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Prize Promotion Scam Demanding Repeated Payments and Fees

I was notified by a friend that he received $500,000.00 from this Facebook promotion, and when his money was delivered, he saw my name on the list. I then received an email regarding the promotion, gave some information to prove I was who I said I was, and was then told to send $500.00 to a Jimmy Murray in Mineral Wells, TX, USA. I did so only because my friend said he got his money and I would get mine.

When delivery of the money did not happen, I contacted agent Jenny Wilson, and she informed me that the IRS had confiscated my money and the guys delivering it and that I needed to pay $1500.00 to have it released. I questioned this and was reassured that this was not a scam and that my friend got his money. So, I could only send $1100.00 at the time, and they were going to help with the extra $400.00. When nothing happened, again I contacted Jenny Wilson, and she said she and her company were unable to help and that she almost was fired over the incident and needed the extra $400.00. By that time my check had been deposited, and I was able to pay that. Still no money arrived, and when I contacted Jenny again, she informed me it was not enough and that I needed $2500.00 more. I refused and told her that she was a fraud and that I did not have that kind of money. No credit cards, nothing. She and her so-called company had it all.

In one of the original emails, the CEO of Facebook's name was mentioned, so I researched and found that the name was the CEO's, but nowhere could I find a way to inform him of the situation. So I emailed him, using the original email address, and a reply came back that the money was in my name and that I was responsible for getting it by paying the $2500.00. I left it at that and again told them they were a fraud, that they had all my money, and that they would not get any more. I demanded that they return the money I sent them but was informed that the money was gone, used for paperwork, and the IRS had the rest.

I do not believe this, and I have filed a complaint with Western Union and a police report, and I am in the process of filing with my bank, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Attorney General for Colorado. The amounts I gave in the description do not include the Western Union fees, but the amount typed in damages does include the fees by Western Union and my bank.

Company: Facebook
Country: USA
Site: facebook.com

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