How to Avoid Canada Lottery Scam
- 1). To report the Canada lottery scam contact RCMP or the law firm where the fraud checks were stolen from. I sent copies of this lottery scam to Allen Jones.
Patty Webb pwebb@allenjones.com
http://www.jonesallen.com
214-343-7430 - 2). Watch out for the recent Canadian Lottery Check Scam! They have been sending our what appear to be real checks from Jones, Allen, & Fuquay, L.L.P. - 8828 Greenville Ave. Dallas, TX 75243-7160. The check is real for all intensive purposes but when you cash it or deposit it the money will likely clear but then bounce and your bank will require you to cover the difference in your account. You will lose any amount deposited from this fraudulent check. My check was for Four Tousands Six Hundred Fifty and 00/100 **$4,650.00 but other checks have been for similar amounts.
Compensation Lottery Draw A - 3). I recently got a letter from a Canada based company known as C.D.B.C Financial Services. I received the letter Monday June 22, 2009 and the letter was dated for Tuesday June 16, 2009.
Scam address was listed as 3030 Marbury Road Calgary, Alberta, Canada C2T 7Y8
Scam phone number 1-778-855-5319
In the letter it states that I won some kind of lottery drawing.
CDBCBelow is an exact word for word copy of what was written to me in this lottery scam letter. Things to look for: (poor grammar, missing commas and commas, oh and I never entered a lottery or picked those numbers.) Pretty hard to win a lottery like this when you don't enter it! Also you would pay a lot more than a $3,630.00 in taxes on a $250k lottery winning. Tax would be in the tens of thousands.
Claim number: CDBC 560-3514
We are pleased to announce to you that you are one of the winners in the Compensation Lottery Draw A for all the leading stores in Canada and the U.S. An entry slip with the serial number 446755 was attached to your name and drew the lucky winning numbers 44-87-69-05. You are entitled to the sum of US $250 000.00 (two hundred and fifty thousand dollars) payable to you by certified check and will be delivered to you by a courier company (Fed Ex or UPS). You are therefore advised to contact your claims agent.
Claims Agent: Steven Johnson 1-778-855-5319
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday 9am to 3pm (Pacific Standard Time).
Enclosed is a check of US $4650.00 which you will use to pay the Non-Resident Government Service Tax (GST), payable to your tax agent by MONEY GRAM as stated below.
TAX AGENT: Sony Thomas
55 Richmond Street
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
TAX AMOUNT: $3630.00 US Dollars
PAYMENT METHOD: Money Gram
In order to act upon this letter you must contact your claims agent first.
Congratulations!
James Peterson
Promotions Manager - 4). Do not to believe a lottery scam like this because lottery any winners department that pays out these kind of winnings would make sure to call you or mail you a letter not with some way to pay the taxes but simply a check for your winnings. The taxes would likely be taken if at your request and then sent the difference.
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