A phone call telling him he’d won $10 million sounded like a good thing to retiree David Still of Batesville. In the end, it was too good to be true.

"They sounded mighty real," the 77-year-old former businessman said.

He got a call a few days ago from someone claiming to be with the FBI, informing him that he’d won the Australia Lottery. The voice on the other end said the FBI had checked it out and Still was definitely a winner.

The caller, who identified himself as John Burger, told Still to call the Department of Treasury at 1-888-238-1397. A recorded message identified the location as the Department of Treasury and asked that the caller leave a message. Still did, and got a return call within 30 minutes.

The second caller, identified as Robert Jones, told Still that two U.S. Marshals would deliver his $10 million the next day. But first he needed to transfer $1,985 to a Washington bank account to cover the costs of transferring the money from Australia.

The caller assured Still that he would get that money back the next day, too.

What Still found fishy was the fact that he was told to transfer the money into an account in his wife’s name. They even asked for her name and birthday.

"I couldn’t figure out why they’d do that," he said.

Still knew who to call. His nephew, Parker Still, is prosecuting attorney for the City of Batesville. The Batesville Police were notified, as well as the FBI in Oxford.

"It’s all over the internet," Parker Still said.

Unfortunately, Still is not the only local person to receive a fake lottery call.

At least two customers have been in Wal-Mart recently to attempt to comply with the scam artists’ instructions to wire money to them, an associate in the customer service department said.

Still, too, was told to go to Wal-Mart to make the transaction that would lead to his receiving $10 million.

Batesville voters will go to the polls to cast their ballots in the primary elections Tuesday.

Polling places will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

In Ward 1, voters will go to Fire Station No. 2 on Woodland Road, located behind Sonic.

Poll workers for Ward 1 will be Thurmond Stone, Jerlene Stone, Pauline Scruggs, Latitia Trusty and Dorothy Barnett.

Ward 2 voters can cast their ballots at the Patton Lane Community Center, located on Patton Lane next to the city park.

Poll workers will be Willie B. Townsend, Ronald McMinn, Annie Lou Curtis, Ricky Brown and Deborah Gardner.

The Panola County Extension Building on Hwy. 51, across from the health department, will be home for Ward 3 voters.

Poll workers will be Percy Bruce, Barbara Bruce, Barbara Stevens, Frank Waycaster and Marguerite Williams.

Voters in Ward 4 will cast their ballots at City Hall at 103 College Street.