646 593 8085

My 85 year old mother received a phone call yesterday from 917-285-7206, saying she had won the European Journal Sweepstakes out of Spain.  He identified himself at Chris O'Donnelle from New York and said he was a lawyer or Directory of Finance and wanted to know why she hadn't claimed the money that she had won 11 months ago.  He said she could fly to Spain and collect her money or he could fly to Spain for her and collect it and bring it back to her.  He said he would get 5 % of the 9 million dollars for being the middle man.  I asked him to send us something about the sweepstakes as mom no longer has any paper work.  (She has been messing around with so many different sweepstakes, I don't think she has a clue as to which one this is.)  He said he would send me an email with paperwork.  So far I haven't seen anything come through.  He said he was not scamming her.  That he wasn't asking for any money upfront.  That the sweepstake would pay him, that he wasn't asking for any bank information and this isn't a scam.  Will see if we hear any more from him.    

I am helping an 80-year old friend.  She received a call about winning $9.8M (at first $9.8M and later $5.3M).  The call was from Michael Oppenheimer at BestInver.  They also used the name Charles Anderson.  She had won the money after donating to a charity.  The charity was US Pet Adoption or something.  She was so flustered she could not remember the specifics.  She said it sounds like something she would donate to but could not find any record of it.  They called her 3-4 times on successive days.  I tried to get her to conference me in to the call but she could never get it done.

I asked her to get the phone number and call me for a 3-way call, but she could not.  I told her not to provide any info.  They finally gave her the phone number.  Somehow they weaseled her bank name out of her.  They told her to go to the bank and they would transfer the money to an "empty account" and then the bank could transfer it to her account.  

I called the number they listed at 917-934-3564 Ext 1022.  Asked for Michael and there was some talking in the background and then he was not available.  Thick accent and phone line cut out a lot (likely forwarded internationally).  I asked for a bit of information and they provided the website (www.bestinver.com).  This is a financial firm with HQ in Madrid.  The firm looks valid, but I am making an international call to verify.  They said I could call back in an hour and talk to Michael.  We'll see...

Can the police to anything with the info?

Thank you all for your posts.  I've been dealing with these people for the last week.  They just emailed me a letter signed by Ethan Fisher, International Attorney.  When I Googled him, I got this site.  The guy I've been talking to says he's Michael Oppenheimer from Manhattan.  He's very clever.  He hasn't asked for money yet, but I'm going to ask him, thanks to all your postings.  The phone number given me is 917-934-3564.  Secretary is Crystal Monroe.  The lady who first called me was Helen Jones, with a very thick accent.  The phone reception is always bad.

My dad just got the same thing today...  The name is allen goodman
646 593 8085 gave them a claim number and everything.

Robert Spencer called my Dad today with this scam it's the same as the information posted by William on April 9, 2012.

I am a caregiver for an 85 year old woman who is bedridden. Her 88 year old husband is her main caregiver and was getting calls all day from Rothchild Investments telling him he won 9.5 million dollars.  He was pretty sure it was a scam and liked playing around with them but I noticed how each call made to him drew a little more information out of him.  When I told him what I was observing he stopped giving info and started asking questions. Hopefully the calls are done now.
The Hospice Nurse and I searched the internet to find out proof for him that its a scam and being that he has no computer, he was amazed at how quickly one can find out this information.
The same gentlemen listed throughout these posts were the ones who called him thru the day and when I called the number given him, a woman answered sounding like a telemarketer and when I pressed her about the calls and the company she had no answers so I asked her if I should call the police on this and she said, "go ahead and call them, I have another call," then hung up.

I am waiting for a call today from a Chris Burton to setup a meet time to discuss my $9,800,000. win
from the European General Sweepstakes.  The 646-593-8085 over the weekend came up with "this
number is no longer in service".  However, when I called this morning it was answered by a very polite
female with "Rothchild Investments, how may I help you?"  Google search is great.  When are these
jerks going to stop this scam junk on Seniors.  He has not requested money or account numbers but
that would probably be the next request.   He probably won't call because I told him this was just a
scam but I was willing to listen to what he had to say.

Thanks. I just received a call from my very upset, 80 year old mother who received a call from this number saying she had won a lot of money. I have told her not to give any info and she didn't but it upset her thay had her date of birth. Rothchild Investors, Michael Collins ext. 1022.

They are still at it in July 2012.  They told my mother (age 90) she had won $9.8 million in the European Journal Sweepstakes.  Ethan Fisher/Robert Spencer from Rothschild Securities gave her a claim #, called several times, gave her the phone # 646-593-8085.  She could go to Madrid to collect or they could arrange for Jenkins & Miller in Panama to process the claim.  He didn't know I was on the line and I surprised him by asking how much it was going to cost her.  After some discussion, he promised to have his secretary Crystal send a letter with all the details to the email address I gave him (not my regular address).  It's all a scam.  There's been no email and there won't be any more calls because we changed her phone number to an unpublished #, which is what I recommend.  It will also stop the 50-60 so called "charities" from calling her to ask for money.  An entire industry has sprung up to fleece elderly people from their money.  Most of it is a scam.  Get an unpublished number to stop it.  A little trouble but worth the peace of mind.

Just got a call from George Stevens.  All information is the same as mentioned by Willy.  I was very skeptical and googled.  So glad all of you posted to save the rest of us a lot of time.  I agree it was nice to think about it for a few minutes.  I do not know if the above number is correct or not because it came up on caller id as "out of area" and no number.

