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  • Report:  #233753

Complaint Review: North American Prize Pool

North American Prize Pool Or N.A.P.P. 2nd TIER WINNER STATUS - INCLUDES A REAL CHECK or so I thought Norwalk Connecticut

  • Reported By:
    Westminster Colorado
  • Submitted:
    Wed, January 31, 2007
  • Updated:
    Wed, January 31, 2007
  • North American Prize Pool
    401 Kingston St.
    Norwalk, Connecticut
    U.S.A.
  • Phone:
    902-412-9178
  • Category:

OK, I get an envelope that doesn't have a return address. The letter almost looks convincing the Check looks real! It is a real COUNTERFIT check for almost $3,000!

The letter says that I am accorded 2nd TIER WINNER STATUS. The check enclosed ($2,295.00) is required to be paid and it is intended to help pay your taxes.

The letter includes a phone number with the area code of 902 - which is CANADA, the letter head is from Norwalk CT, and the check is from a WISCONSIN bank.

I already had the thoughts flying through my head on how I can pay off all my credit cards, buy the kids some new beds.... and then THANK GOD FOR GOOGLE!

I looked up "North American Prize Pool" and found a few reports of it being a scam in SEVERAL states. Apparently they have you cash the check, then send them money (I never called the 902 phone number they had listed.)

I did try to call the 866 number on the check, it went to a number that literally says "Hello, Goodbye" and hangs up.
So I Googled the name of the bank on the check. (Mine was US BANK Wausau WI - but many of the other reports are other banks.) I called the number I found there, and sure enough, it is a SCAM. The lady at US BANK said it has been reported to them before and not to deposit the check.

My letter was for a drawing on January 5,2007. But from what I found in several sites this has been going on for a while.

(DARN, I sure could have used the $45,000 they promised me!)

Oh another clue, the name on the check is different from the name on the letter. I figure the names are other people that have already been scammed.

Hope this helps another person they are trying to sucker....
I thank all the other people that reported it before me!

T
Westminster, Colorado
U.S.A.

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