The Prize Patrol is Coming!

The AI version of me waiting for Publisher's Clearing House
to deliver the 1.3 million dollars and
2025 Ford Bronco Sport the man on the phone said I won.

 Peggy Kiefer? Is this Peggy Kiefer says the voice on the other end of the land line. Somewhat robotic and slow.

Yes, this is Peggy I said, as Roman’s grandmother is also in the room. She has just handed me the phone, which she answered and said something to the effect that I think this is a scam. He keeps saying I won.

I listen again to the gentleman on the phone. Hello? He says. Your grandmother is the recipient of a  Publishers Clearing House Prize. We just need to verify she is Peggy Kiefer.

Again, he sounds robotic and slow, and I said she is not Peggy Kiefer, I am, and what did I win? He continues to tell me I won 1.3 million dollars and a 2025 Ford Bronco. Aren’t you excited? He asked.

Well of course I would be if this were true, but I doubt this is true. And he continued to go on in a very believable way to try to convince me that I won and the price patrol was going to come on Thursday at 3 pm to hand me a check.

He asked me to get a piece of paper and write down his name and badge number.

David Myers
US 641

My Prize number and coupon number, but to hold this paper close to me and not share it with anyone, because if anyone else looks it up it will void my prize.

He even gave me a phone number to call him back at. He explained that they have a financial advisor for me to talk to with ways to invest my winnings and how much money I will actually get after taxes. It was quite an elaborate skim!

After he told me I need to get a Claimers Receipt for $850. I told him how disappointed I was and how terrible he is for doing this to people. Then he tells me, wait, I understand, hand on because Steve Harvey (Yes, THE STEVE HARVEY) has a scholarship fund for people like me to make sure I do in fact, get my winnings, and he will see if I qualify.

He calls me back and guess what? Yep, I qualified!!! Then he said I only have to get a $300 Green Dot Money Pak Scratch Card at Walgreens.

Don’t worry he will call Walgreens and have it waiting for me. I said OK. We agree on 2 pm. I call Police Chief Mark Morris. Chief tells me how to try to get him to have someone to meet me there because he had earlier offered that option also.

At 2pm, my husband goes with me, and I call David back and tell him I am not comfortable, I think this is all a fraud, and if he needs this Claimers Receipt, he can wait until Thursday to get it.

David said yes of course, that’s true, we will see you Thursday, and here we are.

3 pm has come and gone, and the Prize Patrol didn’t show up.

Darn!

These people are awful and I am sharing this not just to show how easy it is to be fooled but YES BE CAREFUL! IT’S SO EASY TO BE FOOLED!!!

This guy would have convinced both Roman and if he

1.       Didn’t have such a robotic voice.

2.       Didn’t ask us to pay before we could receive our price.

Now I wish I had been quicker and smarter and drawn more from my Citizens Academy Training years ago,
and maybe caught someone. Witness an arrest! But chances are the guy doing this wasn’t human. And it wasn’t even located in the U.S.

 Yes, I did for a few minutes dream about what I would spend the money on and which one of us would drive the Bronco. We would do the responsible thing and pay off our debts, and Roman would get the Bronco. BORING! But we would also do something fun and something for the community. We didn't have time to plan, either in our short time as millionaires, we definitely would do something. What I don't know, but how fun would that be? What could we do? Free ice cream for all the kids at school one day,  or well, heck, we could do free ice cream for everyone in Grove one day!

Or, I don't know. Something to definitely ponder about. Until that day, when I win a million, may you win a million. All the best, loyal readers. Much love and blessings sent your way!