I received a letter saying I won $250, 000. Suspecting it was probably a scam, I called the number out of curiosity. There was no introduction line, just "Hello." I was asked to verify my address. He then said I would receive further instructions later. A week later I received a 2nd letter with a check for $8675.00 issued from Citibank Deleware and a note that I needed to pay $2995.00 for government tax payable directly to the tax agent. It said not to use the check until I called Dean Ashton at 011-44-791-402-4767. At this point I decided to stop.
Interestingly, I found a web site in which others had dealings with this same scam. All the names, addresses, phone numbers, etc. listed in my letters were listed on this site--and many more under other company names. Here is the link.
Can't anything be done about these crooks? It seems that many just say, "Throw it away and don't bother with it." Even the police aren't interested. One would think it should be possible with some serious investigation. Clearly, at least one phone number worked and I got a response. Wouldn't the banks care at some point?
I hope something can be done. Thank you.
Mark
Springfield, Ohio
U.S.A.
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