Today I recieved a check in the mail from Premier Random Lotto. Once I opened the letter I knew it was a scam. It seemed to good to be true.
The scam goes like this,
this is an incert of the actual letter I recieved with the $2999.95 check.
You are hereby informed that after the just concluded Premier Random Lotto held in Dublin, Ireland, you emerge as one of the winners in the third category. Congraduations. Participants were selected via a computer ballot draw from One Million Five Hundred Thousand names (1, 500, 000) drawn from Europe, Asis, and North America. Your name attached to coupon number 102-35485 with serial number004-984 drew tge lucky numbers of 12-23-15-27-33 which subsequently won the lottery in the third category. You have therefore been approved for the lump sum of $130, 000.00 USD.
Later in the letter it mentions that I should call Tiffany Pafe of Alpha Financial Group so that the check can be authorized and activated. I did not waste my time with any of these letter steps. It is thoroughly a SCAM.
Obviously, I have not done an international lotto. If i am not mistakened, it is illegal to do so. This check came at a time while I was laid off. It would have been nice if it was real, but I know that this is a scam. I did some research on the internet, with the company name on the check which read Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc 115 South Jefferson Road, Bldg C-2 Whippany, Nj 07981. I am not sure if this company is actually involved in this scam due to the fact noone answered the phone when I called. I got the phone number off of the internet. I also researched the company Alpha Financial Group as well as the phone number that was listed in the letter. It is bogus.
They should be held accountable for their actions, even if they are international. It is a shame this type of scam can happend and no lawsuits have been filed. I'd love to file a suit, just for having been bothered with this mess. I also would like to know how they got my address and sue that company for giving it to them. This check and letter will be turned over to the FBI and/or bank to be investigated. I hope justice is served for all of those people who fell victim to this scam.
Remember people, If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.
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