This is a warning to anyone who might receive a letter from “Index Financial Services,” "Goldrain Financial Services" "Region Financial Services" "Royal Trust Financial Services" "Prime Financial Services" or "Ameriprice Lottery Syndicates" in Nevada or Canada. This scam tells you that you have won a lottery amount and that before you receive your prize you are required to pay taxes on the winnings. The notification also includes a (forged) check to cover the taxes. If you deposit the check it will not be honored by your bank.
The telephone number originates from Canada, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have posted a warning about this scam on their website:
It appears that most of the targeted victims are in the United States. If you have received a letter or check from these people please:
- do not call the number listed
- do not give them any information about yourself
- do not cash the check
- contact your local FBI office and file a complaint
If enough people raise a warning about this scam to law enforcement, hopefully these scam artists will be brought to justice.
This phone number is from a check that my wife received in the mail, advising her to cash the check for $4500.00 in order to receive $450,000.00 for cashing it.
Terry is correct. I work for a bank in Virginia and one of my clients has been speaking with this gentleman. It's your classic lottery scam. They send you a bogus check for approx $4800. They request that you wire them those funds to cover "processing fees" so they can send you your "winnings". After the dust settles you're out the money you sent, plus the bad check.. Word of advice: If you didn't play the lottery or sweepstakes, you didn't WIN the lottery or sweepstakes.
Terry is correct. I work for a bank in Virginia and one of my clients has been speaking with this gentleman. It's your classic lottery scam. They send you a bogus check for approx $4800. They request that you wire them those funds to cover "processing fees" so they can send you your "winnings". After the dust settles you're out the money you sent, plus the bad check.. Word of advice: If you didn't play the lottery or sweepstakes, you didn't WIN the lottery or sweepstakes.
This is a warning to anyone who might receive a letter from “Index Financial Services,” "Goldrain Financial Services" "Region Financial Services" "Royal Trust Financial Services" "Prime Financial Services" or "Ameriprice Lottery Syndicates" in Nevada or Canada. This scam tells you that you have won a lottery amount and that before you receive your prize you are required to pay taxes on the winnings. The notification also includes a (forged) check to cover the taxes. If you deposit the check it will not be honored by your bank.
The telephone number originates from Canada, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have posted a warning about this scam on their website:
It appears that most of the targeted victims are in the United States. If you have received a letter or check from these people please:
- do not call the number listed
- do not give them any information about yourself
- do not cash the check
- contact your local FBI office and file a complaint
If enough people raise a warning about this scam to law enforcement, hopefully these scam artists will be brought to justice.