Today is May 5, 2009 and I received an envelope in the mail with no return address, just my name. I opened it, to my surprise was a $4, 610.00 check in my name. From some company I've never heard of, Serapios's Tortilla Factory, LLC in Oklahoma City, OK.
Well of course I called the number to find more out and was surprised when a man picked up that barely understand. He was very rude also. He asked me from a claim number and I gave it to him and he said I was on the winners in the Copensation Lottery Draw A. I had no clue what he was talking about and when I asked him he said it had something to do with a survey or something with large stores like Wal Mart, Target, Kosco etc.. I then asked him for the number to the tax agent, so I could get more information and he would not give it to me, if there really was one.
All kep telling me to do was to deposit the check in my bank account and call him back. Instead I called the bank that the check was froma nd the second I said the name of the company I was told it was a fraud no to depsoit the check. I didn't!
Myself and my friend tried to call these people back. I spoke to 2 different men and when I told them that I had called thier "bank" and they told me it was a fraud, I was hung up on! Then each time we would call there would be no answer.
I hope this helps someone else from being scammed. The bank representative told me if I were to deposit it that I would either be arrested for Identiy Fraud or that supposed company would have access to my bank account. If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is!
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