My family member received a scam lottery mailing from North American Sweepstakes Lottery. They state that the lottery was held on the March 07th, 2005 and that the winning ticket is from the 2nd catagory. There was a check sent to us for the amount of $3, 845.65 Usd.. This was deducted from our winnings so that we could forward the cash amount of $3, 200.00 Usd to them for a Processing Fee. The representative, Kimberly Brooks states that the monies must be received by Western Union/Money Gram within 24 hours. (This does not allow enough time for the bank to verify the validity of the check when deposited). The monies are to be sent to Danny Donland ($1, 600.00 Usd) and Amy Lovefester ($1, 600.00 Usd.). Not to any company, but to individuals. both reside in Toronto Canada.
I decided to verify the information I have, the check. The check states that the bank which issued it is the LaSalle Bank, ABN AMRO in Chicago, Ill.. LaSAlle Bank represenative would not verify if there was an account at their bank, nor would they verify if the funds were available in any account that may be their without the account owner on the phone. Needless to say we could not get the account owners on the phone. The routing number for LaSalle Bank (Obtained on-line) is different than the check indicated. The account number is a 14 digit number. Most account numbers I know of has 10 digits.
Too many inconsistencies.
We did not get caught. I hope you don't.
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