Ace
Salinas,#2UPDATE Employee
Wed, September 10, 2008
It was one of the scams out of Canada. I have received some very laughable checks from them.
Frank
Brick,#3Consumer Suggestion
Tue, August 19, 2008
This sounds like the 419 scam. They say you won a lottery in some country you never heard of and also give you a real looking check. The way the do it is that they already have a bunch of Account numbers and routing numbers that they already phished for and collected. Example: They would mix and match the numbers on real blank check stock. Use Quicken and any account number you want. you can make a fake check as easy as printing a page on the printer. Or any check writing software. The routing number is right for one bank and the account number is right for another bank. But because the two do not match 14 days later, the bank bounces the check and you have to pay all the fees because the bank HAS to give you the money. If you do not trust it, call the bank that is printed on the check and see if the account number is located at that bank 99.99% of the time, it is a fake. Lottery will mostly take it out of your winning and never give you a check to claim the prize. So does the IRS also. Before you even get the money you have to file a form that you are willing to pay taxes on your winning. Check the IRS website.