176, Report:
#456059
Posted Date:
May 28 2009
Consumer Promotions International Inc $250,000 Prize Winning Payout Scam Toronto Ontario
This company apparently is sending versions of the same letter to people saying they have won $250,000 that is payable to them by Certified Check that will be delivered via FedEx/UPS shipping. However, you are advised to first contact claim agents 'Clara Walker' or 'Bennet Duncan' ...
Entity
Consumer Promotions International Inc
Categories: Cross-Border Scams
177, Report:
#400330
Posted Date:
May 08 2009
Reach Local Marketing Dont fall for Reach Local Marketing REAL checks!!!! New York New York
I too recieved a check for $4986.00 from reach local marketing. Drawn on Valley Bank and Trust. Top left corner titling Prestige Financial, 9400 E. Panorama Circle, Englewood, CO 800112. Right around Christmas.... WAY TOO TEMPTING.... Thank God I knew about ripoffreport.com. I read ...
Entity
Reach Local Marketing
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
178, Report:
#448756
Posted Date:
May 05 2009
Watermark Press Inc. - INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF PHOTOGRAPHY ARE ONE AND THE SAME THEY COMMITTED PURGERY!! OWINGS MILLS Maryland
I ordered my mother a book from picture.com on march 11,2008. They cashed a check for 162.90. on March 14,2008. I have called and actually spoke with several reps at 410-363-4800. Plus several other phone numbers. Eventually no one would answer. Went from voice mail, to just ringin...
Entity
Watermark Press Inc.- INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Categories: Websites
179, Report:
#446919
Posted Date:
Apr 27 2009
Global Resource And Finance Co. / Global Resource Co. Inc fraudulent check Medina Minnesota
I also recieved a letter from Global Resource and Finance Co. stating I won a portion of the DE-LOTTO North American Sweepstakes Lottery held on Friday, Feb 13th (how appropriate) 2009 in the 2nd category. The check inclosed was from Glogal Resource Co. Inc 4365 Willow Drive Medina,...
Entity
Global Resource And Finance Co. / Global Resource Co. Inc
Categories: Cross-Border Scams
180, Report:
#445988
Posted Date:
Apr 23 2009
International Library Of Poetry Scam Owings Mills Maryland
Below is the email I received explaining why I was ripped off of nearly $100.00. Anyone else that has sent anything to this company: Poetry.com or any company they list below: you have been scammed also.
Publish Buy Sell Services
Dear Poetry.com Customer,
Thank yo...
Entity
International Library Of Poetry
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
181, Report:
#445508
Posted Date:
Apr 21 2009
Grand Crowne Resorts Of Branson, Mo. Free Gas for their High Pressure tour-It's a SCAM-You Get NOTHING!!!! Branson Missouri
We got sold a tour of their Branson properties with a high pressure sales pitch to purchase their time share. Thank Goodness we didn't fall for it! We were promised two show tickets and $300 in free gasoline and charged $99 for their second rate motel.
The gas voucher is a sc...
Entity
Grand Crowne Resorts Of Branson, Mo.
Categories: Travel Services
182, Report:
#444523
Posted Date:
Apr 17 2009
Lexis Marketing & Reasearch Why havent they been stopped!!!! take you check to the police!!! New York New York
Got a check for a rediculous amount, call them, go to bank,, take out money like any bank is going to clear it that fast! send it to them then pay the consequences!!! The check itself is phony, look at the security. no watermark, just a white area, no strips no anything, they print ...
Entity
Lexis Marketing & Reasearch
Categories: Home Based Business
183, Report:
#443803
Posted Date:
Apr 15 2009
Suntrust Banks, Inc. Being help responsible for counterfeit money orders South Charleston West Virginia
I was the victim of an online scam involving money orders. A bank teller at Suntrust manually entered the amount for $2850.00 into my account without placing a hold on the money orders to make sure they were legit. Instead, she exclaimed well they look real enough to me, and the mon...
Entity
Suntrust Banks, Inc.
Categories: Bad Check Writers
184, Report:
#437208
Posted Date:
Mar 24 2009
GLOBAL FINANCIAL I RECEIVED A CHECK FOR $3085.00. DON'T FALL PREY! Houston Texas
Today I received a letter in the mail from Global Financial Claim Services. It basically said that I was the 3rd GRAND PRIZE WINNER for the National Geographic Sweepstakes and I have won 100,000.00 Also enclosed was a check for the amount of $3085.00. It also said that I had to c...
