Complaint Review: Zilos Management Inc - William J. Keys

I received a letter with a check enclosed for the amount of $4680.23 stating that I was the winner of a lottery held by Publishers' Clearing House. They asked me to contact a person by the name of William Keys, to activate my account before October 31. 2006. Although the letter said that I could contact them from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm, Monday through Saturday, I couldn't do so earlier in the afternoon Tuesday. I wasn't able to reach him until like 630pm.

When I finally contacted him this person explained to me about the details of the awarded lottery, but seemed to be really in a hurry to hang up. He basically instructed me to send money through Western Union in the amount of $4300 to a person in Houston, Texas.

When I inquired why I didn't need to put an address, he told me that this was not required when money was sent through Western Union. I could use any of the green forms there,the person would take care of paying the processing fees on my behalf, and send me the final check for $91,319.77. This raised my suspicions as the letter stated that it will also cover applicable taxes, but that this mandatory fee was needed to establish the legitimacy of my claim(?).

Also, the letter did not contain any logo, except for the signature of a so-called Farriton Colemany, Vice President of Loss Prevention. The address was a P.O.Box in Canada (not in the US) and the telephone number of the company was the same one listed for the "Foreign Accounts Manager", also strange. I called back the second time with my husband but he seemed in the hurry to hang up. I asked if there was any gimmick to it. He assure me no.

I deposited the check in my account as it appeared to be buttressed by the NCUA (it contained a logo), but before doing anything I carried out a quick browse in the Internet to see if I could find this company and/or the names of these "account managers". I found that they had already scammed different people nationwide.

I want people to know it is all a scam do not believe people... like William J. Keys. I believe the phone number is his cell phone. He is a liar!

Jennifer
Garfield, New Jersey
U.S.A.