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Complaint Review: OZ Lotto International - Seattle Washington
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OZ Lotto International
525 5th Ave Seattle, 98233 Washington, U.S.A.
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OZ Lotto International REceived a letter in the mail along with a check for $3,860.00 to cover any processing or insurance fees involed with my winnings ripoff Seattle Washington
Call as per instruction and spoke with Elizabeth Walker who supposedly activated my claim and told me to deposit the check.
2 days later, I received a letter from my bank telling me that the paying bank indicated that this check would not be paid. Today the check bounced and I was charged a fee by my bank which caused another check to bounce. THe money was supposed to be sent to me via UPS. $200,000 in cash and $250,000 in a check.
I am not sure what kind of a scam this is, or why? I tried callling them again and either the phone just rings or I get a message the Person you are trying to reach is unavailable please try your call later.
This episode has put me in a terrible bind. Because of the bounced checks I have no money for myself to eat, buy gas, feed my pets etc for the next 2 weeks.
The letter was signed by Lillian Anderson, Vice President.
William
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S.A.
2 days later, I received a letter from my bank telling me that the paying bank indicated that this check would not be paid. Today the check bounced and I was charged a fee by my bank which caused another check to bounce. THe money was supposed to be sent to me via UPS. $200,000 in cash and $250,000 in a check.
I am not sure what kind of a scam this is, or why? I tried callling them again and either the phone just rings or I get a message the Person you are trying to reach is unavailable please try your call later.
This episode has put me in a terrible bind. Because of the bounced checks I have no money for myself to eat, buy gas, feed my pets etc for the next 2 weeks.
The letter was signed by Lillian Anderson, Vice President.
William
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S.A.
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Dave
New Westminster,British Columbia,
Canada
Scam
#2Consumer Suggestion
Fri, December 08, 2006
For a good article on how/why the scam operates, go to the FBI website and search for "lottery". File a complaint on the FTC website. Include all details. There's little they can do. If they do happen to catch the people, you want to be sure that your report mentions names, dates, numbers that can be used to put them away, and maybe get some restitution. There's no such thing as an International Lottery. Such a thing would be illegal. From the FTC website: The FTC has these words of caution for consumers who are thinking about responding to a foreign lottery: * If you play a foreign lottery through the mail or over the telephone you're violating federal law. * There are no secret systems for winning foreign lotteries. Your chances of winning more than the cost of your tickets are slim to none. * If you purchase one foreign lottery ticket, expect many more bogus offers for lottery or investment opportunities. Your name will be placed on sucker lists that fraudulent telemarketers buy and sell. * Keep your credit card and bank account numbers to yourself. Scam artists often ask for them during an unsolicited sales pitch. The bottom line, according to the FTC: Ignore all mail and phone solicitations for foreign lottery promotions. If you receive what looks like lottery material from a foreign country, give it to your local postmaster.
