Complaint Review: Imex Financial Management Group

I was sent a "winning" lotto certificate, which also included a check for $2,995.75 USD for help with an international clearance fee. I was told to send $2,810 to a claim agent, judy peterson of citation financial management group via western union. I was told they would send my winning amount of $80,199 in 3-5 business days once they received the western union confirmation number.

I went to the bank and cashed the check and went straight to western union. I called them back and gave them the number and expected my check for 80 grand. on the fourth business day i was shocked to see that my balance was -$2,700 in my account.

After getting on the net and doing some research, (which i should have done from the beginning) i was horrified to find that there were several cases of this scam going on. It all seemed legit; they didn't ask for my social, ask me to send money, or even ask what credit card i use.

I was excited about the possibility of owning my own home and paying off my bills. It sounded good when i contacted them. Perhaps I was just clouded with visions of sugarplums in my head, but nevertheless I fell for it. So if anyone gets a letter from the british random lotto; THROW IT AWAY!

Chris
angleton, Texas
U.S.A.