Links Finacial Services Check Fraud & Lottery Fraud Winnipeg Manitoba

I received a letter in the mail stating that this was my final notice (I never had any notice to begin with) to claim my lottery winnings from the Canadian Lottery and I won $450k, enclosed with the letter was a check made out to me for $4700.00. But once I deposit the check I must pay $2900 to the Canadian Non Resident Gov't Service Tax by money gram or western union. Probably so when you deposit the check the check will bounce and then you will be out of $2900, which I don't even have. The letter told me to call my "claim agent" Anna Peters between the hours of 9am-6pm,

I called her at 6:45pm and someone actually answered. I said my name and immediately after I said my name she said you won, congradualtions. I was like don't you need my claim number, which was listed on the letter, and she said don't worry about that I've been waiting for your call. I asked her how I won this and she explained (quietly might I add) that I was entered through a credit card company that I was with or a debit purchase that I had made, she didn't know all she knew is that I won and I should go deposit my check immediately. I told her I didn't want to deposit it because I wanted to know more details. SHe said there are no more details, what else is there to know?! All you need to know is that you won and you should go deposit that check. I stated that I was entitled to ask as many questions as I wanted and any other company would answer them with pleasure to make me feel as comfortable with the situaion as possible and with so much fraud going on now-a-days you can never be too careful. She stated that I had nothing to worry about just deposit the check and then call her back and she will give me a schedule of when I will be receiving the remainder of my checks. I just said thank you and hung up.

I then google the companys name hoping to find some type of scam report or even a website for them. They don't have a website and then I found this site was the only site with that companys name listed. I shredded the info. Something needs to happen because I sure there are a lot of naieve people who are falling for this crap or people who are in desperate need of money and see this and immediately jump on the opportunity. I don't know, all I know is that I should get what I was entitled to from this company, $450k. And they need to get caught.

Stephanie
West Palm Beach, Florida
U.S.A.