Global Financial Investment Services Was mailed a letter and fraudulent check of 3800.00 for 10% of "my sweepstakes prize winnings" Niagra Falls Ontario, Canada

I was mailed a letter and a check for 3800.00, stating that I won 38,000.00 from Publisher's Clearing/Reader's Digest. I called to see if it was real, and someone did answer the phone. He explained to me in more detail what the letter said, and explained that I had to deposit the check and call them back by 1/30/08.

I deposited the check on 1/28/08. The next day, the bank infirmed me that the signature on the check was forged/fraudulent. I then tried to call them (the people who sent the letter) back and tell them that the check was forged/fraudulent. They hung up on me and would not answer my repeated tries to reach them again (to confront them).

I have notified the post office, because it is mail fraud, the bank that the check was written from (Star Bank of Texas), and now am filing this report. I am also planning on contacting the state and national Attorney Generals.

Adrianne
Phoenix, Arizona
U.S.A.