Received a letter with the phone number in it and a check that appeared to be quite valid but I never thought that it could be. I called VyStar and Thornhill, both of whom had reported it. Thornhill had gone as far as reporting it to the Fraud Division of the Canadian authorities.
Pictures of the letter and checks are to be found here:
http://hosein.office-on-the.net/g2/v/Latest_Fraud
He is that good (but not good enough. If you call the number in the letter, he will tell you to deposit the check ($3,980.00) and call him back for further directions. When you call him back, he will give you instructions to wire $2,995.00 to the "tax agent" and on verifying the receipt of the money, he will send you your $250,000.00.
Of course, since you are sending less than you received, what's the risk, right? The risk is that the check will bounce (because, even though it is an existing account, the check is still bogus and unauthorized). So it shows good when presented but will show bogus when it is processed at the end of the day.
recieved letter with no return address stating i should keep winnings confidential until I talk with claim agent sounds like scamdoes anyone have any info on this
YES IT'S A SCAM I GOT A LETTER SAYING I WON THE MEGA LOTTERY TO CALL MICHAEL QUEST I INVESTEGATED WIT THE BANK AND THEY SAID ITS A SCAM SO DON'T FALL FOR THIS..