General Consumer and Merchandise Reward Promotions Wesley Jacobs Attempt to commit wire fraud New York, New York
A letter and cashier's check for $3690.00 arrived in the mail indicating that I had won $47,000.00. It was explained that taxes needed to be paid on the winnings and that the check was sent to cover the tax amount. The amount of the check I received would be withheld from the total winnings.
Letter instructed me to call (315)849-2510 and speak to my claims agent, "Jimmy Larouche" or "Andrea Williams". Spoke to a man with a strange accent. He instructed me to deposit the check and contact him again for further instructions to wire the money.
Took the check to a Wachovia bank branch and the bank officer was able to verify that it was fraudulent. The bank kept the original check and letter to submit to the FBI. The attempt was to get me to pass a fraudulent check and wire the money to a third party to cover the taxes.