Nation Wide Claim Centre Financial sent me a check for 4,975.00, told to deposit it, i won 450.000$ and send money back to get the rest of my winnings Toronto Ontario

on august 22, 2007 i recieved a letter from nation wide claim centre, it said i won 450,00.00$. in it was a check made out to me for 4,975.00$ i was instructed to call a claim agent, Mary Johnson, or Sean Hamilton, which i did. i gave sean the claim number that was on my letter, and he said fine, told me to go to the bank, deposit the check, and when i did to call him back. then i would send him a money gram for 3,175.00$ which would be used for non resident government service tax. there was a tax agents name, steven bowman, 5290 godlad ave,, toronto,ontario,canada , b4n 2e9. also at the bottom of the letter , was another name, sam garfield, (promotions Manager}.

i almost fell for it. the check looked real, it had stifel,nicolas&company on it, there address is 122 state street, binghamton, new york, 13901, and the check had jp morgan chase bank n.a. New York. It looked very real. i did take the check to the bank , and showed it to one of the gals there, and she said she thouoght it was a scam, so i said okay, and left. i got on the computer, and went to the bank site, and then some how seen the rip off site, and read where a man from pennsylvania, got the same exact letter, with the same people named as a claim agent. and so now im here telling you .

Ellen
Ludington, Michigan
U.S.A.