In the midst of looking up this company, I discovered someone else also reported it as a SCAM! I also received a check for $2,300.70 on 10/19/07.included with the check was also a letter from Proline Financial Group Of Publishers Sweepstakes, stating I was the lucky winner of $82,000.00. Supposedly, a ticket (I never filled out) was selected in Las Vegas Nevada (A place I have never been). I was given 3 weeks to claim my prize.
They state they had tried to contact me by phone, but never listed the number they attempted to contact me at. The representative who signed the letter was Mrs. Jennifer Hart, but her name was not printed under her signature. Further, three different address were given. 1) Address on check, Proline INC, P.O. Box 689, Leakey, TX 78873-0689.2) Address on the bottom of the letter, 387B Milltown BLVD NB E3L1J5.3) Address on the envelope, 8300 Steeles Avenue West, Woodbridge, Ontario Canada, L4H 1J1. The signatures on the letter and the check were not legible. The check is a legitimate check, but it does not mean the company has the funds, which means you will pay the fees when it bounces. It also does not mean it is not a SCAM, in which depositing the check could result in identity theft. I did try to call the number listed on the letter (306) 880-5785. A woman answered and passed the call supposedly, but the phone rung so long I hung up. When I called back, it said all representatives were busy. I called back one more time and an automated service gave the hours of the business (It was closed by the time I called), then in the same message it said all reps were busy and then it said mail box full.
Also, there was no company stamp on the envelope. It was not even on real letter head, and no website was listed. I even went as far as to look up the bank listed on the check, which turns out to be an online bank, but by the time I called, they were closed.
I hope this helps someone else that was smart enough to research this company!
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