A Connecticut woman is facing charges after she allegedly scammed nearly $300,000 from a 72-year-old man who was told he had won millions from Publishers Clearing House, according to police

The Wallingford Police Department received the initial complaint about the alleged fake Publishers Clearing House scam from the victim on March 4.

According to the Wallingford Police Department, the victim received multiple phone calls informing him that he had won $9.6 million and in order to collect the money, he would have to send money to pay the prize money taxes.

Police said that man’s family discovered seven checks were sent to individuals and five of them were allegedly written to Nyieshia Upchurch of Bridgeport.

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