We received a similar letter from Mellon Securities Group as the first complaint.
At the top of letter was a claim number and bolded underlined title: PRIZE CLAIM / FINAL NOTICE (caps theirs). The letter went on to say that my husband was a winner in the MEGA LOTTERY (caps theirs) conducted by the UK. HIs share of the 3 million dollar prize was $150,000. A check of $1,995.00 US dollars would be paid to the tax agent (we later found out that the tax agent was foreign).
Call Claim agent Samuel Page at 1-905-598-0854
signed Lynne Wecley, Promotions Manager.
I called Samuel Page and was told that the names came from customers at Home Depot, Costco, Walgreens and other major chains where we shop. Paige said that no further information would be given until we deposited the check in our bank account.
We deposited the check in an empty account not associated with our finances and returned the call. We were then instructed to send the $1995.00 via Western Union to Pascal David at an address in Dubai. If we provided receipt of Western Union money and the letter, a courier would drop off the check for the balance towards S150,000 at 9:00 am EST the next day (we live in MT).
We researched lottery scams and found this to be a common scheme. We notified the bank and they are watching to see if the check is real or forged. The bank representative is sending us Check 21 to take to police or keep for our records.
While researching, we discovered it was against federal law to send tax, fees, etc. Out of country on lottery winnings.
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