Complaint Review: INTRERCONTINENTAL FINANCES

I RECEIVED A CHECK IN THE MAIL AND A LETTER ATTACHED INFORMING ME THAT I WAS A WINNER IN THE SECONDARY CATEGORY SWEEPSTAKES DRAW HELD ON JULY 31, 2008 IN THE SUM OF US $120,000!. THE CHECK ENCLOSED WAS FOR THE AMOUNT OF US $4,975.00. I WAS ORDERD TO SEND BACK THROUGH MONEY-GRAM WIRE TRANSFER $3,985.00 TO TAX AGENT JANE SANCHEZ, TO PAY CANADIAN NON-RESIDENTIAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE TAX. ONCE DOING SO, THEIR SPECIAL COURIER COMPANY WOULD DELIVER A CERTIFIED CHECK. I IMMEDIATELY DEPOSITED THE CHECK INTO MY SAVINGS ACCOUNT. WHEN I VIEWED ONLINE THAT THE FUNDS WERE NO LONGER IN HOLDING AND THE FUNDS WERE ACCESSIBLE TO ME, I FELT LIKE THE LUCKIEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD!!!, I WAS ECSTATIC AND FELT LIKE A PROUD WINNER. I MADE A WITHDRAWAL OF THE FULL AMOUNT, I FIGURED THE $3,985 THEY RECOMMENDED I SEND BACK COULD BE TAKEN OUT OF THE $115,000.00 REMAINING OF MY WINNINGS. UNFORTUNATELY, MY BANK CONTACTED ME DAYS LATER TO ALERT ME THAT MY ACCOUNT HAD A NEGATIVE BALANCE OF THE $4,000 I DEPOSITED??... THE BANK ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE CHECK WAS COUNTERFEIT ONCE I EXPLAINED WERE IT CAME FROM!!!. MY HEART WAS BROKEN, AND I FELT INVADED, DEVASTATED, EMBARRASSED, AND CONFUSED!!.

THE BANK HELD ME RESPONSIBLE TO PAY BACK THE FUNDS, WHICH I HAVE NOTHING LEFT OF, AFTER PAYING BILLS AND SHOPPING WITH MONEY I THOUGHT WAS RIGHTFULLY MINES... MONEY I THOUGHT I WON. I CONSULTED WITH THE LEXINGTON POLICE DEPT. ABOUT THIS MATTER AND COPIES WERE MADE OF THE LETTER AND ENVELOPE TO INVESTIGATE, TRACE AND HOPEFULLY FIND THE CRIMINALLY CORRUPTED PERSON WHO DID THIS TO ME.*PLEASE, DONT EVER CASH OR DEPOSIT A CHECK THAT COMES TO YOU INTHE MAIL (RIP IT UP!) THERE IS NO MONEY WORTH THE AGGRAVATION, PROBLEMS AND GRIEF THAT THIS WHOLE ORDEAL CAN CAUSE YOU... LEARN FROM MY MISTAKE!!!... STAY SAFE...

Leatrice
Lexington, S.C., South Carolina
U.S.A.