Community Trust, Inc. Final International Home Improvement Grant Verification---Sent me a check for $4,940.00 on First National Bank New York
I received a supposed GRANT check for Home improvement in the amount of $4940.00 and told to call a number before cashing--I did and got no one. The check is drawn of First National Bank ALASKA and I call 1-877-227-4759 and they said the check was legitimate and gave me a confirmation#. I am to receive another check in the amount of $37,060.00 after I cash this one.
Legitimate or a Fraud???
Sue
Manhattan, Kansas
U.S.A.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
Bettyboop142
St. George,Utah,
U.S.A.
DO NOT DEPOSIT CHECK!
#5Consumer Comment
Tue, April 15, 2008
Cindy,
This is the first I have heard of the GRANT check story but I got a similar check but I said I won a lotto! Like DUH said if you didn't apply that was a big red flag they will say anything to do what they want they tell you got a grant,lotto or someone left you some money. How it works is they want you to call the number they have provided then they tell you that you need to deposit that check they sent you into your bank and then they tell there is more money but first you need to send them a retainer fee to get the rest of the money so they give you a wire number to send them a cashiers check to them via Western Union then they tell that once you send the money to them to call them back with the confirmation number from Western Union and they will send you the rest of the money.
Now sweetie I know it sounds good but it is a total SCAM these people are usually in a different country it is a big ring of scammers the checks are written on real banks and by the time you deposit into your bank and it takes your bank anywhere from 3 to 5 business days to clear it you have already sent out your money to them and the check comes back rejected!
If you just do some investigation yourself if you don't believe any of us you will find that when you track the bank that the check was drawn on it was a real check for an different amount and had maybe been cashed already a year a so ago made out not to you but to someone else. Now these scammers got ahold of these old checks somehow and washed them or just plain and simple reproduced them the computer and software can do amazing things.
The best way to help put a stop to these types of scams is#1.go to your local police department and give them everything you got (some police departments have special task force for this exact thing) others don't care or don't have the time so depends on your area. #2. file a complaint with the better business bureau #3. spread the word #4. Let that bank that it is drawn know about it. and #5. DO NOT SEND THEM YOUR MONEY!
Hope this helps you and any one else out there
Anthony
Mcalester,Oklahoma,
U.S.A.
do not cash the check
#5Consumer Suggestion
Mon, April 14, 2008
do not cash the check, it will bounce.
Cindy
Wamego,Kansas,
U.S.A.
DUH---from Community Trust means what exactly?
#5Author of original report
Sun, April 13, 2008
The DUH---from Community Trust means what exactly regarding the check sent to me?
Atlanta Guy
Atlanta,Georgia,
U.S.A.
DUH !!!
#5Consumer Comment
Sun, April 13, 2008
The very fact that you have to ask speaks volumes about your intelligence. Did you APPLY for a grant? You would certainly know as any government grant involves tons of paperwork and time. The ONLY way to receive a grant is to go through this process. And the US government DOES NOT just give out grants willy nilly. The money has to be for a specific purpose - not like that moron in the green suit on TV claims. Wise up, Girlie. NO ONE sends you money in the mail that you did not earn.