Steve
Bradenton,#2Consumer Suggestion
Fri, September 22, 2006
File your complaint with the Postmaster Office of the Inspector General. It is outright fraud and they are using the mail to perpetrate it. Send a copy of the letter along with your complaint.
Anonymous
Houston,#3Consumer Suggestion
Tue, September 19, 2006
An associate recieved a "grant confirmation" in the mail from De Monaco Heritage Fund...which now gives its address as 243 5th Avenue #232, NY, NY 10016. I have noted that there are an awful lot of scams coming off of 5th Avenue these days...I have recieved some myself. In either case, this type of scam is called ADVANCED FEE FRAUD. It is similiar to some of these infamous Nigerian 419 schemes that flood the net these days. You are promised a lot of money for a small fee, usually for "administrative" costs or other excuses, such as "permits". They also want the victim to keep it secret and not tell anyone. These "fees" never stop and often increase once the victim has been hooked. The only person that wins in this is the scammer. My suggestion for this? Simple; read it, have a laugh, then throw it in the nearest trash can or recycle bin. Don't respond, don't communicate with them, don't send them money, don't give them any information. If you do, you'll put yourself on a "sucker's list" and will get all sorts of scams filling your mail box ad nauseum. I never responded to any of these scams AND still got on one of these lists somehow. You'd be suprised at some of the stupid BS these scammers try. In either case, IGNORE THEM!