I got a similar letter from Core Trust Financial Services INC. Perry Davis is the Claims Agent at 778 858 7965. I am taking my materialsto Wells Fargo here in Denver and perhaps to the Denver Police as well. These scams have got to be shut down.
I got a letter in the mail from Celtic Financial Services, Inc. in Canada to call Fred Johnson at 778-861-6569 to claim $450,000 from the North American Gaming Association to promote family wellbeing from a "NORTH AMERICAN SWEEPSTAKES DRAWING." The envelope also contained a Wells Fargo check from a valid account number owned by Supply Access Electric, Inc. for $4,985. The letter instructed me to send a check for $3,985 to a tax agent named Rosita Faruzi in Canada to cover the Non Resident Government Tax (GST) before I could claim the $450,000. I called the phone number, and Fred Johnson said we could not claim the $450,000 until we paid the tax agent the $3,985, and if we did't pay the tax, they would stop payment on the check. We called Wells Fargo; they said this is a scam to get me to write a check for $3,985 and that the $4,985 check would bounce.
I got the same letter from Celtic Financial Services, with instructons to call Fred Johnson 1 778 861 6569. I googled every name and address on the letter with no hits until Fred J's hit and this comment from Nancy on 7 June 2008. My first clue was my letter notifing me of winning the lottery was mass produced! They must be giving away a lot of $!!!
Nancy, thank you for your detective work. I took the Celtic letter and Comer Inc check to Wells Fargo. The check is a personal account not Comer Inc, Tolleson, AZ, printed on the check and it has no $ in it. Yes it would bounce. WF said they would pursue the matter and I said I would like to see them prosecuted.
Thank you so much for posting this information. My husband and I received the same letter and check, and could not find any further info. I appreciate the info you posted on-line to help us out with this. Thanks again!!
We got a check too from Comer, Inc in Tolleson, AZ we have not received a phone call. Do any of you have accounts at Wells Fargo? The reason I ask is my mother does and I am wondering if the security has been breached? Thanks for your help in this matter.