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Complaint Review: Union Financial Group North American Swwepstakes Kevin James Michael Anderson - London, ON Ontario
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Union Financial Group North American Swwepstakes Kevin James Michael Anderson
1060 Hamilton Road London, ON, N5W 1A6 Ontario, Canada
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Union Financial Group, North American Swwepstakes, Kevin James, Michael Anderson SACM ARTIST TRYING TO GET PERSONAL INFO AND MOENY Ontario Canada
I received a letter from Union Financial Group. They claim I was a winner of the North-American Sweepstakes Lottery on April28th 2006 from the Inc category for $1 million USD. They list a ticket number and the winning nubers. Enclosed with the letter was a check for $4850.00. I am told to contact a Kevin James at 519-694-2532 for further instructions before cashing the check. I was told to deposit the check into my personal checking account and then to call him back once that is done for further info.
When I asked why I had to contact him again he said it was becasue I had to pay the taxes from the check in the amount of $2850.00 That he would give me the USA contact and who to send the moneygram or western union payment to. The trick was I had to send this out the same day I deposited the check, I could not wait for the check to clear. When I refused he got upset and I disconnected the call.
The check was issued from The Northern Trust Co. in Chicage Il. It does look like a legit check when you look at it. It has watermarks and security marks on it.
I obviuosly have not fallen for this scam. I hope that no one else does to. Please be aware if you receive anything from them.
Chris
burrillville, Rhode Island
U.S.A.
When I asked why I had to contact him again he said it was becasue I had to pay the taxes from the check in the amount of $2850.00 That he would give me the USA contact and who to send the moneygram or western union payment to. The trick was I had to send this out the same day I deposited the check, I could not wait for the check to clear. When I refused he got upset and I disconnected the call.
The check was issued from The Northern Trust Co. in Chicage Il. It does look like a legit check when you look at it. It has watermarks and security marks on it.
I obviuosly have not fallen for this scam. I hope that no one else does to. Please be aware if you receive anything from them.
Chris
burrillville, Rhode Island
U.S.A.
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Dave
New Westminster,British Columbia,
Canada
The checks are just good enough
#2Consumer Suggestion
Mon, December 11, 2006
The checks have to be good enough to fool your bank to accept it for deposit. Real account number, real bank, even real account-holder name. They are either stolen, and have a forged signature. Or are completely counterfeit. Only the issuing bank and sometimes only the account holder will be able to tell for sure that it is a fraudelent check. That gives long enough for the victim's bank to release the hold so the victim can withdraw funds and send untraceable cash. When people receive these checks, they should file a complaint with the FTC, and if possible, contact the issuing bank and let them know that an account has been compromised. It's possible there are hundreds of fake checks with the same account number, and shutting down the account may prevent someone else from being scammed.
