CITADEL FINANCIAL TRUST SERVICES Base on fraudlant claim of sweepstake winning misleading to give fraudlant fees ripoff NASSAU, Illinois
I recieved this letter from Citadel Financial Trust Sweepstakes Sponsor Lotto, Readers Digest, Publishers Clearing House, Sweepstakes Claiming Award Claim Final Notification (Your Cef:CT96578)
That I had unclamied prize money of $50,000 USD (Fifty Thousand Dollars). The system indicated that I won the award on February 8, 2007 sweepstakes draws.
It was calculated through a computerized ballot system for the reader's digest, publishing clearing house's, computer games and sweepstakes with data bases in Australia, New Zealnd, Europe, North and South America, South Africa and Asia as a part of our International Promotions (IPP), which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!
It is also part of our job to bring to your notice, the existence of an international law guiding the fair personal collection of cash prizes.
This international law ensures that a winner pays a processing fee and taxes before the funds are released. The same LAW prevents you from paying with your personal money but from your winning money.
Be advised that your Reference Nr. must be kept confidential until your claim is completed. This is to avoid double claiming and disqualify you.
Your funds have now been deposited with us and insured in your name. Please find enclosed a check in the amount of $1,980.00 USD casable by you only. You shall be advised by your claims agent on how much to be withdrawn and snet to the processing office to finalize your claims.
This amount is an advance to cover processing fees and international taxes and will be deducted from your total winnings. The balance will be paid out upon receipt of your payment.
Please take advantage of this golden opportunity by contacting
your claims agent: MR. HENRY DIOP AT 613-255-6279 Mon-Fri 9am-8pm, Sat 9am-12noon ET, upon receipt of this notification.
Please note all prize money must be claimed no later than February 28th, 2007 at which time any unclamied funds shall be forfeited.
signed: Adrian Klein, Directo Claims & Credit Control
this letter was dated February 12, 2007 a check was also enclosed
Right Corner: 2/12/07 Check # 0100857 Amount $1,980.00
Left Corner: FREUND CONTAINER 111 N. Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60620 (A Division of Berlin Packaging)
Routing number 0100857 071915580 04 188 858 9
Patricia
Ontario, California
U.S.A.
1 Updates & Rebuttals
Warren
Columbus,Ohio,
U.S.A.
I have verified this to be fraud
#2Consumer Comment
Tue, February 20, 2007
I recieved the same letter and check. The only difference was the check number (0100927). It struck me odd that the envelope was post marked from Canada, the letter inside was from Citadel Financial Trust Services (the Bahamas), and the check was from a legitimate company and bank in Chicago.
I called the company (Freund Container) a division of Berlin Packaging and talked to there accounts payable dept and as I suspected the check was a fraud. The company is aware of the problem and is investigating it. There phone number is 1-800-723-7546