A check claiming my mother-in-law won a sweepstakes Aug. 9 was a scam. They claimed she had won $148,000 and that the check they had sent to her for $3,949.00 was to pay the taxes on her winnings. The check came from ALLSTATE FINANCE in Manitoba, Canada. As soon as I checked out the name of the company on the internet my screen was flooded with red flags. The information on the letter stated that GREG UBAH is the claim agent, MS. MEG ADAMS is the tax agent (to whom the money was to be sent), and it was signed (stamped signature) by CATHY ALLEN. I know it is a common thing these days, but I was shocked that it happened in our area. I am so happy that we checked this out before proceeding any further. We all know that in this day and time, that kind of money is needed.
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