Gateway Financiers, ROYAL FOUNDATION LOTTO RIPOFF FRUADULENT CHECK FAKE LOTTO Winnipeg Manitoba

I recieved an email informing me that I had been chosen a winner in the ROYAL FOUNDATION LOTTO, held in LONDON, ENGLAND and filled out the little bit of information that they wanted. I then recieved a letter in the mail about a month later.

Inside the envelope was a seemingly genuine "SPONSORS" check for $2997.90, and a letter stating that I was one of 18 (eighteen) international winners and that I had won $120,000.00, minus a 5% sponsor commission (-$6000.00), and that I would recieve a total of $114,000.00.

The letter also told me to contact a Mr. Bill Powell, of Gateway Financiers. The letter stated that I had until April 10, 2007, to claim my "winnings". I called Mr. Powell, and subsequently left a message as I had called him at 2:00AM, on April,2, 2007.

Mr. Powell returned my phone call the next morning at 8:22AM, on April 3, 2007. He then told me to deposit the check into my personal banking account, which I later did.

My bank told me that the funds would not be available until April 10, 2007, after 5:00pm. I was furious at my bank but understood, as the check was from a bank in California, Bank of The West.

I checked my personal banking account on April 10, 2007, at 5:00pm, and was furious that the funds had not been deposited into my account. I then called customer service for my banking establishment.

The lovely woman that I spoke with told me that there had been a hold on the check, because it was an out-of-state check, and mentioned that there had been another hold placed on the check, and asked if I would hold so that she could find out why there had been another hold.

The woman came back to the line and stated, "I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the bank that the check was from, told us that the check is fradulent." I then thanked the woman and proceeded to call Mr. Powell.

Mr.Powell answered and I told him that my bank had not put the funds into my account. He asked why they had not done so. I replied, "My bank just told me that the check was fradulent." Mr. Powell then exclaimed, "OH MY GOD!! I dont know how that could happen... Is this the number I can reach you at, XXX-XXX-XXXX? I will call you back in half an hour!!" " I simply said "ok."

I waited those 30 (thirty) minutes, and just to be fair I waited an additional 5 (five. When Mr. Powell did not call me back, I began to call him. Mr. Powell did not answer, and coincidentally there was no more memory for me to leave a message on his answering machine/voicemail.

I continued to try to reach Mr. Powell for the next 45 (fourty-five) to 60 (sixty) minutes. Then decided that He was not going to answer when I called from my home phone, so I used my callular phone. He did not answer then either. That was the last I heard of or from Mr. Bill Powell and Gateway Financiers.

Sharon
MARYSVILLE, Washington
U.S.A.