My name is gladys and I was scammed recently by a company from Canada claiming that I had won a sweepstakes. They sent a check with an amount of 4, 550. I knew this was a scam from the beginning so I went online after noticing some errors on the check like an incomplete routing number, and typo's such as strret not street and did some research and could not find anything on the company itself (I got the name and such from the heading) so I tried to see if the bank on the check was legit. And I looked in an online directory and noticed the differences in the address of the bank itself:
What was printed on the check:
Mellon Bank
500 ROOS STRRET
Pittsburgh, PA 15262
What I found in the directory:
Mellon Bank
500 Ross Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412)-316-6891
These crooks had places a false bank name on the check and they were expecting an amount of 2, 850 dollars for a Tax payment they requested. While I was researching all of this, the check was on its way to getting cleared when I decided to get it returned since I knew I could be charged for fraud or even get arrested.
They weren't listed in ANY scam directories so I think they are a new, arising company wanting to scam people. So I am sending this letter so you can warn people about these criminals. A copy of the false check and letter are available as well if needed. Please help stop these people before they scam everyone else
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