91-year-old Missouri woman loses $250,000 in Publishers Clearing House scam

A Missouri said her 91-year-old mother-in-law was swindled out of a huge chunk her of life savings when she fell victim to a scam.

[@teresasnow-angel5494]

Why is it the banks fault?? they have no authority to tell you what to do with your money-----and where were the so called family during this scam???

[@bratzboyz]

Agree 100% with your comment, how is the banks business what WE do with our money once we WITHDRAW it from the account???? Banks cannot be BABYSITTING anyone, and it is not THEIR job to anyway. We are the ones responsible for OUR finances! 🙄

[@youtubebbshotz]

@@bratzboyzI know it’s been a year but I work in finance anytime someone withdrawals sends or cashes more than $10,000 a SAR (suspicious activity report) is created and there should have been several with how much money she sent out

[@ronmendoza1274]

It's the bank's fault? The daughter in law should have stepped in to stop this.

[@bratzboyz]

Exactly...yes, well said. How's the bank at fault in all of this, this woman is insane. Obviously WE are responsible for our own finances, not to mention if family believes someone's unfit to manage theirs, just like you said...they should have stepped in to remedy the situation. 🙄

[@METALMAN4Wii]

Its not the Bank's job to supervise her.

[@bratzboyz]

Exactly...well said, thank you! 🤩

[@marciathehooligan9967]

Another red flag is this: a legit person isn't going to care about your family history or how you're gonna spend the money. A REAL representative is going to be all business-- they're not looking to be your new confidant & bff.

[@shameekisreal5185]

💯

[@edenalcantara8472]

Scammers laughing at these vulnerable people

[@garyjdixon7282]

Yes Eden,they most assuredly are but PLEASE ,PLEASE ,PLEASE ,don't follow suit with these SUB HUMAN.PREHISTORAL MONSTERS! EDEN I followed this SAD ASS ISSUE very closely for well over YEARS! These THUGGED ASS monsters will target vulnerable ELDERLY PEOPLE until PROPHECIES are FULLFILLED when the LORD ,JESUS CHRIST RETURNS as he knows I've engaged a HUGE EFFORT to put an END TO THIS BULLSHIT ! If this Television station doesn't contact me ,bet your ass I'll find another one that"ll expose the FTC and PCH !! EDIT THIS !!

[@samyoung3592]

Not victims, only suckers....

[@islandgal500]

Seniors are stubborn and they won't always tell family what is going on, especially since the scammers insist that they not tell anyone yet. The banks cannot keep track of everyone's personal business, but I believe my Credit Union would confirm by phoning me because the area is so small and they recognize our voices and some of us have assigned reps to deal with our investments. Besides that, they want all our money in their bank, not sent away to a scammer.

[@viktoriaironpride4977]

I heard from Dave Sayer of Publishers Clearing House once. I played along with the call until I got tired of it and then told "Dave" to go perform an impossible physical act on himself!

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

What was that act? To go f*** himself? 😄😄

[@viktoriaironpride4977]

@@knowbodiesfull5768 Well, yes, but I didn't want to say that word. I figured you could understand what I said LoL!

[@bratzboyz]

LOVE YOUR COMMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😅🤣😂🤩

[@jorgewong8860]

Greed makes people do stupid things.

[@Broyale26]

$250,000? That's alot of ganja, baby! Them yardies gwan smoke that up in two minutes, LOL!

[@jewellnewton7775]

They need to be caught and locked up

[@13BGunBunny]

I always talk softly to them so that they are forced to turn up their volume. After I'm sure that they have turned up the volume I ask for them to wait a moment. At this time I put on hearing protection then give them a good toot with my boat horn. I usually hear a lot of expletives right afterwards and they almost never call me back. :-)

[@radixon2002]

Please flag the call as scam caller so it will decrease the number of people calling. PCH never ask for money or calls you ahead of time.

[@stevekane8358]

STUPID, Stupid , stupid . She gave it away. NO SYMPATHY.

[@gregatkinson7276]

It is not at all the banks fault it is YOUR fault for not over seeing her like you should have! What a shameful fool.....