Christopher Burton is supposed to call me any minute.  I wonder what he will have to say about these posts I plan to read to him.

ATTENTION PLEASE THIS COMPANY OR SO CALLES PEOPLE ARE VERY SMART. THEY DID DO THIS TO MY ELDERLY MOTHER. IT IS SAD TO SAY THAT THIS WILL STOP ALOT OF DONATION. AT THIS POINT I HAVE CONTACTED THE NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I WILL NOT STOP THERE. THESE PEOPLE USE ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT NAMES AND THEY BETTER BE GLAD I CAN NOT REACH THROUGH THIS COMPUTER OR I WOULD CONVICT THEM AND HANGING WOULD BE THERE SENTECE. PLEASE BE CAREFUL THIS COMPANY IS DANGEROUS. DO NOT GIVE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION AND DO NOT SEND NO MONEY. THEY USE FALSE NAMES AND ADDRESS. P L E A S E   B E W A R E   IF YOU KNOW OF ANY ONE DEALING WITH THIS STOP THEM NOW....

Just got a phone call from Ethan Fisher he is calling me back on Tuesday when he gets all the information together. Sure am glad I checked this out. Ha! HA!

Received call using some of the same names as above and same phone #.  Besides Ethan Fisher they also used Robert Spencer.  Ethan Fisher is suppose to call back when he gets my paperwork.  Didn't get to excited because I didn't really beleive it.  It was nice to think about it for a couple minutes.  I'm glad I found this site to confirm my it is a scam.

Anyone knows who this is?

My mother was called and said she won one million dollars from the American Cancer Society.  If the American Cancer Society has this type of money to spend on sweepstakes, we all had better rethink about donating to their cause.

Thank you for posting!

Thank you  for posting!

4/9/2012

I received a phone call from George Stevens with Morgan Investments in New York indicating that I had won $9.8 million and their attorney, Christopher Burton would be contacting me in about 30 minutes.  He gave me a file claim # and told me not to talk to Christopher until Christopher verified the claim # with me. Twenty minutes later, Ethan Fisher called and said that Christopher was in a meeting and gave me the claim #.  Then I asked him what sweepstakes it was and he said the European Journal and wanted to set up an appointment for tomorrow.  I had more questions and requested a toll-free # and he wanted to set up a meeting to talk on the phone the following day.  Ethan said he would email the toll-free number or fax it.  I requested that he fax it.  STILL WAITING ON THE FAX.....I decided to call the Better Business Bureau.  They thought the 646 prefix sounded like a phone number from Mexico and thought I should also call the Federal Trade Commission.  My wife "googled" the prefix and found that it was a telephone prefix for New York, which is where George Stevens told me Morgan Investments was located.  My wife then "googled" Morgan Investments and sure enough, it came up and was in New York, BUT the website was temporarily down.  My wife then "goggled" the whole phone number and it brought us to this site.  Laughed our @$$%# off when we read what Mildred, Vern, CB, Raul, and Larry had to say.  Can't believe these people continue to use some of the same names. I decided to call  the Federal Trade Commission.  Thanks to all your input above, we knew this was definitely a SCAM!!!  The Federal Trad Commission took my information and gave me a "Reference #" to use when calling back if we had more information to submit.  So much for paying off my house and car notes!!!!!!

I received a call from Morgan Investments in N.Y. to tell me I won a lottery in Madrid Spain, they referred me to a (James Carter) Law office of Michael Collins. The caller I.D. said 'unknown caller', I called this number (646 593-8085) and there was no answer. This is a scam.

My Father in Law received a call from a Curtis Sharp from RothsChild Invenstments saying he had won a lot of money and that another guy would call him to set it up. Then Ethan Fisher called from Morgan Invenstments stating he had won $9.8 million from Madrid Spain. They would send a lawyer to fill out the paper work. They have called within 2 weeks of each other. I have been in banking for 8 1/2 years and I have seen may seniors taken advanatage of. With Checks coming from Nigeria to things like this. If you get Certified funds from these people saying deposit into your account and mail back just some of the money you will be taken. etc etc This is a HOAX just be careful..

My elderly mother (89) received a call from these people stating that she had won a lottery through the Veterans. The first caller was a Joseph Reed but during the second call, Arthur Wriley stated that Reed no longer worked for the company. The next guy that called used the name of Arthur Wriley. I called the number they gave her (646.593.8085) and he did in fact answer the phone. Several months prior, she received a letter stating she had won a lottery in Spain, but would have to fly to Madrid to collect the money. Now she is receiving calls stating that she has won over $9.8 million. The names of the lawyers that are to call her for personal information in order to draw up the legal documents are Michael or Mike Collins or Christopher Burton. I have told my mother not to give them any personal information and in fact to have them call me as her finanical representative. They are to call tomorrow at 10a. We will see if they do. After reading all these posts, my suspicions are confirmed that this is a hoax. Please be aware and be careful.

Received a call saying I had won a sweepstakes. We conversed 2 or 3 times regarding a large sum of money I supposedly had won. They were going to come to my home and advised me to get a lawyer to read the papers I would have to sign and go to my local bank and set up a separate acct. in which to deposit the sweepstakes money. Our last conversation was they would contact me on when they would be doing this. I waited a week and no response.I called the phone# I had to contact them and it had been disconnected.
They never asked for any money or personal info. Some kind of strange deal!!!!!

This company called me to say that I had won a lot of money.  Asked for about $1200 abd when i refused to send them any money--I never heard from them again.