how many people have recieved this letter??? since there is only to be 17 winners in the third catogory....I GOT MY LETTER ON 06/06/06...WITH A CANADAIN POST MARK..NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A FAKE OR TRUE...ANY WINNER GET THE MONEY YET????
2006-06-10 11:06:51 · 13 answers · asked by Diann W 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
If you did not enter a lottery, you did not win a lottery.
International lotteries are illegal in most countries.
This is a common scam/fraud - check how many people are asking in Yahoo answers for same or similar international lottery questions.
2006-06-10 17:00:04 · answer #1 · answered by Piggiepants 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess we're all in this together (and to think, so many readers and only 17 winners). I got one too with a check from the MTA Risk Management Authority in Los Angeles (what they are doing funding a lotto is anyone's guess). So, Canadian post mark, Australian Lotto, MTA check, and same 6/16 deadline. I can't believe after all of this, I'm still going to ask if anyone has been able to cash their check (wouldn't it be nice...)
2006-06-13 08:18:06 · answer #2 · answered by ROBERT W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I to have received the check and winner letter I called and spoke to the representative that was given to me in the letter the conversation was very brief and not detailed and then I was left on hold now there is no answer has anyone cashed there checks? I am still looking for answers it says we have until 6/16/06 to claim said prize please respond.
I just did more research guys everything I found says its a scam PLEASE DO NOT CASH THOSE CHECKS PEOPLE ARE OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THEY ARE TRYING GOT GET YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBERS IT IS ALL VERY DANGEROUS I GUESS ITS TRUE TO GOOD TO BE TRUE NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH THERE ARE OTHER BULLETIN BOARDS ON THE SUBJECT MATTER THESE PEOPLE EVEN GET THREATENING REMEMBER HOW THEY SAY TO KEEP IT A SECRET "DONT" PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW PASS THE WORD YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DEPOSIT THATS HOW THEY GET IN YOUR ACCOUNTS
2006-06-13 08:01:37 · answer #3 · answered by tanya u 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not put this check in your account! It is a fake check that will bounce and it is a fraud.....think about it says 17 people won and there are already 10 on this page alone saying they got it.....I went to chase bank today and spoke with a friend who is in the Freud dept. she said yes it is a real account but the checks are not there for you will not get any money.....if u have one of these checks take it your bank and they will run a test on it for you and show you it is fake then let them keep it like they will ask to turn over to the FBI.....I repeat this a fake i understand everything looks good but its not......if you are brave enough to try it I advise opening another account that has NO money in it and is not linked to your other accounts! Be careful This is a Freud!
2006-06-13 16:48:46 · answer #4 · answered by mlehnhart1229 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hello I too received a letter from Bonanza 2000 and i am also concerned. I am one of the 17 winners and i am from Harlingen Texas. My agents name is Jane Smith. It is so weird that they don't want anyone to know about this winning until one has received the money. Today is the last day and i need to know if any one has already received any thing.
2006-06-14 07:37:47 · answer #5 · answered by Brisa M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got this letter too and if you call your rep they said that all you do is put this money in your acct. wait til clears then western union it to a Lisa Welker in Canada. Then they will send then money into your account if you give them your checking account number or a person will deliver in 5 days. I don't know how they can get your account number and the check looks like it cleared in my bank. I will wait til I know for sure before I do anything with that money. Anyone else hear this or did you even call?
2006-06-15 15:11:23 · answer #6 · answered by chicken 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I received the same letter... and "check". It was drawn from FGI Research from North Carolina.... Wachovia Bank. I called the bank and they varified that there were enough funds to cover the check. But, that was all the info I could get. I called FGI Research but couldn't get through to an actual person. I think this is a scam!!!!
2006-06-12 09:16:39 · answer #7 · answered by melanie s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine came last Friday with the deadline date of June 19th. The check was for the South Financial Group, Carolina First Bank. We tried calling that bank but just go a recording that took you no where. My son took it to Bank One and they said it was a fraud and kept the check to turn over to the FBI. Wouldn't that have been nice, I could have used $80,000 but not at running the risk of losing everything.
2006-06-14 02:50:45 · answer #8 · answered by Pat L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just received a letter today. The same thing, except my expire
date is the 19th of June. I also got a check. It looks real. If we
were to cash them how could they get our account nos. I tried
calling them twice but just got a machine. Don't know what to
do. I'm going to check with the bank.
2006-06-13 11:11:18 · answer #9 · answered by rufus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Husband recieved his "check" on Saturday and called a Chase Bank who verified that the account was legit. I was just a little puzzled when I went to the mail box and noticed the Candaian postmark. It all seems a little fishy to me because you could see the ACTUAL check through the envelope; you would think that it would be sent certified. I am VERY skeptical. Could someone please send me some info if you have it.
2006-06-12 03:37:04 · answer #10 · answered by Angela S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