I received a letter stating I had won a lump sum of $10,000 in the "annual Chain-stores Giveback Promo" with a total pot of $320,000 among 31 winners. I was sent an initial check of $2,650 and was instructed to call to have it activated so it could be deposited. Then I was instructed to go to Walmart to send a "test" Money-Gram payment in order to get verification to receive the balance of $7,350.00. They wanted a minimum of $900 sent - they said to use like a family member so that it sounded legit but that gets them access to the transaction ID# and the $900 which they said can be used from the initial check. Just for kicks I deposited the check but have not banked on it just to see what happens. I did look up the bank routing # on the check and it comes back to a JPMorgan Chase Bank account but it is listed as an ACH account. You get a phone# too and I asked if the account was good and was told yes. This needs to be stopped. How many people did these Rip-Offs already scam!
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