Police warn of prize notification, lottery scams
BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City Police Department is warning the public, particularly seniors, about lottery and prize notification scams. Two local victims recently received a phone call from a man claiming to be from “Publisher’s Clearing House.” The scammer gave very specific instructions on how to send money for “taxes” or “processing fees” in order to collect their winnings.When one of the victims discovered it was a scam and refused to send more money, the scam artist threatened that the FBI would be involved if they didn’t pay the fee/taxes. The following are ‘red flags’ to help identify this scam, courtesy…