National Lotto Co-Operation, Frank Williams, Jessica Bobeck, Phoenix Co., Inc., National Lotto Corp
SCAM!! Final Winning Notice Letter & Check for $4949.78 Drawn off a Georgia Bank, AB & Calhoun, GA, Ontario, Individual is located in Ontario

I received a letter stamped from Canada, without a return address on Monday, 6/23/2008. My name and address was on a printed label on the envelope. Upon opening the letter, a check was included in the amount of $4949.78. The check appeared to be a legimate check, with the security lock symbol, account number, bank name & city, and watermark.

The letter itself was printed on cheap copy paper, with a company logo printed at the top, "Phoenix Co., Inc. Listed at the top of the letter were two addresses, one in Calhoun, Georgia, and the other in Calgary, Alberta. "FINAL WINNING NOTICE" was printed in nice bold lettering, so you can imagine my slight confusion (and a little excitement), as I read through the letter stating that I was entitled to a sum of $150, 000 US dollars. The check was an amount deducted from my "winning" to enable payment of government taxes/fees.

The tax/fee amount was $2996.00 to be paid either by Western Union or MoneyGram to a tax agent. Also included was the name of an assigned Agent, Frank Williams, along with a phone number to contact him for info on where to send the tax payment. I called the number and a man actually answered the phone, but without any company name, just "hello". When I asked him about how I had won, he stated to me that I had filled out surveys on JC Penney's, Costco, & Walmart. Interestingly enough, I actually had filled out surveys on two of the three retailers he named!

Mr. "Williams" gave me the name and address for the tax agent to send the taxes. Her name is Jessica Bobeck, 275 John Avenue, Barrie, Canada N2J5B2. He told me to call him back with my confirmation number and he would release the remaining $145, 000, and that I would receive within 24 hours. I'm guessing that he would have asked for my bank account info (for direct deposit of funds) if I had actually called him back with a confirmation number.

I did deposit the check into my bank, but only to see if it would clear. I called my bank and discussed with them the letter, and the check. They put it on hold for 7 days and are researching. The check was drawn off of North Georgia Bank in Calhoun, GA. The seven day waiting period is up on 7/2/08, but I hope that with the bank's help, they can find these infidels.

Bronick4
clemmons, North Carolina
U.S.A.