He claimed he worked for WXDX-FM (105.9) in Pittsburgh, and he offered prizes ranging from concert tickets to flat-screen TVs to people he met. The only problem for Alan Carter McDonald was, he didn't work for the station: he was scamming people, by asking them to pay "cash up front to cover shipping costs." McDonald pleaded guilty to 14 counts, and he received probation and an order to make restitution to his victims. John Rohm, regional director for parent company Clear Channel told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette people should "be suspicious" and "use the same precaution you'd use when anyone asks you for money."