Hatch International World Sweepstakes Cross-border scam Cornwall CANADA Ontario

International Fraudsters are in action again: BEWARE.

HATCH INTERNATIONAL WORLD SWEEPSTAKES (fake address: 1211 Crossways Park Dr, Woodbury, NY 11797);

Postmarked envelope: CANADA
Envelope return address label: PO Box 6548, Cornwall, Ontario K6H 5T2

HELLO CANADIAN-BASED SCAMMERS:
The 'Award Winning Notification' letter lists their phone number as 905-781-7222, 514--625-4287, 204-963-5263, 204-963-4436....all may be throw-away cellphones (pay as you go plan).

The amounts of COUNTERFEIT CHECKS vary but appear to be drawn on a legitimate institutions (for example in Los Angeles, CA.).

Fake contact names: Franck Buffalo, Brandy Williams, Cindy Johnson, Anita Myers, Michael Simmons, Handa Trudel.

DON'T BE FOOLED. DON'T DEPOSIT.

If you are targeted by a counterfeit check scam, report it to FTC
CALL:
1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357).

OR INTERNET:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre40.shtm

Watchdog
Los Angeles, California
U.S.A.