[@jerseyfinest7152]

People keep saying its not the banks job to monitor or supervise and that couldn't be further from the truth. While the bank isn't fully responsible, their is some neglect and liability here. These withdrawals for these amounts are out of character and warrant suspicion for anyone that's paying attention. I have never been able to withdrawal money from my account for unusual large amounts without my bank stopping it and questioning it. Not one time. First I get a text, then a phone call from thr fraud deptment asking questions. If I want to make a large withdrawal I have to let my bank know 48 business hours in advance and let them know where its going. Thats the protection! Thats why we bank. Hello! I have been written bank checks and the minute I tried to cash it, the check was flagged and they are on the horn trying to contact the owner of the account to verify and ensure the transaction is authorized. Whats the purpose of the check? Do you have proof that the use of this check will be uses for its intended purposes? The bank failed this elderly woman. Point Blank Period! If the bank bothered to have one dam conversation with this woman it would have screamed red flags a d saved her lots of heartache. She mid as well keep her money in her dam back pocket if the bank is too shitty to do their fuckin job. 😠 The rest of the fault is on her no good ass daughter! Where the hell was your antennas while yo mama was losing her life savings! Nobody wants to take responsibility.

[@maidenfan237]

these scammers should get the death penalty when caught

[@valuecalc]

Sending money to people whom you don't even know, cannot see, and whose address you don't know is dumb.

[@thomyjeanebrown1953]

awwww.. so so sad

[@richardw3470]

I get calls from 000-000-0000. Makes me trip over the furniture rushing to answer.

[@cararamsey8271]

That is messed up i really fill bad for her family and friends

[@SolomonBradford]

Dang shame should be illegal on the federal level

[@Juliusbegay]

Y.all having a happy day I can see 😮

[@sharonmanson6220]

so sad

[@claudetteflores8037]

agreed to lock up scammers in america1 It would be funny this woman like myself won PCH for the money we lost! i reported a scam to PCH and a better business bureau report on file.

[@jakolbylittel5304]

I just got a call from an 876 area code number and the guy's accent was so bad, I could barely understand him. He wanted to know how far I lived from a Walmart or a Post Office and said he was with Publisher's Clearing House, but the rest of the BS was almost identical. My phone number was picked from a transaction at Walmart and I'd won 5 million plus a new Mercedes that would be delivered to my home, but I knew that couldn't be right and while I was talking to him, I googled the area code, then saw the warnings and told him he was a scammer and should be ashamed of himself, then hung up, then I blocked his number.

[@reginajones986]

I had them calling but I know the person get mad it me you are lie. So just called PCH and about give them the phone.

[@dianachin4849]

Only predators deserve to get scammed🤣🤣🤣

[@sanboyce]

@@reginajones986 You should really go to school and take English lessons before writing anything online in the future.

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

@@reginajones986 no clue what you're saying. Please translate into English.

[@forgottendreamteam]

An old lady at my work is currently getting scammed by this. She spent all her rent money and rent was due 6 days ago. She will be homeless (again) soon... she just got off the streets and moved into an apartment a few weeks ago too... shame. Now winter is here, and we live in the sub arctic, so she cannot be homeless here, no one can in the winter. So crazy that this lady at my work thinks she won a contest for a house, whe she lives in an apartment? The bad guys got 450$ so far. Im her boss so i will talk to her tomorrow. Ive already talked to her about It a whole lot. Everyone has. She still doesn't think its a scam. She keeps saying she hopes it's not a scam, but she keeps sending more money??? Insanity! Payday isn't for 11 more days. They are going to kick her out of that apartment. She's been out of gas and cigarettes for like a week. She's walking to work. She skips lunch because she has no lunch or money. She gave those scammers everything she had. Shes only 60 but she has a meth user face and she talks to herself constantly so i think she has meth induced brain damage / is high on meth at work.

[@unique1488]

They are behind of it all pch

[@davidlarson5991]

They tried to milk me with 1% tax gift cards and Nigerian Whatsapp .

[@markdraper3148]

That's great

[@paulajohnson2748]

I did had phone call from scamer a year ago but I didn't want to give out my personal information out , they asked me for money , but I didn't, something wasn't right , but I didn't send no money. To save others before it happens to someone else. Don't fall for it! If you win sweepstakes , don't send money . They come to you to get money . Scamers try get money out of us & you won't see money from scamers.

[@rushrush6754]

I can't wait until I get my millions. I only need to pay 100k.I did, only waiting for response from Nigerian Prince. He must be very busy or ill as I havnt heard since I paid.

