I was contacted on my cell phone by a man named James Miller from an outfit called Winners International on 0611/09. He told me that I had just won 2.5 million dollars from a lottery and that I need- ed to write down a check number and a serial number so that when the check was delivered I could compare those numbers with the ones on check to make sure it was real. I was walking to work from the bus stop, so I didn't have a pen and paper to write anything down on and told him so. He stayed on the line with me until I got to work, all the time assuring me that this was indeed legitimate and that I had nothing to worry about. It wasn't until I got to my desk and started writing the numbers down that he gave me that he informed me that before he could send out the peaple with the check, I needed to wire $2500.00 to a "Pansy Powell" in Jamaica. I told him I did not have $2500.00 to give him. He tried to put me on a "payment plan" saying that I could send him half of the $2500 now and half later. When I suggested that I would be happy to escort anyone who showed up with a 2.5 million dollar check to my bank to verify that it was indeed authentic and NOT stolen, and that I would glady give him the $2500.00 he needed to cover the "fees" after the check was deposited
and cleared, he responded " I can't do that, the people with the check are waiting for me to give them the reciept number of the wire transfer before they come out. He added " if you dont want the money I will just move on to the next person. Interestingly enough after I reported the incident to the FBI, I called him back on the number that he gave me - 1-876-859-3516 (different than the one he called me on) he actaully answered the phone, again identifying himself as James Miller .I Informed him not to bother me any more and that I had reported the incident to the local police and the FBI. Any one who has a simlar experience with these scum should do the same. There is a web site you can go to to register a complaint with the federal authorities. The website is www.IC3.com.
DO NOT give these people any money it is a SCAM!!!

- Bill-

I have been going back and forth all day with these guys, from a company they call" Winners International". They block their number as restricted. The first call the guy was very nice saying I had been selected to win 3.5million dollars and a 2009 Mercades Benz. He sad they were no catchs, gave my a package number and a phone number to call, , I called the number they gave me their little sales pitch, told me 2 U.S marshalls and a FBI Agent would be delivering my check to me, , It sounded funny when the asked my what time my bank closed, I told them 5pm, he said they were scheduled to deliver my check at 4pm that day!!! All I had to do was cover the remaining 5% of the insurance that was $750.00, by sending them a Moneygram, , I started asking questions and I had them comfused, they told me they would have the FBI agent that was making the delivery call me to verify it was not a scam..about a minute later my phone rung, from a RESTRICTED ## the guy sounded just like all the other guys, , he gave me a badge number and a little pitch to send the $750.00... <br />
He wouldnt give my a phone number to call the FBI I finally hung up on him... They kelp calling I told the guy about the scam reports I had found on the internet and to stop calling, , , He called one more time and I told him if he called agian I would report all the information, the address he wanted the money sent to, to the authorites.. He hasnt called back YET ... <br />
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Be carefully they make it sound good, ,

Received phone call from Joe Marvin, with Winners International, telephone number 876-453-4799. Joe Marvin told me I had won $750, 000.00, black BMW, two cruise tickets to anywhere I would like to go and two trips to Las Vegas. WOW! He asked if I had been notified of this win. When I answered no; he went into an explanation as to why not. I could hardly understand what he was saying so I questioned his name being Joe Marvin. He gave me a confirmation number and told me the check and car would be delivered tomorrow, BUT I had to pay a touring fee to receive the car. The touring fee would be $299.00. He wanted to know my address to which I replied, "it seems to me that if I won your contest you would know my address. He said I had to tell him my address to prove that I am the correct person. I told him he could not have my address and he told me he would be here tomorrow with my new car. I told him that he had better not come to my house because my neighbor is a policeman and he would be looking for black BMWs in the neighborhood. He told me not to worry because two FBI agents would be coming with him to my door.
I phoned the number that was on my caller ID and he answered Joe Marvin.