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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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| Received identicle letter, what's up? |
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It is a scam don't fall for it. It is commonly called the "cashiers check" scam. I recieved the same letter. After a lot of research I noticed severeal things, The letter has a Canadian address, the tax agent is it London and the Check is from CA, very strange. Also, no website, who do you know that does not have a website. They do not want to be tracked by their IP address. The last thing I noticed was that the school was and INC. schools are not normally incorporated and then I googled the school and it can back CA Language school and has almost the same address but is in LA not santa Monica.
Basically the check is real and you can cash it but in a few weeks, once the bank figures it out, the check will bounce and the bank will want their money back. In the mean time the person who falls for it will recieve a Cashiers check, which again will bouce in a few weeks or be a really good counterfit (FDIC only requires funds for cashiers checks to be in accounts for 3-5 days). By the time the cashiers check comes back to the issuing bank, it does not clear because there are no longer funds available. IN the mean time the person has cashed both checks and it shows up in there bank accounts and they feel comfortable enough to wire transfer the money to the scam artist. It is very sad that this is happening to people. |
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| Cant u just cash the money and then close your acount and just walk away with the money? You would have every right to do that because the check is in your name and its "yours." |
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| THIS IS JUST TERRIBLE. MY DAUGHTER GOT THE SAME MAIL. THE CHECK SURE DID LOOK LEGITIMATE. SAYS SHE IS ENTITLED TO $100, 000. THE CHECK WAS FOR $3, 000 SOMETHING. THEN WHEN YOU TRY TO CALL THE LINE IS CONSTANTLY BUSY. 1-866-332-5141. THEY SHOULD BE ARRESTED TO LEAD PEOPLE ON LIKE THIS. YOU GET ALL EXCITED JUST TO FIND OUT IT'S A SCAM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO STOP THEM IN THEIR TRACKS OUT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. THEY EVEN SPELLED MOUNT (MONUNT) VERNON, WA WRONG. AND IN THE LETTER WITH THE CHECK THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE THE NAME OF THE PERSON ON IT IT THAT IT WAS ADDRESSED TO, THE PERSON ON THE CHECK. LIKE JUST A GENERIC LETTER. TERRIBLE. |
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| So is it worth cashing the check and just waiting to see if it bounces? Just don't do anything else until you know for sure the check is good. Or does cashing the check just open the door for trouble? |
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| I would think attempting to cash the check would open the door for more scam letters like these. I just received the same letter, but the check is from an actual company and the bank listed is an actual bank, not sure if any of these companies know their names are being used for this scam. |
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Address does not exist in Edmonton, Alberta, neither does Canadian zip code. Phone number area code is in British Columbia, check is written from a municipality in Florida with a check number 1234 - really?
The bank routing number is legit and matches the printed name on the check - which helps delay the return if deposited. |
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| My step daughter got the same letter and check. Has anyone contact the NYS Attorney General to report this? |
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Grand Financial Services
I rec'd teh same check for $4, 450 and they advised I won $125K. This is a scam as none of the addresses match. I plan on calling the bank on the check tomorrow to let them know what is going on as the check does appear to be from a legitimate bank in Little Rock, AK. The check is issued from St J Apartments LP in Little Rock, AK. I also plan on contacting the better business bureu down there as well. |
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| I got the check and called the number on Saturday. I talked to someone. This is what they told me. I could cash the check on Monday... I googled the address, the bank, and where the check was issued. I asked how I "won" he said from a survery on a reciept. I am going to go to the bank and see what they say. I am NOT going to try to deposit it. He also said that he was going to send the remaining amount of the money out Monday via UPS. I know my bank will call the bank on the check to see what is going on. |
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THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SCAM!
I live in Montana and received a similar notice in the mail with a check for $4, 450.00 that looked like a legitimate check as outlined by others above. When I called the Canadian number 1-778-322-8599 I spoke with a man who had a middle eastern accent (Indian perhaps) who told me I needed to cash the check, then call back later once I'd cashed the check, and he would give me more information on how to get the rest of my "winnings". When I asked how I'd come across such "good fortune" he insisted that because I'd shopped at Walgreens, Wal-Mart, and a list of other stores throughout the past year, my name was entered into a drawing and I'd won.
I WILL NOT be cashing this check not only because of what others have said about the check bouncing and owing the money back to the bank, but because there is a chance that by cashing the check these scam artists can access my bank accounts/information via the transaction link that would be created by getting this money deposited into my account.
Here's the information that was contained in my letter:
Grand Financial Services
227 Queen Charlotte Drive
Edmonton
Canada
T6U 4H6
Tel: 1-778-322-8599
Winnings from the "Market Survey Sweepstakes Lottery" held on Jan. 24, 2011.
Total winnings $125, 000.00
Enclosed check for the sum of $4, 450.00 will be deducted from overall winnings. The balance of $120, 550.00 will be sent through their special partner courier service in the form of a certified cashier's check.
Tax Agent: Walter Harrison
Address: 2546 Voss Road London, U.K.
Tax amount: $3, 400.00
Method of Payment: Western Union or Money Gramm
Tax Agency: Tax Handlers UK
Advised to contact claims agents Steven Ross or Jessica Wilson to start the claims process.
All signed by "Franklin Perce" Promotions Manager.
The check itself is from:
Helzberg Diamonds
1825 Swift Ave.
North Kansas City, MO 64116-3644
UMB Bank, N.A.
