I received a letter and a check from CTI stating that I had been awarded a Home Improvement Grant, which I never applied for. The check was for $4,940.00. The check was to pay the taxes on the rest of the grant which was a total of $42,000.00. The letter states for me to call and activate the check. That was a big sign to me that this was a fraud. Checks are never activated. I still called just to see what they would tell me and sure enough, they asked me to cash the check and Western Union them $3,150.00 to a Deborah Cooke in Brooklyn New York. I then called my local bank who I deal with and asked them to verify the bank routing number on the check, and sure enough they told me it did not exist. I have the letter and check if anyone is interested in filing criminal charges.
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