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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:08 am Subject: Check in the mail scam

I am really having a tough time this month getting everything paid. I go to get the mail to see if a 50.00 check came that I was waiting for. It did. So did another check for $4820.00 in a separate envelope. A God send? No!
The check was from 5th 3rd Bank. The letter said that my name was selected at random in a lottery is Vienna sponored by Heinekin. I had won 250,000 and the check was to cover 29,00.00 in fees that were required by the Canadian Govt. where the North American division was located to release the rest of the funds. Or something like that. Before depositing the check I was to call a number and speak to a rep of the company.
This is what happens. They tell you to wire the 2900 to them against the check you recived. You are smart and you say not until the check clears. They say OK but you only have a limited time. You deposit the check, your bank clears it. You send them the money. Weeks later you get a notice that the check was counterfeit and you not only owe the bank the money but you are arrested for trying to pass a counterfeit check.
You can go to the FBI but they have to contact the Mounties who have to trace the phone number to someone who probably thinks they have a legitimate job. Meanwhile the real crooks are probably in some other country. The postal authority is powerless because of it being out of the US.
What would you do? I am sitting here with this letter and check and I am not sure who to give it to.
I can't believe all the heartless. creative scum that is feeding off desparate people out there. I imagine hell must be a real big place.

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:26 am Subject:

Go to your post office and se if they have sugestions as to who to send it to, or complain to.My youngest son would fall for something like this- hope he doesn't receive it Laughing

karen

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:45 am Subject:

Contact the USPIS, US Postal Inspection Service. Also, I am certain 5th 3rd bank would like to know an instrument was drawn from their bank to be used in an attempt to defraud.

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:49 am Subject:

Unfortunately people will fall for that.... Volley, was flipping channels and your lamp was on tv last night Laughing

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:51 am Subject:

I am living under a rock I suppose. what movie?????

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:56 am Subject:

LOL! A Christmas Story Very Happy

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:12 am Subject:

Frogpatch....I am sure you're smart enough not to fall for such ridiculos scams..however the elderly and the young do fall for them...my daughter is 20 and she would probably believe it's legit. However I don't know about fifth/third...but I got a letter from some country in Africa saying CoCoCola had a sweepstake in their country and I was the lucky winner. So I contacted Coke it took them three weeks to respond and they said they didn't have enough time or money to check out all the scams with their name on it. But thanks for informing them?? I agree with Volley...contact the postal inspector they might be interested.

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:14 am Subject:

Frog, I jsut won 650,000 British pounds in the Uk lottery. Funny, Last week I won the Irish lottery.

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:22 am Subject:

I used to win a lottery a week at work until they changed our spam filter. People in England used to die and leave me money too. I wonder if they would if they knew I was Irish!

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:24 am Subject:

Yep, I had someone die in a plane crash in Alaska with the same name as me, and the lawyer wanted to help me clainm their money.

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:56 am Subject:

I could never get a "same name as me" scam.... Way to unique of a name. I know a few people though. In fact had a friend have a warrent out for her arrest for stealing a cop car... Only it was one of the 13 people in the area with the exact same name as her that did it. She was lucky she was away for school at the time....

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:58 am Subject: scam

How horrible!!! I work with the elderly, and I happened to be at work, when one of my 'clients' recieved a phone call...claiming to be a lottery-type company. They told the client she won ALOT of money, but, they needed " insurance money" first, before they send her a check. I called the police. These companies are horrible!! don't settle with them.

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:38 am Subject:

poko, I have a very unique last name and we get them all the time. The wierd thing one time was that the person named was the same name as a distant uncle that actually did live overseas and it was plausible that he died and left money.....only he was not dead. Laughing

callie · Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:15 pm Subject: irish lotto

i just won the irish lottery, a canadian sent me a letter and the check for over $3000. oh how i need this money. it makes me sick to think its just sitting on my table and i am not silly enough to cash it. i am unemployed and do online surveys all day enter sweepstakes ect. i get this email at least 3 times a day. but to have it mailed to me was new. wow i really hope no one falls for this.

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:40 pm Subject:

FANTASTIC POST FROG.
ABOUT "CHECK IN THE MAIL SCAM ".
I LOVE TO READ YOUR POSTS GREAT FROG.
THANKS!!!

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:42 am Subject:

fakechecks.org....this is a site sponsored by the USPIS, US POStal Inspection Service. A very good site to get the up and up on scams and take a "scam test".

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