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Complaint Review: Imperial Foundation Lotto - Winnipeg Other
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Imperial Foundation Lotto
335 Smith Street Ste 500 Winnipeg, R3B 2G9 Other, Ireland
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Imperial Foundation Lotto Same winning numbers check from Skinmedica in California Winnipeg, Ireland
I have also recieved the letter with check for 2996.80. Mine was from Skinmedica in CA. Agent name on letter is Angela Douglas. John Lawson listed as prize co-coordinator. Is there no way to stop this?
If I take this check to the bank and it does clear what can they do to me for it? It has my name on it!
April
Englewood, Tennessee
U.S.A.
If I take this check to the bank and it does clear what can they do to me for it? It has my name on it!
April
Englewood, Tennessee
U.S.A.
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Dave
New Westminster,British Columbia,
Canada
What CAN'T they do to you
#2Consumer Suggestion
Tue, January 02, 2007
If you want a list of what *could* happen if you cash that check, do a search for terms like "lottery fraud", "advance fee fraud", "demand draft fraud" and read up. Notice that those terms bring up the consumer pages at the FTC website. The worst that can happen? You get arrested, and maybe even charged with attempting to pass a forged check. It's happened. And they steal your money. If it is a forged check, that's about all that you need to worry about. Your bank may charge you a fee for a returned check. Your bank account will appear to have more money in it than it really does, with perhaps the possibility that you spend it. When the check returns unfunded, you could face overdraft charges. The crux of most of these scams is to get the person to send cash via Western Union or Moneygram. That cash is untraceable, and unrecoverable. When the check doesn't clear, the victim is on the hook. If it's a real check issued on a real account, they can get your bank account information. Having that info, they can play all sorts of games, including cleaning you out. This is very rarely done, since they'd have to use a real bank account of their own. It should be possible to trace them. So don't cash checks if you don't know what they are for. And never ever send money via Western Union or Moneygram.
