July I got a text telling me to go to a website. It was a Facebook friend request saying I was on a list as a winner of a sweepstakes prize. The request looked like it came from my next door neighbor with her picture. (I found out later that her Facebook account was hacked)They asked for a picture of me. I paid them the money. Walmart to Walmart $1000 x 6 at Morse Rd and in Westerville. I filed a police report. They said "The FedEx truck with your winnings was in a train wreck" and they were not allowed to get the winning box. They said I would have to pay to get a key. I said how much is the key. They said $1250. I said no. He called back and said I would have to pay another $1250 to get the certificate. Then they said they had to pay the delivery driver. I asked why they don’t hire me and I would work off the fee, they said they weren’t hiring. I said I was down to my last dollar. Then I said it was a scam. Then Nakia Jannette Sicard texted me. She’s on Facebook as a grant writer/grant officer for Facebook. She texted me that she was a Christian, Godly woman, and there was a 100% guarantee that I would get my winnings. She told me to be aware of scam artists. I sent $4000 to a man and $2000 to Phyllis Hyman. The name of the company was OECD 843-972-7910.
I got a text yesterday from Nakia asking for $500. My Facebook account has been hacked by Jaden K. Smith. The bank they are using is R Robert IA Financial Services 7001 Village Dr, Dewna Park, CA 90621 1-855-355-2144 www.riafinancial.com. Their names are Phyllis Apkarian Gaumond, Taftville, CT 06380 and Paul Dwayne Seger, New Albany, MS 38652. They kept saying "don’t tell anybody", "what kind of car do you drive?", and "Do you live alone".