Entity
GLOBAL FINANCIAL
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
185, Report:
#437053
Posted Date:
Mar 24 2009
Fidelity Finance Company Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, Fraudulant Check Ottawa Ontario
I received a envelope in the mail with no return address and postmarked from Canada.
The envelope contained a letter and very real looking check. The letter is from Fidelity Finance Company, Ottawa, Ontario. The check is issued from Wells Fargo Bank, Minnesota, N.A. (Wayzata Offi...
Entity
Fidelity Finance Company
Categories: Cross-Border Scams
186, Report:
#426770
Posted Date:
Feb 21 2009
Royal Zenith, Inc Supposedlly I won a National Lotto Co-Operation Sweepstakes Lottery. New York New York
Received a letter reportin g I was a winner ina National Lotto Co-Operation Sweepstakes Lottery. Entitled to $150,000.00 US Dollars. 1 of 10 winners out of 50,000 names.
However I must pay my Goverment Taxes/Fees. They Graciously $4,979.58 gave me a check. It is an actual Wat...
Entity
Royal Zenith, Inc
Categories: Door to Door Sales
187, Report:
#426591
Posted Date:
Feb 20 2009
Corporate Clearing Services Readers Digest Sweepstakes 3rd prize of 100,000.00 Toronto Ontario
subject award/3rd grand prize
you have been drawn as a lucky sweepstakes winner of unclaimed prize for 100,000.00. Our system indicates that you were drawn as winner on Feb 5th, 2009. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from readers digest, natio...
Entity
Corporate Clearing Services
Categories: Lottery
188, Report:
#426102
Posted Date:
Feb 19 2009
Comtec Inc Obviously bogus cashier checks New York New York
Received a FINAL NOTIFICATION letter in the mail claiming I was a declared winner of the Online In store Promo. Enclosed were two cashier's checks issued by Chase Manhattan Bank for $7,450.75 and $2,549.25.
An examination of the checks showed these to be fraudulent (no stub, n...
Entity
Comtec Inc
Categories: Banks
189, Report:
#422459
Posted Date:
Feb 10 2009
Watermark Press, International Library Of Photography Aka Picture.com THEY WILL RIP YOU OFF DONT FALL FOR IT Owings Mill Maryland
These people are scam artists. Do not let them scam you too.
I entered a photo of my daughter in their online photo contest. There was no cost to enter. A little while later I rec'd a letter telling me my photo had been chosen to be published in a book of children's photos. There...
Entity
Watermark Press ,International Library Of Photography Aka Picture.com
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
190, Report:
#417768
Posted Date:
Jan 29 2009
Hubert Company, LLC, & Hubert Company Surveys mail fraud - find you through internet job search sites New York New York
I received in the mail a letter, survey questionnaire and check in the amount of $4,914.25 drawn on JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA in Columbus, Ohio. The letter referenced a Customer Service Evaluator Representative position and included a Rep ID # LK10820.
They told me I had been rand...
Entity
Hubert Company, LLC
Categories: Bad Check Writers
191, Report:
#416377
Posted Date:
Jan 26 2009
USSUN Software ,USSUN.COM And Sales Affiliate RegSoft.com Software Ripoff and Scammers, false advertising Foreign Country And Eden Prairie, Foreign Country and Minnesota
USSUN.COM is a Scammer; they Advertise Falsely, they do not deliver their purchases, and do not heed their own declared guarantee. USSUN offers Power Audio Software, PhotoCool, BatchPhoto WaterMark, and SQL Script Recovery Pro. USSUN.com, their website, advertises very obviously, ...
Entity
USSUN Software , USSUN.COM And Sales Affiliate RegSoft.com
Categories: Computer Software
192, Report:
#415379
Posted Date:
Jan 23 2009
Regency Reseach - Regency Financial Corp, Mystery Shopping scam-sent me check for $4,615 Kansas City Missouri
i received a letter the other day from a company claiming to be Regency Research, a division of Regency Financial Corp (which does apprear to be a real business)..They claim to be a mystery shopping, market research, and consulting company.
