Mrsz
Grover Beach,#2Consumer Comment
Wed, May 06, 2009
I just got the letter today along with the fake check. I promptly went to my bank and turned it in to them. I have to wonder, couldn't Wal-Mart, Target, ect, sue them for using their names? If they can be pinned down, that is....? I copied the letter, names and phone #'s into my own Rip Off Report too. My husband did try to call them just to see if he could make them squirm, and amazingly there was no one there to pick up the phone, or there was a busy signal.....
Joew
McGregor,#3Consumer Suggestion
Tue, May 05, 2009
The #1 tipoff on these scams is that you did not enter any such contests. If it was real, then you could contact the manager of the store that you entered at to verify your name. They would verify it with their regional manager. Obviously: "If it's too good to be true, it often/usually is!" They are trying to get you to give them your financial information in order to commit identity theft or bank fraud. Also, some bounty hunters and bill collectors use this trick to test if an address is valid. I remember the "free pizzas" coupons that cops sent to people on their list. They had a specific date and time that you had to show up in order to eat - you do the math. Mwahaha, absolutely evil!