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| Shoppers Direct Shoppers Point of Sale Lottery/Sweepstakes $3950.00 Check Received- Looks Authentic- Call the bank first! Las Vegas , Nevada |
| 10th of Jul, 2011 by User814409 |
My wife received a $3950.00 check today. The envelope was posted in Canada with no return address.
The check was printed on Docugard paper and certainly looked authentic. The letter with the check came from Shoppers Direct in Las Vegas. The lottery drawing she had "won" was in London England. The total winning was $65,000 with this first check sent to assist paying the British Lottery/Sweepstakes Tax and Insurance. Before calling the enclosed phone number to "activate" the check I called First American Bank in Chicago and got through to the fraud department, emailed all of the info. to a wonderful person who immediately called back to let me know that the check was not good. I then called the number on the letter and spoke to Ray Owen. He started to tell me that we had won this money and I then told him that I had already called the bank and found that the check was no good. He hung up. Michael- Xenia, Ohio |
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| My mother received the same check and letter today. We were skeptical about it as well, so I am glad I found your post about it. Thanks so much for posting!! :) Have a great day! |
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| Me too I received the same letter today and was praying it was not a scam because I could really use the money. Thanks for your post glad I found it. If it's to good to be true it isn't true. |
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| Received the same scam letter however the script in the letter stated that sponsors wanted to assist me in paying $2, 950.00 the Brittish Sweepstakes Tax and Insurance associated with my winnings. Too bad. |
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| I got the same letter in the mail today, but it was addressed to my son who lives in another state! That was the first red flag! Thank you for posting this information...I agree that if it's too good to be true, it most likely isn't. |
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| Got the same one, really looks authentic, threw in trash. I am reachable. |
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| I too received the same letter today and was somewhat hopeful it was not a scam because I could have really use the money, but my gut was telling me it probably was a scam., being that I had never dealt with Shoppers Direct. Thanks for your posts glad I found it. If it's to good to be true it isn't true. |
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| Just got the very same check in mail here in Normal, IL -- $3, 950 from Shoppers Point of Sale Sweepstakes -- asking me to call Ray Owen in Las Vegas, NV. Envelope was postmarked in Canada, and a small business located in McDonald, PA was on upper left corner of check. Las Vegas, NV, Canada, the UK? Too many locations. Very legitimate-looking envelope in a security format, no return address. Too good to be true? Absolutely. I'm going to send this to our Illinois State Attorney General. |
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| I also was somewhat hopefull but this post save me from the bad people in the world thank god for the inturnet it can be a good thing. |
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I got this same letter today, 8/1/11. Check is drawn on the supposed Keybank NA account of "Corrosion Resistant Technologies, Inc". located in Chagrin Falls, OH.
First red flag: this company markets some type of plastic tanks. What could that possibly have to do with a sweepstakes prize!!
Same deal as the posts above...envelope postmarked in Canada, no return address; call a Ray Owen at 905-598-6360; letter signed by a Janet Green, Operations Director.
Unfortunately, there will be some people who give this Ray Owen their bank account information and end up thousands in the hole.
People--BE SMART |
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| These people should go to jail for more than fraud. I have a bad heart to start with. This looked so close to real that I had a hard time staying calm. So glad to see these posts. Thanks all of you. |
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| Of for Pete's Sake, the stupid check is a FAKE for sure. When you get anything from anyone who doesn't include a return address on the envelope, my fraud hairs stand up.. The check sure does look real but there are too many locations related to this deal. I agree with predecessors who have been posting that it would have been nice to have that money. But they just want you to cash it and then send them the check for the $2950 taxes and they get your money, YOU NEVER GET THEIRS. I have heard of this in the past but never got one until today. By the time the bank tells you it's a fake, you have already sent your money to them. Not gonna happen to this blonde. Everybody does need to be smart. You NEVER get something for nothing.. |
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| I just got the "envelope" as well. $3, 900, Jake Owens, Bedner's Farm and Green House, Inc., etc. I didn't give him any info nor did he ask for it. He was short with me for all my questions. I called back after about an hour to tell him the check was no good. He said it was meant to be for deposit not cashed. Then, he hung up on me. Please beware. I, like so many others, went so far as to think about what I would do with all that money, lol. To be honest, I'm a little heart broken. I wanted this to be real. : ( |
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| Interesting note: Though absolutely a scam the bank is legitimate, the routing numbers on the check are legitimate and the company name on my check (Corrosion Resistant Technologies is legitimate. I verified this info through my credit union and the internet. As a courtesy I called the company they said they were aware of the problem and they had to change all their bank accounts. |
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| I also, received the one written on PNC Bank. There is a Bedner's Farm Greenhouse with that account# and same address. What I want to know is, what do the people do that have no computor or have not been informed that these types of scams are out there? I guess they just get wiped out. It seems like there is enough of us out here that something could be done. Neither the bank or the company that the check was written on wanted any information.Is this really the world we live in today, where no one gives a dammmm! MAD IN GRIMES COUNTY, TEXAS |
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| The check really does look real. I too would have liked for it to be real. I could have used the money. Most banks, however have seen this kind of thing so often they won't take one of these checks for deposit. |
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| I received my letter and check for $3, 950.00 on Wednesday 8/3/2011. What amaze me is how this person or people get our info, this tells me that too much technology only add more crimes in our fast pace society. My question is why is this scam so impossible to be solved? |
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| I received my check for $3, 950.00 on Saturday 8/06/2011. The letter stated that I send the amount of $2, 950.00to pay for British Sweepstakes Tax and Insurance associated with my winnigs. I was ask to contact a Ray Owen at 1-905-598-6360. Well I checked this out and found it and him to be a fake and scam. Thanks to all the people before me advising me of the scam. |
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| my mother just received the same thing. Its a shame how they prey on innocent people. my mother is disabled and is on a fixed income. i dont understand how these people get this private information. thank you for this site r we wouldve never knew til she got to the bank w it. these people disgust me! |
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| I received the letter and check on 8/8/2011. Same as above...$3950.00 with same instructions wanting me to call a Mark McDonald regarding activating the check so that I could pay the Taxes etc. Seems that there is always someone out there working hard to scam the honest people! |
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I received my letter today and i was hoping it was good. I decided to see what was on the computer and I discovered what I had feared. It was a scam. Thank God for computers. I'm going to send this letter and check to the attorny general, Maybe they can do something about it. Probably not. The name on my letter was Jason Williams, at 647-219-1876. Hope they catch whoever is doing this kind of thing.
Thanks,
Faye |
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