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"A Peninsula man was told in a scam phone call that he won a $1 million prize \u2014 and then told he\u2019d be shot in the head if he did not take steps to claim the sham prize.The man, who lives in unincorporated Redwood City, called authorities Friday about the common scam that turned scary, the San Mateo County Sheriff\u2019s Office said.A scammer from Jamaica, who called himself Peter Myers, had called the victim repeatedly for months saying he represented the \u201CPrize Patrol.\u201D Myers tried to get the man to wire $300 to Jamaica, which the scammer said was needed in order to deliver his prize of $1 million.The calls from Myers came as frequently as three times a week for up to six months, sheriff\u2019s deputies said. On Friday, one phone call became too alarming to ignore.\u201CThe victim said the person threatened to shoot him in the head if he did not pay,\u201D deputies said.A deputy went to the victim\u2019s home and called the scammer\u2019s phone number, which had been provided by the victim."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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