I got this letter in the mail on April 5th thinking that my financial worries were going to be over. All I had to do is call on Monday, during regular banking hours and I would be on my way of paying off my student loans, getting the car that is running horribly fixed, and many other things. I thought I could help my family with all this money and they could benefit from my good fortune too.
When I called the number on the letter it gave me another number to call and I called that one. The guy on the other end seemed a little annoyed but I didn't think anything of it. He told me that I was to call back during regular banking hours (8 am Eastern Time is exactly what he told me). Then I started to research this company when I woke on April 6th. I tried desparately to believe this was true and that I would be sitting really good for a long time. Only to find out that I was wrong.
I typed in the name of the financial institution "Comtec Financial Trust Services" in the Google bar and this "consumer complaints" came up instead of the company I thought was to pay me this $45,000 I won (41,050 after taxes/administrative fees). I started to question the validity of the check when the letter and the check didn't match what was in the letter. It said the check enclosed for $3,950 will help with administrative and taxes and the check is written out for $3,100.
I work in the financial business office of a local newspaper, there is no way any financial institution is going to screw up on that amount of money; at least not $900.00. Anyway, I read some of the entries that people had posted and in the report they gave, they were telling the same story I believed to be true. I got the same letter with no return address and a check for $3,100 for administrative and tax fees and to give the number on the letter a call to start the process. When I called the number I got the same thing as others, to call another number because there were technical difficulties.
I have to say this because it is just a travisty to entice people just scam them out of the money they really don't have in this time. I am a struggling student, mother, and girlfriend of nine years. I am financially strapped and when I got this letter I really thought this was the answer to all my prayers. I would not have to worry about paying off the $13,900 school loan I have. My son was so excited because his father doesn't pay child support and this would mean him getting a 4 wheeler or a dirt bike for his birthday, which is coming up around the corner.
My brother is going threw financial strains and I told him that I would help him. I have two sisters, whom I did not tell, one has a newborn that is on oxygen and has Chronic Lung Disease because he was born premature; she also has 3 other children who could use some newer clothes. My older sister's husband might be looking at getting laid off from his job and she has student loans that are coming due.
The whole point is, I got excited to help out my family and friends (and of course, myself) only to have it dashed by it being a scam. This is just a sad and terrible thing to do to people that may be in need of the money. I don't even have any money for them to take from me. I live paycheck to paycheck and my life was just fine before I got my hopes up just to be dashed. I just want to see them fry for this and I am not a hateful person.
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