mother received a letter saying she won $250,000 dollars from capitol link finacial. A check for $3000
was enclosed in the envelope and she was told to call the above telephone number. when we called the number to ask for their website so we could make sure they were not preying on little ole ladies - they hung up
mother received a letter saying she won $250,000 dollars from capitol link finacial. A check for $3000
was enclosed in the envelope and she was told to call the above telephone number. when we called the number to ask for their website so we could make sure they were not preying on little ole ladies - they hung up
I received the same letter as well. I am in my 20's and the check looked ligitimate. It did not have small print stating that if you cashed it you were enrolling in anything. I called..... the guy was foreign and I couldn't understand him.
THIS IS A SCAM, I SUGGEST THAT NOBODY FOLLOWS THROUGH WITH THIS! ONCE YOU DEPOSIT THIS CHECK IF YOU HAVE THE MONEY OR NOT IN YOUR ACCOUNT IT IS SET UP WHERE THE EXCHANGE FINANCIAL COMPANY AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVES THE DEPOSIT INFO WHICH LINKS THEM TO YOUR ACCOUNT. THEN YOU ARE CHARGED HOWEVER MUCH YOUR CHECK WAS PRINTED FOR. MINE WAS $3,900.00 DON'T DO IT!!
This is an old scam that is rearing its ugly head again. The letter is from Alliance Financial Group out of NY, (formerly Alliance Financial Services, etc). It indicates that they want to inform you that you are a winner of a sweepstakes. They enclose a check in the amount of $1,998 or whatever the amount, to help you pay the Government Service Tax. They want you to call Debra Jones at the above phone number to start your claim. Tax agent is listed as Mawatt Deval, (come on!) and oh by the way....after you deposit the check into your account, they want you to send the money to one of their representatives. So when you do send the money, FROM YOUR ACCOUNT, guess what...a couple of days later the bank notifies you that that check was from a closed account, and the check was counterfeit. Now you have to pay the bank back the money. DON'T FALL FOR THIS SCAM! First of all....if you don't remember entering the UNNAMED sweepstakes..then you DIDN'T. No one is going to give you money for free. Secondly, the banks no longer hold the checks that are deposited into your account. They automatically credit the amount to your account, to be more customer friendly. So don't think that just because your bank took the check that it is a valid check. If you didn't earn it, or enter the contest, it isn't real. Period. This type of crime needs to stop. Don't enable the criminals.