Fidelity Financial Trust - First Choice ING, ING, M & I Bank, George Freeman, B & B Law Associates, John Baker, J. Benson This letter encluded a REAL check for $4750.00, which I was advised to DEPOSIT or CASH the check so to have funds to pay for attorney services. May we remind you that the CONFIDENTIALITY of this letter will help avoid forgery or double claiming from somebody else. Germantown Wisconsin
This letter is truly a ripoff, It said I was entitled to $250,000.00, payable with a Certified check delivered by FedEx or UPS. It said I was a winner in the "Consumer Promotion Draw" organized for all customers of Wal-Mart, Sears, Home Depot, Safeway in USA and Canada.
The check is a real check probably to get my checking information if I deposited it.
I went on the Internet and found the Ripoff site where others had received the same type of letter and check.
These people should be caught and charged with a crime.
Jan Anonymous
Austin, Texas
U.S.A.
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Laurie
Haslet,Texas,
U.S.A.
SCAMMERS USE LEGITIMATE COMPANY NAMES AND STEAL THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS!
#2Consumer Comment
Thu, April 02, 2009
THIS BUSINESS NAME YOU REPORTED IS NOT INVOLVED - THEY ARE BEING USED.
DID YOU CHECK THE ADDRESS? ITS PROBABLY BOGUS!
the purpose of the check is to get you to deposit it and wire money back before it bounces! You wire them the money - the check bounces and you lose.
They know the bank will release the funds to you before the check comes back as fraudulent. THAT LEAVES YOU to pay the bank back for the funds.
NEVER CASH CHECKS YOU WERE NOT EXPECTING TO RECEIVE
NEVER WIRE TRANSFER MONEY TO ANYONE YOU DO NOT KNOW and that includes these scammers who will tell you to say you know the person (lie) they have instructed you to wire the money to.
Western union and Money Gram now ask if you KNOW the person you are wiring money to.