Just as your previous rip-off listing, I experience the very exact con with Mega Direct. I received a letter informing me I had won their ONE TIME SWEEPSTAKES.
This Sweepstake was within the last five years According to the letter received. This promotion was conducted by the North American Sweepstakes Association. The letter goes on to say, This drawing was held on Oct 18, 2008 in which the computer randomly picked your lucky winning numbers through the ballot system. Congratulations!!!
An entry Slip with the serial numbers 23966410798 attached to your name drew the lucky winning numbers 48-12-55-62-61 and you are entitled to the sum of
$79, 850 US dollars (Seventy nine thousand eight-hundred and fifty) payable to you by CERTIFIED CHECK, and will be delivered to you by our Special Courier Company. You are therefore advice to contact your claims agent for further instructions.
Claims Agent: JEFF ORTEGA. PHONE: 1-778-858-1942
Office hours: on-Fri... 7am -5pm. Sat... 7am -12noon (Pacific Standard Time)
Enclosed is a check of $3, 933.25 US dollars which is a portion of your winnings
Available for you to pay the Non-Resident Govt. Service Tax (GST) payable to your tax agent as stated below.
Tax Agent: MS. SUSAN SPENCER.
#61-54522 29TH Ave.
Langley, B.C.
V6Y 3P5, Canada
Tax Amount: $3, 785.00 PAYMENT METHOD: Moneygram Transfer.
Attn; Please do not act on this letter until you speak with your claims agent JEFF ORTEGA for further instructions on how to claim your winnings, within 15 business days. We wish you a continue good fortune.
Sincerely,
Wilson Adams (Promotion Manager)
In these economic hard times I too wanted to believe this was the real deal.
I called JEFF ORTEGA and stupid I followed his instructions to deposit the enclosed check. The check looks so real that I was deceived! My bank has since then froze my account for investigation of fraud. I am now experiencing Hardships due to this well thought out Con. Since these con artists have no morals or conscious I hope and pray they reap what they sow! JEFF ORTEGA &
MS. SUSAN SPENCER ARE STILL waiting for my call so I may pay them via Moneygram. (Lol) I think I shall have some fun. I hope the FBI would get involve, I would be most happy to assist in bringing these characters to justice!
I have since then lost approximately $100.00 from my account due to penalty & fees and now I am struggling for my bank to open up a new account. While I was at the bank today trying to straighten this fiasco, another gentleman with the same stupid letter was involved with the same issue. He lost over $2000.00 from his account. I never divulged any personal info and yet I am paying for this scam. Thank you again RIP OFFs.com for opening up my eyes! Your service is a Godsend and may God bless you all for all you hard work!
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