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Jamaican Lottery
Your Car's Warranty
918-375-2671
APEX
NCP (352)684-1826
Auto Warranty Expired
205-408-4817
Microsoft
800-909-9095
Brinks Security
800-211-1435
804) 234-9010

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Have You Received a Scam or Unexpected Phone Call?

Did you receive an unexpected phone call from an unknown source? Was the caller abusive or asking for confidential information, like your social security number or driver's license number? Scammers are not just busy on the internet, they are burning up the phone lines in attempts to scam people. See below for consumer reports of these calls:

  1. Area code 876 - Jamaican Lottery winning notification
  2. 804-234-9010 - 'Sales Dept", "You are eligible for lower credit card rates"
  3. 800-909-9095
  4. 800-211-1435, Wells Fargo
  5. 800-809-0923, Microsoft
  6. 205-408-4817, Ebsco Industries
  7. 352-684-1826, (352)684-1280, (352)684-1826 or (352)688-3611 - NCP - Nature's Coast Publishers -

There are a number of common telephone scams, such as:

and some new and as yet, uncommon scams.

What to do about it

See these pages for guidance as applicable to your specific situation:

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Names used by scammers in the examples on this page and others often belong to real people and businesses who often have no knowledge of nor connection to the scammer's use of their name and information.  Sample scam emails and other documents are copies of the scam to help potential victims recognize and avoid it.  You should presume that any names used and presented here in a scam are either fictitious or used without their legitimate owner's permission.
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