Pinnacle *** , Jason Pride Just another Canadian lottery scam Ripoff Louisville Ontario Canada
I received a letter telling me that I was the winner of $80,000. Enclosed was a cashier check for $3500. I did a Google search and found the FDIC website indicating many checks with this routing number were counterfeit.
Routing number: 042101190 (Beware of this routing number)
I'm not listing the full name of the company because these scam artists were misusing the name and logo of a Georgia based company. I faxed the letter to the company CEO to warn them that their name and logo was being misused.
I spoke to the rep from Fifth Third Bank indicated on the FDIC report and she confirmed that it was indeed counterfeit. The phone number on the check is 630-354-1365 (Elmhurst, IL) and does not correspond to any phone number I found on the Fifth Third Bank website. That number is a real joke. I called it just for fun and it sounds very unprofessional. I couldn't speak to a live person. My advice to everyone out there, NEVER CALL THE PHONE NUMBER ON THE CHECK TO VERIFY THAT IT IS GOOD. Get the phone number from a reliable source.
The contact name and number in the letter was Jason Pride
at 519-694-7139. There was also another number on the letter
which was 519-694-4612. They are both based in the London Ontario area. I never spoke to anyone.
I have reported this to the Elmhurst, IL and London, ON police along with the FBI and Attorney General. I hope they get caught.
The letter originated in Canada. The address on the letter is 6521 Harold Ave, Louisville, Ontartio Canada T4B 31H.
These criminals are so stupid that it was very easy for me
to prove that the address was fake. I checked the postal code and it was for Alberta, not Ontario.
Don't fall for this scam. Nobody has ever had to pay money upfront to receive lottery winnings.
Mike
Middlesex county, New Jersey
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Mike
Matawan,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
Phone number on the check
#3Author of original report
Wed, November 29, 2006
I just called the phone number listed on the check and found out that it belonged to a company that offers phone number forwarding services. It allows a subscriber to get a phone number from various cities and have it forwarded to another number (even overseas). Most likely, this number was forwarded to Canada. Just be aware that the number you call may not always be the city where the criminals are located.
Edward
White Plains NY 10606,New York,
U.S.A.
You are right about this got a similar check the same
#3REBUTTAL Individual responds
Thu, November 09, 2006
Yes Mike you are right about this, I too have gotten some similar check from Masco Contracting Services. That real Contracting Service didn't send that check and that bank that has a 900 number claiming the funds are sufficient for 4 grand and 800 bucks is a phony bank. The routing number I bet is a phony and stolen or counterfeit one. Plus they are asking you to send in phony taxes to via Western Union for half the amount.
Real Lotteries only ask you to pay from 15 to 25 percent tax in the long run not 60 percent in 2 seconds and they say if you send us this pin money check for taxes you will win quarter of a million dollars. I was smart to investigate Masco Contractor Lotto on Internet Google and found it in the rip off report. Had I cashed the check and not sent in that phony tax, I would have been in trouble by who knows who for cashing a temporary good check that was either counterfeit or stolen. I hope that FBI catches up to them because in reality nobody gets $4800 bucks just out of the sky for nothing unless theres a long term dangerous rip off catch. I also hope the FBI catches up to the fences that sent you your rip off check.