St. Joseph, MO 64507
The "Authorized Signature" on the check is not legible. |
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| I received the same letter as Cbeecher, and I did end up talking to someone (Steven Ross supposedly). He was not British or American. He told me to go ahead and cash the check but don't take the letter to the bank. I have no intention of doing it, I'm sure it's a scam. And it's pretty weird he would be concerned with the bank seeing the letter. |
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| I received the same check and letter and reported it to the Ohio Attorney General's Office. I did not cash the check. |
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My daughter just received a similar check. Check payer is Northgate Muffler Distributors, INC for Asheboro, NC 27203. Real Bank, correct routing number. for $1950.00.
The letter is from
Grand Financial Services
227 Queen Charlotte Drive
Edmonton
Canada, T6U 4H6
Will be reporting this to the police and/or Attorney General of Michigan
6/25/11 |
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| My daughter also receive this letter...this is a scam...it is so amazing these people are working for their money this way. I just wish I was one of the people able to catch them and shut them down..unfortunately there are so many of these scammers out there...DON'T CASH THIS CHECK.. it is not real. |
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| I too received a check in the same amount drawn on Crowne Plaza Little Rock AR. I will be turning this over to the Attorney General's office in Phoenix AZ. The check looks real and the letter is exactly as the other letters described. Nothing I hate worse then a theif, lets put a stop to these type of scams! |
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| i got a check yesterday and called the number on the letter that accompanied it and talked with a supposed David Smith and he got very angry with me because i asked a million questions. he told me "just depsoit the check and call me back." so i called him back and lied to him saying that my bank told me the check could not be varified. he again got angry and ask for the name of my bank and i just hung up. he sounded Indian and like he was reading the answers or had rehearsed them. i hate these spaming people. get a job already |
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| It seems they are preying on young people. My daughter received the same check today. It was from Grand Financial Services, 227 Queen Charlotte Dr., Edmonton, Canada, T6u 4H6. The phone number is 778-862-4899. The check itself is from Cimarex Energy Co., 15 East 5th St. Suite 1000, Tulsa, OK. I plan on calling the Cimarex tomorrow. The check, like some of yours, is for $4, 450. It is drawn on Wells Fargo Bank. The routing number is actually the routing number for Wells Fargo in Minneapolis, MN. That is there ACH headquarters apparently. She is not going to cash this check, but I am going to do what is necessary to get these people shut down. She is currently dating and FBI agent, and I am going to have her turn the check over to him. This needs to be stop. I wonder if they are getting these names by buying a list of names from colleges? |
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| I received check today for the 4450.00 with similar letter and phone number 1-778-862-4899. The check is from Stewart Title Company, Escrow Acounts, 1980 Post Oak Blvd, Suite R2C, Houston, TX 77056 (no phone number for them). It also says BBVA Compass Bank, Houston, TX 77046 and dated 7-8-2011. I am not a young person so maybe young and old people are being targeted. I will make some phone calls Monday. AL |
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I too, received a letter from GRAND FINANCIAL SERVICES on Queen Charlotte Drive, Edmonton Canada.
It also stated the same bull#*$( as everyone elses. I called the Huston, Tx bank it was supposedly issued from to verify the account no. was correct for the account holder listed on the check. The bank was cooperative in that they would answer any questions they could with a yes or a no. I stated I needed to know if the account # and routing # were correct for a valid account in the owner's name. They confirmed these with a "Yes". The I asked, if I deposit the check into my account, are the funds available for the amount on my check. They again responded with a "Yes".
Next, I checked with the Houston Texas BBB for the holder of the checking account, which was in the name of a national 'Title Company's office in Houston. They said that even though there have been no complaints on this Company since 2003, there was a service complaint that year, but it had been addressed and cleared. The BBB also said this company was not a member of the BBB in Houston, but that was not unusual as many of the companies and businesses in Texas are not members of the BBB.
I was pretty excited at this point as I do work with some online surveys to pass time and keep up with political concerns, and this was supposed to be a prize awarded from a Market Survey Sweepstakes Lottery held in late January of 2011. So one last check with Google brought me to this site, and I learned the truth. I'm retired from law enforcement, and have many friends in many different local, state, and national law enforcement agencies. After talking to some of them this past weekend, I can assure you this is a huge, and fairly successful scam. I even found out that a friend of a friend of mine has been taken for over $4500 on one of the scams by these people, and he still insists, he will be getting a $1, 000, 000.00 check once all the taxes and out of country fees are paid. It is a shame that these people can't be caught and prosecuted, even shot just for doing what they have to people who work so hard for so little all their lives, then get duped out of loads of money before realizing that they've been HAD. It is estimated that close to 66% of the victims don't even report this once they've figured out there will be no money, for they are older, fixed income people who fear their children or friends may have them commited to guardian care for have been fooled out of their money so easily.
The people who run these scams are from all parts of the world, and are greatly concealed and organized. They most likely will never be caught as only the least sophisticated, and dumbest people who try these scams get caught for one or two chump change attempts.
The best defense of these scams is education for us, our relatives, and friends. We who are the wisest must make our most easily targeted aquaintances aware of these things, and the easiest thing to advise is: " If you have to deposit a small check first, look out. And if it is to pay fees or taxes before dispursment of prize awards will be made, just stop there, burn all the paperwork, and be glad they still have their money in the bank. |
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