R B M Financial Services Looks somewhat legitimate but BEWARE!! It's not! ripoff ST John Newfoundland
Received letter (no return address) stating I had won a 250k "Compensation Drawing" held for all the "Onetime" sweepstakes participants in the last five years. Drawing was supposedly held on July 15th 2007.
Had claim # info. and stated that an entry slip with a serial # was attached to my name and drew lucky numbers. Also stated I was entitled to $250,000 payable to me by certified check and would be delivered to me by their special courier company.
Was advised to contact my assigned claims agent Larry Smith @604-720-1556 Mon-Sat...8am-6pm Pacific standard time for further instructions how to claim my big prize.Enclosed was a check for $4500.00 to pay the Non Resident Government Tax payable to my tax agent(Linsi Saint 976 7th Ave. St. John NF Canada) by Moneygram or Western Union. Was signed ..John Garfield(Promotions Manager) at the bottom with a "APPROVED" and "FINAL NOTICE" stamp.
Check was from Corvette Country Austin LTD 12190 North Mopac Austin, Texas 78758. JP Morgan Chase Bank N/A 7600 Burnett RD. Austin, Texas 78757 CK#10456
Todd
Veedersburg, Indiana
U.S.A.
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Corvette Country
Austin,Texas,
U.S.A.
Response from Corvette Country
#2UPDATE Employee
Thu, September 06, 2007
As an employee of Corvette Country, I'd like to take the time to make it clear that we are also victims of this scam, not perpetrators. We are the victims of Identity theft, and our account information has been used to create the fraudulent checks that have been sent out as part of this scam.
Our company lost money before our bank's fraud department realized what was happening and we have lost countless hours answering phone calls, responding to emails and writing letters that have nothing to do with our business. Corvette Country is a used car dealership specializing in Chevy Corvettes and other Sports cars, and we are not involved with any sort of lottery or prize drawings.
We offer our sympathy to those who have fallen victim of this scam. Please feel free to contact us if you wish to exchange any further information.
Beau Foster
Assistant Controller
Corvette Country