I received a letter in the mail from alliance financial and trust stating that i had won $125.000 of de-lotto american shoppers lottery.
A check for $4, 875.00 was sent with the letter. The letter came with instructions on how to use this check in order to receive my winnings. After depositing the check I was to withdraw $2, 875.00 and send it via
western union to the address, given by phone to an address in canada. I did. Then I was requested to return to the bank and withdraw the remainder($2000.00) and send it to a different address in canada via western union.
The first amount was to be for taxes, the second amount was to be for insurance. When asked to return to the bank for the second amount (for the insurance) i got suspicious. I told him i could not leave work again to do this.
He then put the big rush on me and said i must do this before they closed. I did not like his tone. So, I called my sister-in-law she advised me to call the san diego fraud unit. I forgot to mention that my bank cleared the check in 2 days.
I did not really have a problem after they cleared the check. I had a problem when I was asked to go back to the bank a second time, and rushed. Because i have direct deposit, I think i will withdraw all of my money and leave the fake $2000.00 alone and deal with whatever comes next.
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