Complaint Review: STANDARD TRUST AND FINANCE INC

NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED WINNINGS SENT TO AN ELDERLY WOMAN WHO THOUGHT SHE WON 95,000 AND WAS SENT A CHECK FOR 2,950. GOES LIKE THIS:

"THIS IS TO FIND OUT WHY YOU HAVE NOT CLAIMED THE MONEY WHICH YOU HAVE WON IN THE SUPER SEVEN CONTEST.

YOU ARE ONE OF THE FOURTH CATEGORY WINNERS OF THE SUPER SEVEN CONTEST HELD ON THE 21 OF JUNE 2008.

A TICKET WITH THE SERIAL NO. S891** POSTED IN YOUR NAME DREW THE LUCKY WINNING NUMBERS. THIS ENTITLES YOU THE LUMP SUM OF $95,000 TO BE SENT TO YOU ONCE THE TAXES ON THE WINNING HAS BEEN PAID.

ENCLOSED IS A CHECK OF $2,950 WHICH WAS DEDUCTED FROM YOUR WINNINGS. THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS FIRST CHECK IS FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE APPLICABLE GORVENMENT TAX ON YOUR WINNING.

THE TAX AMOUNT IS $2,750.00 TO BE PAID THROUGH MONEY GRAM FOUND AT ANY WALMART STORE.

YOU WILL RECEIVE TAX INFORMATION FROM YOUR CLAIM AGENT DAVID LEE

PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THIS CHECK UNTIL YOU CALL FOR VERIFICATION. WE COUNSEL YOU TO KEEP THIS WINNING CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOUR CLAIM HAS BEEN PROCESSED AND YOUR CASH REMITTED TO YOU, AS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL TO AVOID DOUBLING CLAMMING OR UNSCRUPULOUS ACTS BY NON PARTICIPANTS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAM.

YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT IMMEDIATELY FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATIONS AS INDICATED BELOW WITHIN 10 DAYS.

YOU ARE TO CONTACT DAVID LEE AT 1-905-598-3523 AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER."

AND THIS WAS BY A MORRIS LEXINGTON, PRESIDENT

SO THERE IS A CHECK AND I DECIDED TO CALL THIS LEE PERSON AND THE FIRST TIME IT WAS BUSY, THE SECOND TIME SOME GUY PICKED UP AND HUNG UP IN MY FACE. OBVIOUSLY IT IS A FRAUD. I WILL BE CALLING THIS BANK AND SEE WHAT KIND OF BOGUS SITUATION THIS IS. THE ABOVE IS EXACTLY AS THE LETTER STATED. PLEASE BE AWARE... FURTHER UPDATES WILL COME AS SOON AS MONDAY COMES AROUND AND I CALL THE JP MORGAN CHASE BANK IN SYRACUSE NY.

Freedomwriter
freedom, Pennsylvania
U.S.A.