Someone is trying to scam my brother out of $4900.00. He is up on them. They told him he won a Canadian lottery. They sent him a check for the $4900.00. He is now supposed to issue 2 money grams for $2500.00 to 2 people....allegedly the Montreal Secretary & Montreal Treasurer. After he does this he allegedly would get a check for One Million Dollars. My brother knows it is a scam and that they just want his $5,000.00. My brother has been collectiong the information from this Mid-eastern man over the last month that he has been in contact with him. He received the check and went to the bank expecting his bank to take a complaint. He called the credit union organization that issued the check. They said it is a "Nigerian lottery scam" going on and they are aware of it. He called Montreal Police, FBI and Chicago PD. Everyone keeps blowing him off to someone else. Who can he give this info to so they are caught & others don't get ripped off and $$$ in terrorist hands??
2006-08-01 13:38:58 · 8 answers · asked by COOKIE 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
My brother has the check issued to him, the toll free number they've called him from, the 2 names of the people he has to issue the money grams to [they have to show id's to pick them up in Montreal] and the guys cell phone number that he accidently called my brother on.
2006-08-01 13:42:24 · update #1
Thank you and
NO!! he is not sending any money.
He just wants them caught so they don't scam any seniors who don't understand they are being scammed. And yes...it does seem like noone cares until there is a 'loss'. My bro's trying to figure out a way to scam them back. He is supposed to call them back with the Money Gram numbers so they can pick up the checks. He is going to give them bogus numbers however, he was hoping law enforcement could be there to pick them up when they do....however....looks like there will be no results.
2006-08-01 13:56:51 · update #2
There are so many of these scams I doubt you'll find anyone that cares.
Just DO NOT REPOND and DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY.
Forget that it happened and get on with your life.
Good luck.
2006-08-01 13:44:29 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for your help in trying to stop them, but in general they will be located ( the real people doint this) in some nation not in Canada or the US and there would be no way of doing anything.
If he deposits the money order and jsut waits of rit to bounce he can file charges for fraud at that point, but these are so well known, most police don't waste time even doing reports, unless you actually send the money and then you have bounced checks then you are the one in trouble
2006-08-01 13:57:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I looked into this and here's what I could find:
LOTTERIES
The lottery scheme deals with persons randomly contacting email addresses advising them they have been selected as the winner of an International lottery. The Internet Crime Complaint Center has identified numerous lottery names being used in this scheme.
The email message usually reads similar to the following:
"This is to inform you of the release of money winnings to you. Your email was randomly selected as the winner and therefore you have been approved for a lump sum payout of $500,000.00. To begin your lottery claim, please contact the processing company selected to process your winnings."
An agency name follows this body of text with a point of contact, phone number, fax number, and an email address. An initial fee ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 is often requested to initiate the process and additional fee requests follow after the process has begun. These emails may also list a United States point of contact and address while also indicating the point of contact at a foreign address.
If you believe you may have fallen victim to this type of scam and wish to report it, please file a complaint with us ( www.ic3.gov/complaint )
I'm glad your brother realized this and did not send money.
2006-08-01 14:19:37 · answer #3 · answered by Mischa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this scam has been going on for a while, tell your brother to destroy everything he got from them and stop contacting the people that are doing the scam, nothing can be done about this scam except ignore it. the authorities in Nigeria are not doing anything on their end to catch these criminals. so just forget about the scam.
2006-08-02 03:21:11 · answer #4 · answered by mike g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Secret Service, one of their main functions is to protect the banking system. SO bogus checks would fall in that catagory.
2006-08-01 17:28:21 · answer #5 · answered by Mustang Gal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact IC3 Internet complaint site and file a report with them.
2006-08-01 14:01:34 · answer #6 · answered by nature4evr1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know of any task forces or bunco squads that deal with this kind of Internet crime. You might query your State's Attorney General.
Good luck! Tell your bro not to send them any money.
H
2006-08-01 13:44:47 · answer #7 · answered by H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't say anything about it being an e-mail.
If it was regular US Postal Service - contact them see if the info can be given to a postal inspector.
2006-08-01 15:36:42 · answer #8 · answered by Sweetness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