On June 4 I received a letter from Del Financial Services in Gainesville Florida stating that I had won $57,000 in a sweepstake drawing. The letter claimed that my name had been selected from a Readers Digest, Publishers Clearing House, Online Sweepstakes, and various internet games using a computerized ballot system. Enclosed was a check for $3,997.25 to cover administrative payment and clearance fees.
Upon reciving the letter I called the number for a Megan Green (1-514-575-4206) to process my winnings. After two calls I was told that she was unavailable. The bank was called to verify funds and the funds where in fact there. Strangly enough the verification phone number and the number for the banks fraud department are the same. Funny.
After a search for a Del Financial, I found nothing but the Del Monte Foods company which ironicly is the name on the check. They have no financial division run by Mellon Bank in New York. Mellon supposedly has 7,992 employees yet only ten work at their location. Curiouser and cuirouser.
All in all this is a big fat scam. My letter contained the same refrence number of 944761W058 and the same Claim number (US/WA-03/31-099TG) as someone else that has recived this same letter and was feed a line about having to send these yahoos the money they sent me in the first place. How stupid do these jokers think we are?
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