Wheeler Financial - Agent Unice Megan Lucky winner of Unclaimed Prize Money Salt Lake City - Agent # 905-324-0625 Utah - Agent # in Ontario Canada
I received letter advising my "name was randomly selected" "as a winner for the 2008 sweepstakes draws". That "all participants were selected through a computerized ballot system drawn from readers Digest, Publishers Clearinghouse, Internet Games etc." Enclosed was a check drawn from Wachovia Bank (a legitimate bank). Instructions were to deposit the check, and by doing so would cover the authorizing and processing fees. You contact the Agent Unice Megan who instructed to send them a check for the same amount>The Ripoff. The actual telephone # is located in St. Catharine-Thorold ON (i reverse looked up the phone#) Do not make the mistake of believing this scam!! If it was'nt for my great bank, I would have been out lot of $$
G
Mount Prospect, Illinois
U.S.A.
3 Updates & Rebuttals
Kjsdaddy
Herndon,Virginia,
U.S.A.
Richard Young and Brenda Rice of Carnival Financial (Carn Corp)
#4Consumer Comment
Wed, May 28, 2008
G,
Very similar to my experience, except they used Bank of America of Dekalb County, GA. I have contacted more than the local authorities, and this seems bigger than it actually is. Whay was the phone number on your letter, because the reverse look-up from the number on my letter, is from Central Montreal. It makes more sense now why they wanted the money transfered as soon as the check clears, because a day or two later the check will come back as bad.
R
Wheeler
Salt Lake City,Utah,
U.S.A.
Wheeler Machinery is not a divison of Wheeler Financial and Unice Megan or Richard Young are not a Wheeler Machinery Employee
#4UPDATE Employee
Tue, April 15, 2008
Notice Wheeler Machinery Company is not Wheeler Financial and is not represented by such.
Wheeler Machinery Company has learned that fraudulent copies of our checks appearing to be from Wheeler Machinery, with a letter claiming that recipients have won a sweepstakes. These letters and checks are fraudulent and part of a scam. Wheeler Machinery has no connection with any such sweepstakes. Any check included with this mailing is fake and will not be authorized.
If you have received this sweepstakes letter mail to your U.S. Postal Inspection Service
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS SERVICE CENTER
ATTN: MAIL FRAUD
222 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA STE 1250
CHICAGO IL 60606-6100
also see fraud.org or consumerfraudreporting.org
G
Mount Prospect,Illinois,
U.S.A.
Wheeler Financial-Unice Megan-Sweepstakes Winner
#4Author of original report
Mon, April 14, 2008
They actually requested to send Moneygram, not a check