[@viktoriaironpride4977]

Have you heard yet from the African woman who wants to be your sister and who is dying of cancer? She is in an awful mess--her relatives want to get hold of her millions of $ and she needs to get it out of the country so won't you send your routing number so she can transfer the $ to your bank account and you get several million for your help?

[@elijahpeters4210]

😂😂😂😂😭😳

[@shameekisreal5185]

Where's The Family Before The Scam 😏

[@CJP55]

I just recieved a phone call saying the exact same thing, that I won 2.5 mill and a pearl white benz..I told him i knew he was a scammer.....be careful.

[@keneilrichards3014]

Scammers use black magic . Im a church goer i prayed against one now my life is messed up ive literally been kivked out of church and my salvation is basically in limbo these poeple arw wicked.

[@serratedmiff]

Its not the banks job to monitor what your Mother spends her money on.

[@dianachin4849]

Don't listen to that kid Hannah. She's just mad because she got scammed when she was in middle school. She got scammed for $2.00 because she thought she won a car 🤣

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

its simple. if I dont know the number I dont pick up. period.

[@islandgal500]

That is not something a lot of seniors can do since they were raised in a different time where it was impolite if you didn't answer the door or phone. They never thought it through that the person calling wouldn't know if someone was home or not. When I was about 7 my (European-raised) Mom made the two of us hide quietly inside the house a few times when a stranger knocked on our door. Up to that point, she would always feel obligated to buy something from the door-to-door salesperson until my Dad said to stop doing that. Glad that as a senior I do not have those hangups.

[@bratzboyz]

@@islandgal500 Then seniors are going to have to learn some new manners. 🙄

[@frankmartinez563]

It's sad because I have had many times people pretending to be PCH and send me a check but first must go and get gift cards for 1500 dollars and I play along with them and they call back and I tell them to go to heidi and I would not ever send them money I have a man name David and Mike who are still claims to be PCH employee and there waiting for the money to be sent so they can deliver my check of 2.8 million dollars from mega millions and as far as I know there still waiting because I got a phone call today from the man.

[@davidchan9632]

Just received a message on my answering machine from a David Sears claiming to be from PCH. He said I've won $18.5 million dollars & a new silver Mercedes Benz ready to be delivered to my house on Wednesday. I called him back & he congratulated me w/o asking for my name. He continued to ask if I own a car, which insurance company do I belong to , & if I have any credit cards. I ask why all the questions. He hung up. I knew all the way it was a scam. I even believe PCH is a scam.

[@valeriewhite4158]

WOWWEE

[@valeriewhite4158]

Fund's Tons Of Fun

[@jogmas12]

Exactly, all tax free for these scammers

[@darlenehebert1780]

I KNOW THE FEELING DEAR....I HAVE BEEN THERE....TRUST ME....

[@darlenehebert1780]

ARE YOU AWARE THE FTC....SUED THE WESTERN UNION FOR 586MILLION DOLLARS FOR THESE SCAMS....PLEASE CONTACT THEM DEAR....ASAP

[@maryjanebrown4667]

This is eye-popping. If it sounds too good to be true, it is.

[@kenmorgan316]

Kitboga for old people

[@judinecoyle3508]

Got it

[@N1ghtH4wk86]

😆😆😆 who falls for this stuff 😆😆😆

[@keyplayerslimited]

Marco JOCHEM

[@jennifercox1935]

Wow what ppl do for money smh

[@Truthseeker6859]

A fool and his money are soon parted.

[@gregatkinson7276]

No "A fool and his money soon go separate ways."

[@greatned3567]

Lol!😂

[@FrancescaLittlewalker-fk1th]

Hi this Is Francesca Littlewalker but I don't understand what you want me to please could you help me

[@jamesmcginn8874]

Fool

[@ymeekins6357]

greed at it's finest. (when you rob the OLD, you ain't worth jack)

[@AliGhanemi-mc5eb]

I am the next winner./ Ali Alghnemi

[@dianachin4849]

Imagine if a racist person got scammed 😄

[@dianachin4849]

@hannah 619 because they deserve it especially criminals

[@dianachin4849]

@hannah 619 You know something, you shouldn't talk because I'm trying to help the victim out. Your kind isn't very at all

[@pkkid55]

Really? #dontbepartoftheproblem #bekind