American Cash Awards
Lost over $3,000 in Green Dot payments to prize scammers

True, I had entered a sweepstakes, and that is what sucked me in and caused me to move forward even when it didn't feel or sound right. I hope many will read this and note the names of the scammers.

I received a phone call from a David Brown from American Cash Awards Company saying I had won $3,500,000.00 plus a Mercedes-Benz car, and asking which color I would like: black, silver or white. But I would need to pay a $500.00 fee with a "Green Dot" card, bought with cash (no less) at either Walgreens, Rite Aid or a Walmart store. I agreed to do this. He even gave me a case number, an access code and an FDIC check claim number. It sounded too good to be true, but I had entered. He claimed a special rewards team would come with him, an attorney and a US Federal Marshal, and would escort me to the bank and stay to see that the money was transferred properly. He assured me it was a legal raffle in my state. I did so, and he said someone would arrange to make the delivery the next day. They did call and set a time.

He called to make sure I was going to be home. After the appointed time arrived and no one showed up, a lady by the name of Rosa King called and claimed she was arranging to make this delivery, but I needed to go get another "Green Dot" card for another $500.00. I was dumb enough to comply and gave her the number. She called again later and said they were in our area and were having a hard time finding our place. She even named subdivisions and names of streets, so it sounded right. Then she called again and said they had been stopped because they didn't have the "US Gold Seal" to make this delivery and would have to turn around and go back.

The so-called Rosa then turned the phone over to a man called David Washington, who claimed he was from the IRS and that he was the one who had stopped these people because they didn't have the "US Gold Seal." He said I would need to get another $1,000.00 in "Green Dot" cards for this to be delivered. I told him I would have to think about it. We got woken up early the next morning by a William Petro, claiming he was the CEO of this company and that the case had been turned over to him. He put big pressure on me and said it would be given to charity if we didn't take it, but we had to get that other $1,000.00. My husband even talked harshly to him. He gave my husband the name Dwight Jones and a phone number to verify that he had the car, and we asked to go see it. He said that could not be done as it was in a secure place. The remainder of that day our phone about rang off the hook, and we refused to answer. They even woke us at 5:15 A.M. on a Sunday. We asked for some proof this was real, but only got their word. This dragged on for days. Yes, I was so stupid and trusting again, so I did just that, but I did not give out the numbers at that time.

About four days later, we got woken up early by a Mr. Mark Williams, claiming he was a higher CEO of American Cash Awards, and he said he really didn't want to see us lose this SUV (it was now an SUV instead of a car) and the money. He kept asking if I was interested, and I kept telling him only if it was on the up and up and we had proof of that fact. I finally gave in and gave him the two "Green Dot" numbers. He called back later that morning and said he needed $350.00 on a "Green Dot" card for the transaction fees at Wells Fargo Bank, and had me talk to a Mary Kay Robinson, who said she worked as a process manager for Wells Fargo.

I hate to admit it, but it gets worse. Mary Kay Robinson called on a Saturday, with many phone calls. They wanted to bring the money on Tuesday as it took 3 banking days for this money to clear. I had family coming for a week and that would not work. Mary Kay called again and said that she could get clearance sooner if she had another $1,000.00 in "Green Dot" cards. Yes, it smelled like a rat, but I didn't listen to my gut instinct. They were to deliver it all Saturday night, but of course they used the excuse that it was too late and said they would do it Monday.

By Monday I was so totally confused, and I had been told by a Robert Marshall, who claimed to be an FBI agent, not to talk to Mark Williams. He gave me a code to use if he did call. When Mark called on Monday, I asked him for the code and of course he was wrong, and I told him so and hung up the phone. Our phone smoked from hundreds of phone calls the remainder of that week, but I refused to answer.

The next Monday, Mark Williams called again, and he claimed that because I would not answer the phone, the car had to go into storage, and that would cost another $500.00 to get it out before it could be delivered. We even went to find where they claimed the car was, but got nowhere. After many days, I finally gave him another $500.00 "Green Dot" card. He called the next day and said it would be delivered. When they didn't show up at the appointed time, I called him, and he acted very shocked that Mr. Kevin Johnson had not delivered the car and said he would call him. Then he called again and said Kevin Johnson had said he wanted 2 $500.00 "Green Dot" cards, not just the one he got. We haggled over that for several days, and I finally gave in.

Well, I was so stupid and trusting. Long story short, it was all a scam and I lost way over $3,000.00. A hard lesson learned. If it is too good to be true, IT IS.

Anonymous for good reason

Company: American Cash Awards
Country: USA
State: Colorado
City: Kittredge
ZIP: 80457
Address: PO Box 1030
Phone: 8888889025

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