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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:38 pm Subject: New Scam Alert

Hi All,

I wanted to get this out there in case anyone else received this kind of letter. Today, I received a sweepstakes letter from Crown Investment Service out of Canada. It says I had won some international sweepstakes with a check enclosed for payment of the administrative fees. Of course, this set up red flags because the company is actually out of Kent, Ohio. I looked up the area codes listed on the letter and they were from Canada. We've all read about the advance fee scam loans originating from there. I actually called the company and they told me to report it to my local police station. I just wanted to make sure they knew this was going on. They said it had been since last April and government agencies are involved now. This drew red flags up immediately for me when I saw it was from Canada with no return address. I couldn't find any information on the so called sweepstakes company but it sounds like they are just trying to get money for nothing. I just wanted to make people aware in case they receive something like this in the mail. I will have to make a trip to my local police station soon. Twisted Evil

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:22 pm Subject:

Thanks for the info, Mishele Very Happy

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:26 pm Subject:

The moment if anyone sees a mail like this, immediately mark it as a spam and throw it in trash. These companies are hunting for the innocent people already in financial stress. Thanks Mishele for posting it here!

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:52 pm Subject: Scm Alert

Thanks for the infor, lets keep each other posted and bring these scam companies down. With no customers to exploit they cannot conduct scams......

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:41 pm Subject:

Thanks, Mishele. I've received something similar, but I don't believe much in sweepstakes so threw it out.

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:40 pm Subject:

They never quit, do they..It's always something new.

What really upsets me is the thought of an elderly person getting one of these and believing it to be real.

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:42 pm Subject:

I've kept one letter and fake check I got in the mail a while back. These idiots are clever, the check was written on my mortgage lender's checks and looked legit. But I knew better, I contacted the lender and they were aware of this and said somebody had stolen there account information and were sending their customers these bogus checks.

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:44 am Subject:

Thanks for the info, Mishele - I know this will be helpful to many!

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:06 am Subject:

Thanks for the info, Mishele! I'm a suspicious person anyhow, so I always go by the saying"if it sounds too good to be true,it probably is"! I heard somewhere about something like this, and also a rebate scam. They send you this rebate check, and if you cash it, you've just taken out a loan!! Always read, and check it out like Mishele!..Karen

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:48 am Subject: theft

Thanks for the info Mishele. I do agree with Fins its upsetting that maybe the elderly or just someone who dosent know better would be taken advantage of. KYSIDE38

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:28 pm Subject:

I got a $2000 cashier's check in the mail and thankfully I called the bank in Florida to verify funds and was told that they never do cashier's checks! That one went in the trash!

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:41 pm Subject:

I got an e-mail a few weeks ago, that a relative of mine died in Singapore a few years back, and left over 12 million dollars....I'll find the e-mail and post it...LOL

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:03 pm Subject:

Here's what I got in my e-mail...

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:29 pm Subject:

Well, the check did look legit so that is why I called the company who's account the check was supposedly drawn on. I also reported it to my local police station today. It's a good point about the elderly as well. I hate to hear about when things like this happen to them, especially when they are on a fixed income. I don't know how these people sleep at night.

Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 4:25 pm Subject:

I have an email account that gets ALL sorts of stuff from oversea's..........sheesh! Lost uncles that were big shots & left me *tons n tons* or money, yada....The realy good ones, I respond to!

I get a huge kickout of messing with their minds, lol! Someday, I'll cut n paste some of the replies I've sent out to them. Y'all might get a real chuckle out of them!

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:12 am Subject:

Man.....that is a total 419 scam.

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