The letter basically says that the chec...
Entity
Regency Reseach - Regency Financial Corp
Categories: Business Consultants
193, Report:
#410266
Posted Date:
Jan 10 2009
Libbey Financial Services I WON $5,000.00 DOLLARS!! YEAH RIGHT!! Thanx Scott Freeman!!! Toledo Cloumbus Ontario, NY Shall I Go On? Toledo Ohio
I recieved a letter in the mail from a company saying that i have won $5,000.00 through a sweepstakes by using my Debit card at one of 71 major retail stores nationwide. I thought it was a legit offer because i enter all kinds of things all the time. The check enclosed was for $975...
Entity
Libbey Financial Services
Categories: Cash Services
194, Report:
#408690
Posted Date:
Jan 06 2009
Liberty Reward & Trust Inc. RIPOFF Toronto Canada Nationwide
My husband was sent a letter stating they were sending their final notice that he had won $125,000.00 US dollars. We were provided a claim number and our first check from a legit bank in NY. When we called the number on the letter, it was out of service. The check is very deceptive ...
Entity
Liberty Reward & Trust Inc.
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
195, Report:
#399465
Posted Date:
Dec 22 2008
Reichhold Financial Services - Reichhold Incorporated Chain-Stores Giveback Promo -- SCAM! Durham North Carolina
My husband recieved an Official Notification stating that he won $10,000. Included with the letter was a check for $2,759 and instructions to call the claims representative Mr. Scott Freeman at 1-416-839-1834 who will answer any questions.
We called this, (by the way it is a cel...
Entity
Reichhold Financial Services - Reichhold Incorporated
Categories: Cross-Border Scams
196, Report:
#389208
Posted Date:
Dec 18 2008
Capacity And Service Solutions Check sent in the name of Liberty Financial Services and Consultants Oak Brook, Illinois
I received a check for $3450.15 to cover the administrative taxes and clearance fees. To authorize the check which would allow me to receive $57,000 from either PCH, Readers Digest, etc. I was supposed to call 1-514-638-5610. The contact name was Jason Wittoff. The check was drawn o...
Entity
Capacity And Service Solutions
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
197, Report:
#401144
Posted Date:
Dec 14 2008
Shoppers Market Research, Lock Up Evergreen LLC High Dollar Ripoff - Too Good to be True New York New York
Thanks to the age old truth If it's too good to be true, it probably is, this scam did not catch me. Don't let this catch you. I am reading of all sorts of variations - this is what they sent me.
A check for $3760 - 300 for me, 3200 for money transfer, 160 for service charges a...
Entity
Shoppers Market Research
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
198, Report:
#398304
Posted Date:
Dec 05 2008
BHP Billiton Plc - Chris Chambers - Karen Woods Capitol Choice Ontario Canada Or U.K. Company contact 1st view e-mail; sends a fraudulent corporate check Woodbridge Ontario
...says you will become a 'pay agent' to save on taxes to them ... sends a phoney check (looks good - watermarks, etc...) stolen account information.
Asked you to wire 90% of checks face value asap! to China, etc.... Please report activity to 'www.IC3.gov' - USA FBI investigation...
Entity
BHP Billiton Plc - Chris Chambers - Karen Woods - Capitol Choice
Categories: Brokerage Companies
199, Report:
#397015
Posted Date:
Dec 02 2008
Standard Trust Final Notice of Unclaimed Winning RIGHT! Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
My College-aged daughter received letter: From The Office Of Venessa Robert (Vice President Finance) Standard Trust Financial dated 26th November 2008..claim # NR 723-559 C. The letter asks why she has not claimed her winnings, stating: your ticket with serial # 217788954 drew the ...
Entity
Standard Trust
Categories: Cross-Border Scams
200, Report:
#397013
Posted Date:
Dec 02 2008
RBC Financial, International Finance Department Received mailing - entitled to $125,000.00 in Sweepstakes and Lottery Draw Windsor Ontario
Received a letter on 12/1/08 from RBC Financial, International Finance Department stating that I am a winner in the second category (?) of Sweepstakes and Lottery Draw on 11/23/08. I am entitled to $125,000.00, wow. I won't go into the details of the letter because the previous re...
Entity
RBC Financial, International Finance Department
Categories: Lottery
