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2006-07-24 15:29:22 -
So today I get a letter in the mail with a check drawn out of Wachovia Bank. The letter says I won 85,500.00. So I called the "acreditted" agency and they said in order to receive that, I have to cash the check that they sent me and send it via Western Union to a Bonnie Miller in Ontario, Canada once it is cleared. So then I see the company on the check and look it up on the internet. It is a legitimate company, so I've been trying to reach them
to inquire about this check for 2,830.00 written out to me. I left a message and hopefully will get a call back. I also saw that someone else on this site had a check from the same people with similar instructions. So I called the agency back and told them that I had reason to believe that they were a scam and the man demanded I tell him my name because he knew he had just conversed with my within the last hour and was "insulted" that I thought he was running a scam. He demanded that I send the check back and that he would forward my info to the other office and they would contact me "whenever". If you have legitamately won something, you wouldn't be treated like that and that the checks would come certified in that a signature is required by the postmaster in order to receive the document. This is disturbing to me. Anyone else receive a check from INTERNATIONAL RANDOM LOTTO? The name of the company the check is drawn from is FGI RESEARCH. Any other input would be great. Don't know if I should alert any authorities.
2006-07-24 14:17:07 -
So I guess I answered my own question on cashing the check. I deposited the $2,995.05 check last monday and it cleared. I used about $300 for bills only because something about the whole thing worried me. Well sure enough friday I went to use my debit card and it was declined. I have to go to my bank today and figure something out. If anyone gets these checks, turn them in to the authorities! Luckily for me I only used a small amount and may be able to talk my way out of it, but if you cash it and use the whole thing, you may not be so lucky!!!!! Please turn in any checks you may get so the authorities can find these people!
2006-07-24 12:53:26 -
I recvd a check for $2,380.00 and i have won $55k that 2300 was a prcssng fee and i was supposed to deposit and once it clears then i would cash it out and send to 100 manhattan ave new york, NY 14215. But when i check map quest, city changed to buffalo, NY and when i viewed the satallite view, it was based in a residence area. I would be expecting to see buildings..the name of claim agent i got was LISA LATOURNEA and JAMES SMITH...and i was to send to JESSICA JENKINS...
2006-07-24 11:03:50 -
Hey guess what I have the same numbers as Lindsay.
I recieved my letter on Friday 7/21/2006. I kinda of new it was a scam , I never win anything.
My Letter came from OLGC (Ontario Lottery Gaming Corporation ) I was declared winner of the NORT-AMERICAN / EUROPEAN SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY held on Dec. 30, 2005 in the 2nd catagory.
serial number FS00945610987
Numbers 3-9-14-17-29-37-48
Claim number JH/CA-0011
my winnings were 250,000.00
Contact person Mr. Leo Parker
I received a check for 4,975.00 from The Bank of New York (Delaware)
2006-07-24 07:37:28 -
I received an Irish Random Lotto and the check. The bank that the check is written from is Bank One, Bank One is now owned by Chase.
2006-07-24 02:13:59 -
I received a letter w/$900 check from Omega British Lottery. I'm suppose to respond by 9/30/2006. I do not remeber entering this lottery. I would like to know if this for real or a fraud.
2006-07-23 17:07:05 -
My mom got a check from the Swiss Random Lottery. The check was for $2998.75. She actually cashed her check. I would tell you all do not cash these checks. She now has to pay back this money plus intrest. Her payments are $150 a month, which is a lot on a fixed income. The news gets better. Guess what she got this week in the mail? A check for $1,900 from North America Shopper's lottery. It's going straight in the trash. These checks look real, and her first one was supposedly from J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. The second one is from Wachovia Bank in Atlanta. PLEASE don't cash them or put them in your account. The best place for these checks is the trash!!!
2006-07-23 14:19:12 - kimberly
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2006-07-22 14:49:44 -
I just received the same kind of letter, no return address, "please keep it out of public notice", etc. I "won" 85,000, received a check for $1600.00 drawn on a U.S. bank to cash for clearing of international fees, and asked to call a number in Canada for instruction on the rest of it. I did call the number out of curiosity, determined not to give away any personal info, but the number didn't even go through. I hung up and they immediately called me back. It just seems that if I won all that money, could it not be a little more official? The check is from from FGI Research - not even a lotto company or anything - and that makes it look like a scam even more. Too good to be true? Most likely is!!
2006-07-22 14:34:51 -
i just received an award for 85,000 usd. it says that the check i received for 2991.00 must be cashed and then remitted to the american official for disbursement of my 80,000usd. the letter was in totally bogus english, and the phone number is from saskatoon saskatchewan, canada. the bank is from the us, and does exist, but i did not see a return address. i think that if you want to know if your check is real, take it to the bank and let them investigate it. if it is, do not cash it at your bank, rather somewhere else. these scammers are tricky, but not so clever. i'm on to their scheme.
2006-07-22 04:00:26 -
Ned to know the scam~!
2006-07-22 03:07:24 -
The checks come from different legitimate companies the scammer's abuse, sometimes they have had their checks stolen.
Knowingly cashing a fake check is of course completely illegal. Don't fool yourself. The banks do not buy any excuses, they have the law on their side.
What are you going to tell them, to do the same thing the scammer's do, trick someone else to cash them? Very funny...
2006-07-22 02:55:55 -
I've showed 12 ppl now how to cash these checks. INTERESTED? Its easy and w/ NO hassles. Ifs its legal or not? Thats questionable? I know it seems to be legal for the "Irish Random Lottery" to mail out checks from companys in the U.S. and they run out of Canada. Its also odd the checks come from different companys in states ranging from Texas, Ohio and Michigan. Still intested? 5 dollars and the instructions are your yours (E-mail me for information)
Thanks Tom Stand
2006-07-22 02:45:36 -
If you received check in the mail with a letter saying that you won some amount of money in a lottery you never entered it is without a doubt a scam and the check will eventually turn out to be fake. Read the warnings and stories in this thread, or here where we have posted information on it:
http://fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1746
The ones who should be notified is the US Postal Inspection Service as this is a case of mail fraud. You can get their contact details from the phone book, your local post office, or contact them through their website here:
http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/
If you cash the check you may receive the money for it into your account, but the check will still bounce regardless of what they tell you at the counter. And according to the law you will be responsible for paying back the amount, once again regardless of what they have told you at the bank. They may also charge you with check fraud if you can't pay back the amount. Do not cash the check, and if you have, do not spend the money, or you could get yourself into a lot of trouble.
You can contact FraudWatchers for advice or information:
http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/sendmessage.php
2006-07-21 22:32:57 -
I recieve a check from Irish Random Lotto and it looks real Its from a four seasons solar production and i want to know has any one successfully cashed it would you please let me know.
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