I received a letter on behalf of a friend of mine, who happens to be a Disabled Vietnam Veteran who is in a VA hospital. I am his power of attorney. The letter stated that he had won $250, 000 and included a (seemingly legitimate) check for $4735. He was instructed to call a phone number to speak ...
I received a letter in an envelope with no return address. Enclosed was a letter notifying me that I was a winner in a recent sweepstakes (which I never entered). Also enclosed was a check for $3875.00 to pay for taxes in order to receive the $55, 000 prize. It was immediately suspicious because I ...
I received a letter in the mail today (03/21/09) decaring that I am a winner in their annual sweepstakes. They claim this draw was held on Jan 5th, 2009 through a random computer ballot system. The check was for $3875.00 and was to pay the taxes on my winnings. I then was to later get $55, 000.00. ...
I received a letter in the mail enclosed with a check of 4900.00. The claim number on the letter was SEN-014256-RF. The letter was titled RBC Financial and the check was from Conney Safety, through Bank One and the address was International Finance Department P.O. Box 4545 Windsor, Ontario Canada. ...
These people sent me a fake check and asked me to call someone named Kelly Smith at 1-905-781-1905. It was fortunate for me that my best friend is a Bank Manager and she informed me that the check was fake. Someone should be able to do something to people who are attempting to scam people. Someone ...
I received a letter with a check from a company called Universal Payment System, Inc., International Finance Department, Ontario. The letter states that the check is for me to pay the IRS the taxes on a lump sum of $55, 000 which is my protion of a $1.1 million sweepstakes win. The check is real ...