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Escape for less scam?

geminilady
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Just had a phone call saying I have won a runner up prize for holiday accommodation but they want an admin fee is it a scam should I run a mile? cannot afford to loose money and she is phoning back in an hour
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Any real competition win would never ask you to pay an admin fee to claim your prize.0
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read it but they said nothing about a time share told them I had not heard of asking for admin fee for a prize and they said it was because I was a runner up will stay clear though0 -
If someone calls you asking for money in order for you to receive a prize its a scam. That's pretty obvious.August-September 2017: Lots of stuff
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Expect similar phone calls if you enter this one
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/55217220
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