Complaint Review: Baughman Co. Inc.

I received a letter at my parents home in Pittsburgh in August of 2011. I should note that I have not lived there for the last 6 years. The letter was post marked bulk mail from Canada. The postage number on the upper right corner of the envelope was 1681814. There was no return address on the envelope.

There was a professional looking letter inside. The letter head was in large bold letters from the "Baughman Co. Inc. The letter states that I was selected as the winner of a $9700.00 cash prize. It said I filled out a survey and I was selected. Also said it was my final notice to collect. It stated that I need to contact Jamie Reed at 905-782-0443.

There was also a check enclosed that looks legitimate for $998.75. The letter states that this is my first payment, but the funds are not available until I call the number above. The check has a title from the "First Federal Bank", but there is no address on it. The check is signed by Jene T. Baughman. The letter itself is signed by a Nathan Deeks.

I noticed on the back of the envelope that there was an out of date FSC logo (Forest Stewardship Council) from 1996. The certificate number was SGS-COC-004720. I happen to work in the printing industry and I know you can look up the certificate number on the logos to check the ownership. I searched the FSC database and that certificate number dose not exist.

This is obviously a wire fraud scam. I would like to get the names listed above on the internet so it can be searched on the web as fraud. I searched the internet for all the names above and I found nothing.