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| Grand Financial Services Market Survey Sweepstakes Lottery Have recd' several letters in the mail inclusive with check for 4,450 telling me I am a wi |
| 11th of May, 2011 by User835042 |
Recd' a letter in the mail with a check, telling me I had won a lottery which is ridiculous since I hate gambling. The letter said the whole amount I had won was 120,550.00 will be sent through a special partner courier service in the form of a certified cashiers check.
My tax agent is Vivian Harrison 2546 Voss Rd London UK, then I had to contact Steven Ross or Jessica Wilson my claims agents to start the claims process 1-77862-4899.
The letter said do not act on the letter till you speak with claims agent.
This is the second letter of this type mailed to my home address.
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I'm an old timer, who never enters contests, and I got this check with all the same info as "Treborcop" and "Cbeecher". I'm going to the bank tomorrow and asking them what would happen if I cashed this check and put it into a new account not attached to my other accounts. If they advise me not to do this I won't but will turn it over to the AG's office or whomever the bank suggests. I'm just thinking that if the bank says the routing number, etc. is correct and there is $$$ to cover it, really, what could happen?
There is no fine print that I could find and if I don't send them any money for anything, could it hurt?
I am not asking 'what could happen' as a trivial question, I'm serious. Can anyone think of any serous problems I could be getting into from doing this? |
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| I just received this letter today stating they have tried several times to contact me concerning my winnings. I'm not that stupid and starting researching the bank and its location (which came up non-existing), The company Rainbow Enterprises which comes up as a PDF for excavating companies, etc, etc. I'm going to contact my local Atty General and hope someday they will be successful in shutting these scammers down. It is a shame that people fall victim to this type of scam every day and nothing is being done about it. Watch out folks anytime you are asked to pay fees and taxes upfront, its a scam. Besides you have to many locations listed on the letter and the check which should make anyone suspect foul play! |
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| Very helpful to read this before attempting to deposit scam check! |
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| I received the check today and im glad i looked it up cause it looks like a real check but parts of the letter didnt look right to me like where the letter is from all these different addresses so im not gonna cash it this is crazy i really hope they catch these people. |
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| We just received a letter exactly like the ones listed above. The phone number was different, but everything else was identical. Our check was written from a small landscaping company in Washington State.. (we live in ohio)... It was asked above, and so I'm not sure, do these companies know that checks are being written on their accounts? Is there anything we can do? |
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| I too, received this letter. My check comes from a family owned business:-( Vander Yacht Propane, Inc. so very sad for this company, to have their name used in this scam. Any way I will bring this letter and check to the US Bank so they can report it to the proper authorities. |
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| I too have received a check from the address at 227 Queens Charlotte Dr in Edmonton Canada. Fortunately I know that nothing comes from nothing and that this was clearly a scam, What's the saying "if it is too good to be true, it generally is". My husband said to send the letter to our Attorney General here in California. |
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Ok people, i received the same mail today. In the first place legitimate money is not sent in the mail n with no return address plus it would come certified or equivallent to that same order. Don't do anything about it, we'll come out the loser. Always check with BBB first. These letters are roaming the U.S., DON"T FALL FOR IT.
A concerned friend |
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i got a check for three thousand -two hundred-and fifty dollars
i do not know what to do about it it looks like a good check and the bad thing is i can us the money but i know it well come back on me if i do so plzz some one tell me what to do with it but i know i am not going to go to jail for this so i well do nothing with it |
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| I have also received the same check here in New Hampshire it is crazy because it is a real check and does not say non negotiable like some checks do. Really everyone needs to report this so this will stop happening especially since this can happen to the elderly who do not understand this and then get into so much trouble. Plus this can happen to anyone who is in financial straits. |
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| the target was my 81 year old mother good thing for google and her good sence grand financial services it is scam what a shame they get away with it. they should be caught an killed. |
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| The "Grand Financial Services" scam is active again. I received their letter and phony check for $4, 450 yesterday with a request to wire "taxes" of $3, 400 to London. They used the same Edmonton Alberta address as noted on prior comments below. The only difference is that the phone no. to call is different and is in British Columbia, and the check is "drawn" against TD Bank- -- a legitimate U.S. bank that is owned by Toronto Dominion Bank of Canada. My check was "written" by a business in Massachusetts with a different name than Grand Financial Services --that should obviously make it suspicious to begin with, but the letter was mailed from Canada. The way to spot these checks as phony is to look at the printing of the bank name on the check, which looks like it's from a poor quality copy of a copy (too light) made on a copying machine and then printed on regular check stock. The bank name is printed noticeably much lighter than the rest of the printing on the check, and the "authorized signature" is also obviously from a copy machine copy of a copy rather than freshly printed like the rest of the check. |
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| I also received one of these checks. I called and was told to deposit the check then call back when I questioned why she stated so we can see you are who you say you are. I asked how I won and she stated I signd up at Wal-mart or Target. I refuse to shop at Target( also there is not one anywhere near me) so I checked it out on line. Tomorrow I will take it to work and send to the Postal Inspectors. I hope these people get caught. |
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| IT is November 18, 2011 and I just received the same letter. I will be taking the whole thing to the bank to let them contact the appropriate autorities. No fair, cuz I could really use the money, too. Shameful, shameful people. Melissa King out of Iowa |
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| I had just received the same exact letter saying I won 120, 550 and within the letter was what looked like a real check for the amount of 4, 450. The banks will tell you it is real because its from a real account. But after re-searching and talking with several banks it comes back to be a fraud. I also do not like gambling so it was always a suspicion but I as many families are in need and had high hopes that it was real. DO NOT BE SCAMMED!!! God bless! |
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| I just got the same exact letter. Something needs to be done about this. God bless! |
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I just received a letter from grand financial services today. it says it comes from 227 Queen Charlotte drive Edmonton Canada tel # 1-604-720-4179. My check says it comes from a place called Sandalwood Health, LLC at 6200 Barrow Rd in little rock, AR. I found out there is a sandalwood in little rock but the address is not 6200 but 2600 instead. Also says
"We are pleased to inform you of the release of the results of the "Market Survey Sweepstakes Lottery" held on August 24h, 2011. All efforts to reach you have been abortive. We do hope you will give this notification the urgent attention it needs to avoid any further delays.
The ticket with serial number blah blah attached to your name drew the lucky winning numbers and gives me 4 sets of numbers, taking a total of $125, 000.00.
Enclosed is a check for the sum of 4450.00 made out by the event sponsors and will be deducted from your overall winning. the balance of 120, 550.00 will be sent to you through our special partner courier service in the form of a certified cashier"s check.
Tax agent- Sandra Evans
Address 2546 Voss Rd London U.K
Tax amount: 3400.00
Method of payment: western union money transfer
Tax agency: tax handlers UK
I'm to contact Steven Ross or Jessica Wilson at 1-604-720-4179. to start the claims process. Please accept our congratulations.
NOTE: Please do not act on this letter until you speak with your claims agent.
And is signed by a Franklin Perce (promotions Manager)
I to found out the bank is a real bank, the routing number does match with the bank. I plan on calling the bank, the company and a few other places and make sure the word gets out to these places. Just not right that people like to do stuff like this to other people. I received something about winning money in the past and looked that one up to and sure glad I did cause several people and been screwed over by these people. Seems like once you cash it they are able to access your account and can basically do as they please. I do like the Idea of putting it into a new account with nothing in it and once the check clears (if it does) pulling out the funds and closing the account. But who knows what kinda problems that alone could cause for a person. Hope these people are found before they hurt several people. Sorry if this got posted twice. |
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