RECEIVED A VERY SIMILAR LETTER WITH SLIGHT DIFFERENCES. THEY CALLED THEMSELVES SOMMERVILLE MARKETING, TELE NO.289 892 4745, CONTACT MARIAH DAWSON.CHECK AMOUNT $996.89, WITH BALANCE OF $8700.00. I DEPOSITED THE CHECK AND IT WAS ACCEPTED BY MY BANK. WHEN MARIAH INSTRUCTED ME TO GO TO WALMART FOR CASH CARD FOR $910.00, AND GET A REGISTERED NUMBER, AND SAVE FOR MY PAYMENT FOR TAXES. THAT WOULD LEAVE ME WITH $87.00.
WHEN I HEARD THE NAME 'WALMART' WAS WHEN I THOUGHT 'A SCAM'.WHEN I OBJECTED TO PAY TAXES BEFORE I GOT THE REAL MONEY, MARIAH HUNG UP ON ME. I INFORMED MY BANK AND THEY INVESTIGATED, I THANK THE LORD FOR GETTING ME OUT OF THIS AND WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A TOTAL DISASTER.
I received a letter out of the blue 1 day regarding a home improvement grant i won from planwell trust inc. in rochester, NY. They enclosed a check for $3950.00 and was told to send back $2950,00. You can not find any info at all on this company! However, the company the check is drawn on is real, Global Tissue Group. They were very nice and advised me to send a copy of the check with a cover letter to them and to call my local police and tell them of the situation.
I also received a letter like this and am wanting to know whether or not to report it. The last one (from a different company) I just tore up and threw away.