Concentra Financial - Andrew Young draw winner, total sum $73,500USD, Cashier's check for $3595USD ripoff Edmonton Alberta

Concentra Financial (letterhead)

FINAL NOTICE!

Congratulations on your success as a lucky winner from the Concentral Financial draw held on August 20, 2007. You have been approved to claim a total sum of $73,500UDS, which has been credited to file #92-487-2854. This is from a total cash prize of $588,000USD. 270,000 participants were selected through an international database consisting of Europe, Asia, Australia and North America.

Enclosed is a cheque for $3595.00USD. Your award claim has been developed in order for you to meet all international, federal, institutional taxes and fees. Please contact an agent immediately, to commence the process to facilitate you in the final steps towards the release of your funds.

As a part of our security protocol, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed, and your money remitted to you.

It is imperative to call first to file your claim and to receive further instructions. Please call 1-403-667-3534. All winnings must be claimed no later than September 20th 2007.

Congratulations once more from the staff at Concentral Financial.

Sheila Martin CEO

BE AWARE THE CASHIER'S CHECK LOOKS REAL AND IS PRINTED ON WATERMARK PAPER, IS HAND SIGNED AND LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO A REAL CASHIER'S CHECK. I BROUGHT THE CASHIER'S CHECK TO THE BANK AND IT WAS FAKE. THE PERSON THAT I TALKED TO AT THE NUMBER LISTED ABOVE IS NAMED ANDREW YOUNG (PROBABLY A FAKE NAME).

I WAS TOLD BY ANDREW TO DEPOSIT THE $3595 INTO MY BANK ACCOUNT, THEN GO TO WALMART AND SEND A MONEY GRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $2500, LESS FEES FOR MONEYGRAM TO: PAT WILLIAMS, 75 WALL ST., NEW YORK, NY 10019 AND ALSO SEND THE REMAINING AMOUNT TO JANET ANDERSON AT THE SAME ADDRESS. I WAS TO CONTACT ANDREW AFTER THE MONEYGRAM WAS SENT TO CONFIRM AND TO RECEIVE FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

I TOLD ANDREW THAT THE CHECK WAS FAKE AND HE SAID HE TALKED TO THE COMPANY ABOUT IT AND THAT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A TYPO ON THE CHECK AND THAT THEY WOULD ISSUE ME A NEW ONE. I ALSO INFORMED HIM THAT THE CASHIER'S CHECK HAD NO ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBER ON IT, JUST THE NAME OF THE "PEOPLE'S BANK" AND THAT IS WHY THE BANK WOULD NOT CASH IT FOR ME. I CALLED MY LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT THIS SCAM AND ALSO GAVE MY BANK ALL THE INFORMATION THAT I HAD COLLECTED TO DATE SO THEY CAN WATCH FOR OTHER SUCH SCAMS.

AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AS TO THE ABOVE LISTED PHONE NUMBER, I FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A WIRELESS PHONE (PROBABLY A DISPOSABLE CELL PHONE). I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT CONCENTRA BANK DOES NOT HAVE A BRANCH AT THE ADDRESS LISTED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LETTER. THE ADDRESS LISTED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LETTER BELONGS TO A COMPANY CALLED "VALIANT TRUST".

I CALLED VALIANT TRUST (A US BRANCH) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE LETTER I HAD RECEIVED THAT HAD THEIR ADDRESS ON THE BOTTOM AND THEY KNEW OF NO SUCH LETTER. THE RECEPTIONIST ASKED ME TO FAX HER A COPY OF THE LETTER.

THESE PEOPLE RUNNING THIS SCAM NEED TO BE CAUGHT AND STOPPED AND PUNISHED!! ANYONE RECEIVING THIS SAME LETTER NEED TO REPORT IT IMMEDIATELY TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

Diane
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
U.S.A.