The caller says you just won a sweepstakes worth $5 million. Don't buy it. It's a scam.

Police say a Gulfport woman paid some $80,000 to a telephone scam artist after being told she had won a huge sweepstakes competition. People fall prey to telephone scammers more often than you would imagine. Brian Hartz had a "word to the wise" warning story in The Gabber. It gives some warning signs that tip you off a call might be a scam. Worth taking a look. Better safe than sorry.