Received a letter with a check for $2955.59 requesting I send $1000 by money gram to a relative or friend and then call them and they would send the remaining winnings by money gram. They tell you you can cancel the money gram sent of $1000 but it disappears and you can't. The phone number to call to activate the check is in Canada, the check is from New York and I called the bank in New York to verify the validity of the check and was informed it was check fraud and was not valid.
I then reported it to the FTC and gave the letter and check to the local post office to be sent to the postmaster as it is mail fraud.
Because the home base seems to be in Canada their is a problem with prosecution.
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