I've got a check from Switzerland INTERNATIONAL Lottery Program and it said kindly deposit or cash the check of 2,990.oo to pay for tax and clearnce fees well i've cash it and my bank said they did not get pay so now i've have to pay all of the money plus checks that where made out to stores was this for real of did i've get scan.
2006-09-01 20:15:16 · 7 answers · asked by roberta m 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
It is a scam. They rely on you paying out money before you realise their cheque has bounced,
These people are organised criminals. Give the police the details. Don't part with a penny more.
The term the scammers use is flash of account
Flash of account
Cause the victim's bank account to temporarily show a large credit. This is intended to induce the victim to believe in the deal and send money. The credit gets reversed by the bank when it is discovered that the original check or electronic transfer was fraudulent
2006-09-01 20:30:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I received a check in the amount of $2990 from Sierra Atlantic Inc for the taxes and clearance fees of the Switzerland International Lottery Programs. Someone once had the theory that if it sounded too good to be true, it would most likely not be true. Coming online tonight I find that there are literally 100's of postings about these scams.
I will be posting as many places that I can to prevent anyone else from being taken advantage of, and I think that you should too. I am sorry that you have lost this money. I guess all you can do is hope that they get caught and post post post.
2006-09-03 17:42:45 · answer #2 · answered by pattij0764 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(You're really difficult to understand.)
Sounds like you got scammed by a foreign source.
Also sounds like you believed them and went on a shopping spree, but how would I really be able to tell from what you wrote?
Anyway, this is to anyone who might be reading who doesn't already know this: Don't think that just because someone says they're giving you money that you're getting it. They may have lied, but you can't always say it's someone else's responsibility to make the person keeps their word.
Besides, we want our cops to use their time to catch violent criminals.
Another scam I've heard of:
Someone from another country says you won money, but you have to send THEM say $2,000 to cover their administrative expenses. Good luck getting anyone to get your money back.
2006-09-02 04:48:19 · answer #3 · answered by Lobster Dinosaur 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask yourself this...Did you ever play the lottery? It is a scam dont deposit it in your bank this happens to a lot of people
2006-09-01 20:22:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You were sacmed, i am guessig you got it in your yahoo mail i get one every week, sorry man. Well now you know for next time
2006-09-01 20:23:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a scam. Dont pay anything.
2006-09-01 20:18:06 · answer #6 · answered by Dr Dee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got scammed sucka.
2006-09-01 20:18:15 · answer #7 · answered by Yinzer from Sixburgh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