Chapel Trust Financial
Con Artist - Phoney Check

This company sent my elderly mother a letter informing her that she had won US $250, 000 in a lottery draw held on May 29, 2008.

The letter included a very realistic-looking phony check in the amount of $4, 750.00, "which has been deducted from your winnings. The purpose of the check is for the payment of Canadian Non Resident Government Service Tax (GST)." Taxes in the amount of $3, 320, by money gram, are to be paid to the Canadian Tax Office. The "tax agent" is identified as "Marlene Norbet, 4002 River Blvdl, Ottawa, Ontario M6N-4N2 Canada." The claim agent is identified as "Linda Huffman" at 1-778-895-4822.

The check, dated July 25, 2008, purports to be drawn on a JP Morgan Chase Bank account for a firm called "Rite Aid HDQTRS. Corp., P.O. Box 3165, Harrisburg, PA 17105-0042."

The envelope has a Canada postmark. Around the same time, she received similar letters and phony checks from various companies, all with Canada postmarks. These letters are from Concord Clearing House, HSBC Financial, Inc.; and Golden Rewards, Inc. The phony checks are all identical in appearance, except that they are for different amounts and purport to be drawn on different corporate accounts.

Company: Chapel Trust Financial
Country: Canada
Province: Ontario
City: Toronto
Address: 1250 Benbow Rd
Phone: 7788954822

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