I was chatting with an elderly man in front of me in line at the post office years ago. He was complaining that he had already paid so many fees but was really close to collecting his winnings from the Australian lottery (we were in the US). And according to him, he never even entered the lottery. I told him that this was a common scam and that they were simply stealing his money and to not send them anymore.
He said, no, he knew it was real because they gave him the phone number for a bank and he called and the man on the other end confirmed it was real.
I implored him not to send any more money, but he continued to take out a postal money order for a few hundred dollars.
I told the cashier that he was being scammed after he left and they just said "ya, but what can you do?"
He said, no, he knew it was real because they gave him the phone number for a bank and he called and the man on the other end confirmed it was real.
I implored him not to send any more money, but he continued to take out a postal money order for a few hundred dollars.
I told the cashier that he was being scammed after he left and they just said "ya, but what can you do?"
You can refuse to process the payment!