Complaint / Review
TJX Consumer and Merchandise Reward Promotions Internantional
Jimmy Jones Received a letter and check in the mail asking me to deposit check then send $3,028 by Money Gram or Western Union to pay state taxes on contest winning money

I received a letter from TJX Consumer and Merchandise Reward Promotions International, Inc. Stating I had won a contest from one of the following stores: Walmart, Sears, JCPenney, Home Depot, Safeway, Winners, Value Village, Save on Foods, etc. It included a serial number and winning numbers drawn. The letter states I am entitled to $47,000.00 in winnings. Payable by certified check by UPS/Fed Ex. The letter advised me to contact a claims agent: Jimmy Jones or Lana Phillips at 1-315-849-2510. I did speak to a man with an Indian accent. Enclosed with the letter was a check for $3,690.00 for the payment of Non-resident taxes in order to claim the winnings. It instructs me to send the amount of $3,028.00 by Money Gram or Western Union to a tax agent. Mr. Jones gave my a name of a tax agent of Garwood Gillian, 303 N Central Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30354, phone number 347-535-1494 to send the funds to, then he changed the amount to $3,122.00. He stated there was a mistake of $94 made in the letter. I took the check to my bank and they did verify it is a scam. No funds were deposited to my account. Tammy, Macon, GA