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Updated: 12:07 AM May 21, 2009
Family out-smarts sweepstakes scammers
One family is fighting back against an international con artist Posted: 12:01 AM May 21, 2009Reporter: Sherelle Roberts Email Address: sherelle.roberts@wkyt.com |
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A Montgomery County couple is warning it's Central Kentucky neighbors to watch out for scammers.
The Cantrell family in Jeffersonville got a call telling them they'd won 2.5 million dollars. All they had to do was send a cashier's check for $325 to an address in Las Vegas. The family knew immediately it was a scam and tried to get the scammers to leave them alone.
But the con artists wouldn't quit, they called the family from several numbers inside and outside the United States and Jamaica, harassing them, and trying to persuade them they were missing out on millions.
The harassing phone calls still have not stopped, but the family says they aren't falling for the scheme and neither should you. The Cantrell's say they plan to file a formal complaint with the Attorney General's Office to get the scammers shut down.
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I guess since this family didn't bite like most of the stupid Kentuckians, they consider it to be "out-smarting" the scammers. Pretty pathetic if you ask me but then again, slow news days will do this.
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Yeah, I thought they were going to bounce them a check and get the money or something
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Wow, to think that someone was outsmarted just because you didn't fall for this kind of scam, does that make you smarter than everyone else? I say Not. I'd say that it just makes you more aware of your surroundings then not having to fall for something this stupid. I NEVER fall for any scam emails, or anything of the sort that tells me I have to send them money to receive money. How does the Lottery ever work like that? I mean sure, put in a couple bucks and play the lottery that way, but to send someone $325 for $2.5million, thats just uncommon. Well good for the person who thought on their toes.
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