North American Clearing Services fake check
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letter and check
I recieved a snail mail letter from Secured Financial Award Inc.: International finance department, Toronto, Ontario. The North American sweepstakes commission is also mentioned, which is the name that led me here.
It says that I am declaired winner of a sweepstakes conducted through a random computer ballot system held in March 2008 in the 2nd catagory. There are large sums of money mentioned and income taxes are due for which I was sent a check on an existing bank in North Carolina. It's Friday evening so I haven't called the bank and have done nothing else with the letter or check, being naturally suspicious. I went looking for info and found this site. I'm writing this to let someone know.
I am in the Philadelphia area. and intend to use the numbers above to contact the authorities.
check fraud
i have had many clients in the apple valley/victorville area in the high desert coming into my office with this check scam. please be aware that if you win something it wont cost you anything if it is a honest sweepstakes.
this is a big scam, people in this area are being told that they are winners of north american utilities and participants were selected through a computer ballot system, letters have phone number 902-412-1451, 514--568-9208....these numbers on a reverse search are cell phone numbers....one of the fake companies is TBS WORLD SWEEPSTAKES 1050 bell boulevard suite 140 enfield, ns b2t 1k3 fax 1-188-880-0824
If you receive a check please dont cash the check, or send money to the company, you may be a victum of identity fraud..................................................................
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Scam O' the Day
I too, received this scamail and tore it up after reading the fine print with my aging eyes. Does the FBI, the Postal Inspector, or my bank have time to pursue prosecution such as this? I will never know, but will be overjoyed to read here on the UCAN.org site, they are profiling and punishing such deviant criminals. Thank you all for the excellent advice. I wish now I had read it sooner.
Make sure you see the narrative of the scam
Make sure you don't miss Sue Macomber's original blog post on the scam. If you have more scams you can let us know here!
Scams-Keep the envelopes & Talk to your bank
Two other tips are: 1) Keep the envelope of the letter telling you about your "sudden good fortune" and the envelope in which the fake check is enclosed. The envelopes will be very helpful to the postal inspector to try to find the location of the perpetrator. This scam is also mail fraud. 2) Ask your bank to validate whether or not a check is real or fraudulent. If the bank informs you it is unable to do so, ask the teller or manager if the bank will replace the money if the check is fake. If not, don't deposit it.
Sam
A check and letter from
A check and letter from North American Clearing Services was sent to my dad. I made the phone call for him and felt it was real. Just to be sure I was checking on the address and found this to be a scam. This is not the first time I have checked on letters my dad has recieved, they have all been scams, how do they get away with this? He gets a least 7 pieces of this type of mail daily.
North American Clearing Services
Report these scams to
a. FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center: www.ic3.gov
b. Phonebusters: (888) 495-8501
c. Federal Trade Commission: (877) 382-4357
The Project Emptor Task Force recommends the following tips to U.S. citizens who may be targeted for cross-border fraud or advance-fee fraud solicitations.
Be suspicious of any offer that sounds too good to be true.
Fraudulent telemarketers may misrepresent themselves as government officials, law enforcement officers, banking representatives and attorneys, in order to convince a potential victim to send money. In addition, they may also attempt to send documents falsely representing their company or governmental agency.
If you have legitimately won a lottery or sweepstakes prize, you will never have to pay money in advance of receiving your winnings.
Hang up on anyone who solicits your money in advance of awarding a prize.
Never provide personal information over the telephone including your date of birth, social security account number, credit card or bank account information.
Do not attempt to deposit checks sent by companies whose representatives claim the check is being sent to pay fees or taxes on lottery winnings. These checks may appear to be legitimate but they are not. Some of the checks may even be drawn on legitimate accounts and may include actual routing numbers so that they appear to be authentic even when presented for deposit at a bank.
Fraudulent telemarketers will apply high pressure sales techniques by falsely representing that the fees are required immediately in order to obtain the winnings.
Report cross-border or advance-fee scams over the Internet or over the phone to the following:
a. FBI's Internet Crime Complain
b. Phonebusters: (888) 495-8501
c. Federal Trade Commission: (877) 382-4357
Visit the following websites for more information and helpful tips:
www.fbi.gov
www.ftc.gov/crossborder
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