Complaint Review: ALASKA INVESTMENT GROUP - UNITED TOURS - JUNEAU Alaska
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- ALASKA INVESTMENT GROUP - UNITED TOURS 6578 PARK RIDGE DR. SW UNIT 101 JUNEAU, Alaska U.S.A.
- Phone: 800-459-8771
- Web:
- Category: Investment Brokers
ALASKA INVESTMENT GROUP - UNITED TOURS SENT ME A CHECK IN THE AMT. 4,955.00 AND I DEPOSITED IN MY ACCOUNT I USED SOME OF IT AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY THE BANK. Nationwide
*Consumer Suggestion: Unfortunate
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ON 1-08-2007, ALASKA INVESTMENT GROUP SENT ME A CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,955.00. THE LETTER STATED THAT ON 10-11-2006 AN ANOUCEMENT WAS HELD NAMING THE WINNERS OF THE PRIZE AMERICA JACKPOT FILE NUMBER 874563 WAS ATTACHED TO MY NAME. DRAWING THE LUCKY NUMBERS 08-36-10-63-90-02-43 AND AS A RESULT I WON CATEGORY "A" THEREFORE, I HAD BEEN APPROVED TO RECEIVE A LUMP-SUM PAYMENT OF $100,000.00 DOLLARS.
IT WENT ON TO SAY, SINCE THIS IS A FINAL NOTICE, ALL PRIZE WINNINGS MUST BE CLAIMED NO LATER THAN 02/02/2007. IT STATED THAT THESE FUNDS WERE NOW INSURED AT ITS VALUE AND UNDER MY Name and would be transferred to me when all requiremtnts are met. Legal and administration fees between $2,000.00 TO 5,000.00 have been finance with the enclosed check. IT went on to say that all fees are to be paid through a money gram or western union wire transfer and the fees were mandatory and ment to satisfy official laws and income tax protocols, as mandated by the government.
The letter also mentioned, not to cash payment or deposit to my account until I advised their office so they can authorized payment and confirmed my indentity. It gave a phone number to call, the person to ask for was the account manager "KEESHIA BROWN OR VERNESSA DEAN" AT 1-800-459-8771 OR 1-778-239-0778.
The problem with all of this is that I deposited this check into my account and it took 19 DAYS for the bank to approve it. This check was approved by the bank on 2-19-2007. On the 20TH Day the bank closed my account and stated that the check I deposited was fake. Now the bank is demanding that I pay for all the checks I wrote.
Another words all my checks bounced. I Have collectors calling me everyday that they want their money or else I going to get sued!! First of all, I don't have their money to pay them back, and secondly, why should I be responsible for these checks when they approved the I deposited. Now what am I supposed to do? I'm angry, pissed, furious and most of all broke. I"m sick and tired of these scam artists and something needs to be done.
I desperately need legal help and if someone can please help me I would sincerely appreciate it and would somehow compensate you.
Sincerely,
Deborah
SAN DIEGO, California
U.S.A.
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#1 Consumer Suggestion
Unfortunate
AUTHOR: Nunya - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Unfortunately, you're not going to get much in the way of legal assistance. You can take the information to the police, but chances are they won't do much with it. My guess is you wired the money they wanted to Canada or another country.
This is a very well known scam, and the law's position on it is that the consumer has a duty to exercise due diligence, necessary and reasonable care and investigate before taking action. You should be thankful in one respect - many folks who fell for this garbage face felony charges for fraud, larceny, and conversion.
If you do get law enforcement or an attorney to even look at the case, they're going to ask for some sort of proof that you entered such a sweepstakes - that will give you a tiny measure of protection, but not much. They're also going to ask you for all of the steps you took to ensure the transaction was legitimate before you engaged in it. Without that proof, you're really out of luck and most likely just learned a very expensive lesson.
The bank didn't do anything improper. If it had been a check from one of your relatives and it bounced, they would have taken the same action - it's not incumbent on the bank to ensure your financial dealings are on the level. And they'll be more than happy to point that out to you on your account agreement, with a smirk on their face.
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