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Crown Financial Services PlasticPak Packaging Inc. PostMail Scam Edmonton, Ontario
I received in my box a 'Royal Mail' stamped envelope .. for 1.10 Pounds (British). also Post by 04.11.11.
I received it about Dec 19 or so.
Crown Financial Services out of Canado saying i am one of the winners in the 'uk & north america consumer reward promotion draw' for all customers of walmart, sears, homedepot , safeway, asda, for the 1st quarter of 2011. (well that just about incledes everyone .. i think over 90% of people must have bought something from wmt, sears or homedepot in a 3 month period (any period !!).
then says i am entitled to guaranteed sum of $50k (check) delieverd by fed ex or ups.
they enclose a check of $3250 as part of the payment prize. They say this amt will enable me to offset the statutory rape, I mean stattory Non British Resident tax payment of $1950. -- The tax is payable to my assigned British tax officer , by ______ WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER_____. (key red flag of scam).
They advise me to contact my claims rep, mr. kevin smith or martha nichols on tel 866 882 0111 ( i call this and it says not taking calls as this time ( and i did call between the designated hrs of 8 to 1730 EST M-Sa.
It is signed by a Mr. Tommie Selvie (CEO)
then it has a little scissors graphic to cut the portion below (presumably to send your check to):
MARY HALL
17 Sandy Hill Road
SE18 7BQ London, United Kingdom
The chck looks very realistic, from Plastipak Packaging Inc.
41605 Ann Arbor Rd.
Plymouth, MI 48170
For a Lasalle Bank Midwest N.A. ( ha ha ha Not Available) out of Troy, MI 48084
check is dated 12/12/2011 and made out to me and it is signed by a Chester A. Altius? (it is a scanned signature print)
d**n,how stupid do they think I am .. ?????? probably there are some that have fallen for it .. people drunk, in a big hurry, greedy, etc ....