I received a check in the mail for $3850 and a letter that said, I have won a lottery with Global International Lottery Agency. All I had to do is cash this check and verify my address and they will send the rest of the money to me. Part of these winnings I need to save because their are insurance and processing fees. I was just wondering if anyone else have received a letter like this one. I called the bank from which the check is from and they told me that it was a good check. What should I do?
2006-12-18 02:44:05 · 8 answers · asked by destiny k 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Did you enter a lottery? Why would someone send you a check if you didn't? The check is fake. The bank you called is part of the scam. They instruct you to cash the check at your bank and then send them back part of the money for processing fees. The check does not clear at your bank and you are resposible for the money. Very old scam but there are still many gullible people out there. SCAM SCAM SCAM. Tear it up and do not under any circumstance send them any personal information.
2006-12-18 03:00:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a retired Police Officer that has investigated Internet scams and frauds for years. Global-Link, Global International, U.K. and Australian Football Lotteries are Nigerian scams. The check is a counterfeit and when the bank finds out you are held liable. The FBI in your area should have a web site that you can send the offending email to. Call your local office and explain. Do not cash the check you could also be held criminally liable. This is an old Nigerian scam. They use IP servers from countries other than their own. These scams are done out of Internet cafes where scammers sit for hours every day sending out thousands of scams. One of the most popular songs in Nigeria is about scamming Americans out of their money. The most common source of them getting your email is from on line survey companies and the " We will Pay you to take surveys" sites. They sell your information to other survey companies and no one checks to see if the companies that advertise on this sites are legitimate. It is a very old scam perpetrated on new victims every day. They want you to send the money by an money wire service, right? You keep a little and they keep the majority. The amount you keep won't make the down payment on the lawyer you will need to get yourself out of trouble if the bank that cashes the check turns you over to you local District Attorney.
2006-12-18 05:10:08 · answer #2 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I get notifications all the time in my hotmail accounts telling me I've won the lottery in the UK, or wherever, and would I please verify the information they have, but, in the meantime, would I please refrain from telling anyone about my winnings until I actually have the winnings in my hand? Meantime I can print out all the info on-screen, fill it in, and fax it back. (??) Just remember, not a word to anyone, please.
It's a scam, pure and simple, and I've been filing it all under "G".
Like one answerer said, have your bank verify it to see what's what, if you wish.
There's so much going on with these mailings, you have to look for the fine print. I don't even do the "Publishers Clearing House" any more, because if you don't order (no purchase necessary my foot!) they just throw your entry form in the garbage.
A scam is all it is.
2006-12-18 06:32:01 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
google the glabal lotto agency.. I bet you will find a report that alot of people get these " fake " checks and cash them.. only to be told by their banks that it was bogus and they had to pay the money back to thier account... Dont Cash it!!!
2006-12-18 02:57:22 · answer #4 · answered by c_leoo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My father received one of these letter with a check for a large sum of money. The name on the check is McAfee Inc. which is a computer software company. We are in the process of calling McAfee to verify this is a real check. We are very learly.
2016-05-23 04:21:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have the bank verify the check before you deposit it or cash it
there is a scam in there somewhere
even if it is a good check....... they get your account number
2006-12-18 02:53:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
do not cash any checks like that as what they do is clean your bank account out,,you will have no money
2006-12-21 09:53:34 · answer #7 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah many of them receive it. its just fake.
2006-12-18 02:48:05 · answer #8 · answered by Mysterious 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