I recieved a letter notifying me that I Had won a sweepstakes In january 2003. The letter contained two pages and a Check for $3, 500.00. One page was signed by a James Mathers, the other by a Jennifer Ellington. They said the they had been looking for me and that I was to recieve $194, 780.00 less tax, ect. All I had to do was deposit the check and then wire them $2, 500.00 to a woman named Amanda Gooden.
Well being suspicious I looked on the net. The address that I was given does not exist and the city (Edmonton, Alberta) was on the opposite side of Canada. the I had found a report on rip-off that was very almost Identical to my situation (Primetime Disbursement) and the company has the same address. I looked up the address and it turned out to be a hotel.
The finally my bank checked and yes the "cashier's Check" they issued to me was a fraud. the bank doesn't exist and they have a phoney 800 number on it to call with a automated message verifying the check. Needless to say watch out and do your research. They were pushy and gave me a deadline of three days.
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