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Complaint Review: FIDELITY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. - Saint John New Foundland
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FIDELITY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.
313 2nd Ave Saint John, A1B3X5 New Foundland, Canada
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FIDELITY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. I Want to report a Sweepstakes, Lottery winnings Fraud Scam through Fidelity Financial Services Saint John New Foundland
I recieved a letter in the mail from a Fidelity Financial Services with a Wells Fargo Check inside that stated that I had won $250,000.00 in a sweepstakes lottery . I was given the entry slip number, a claim number and the winning numbers from the drawing which showed how I had won.
I was instructed in the letter not to do anything with the check until I had spoken with my claims agent (Larry Smith). I called and asked the man a bunch of questions, he was very respectful and nice and everything for real seemed so legit. I was a little skeptical but I really needed this to be real to pay my bills so I listened to everything he had to say. I was told the wells fargo check I received ($4720.00) was deducted from my winnings to use to pay the GST, their non-resident government tax to receive my winnings, which totaled $4000.00. I was told to deposit the check into my account and wait for it to clear then call them back. I did then I was instructed to take out this money for the tax and money gram it to a Melinda Barn at 496 19th Ave in St John NF Canada and call and give them the reference number to the money gram once it went through.
I did all of this, at this point my money was ready to be sent to me via CanPar (Canada Parcels) to the US where it would be transferred to Fed Ex/UPS to ship the rest of the way. I waited to hear back from him to tell me the tracking number I'd need to keep track of the money til it got to me. When he did call back I was told that the size of the check was alot and Fed Ex/Canpar wouldn't mail it without insuring it first and was instructed to money gram $500.00 more to a Lee Cheng for this to go through. Now I'm really skeptical and ask more questions, he explained it so well I believed it and told him ok. Just to make sure, I then checked the website for Canada Parcels and called both them and Fed Ex and asked about the shipment of that amount of money and if it needed to be insured etc. how much it would be.
I was told by Fed Ex they didn't require insurance, but the Canpar people said that they would charge me about that much to send it. So I sent the money gram to cover the insurance for the money to be sent to me and gave Larry the reference number. Of course I waited for him to call back to give me a tracking number and he never did, I continued to call that day all the numbers I was giving to see what was going on but no one ever answered.
Now I know I've been scammed, so I googled them and found your website with other people in my same predicament with the same people. I definitely do not have the $4720 to pay the bank back and am in desperate need of anyone's help. I truly don't know who to ask for help if the district attorney can't do anything, so I'm coming to rip-off for your help. I'm hoping whoever reads this won't be scammed the way we were and someone out there will be able to help us get our money back and prosecute these people for fraud and theft and shut them down.
Maria
CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee
U.S.A.
I was instructed in the letter not to do anything with the check until I had spoken with my claims agent (Larry Smith). I called and asked the man a bunch of questions, he was very respectful and nice and everything for real seemed so legit. I was a little skeptical but I really needed this to be real to pay my bills so I listened to everything he had to say. I was told the wells fargo check I received ($4720.00) was deducted from my winnings to use to pay the GST, their non-resident government tax to receive my winnings, which totaled $4000.00. I was told to deposit the check into my account and wait for it to clear then call them back. I did then I was instructed to take out this money for the tax and money gram it to a Melinda Barn at 496 19th Ave in St John NF Canada and call and give them the reference number to the money gram once it went through.
I did all of this, at this point my money was ready to be sent to me via CanPar (Canada Parcels) to the US where it would be transferred to Fed Ex/UPS to ship the rest of the way. I waited to hear back from him to tell me the tracking number I'd need to keep track of the money til it got to me. When he did call back I was told that the size of the check was alot and Fed Ex/Canpar wouldn't mail it without insuring it first and was instructed to money gram $500.00 more to a Lee Cheng for this to go through. Now I'm really skeptical and ask more questions, he explained it so well I believed it and told him ok. Just to make sure, I then checked the website for Canada Parcels and called both them and Fed Ex and asked about the shipment of that amount of money and if it needed to be insured etc. how much it would be.
I was told by Fed Ex they didn't require insurance, but the Canpar people said that they would charge me about that much to send it. So I sent the money gram to cover the insurance for the money to be sent to me and gave Larry the reference number. Of course I waited for him to call back to give me a tracking number and he never did, I continued to call that day all the numbers I was giving to see what was going on but no one ever answered.
Now I know I've been scammed, so I googled them and found your website with other people in my same predicament with the same people. I definitely do not have the $4720 to pay the bank back and am in desperate need of anyone's help. I truly don't know who to ask for help if the district attorney can't do anything, so I'm coming to rip-off for your help. I'm hoping whoever reads this won't be scammed the way we were and someone out there will be able to help us get our money back and prosecute these people for fraud and theft and shut them down.
Maria
CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee
U.S.A.
3 Updates & Rebuttals
Maria
CLARKSVILLE,Tennessee,
U.S.A.
to the personal responsiblity
#2Author of original report
Wed, May 14, 2008
I have entered many many sweepstakes, from national sweepstakes lottery to publisher's clearinghouse and get lottery tickets...so you are wrong
Resty
Waunakee,Wisconsin,
U.S.A.
Personal Responsibility
#3Consumer Comment
Sun, May 11, 2008
I dont get it Maria. Did you enter a Lottery? No..probably not......yet you think that someone........anyone......is just gonna give you $250,000 outta the goodness of their heart? I believe you knew deep in your heart this was a scam and just hoped beyond hope you were wrong. There are a few hundred...possibly thousands of web sites dedicated to these scams. Its been blasted alllllllllll over the TV.....in newspapers etc.........and yet you sent them your money !!!!!! The bank is not liable.....and should not be held accountable because you got greedy and figured some moron was just gonna give you $250,000 !!!!!! They have a right to the money back and trust me......they WILL do whatever they need to to make that happen. People need to put their greed aside and use whats left of their brains or this will continue to happen. Chances are FIDELITY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC has NO clue their name is being used in this manner. Even if they were there isnt much they can do about it. These checks are all washed/forged/copied and or just plain counterfeit. Greedy people are just that.............greedy.
Michael
Bountiful,Utah,
U.S.A.
Complete scam
#4Consumer Comment
Sun, May 11, 2008
Google "Advance fee scams". You were taken hook, line and sinker. Kiss your money good-bye. Your bank, however, is going to want its money back. Guess who they are going after to get it? YOU! If you're lucky your bank won't get the FBI and/or the Secret Service on your tail for bank fraud. My advice is to go to your bank, talk to the branch manager and see if something can be worked out. You're going to have to pay the money back just hope you don't have a prison sentence that adds insult to injury. Consider this a lesson learned! But don't be too hard on yourself. Lots of other folks have fallen victim to this same scam.
