FIRST ADVANTAGE - PAUL IVANROWSKY, COURTNEY THURMAN MAIL SCAM HAVING ME CASH A CHECK THEY SENT ME, & THEN SEND MONEY BACK FOR TAXES THROUGH MONEY GRAM WINDSOR ONTARIO
I received a letter in the mail on November 25th from First Advantage Financial saying: FINAL NOTICE. We are pleased to advise you that you are one of the winners in the second category of lottery drew held on September 29th 2006, and therefore entitled to the sume of US $275,000.00 payable to me by bank draft, certified check, or money order.
Enclosed was a check for US $3,600.00 which was deducted from my winnings.
They said the purpose for this check is for the payment of Non Resident Government Service Tax (GST) Payable in Canada.
The tax amount is $2,800.00 to be paid by MONEY GRAM.
And then says to immediately contact my assigned claims agent PAUL IVANROWSKY at 1-514-583-6258.
Signed yours truly Courtney Thurman (Promotions Manager)
When I called the phone number, Paul Ivanrowsky anwsered and immediately took my phone number and told me he would call me back in 5 minutes.
As I was waiting for him to call me back, I did some investigating online, and found that the address on the check is to an A B Wyatt. The bank on the check is COLONIAL BANK with no address or phone number. I looked up First Advantage Inc.,and found that they are a mortgage company.
I took the check to my bank, and asked them to verify the funds on this check before depositing it into my account. I find out on Monday if it's fraudelent or not.
There's nothing for free in life especially free money!!!
I WILL UPDATE WHEN I FIND OUT ON MONDAY!!!
Nicole
DEWEY, Arizona
U.S.A.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
Nicole
DEWEY,Arizona,
U.S.A.
My bank has passed this check on to their fraudelent department
#5Author of original report
Mon, December 04, 2006
My bank informed me on Monday that they had called Colonial Bank, and they said that there was no account for that check. My bank has passed this check on to their fraudelent department. I wasn't charged anything by me bank, thank god, because when I went in with the check I asked them to verify the funds on this check 1st before acutally depositing in my acount, because if it turned out to be bogus I didn't want to be responsible for anything.
But to top off all that....Paul Ivanrowsky actually had enough balls to call be back on Tuesday, and I was just to dumbfounded to come up with any wiseass crack to say to this man! I told him that he had balls for calling me back, and bigger balls for actually thinking I would cash this check & send him the money!
His response was, no, no, I actually have small balls! I told him no that he had BIG BALLS for actually thinking that there are really stupid people out there that would follow threw with this scam! He tried to insist that this was a legitimate checking account, and this wasn't a scam, and I told that was bullshit, and he finally hung up!
I want to find this guy, and choke him!
William
Fairfield,Iowa,
U.S.A.
When in doubt, call who issued the check!
#5Consumer Suggestion
Wed, November 29, 2006
I made a few calls to verify the check. What I got was a form letter with a check issued by Moneygram Payment Systems, Inc. through The Huntington National Bank in Columbus Ohio. After talking to a bank rep, I was forwarded to Moneygram, where I found out the check number was valid for a check issued 2 months earlier and already cashed for a lesser amount. IT IS NOT VALID! I am now working with Huntington Bank's fraud department to stop this from messing up someone's life financially! Please do the same, many voices are louder than one!
John
Califon,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
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#5Consumer Comment
Sun, November 26, 2006
"The best way to do that is to tell them that you cashed the check and closed your account. And, that you already SPENT the money on Christmas stuff.
That will piss them off. They are counting on you to hand that $2,800 over to them. Instead, you ended up spending THEIR money on Christmas gifts. They did all the work of making the phony check. You get all the money."
Uh, but they know the check is phony as they made it-why would they be pissed off? If anything, they'll be laughing at you for a story far more bogus than they told you. They know you will be requested to pay back any monies you allege to have spent. They'll just wait for another victim to send cash. That's all.
Paul
Anaheim,California,
U.S.A.
Save your breath, darlin'. That check's as phony as a three dollar bill.
#5Consumer Suggestion
Sun, November 26, 2006
You never take these phony checks into a real bank and try to cash them. There's a reason. Your bank will charge you a fee for this foolishness.
This nonsense will end up costing you $35 or so. Plus, your bank will look at you and wonder what kind of scams you're involved in.
Next time, throw this stuff in the trash. You'll save on bank fees.
Now, onto the crooks that sent you this check in the first place. You want to piss them off and make them waste their time.
The best way to do that is to tell them that you cashed the check and closed your account. And, that you already SPENT the money on Christmas stuff.
That will piss them off. They are counting on you to hand that $2,800 over to them. Instead, you ended up spending THEIR money on Christmas gifts. They did all the work of making the phony check. You get all the money.
Here's what you tell them when they call. You offer to let them keep the $275. Here's what you say.
I'm not a greedy person. I'll tell you what. I already made $2,800 on the deal. So, you guys can have my lottery money. After all, if it wasn't for you, none of this would have ever happened to me. Thanks to you, I was able to buy all kinds of great Christmas gifts for my family. I even bought an airline ticket to visit my parents. I don't know how to thank you enough. You guys are great. Good luck with your $275,000. I mean it. God bless you!
That will piss these people off royally. To think, they were out to scam you. And, you ended up keeping all the money for yourself! These d**n Americans. You can't even run a decent scam anymore. What is the world coming to?
If everyone does that, they'll stop making their phony checks and move on to a new scam. Or, go back to running the out-of-gas con in parking lots. Either way, when fraud no longer pays, it grinds to a halt.