Allen & Heath Financial Holdings ADVANCE FEE FRAUD. Received a check for $3,175.00 to pay for "processing" fees. Deposited the check and after a few days to let it clear... sent a money gram for $2955 to Brian Glass in Wendell, North Carolina. Of course, a day or so later, the check from Allen and Heath was returned unpaid. Should have seen it coming... all the hallmarks were there. North Bay Ontario Canada
Received a letter from Allen & Health Financial Holdings in Ontario. Letter was signed by "Sam Silver, Prize Coordinator". Letter included a check for $3,175.00 to pay for "processing fees" for a sweepstakes win. Followed instructions and contacted the "North American Agent", a women named Beverly Coleman. She was very slick, sounded nice on the phone and seemed helpful. Deposited the check and after a few days (thought I had given enough time for the check to clear).. followed Ms. Coleman's instructions and sent an "MoneyGram" to someone called Brian Glass, 18 N. Main Street, Wendell, North Carolina. After verifying the payment of the Money Gram, Ms. Coleman then set up a time for the Allen and Heath Agents to come and pay the "sweepstakes award". Of course they never showed up... and the next day, the original check bounced. I'm out $2955.00.... but I am a little wiser. Look out for this scam... it is really clever. Call 705-350-0121 and listen to the professional sounding messages... but don't get taken in. Thse people actually answer the phone and sound ligitimate. Sending the $3,175 makes you think the "winning" is ligitimate. It's not.
Pete
Denver, Colorado
U.S.A.