Complaint Review: Zurick & Shaw Financial Group

We received a sponsor's check for $3,185.75 to assist in financing our international clearance fee of a sweepstakes win of $65,000.00. We were to contact our No. American Agent, Ms. Cynthia Williamson, to claim our prize by June 22, 2007 by 7:00 p.m. EST. They even provided a claim number and the check is drafted through JPMorgan Chase Bank out of Baton Rouge, LA. It is signed by James Mack of F.A. Richard & Associates, Inc - Loss Fund Account on Behalf of Zurich/The Shaw Group.

When I called I talked with Olivia Sanders. She instructed me to deposit the check, then after it cleared to send a money gram in the amount of $2977.00. There is supposed to be a watermark on check, but the watermark we found when photocopied was VOID VOID VOID.Olivia told me that I clicked on a banner while on the internet in the past 18 months that put our name into their (scam) sweepstakes. They also had our name address and phone no. Oh yeah, Sam Silver is the prize coordinator.

How can people get away with things like this? Can't Chase bank do anything about their establishment being used in scams like this?

Curt
Charles City, Iowa
U.S.A.