I received a letter from Bonanza 2000 dated May 8, 2006. In this letter it stated that I had won some money along with 17 individuals. Like some of you I deposited the fake check that really looked real and withdraw the money as stated. I was told not to tell anybody about specially the US government, because if they knew they were going to take a big chunk from it. So I believe them. I was also told to send them $2828. to cover sponsorship fees and foreign exchange fees. So I did. I talked to this individual at the number listed in the letter and assure me that this was real. I believed it. The mistake I made was not to check the Web. Unlike some individuals, I am always entering in sweepstakes and little things like that. I think that perhaps I will win something. Therefore, I thought that this was the break I was waiting for. Little that I knew that I was being scammed. I reported this to my bank thinking that since they are FDIC insured and that since this bank is a big entity they would be able to do something about it. What I was told is that since I did all of the transactions, I am responsible for the amount that I was defrauded. That all they were able to do is to report this to the authorities and told me to do the same. I have to report this to the police and to the FBI and if I didn't do it, it would be bad because I was going to be looked as if I was lying.
The reality of this whole thin is that this government is letting this people do things to honest, hardworking people and with all the advance technology in existance they should be able to do something about it. And because we are the little people who somehow get to be screwed with more often for the big people who get richer at our expense. In my opinion this isn't right!
Claudia
West Covina, California
U.S.A.
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