A guy called me on my work #. He said his name was James Cooper from Clearinghouse. I had won $60k, he gave me a phone # (866)996-5997 and a confirmation # and told me to call and enter the confirmation # to claim my prize. I did it and he said he was a UPS driver and was coming to my house to give me my prize. He had a foriegn accent and kept saying "aight" after each sentence. He said he wanted to keep an open line meaning he wanted to keep me on the phone the entire time he was driving to me. I told him I was at work and he said he would call me back. I did a people search on his phone # and came up with a North Olmstead Ohio # and I called him back and confronted him with the information. I looked up Green dot money reload scratch card (thats what he told me to write down). Turns out the exact same skit was used on someone else. He called again from an unknown number and I made a mockery of him while on speaker with a room full of colleges and he hung up.
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Green Dot Corporation
Monrovia,California,
Green Dot Response
#2UPDATE Employee
Fri, October 18, 2013
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Green Dot is committed to educating consumers about how to avoid being victims of scams and we work closely with law enforcement to help enhance these efforts. A fraud warning is included on the MoneyPak package and information on protecting yourself from fraud, including common scams, is available on the MoneyPak website. When using MoneyPak, consumers should first verify the recipient is on the list of approved partner companies listed on the MoneyPak website, and never provide MoneyPak information to an individual person requesting it as a form of payment. Visit https://www.moneypak.com/ProtectYourMoney.aspx for tips and more information on protecting yourself from fraud.