Victim Location 11530
Total money lost $795
Type of a scam Yellow Pages/Directories
Pat Thompson was contacted by ‘WWANA’ – ‘Whos who among notable alumni’. They said she was selected for ‘Outstanding Professional of the Year’. American number and professional sounding lady. They asked for photos, logos, business card and additional biography information to include in ‘the publication and in your press release’. Website appeared to be legitimate (https://www.wwana.com/). $795 was sent to them for a ‘Multi Media press release’.
NOTE – Pat Thompson is based in London, UK, not New York, but it would not let me select a country other than the United States or Canada in the below options.