"If I could prevent that in any way, shape, or form, I'm all in," Levise said. She called the Better Business Bureau instead to check out if this really was a scam, just in case, and possibly shine a light on what she thought could spell financial trouble for some other retirees and seniors. She now enjoys freelance photography, especially taking photos at the waterfront at twilight at the "moment when the light meets the dark." "Actually I thought he had been drinking," said Levise, 72, who is retired after jobs in the supermarket industry and as a personal assistant for a broker in real estate. Golden Harvest is not a real giveaway or terminology that Publishers Clearing House has ever used in its promotions.Īnd the young man on the phone spoke incredibly slowly and could not seem to pronounce his words clearly. But she was suspicious because she never heard of anything called a Golden Harvest prize from Publishers Clearing House, which she does enter sometimes. The prize was supposedly a "Golden Harvest" sweepstakes that would pay her over her lifetime. Why would they be waiting in Richmond?Īnd the phone number on her caller ID was different from the phone number she was supposed to call once she got that cashier's check in hand. The sooner she could send that check, she was told, the sooner that they could release that check out of Richmond, Michigan, which is about a 10-minute drive away. She had never heard of having to send someone thousands of dollars to claim a prize.Īnd there were other red flags, nearly as big as that American flag flying in New Baltimore at the foot of Lake St. She does recall that all she had to do was send them a cashier's check for $4,800 and they would come to her home and bring her winnings. She doesn't recall exactly how much he claimed she won - noting that she doesn't like to clutter her head with pointless information. "He wanted to know what I was going to do with all that money," said Levise, who lives in New Baltimore, which holds bragging rights for Michigan's tallest flagpole. Michelle Levise laughs a bit now when she remembers the young man who called her home and told her she was a mega winner for the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes.
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