SCAM letter and an authentic looking check from Farmers Insurance Company Inc. 2500 South Fifth Avenue. Pocatello, ID. 83204. Written on Citibank Delaware

RECEIVED Final Payout Notice
2nd prize winner of $50,000.00
A check enclosed for $3,837.00
Bank of America
With lucky winning number 05-09-23-44
From :Willowbend Environmental center
Citi Financial Services
This is a scam. Will be visiting my town
Police dept.

My husband got a check in the mail from this company claiming he had won a price and that this was the first payment. When we called, we were told to deposit the check and then call back and speak to Julia Jones. It seemed fishy so we did some research. We will not be depositing this check now that it appears to be a scam. I hope someone will do something about this.

IT IS IN MAINE NOW!!!! JUST RECEIVED THE WINNING 2ND PRIZE WINNER!!!!

RE: Final Payout Notice dated 12th Oct, 2014 ; Ref No AC-669

Notice letter confirmining I am a 2nd price winner. Accompanied by a check in the amount of $2,837 by WILLOWBEND ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER, 2231 Highway 80 East, Mesquite, TX 75150.

Tax Officer: Mrs. Grace Morgan, 10 Bond Street, London UK W1S 4PL, Tel: +44-751-628-8111

Prize Manager: Mr. Paul Anderson or Ms. Malie Frank on Tel: 1-877-255-2896 between Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5:30pm (EST) for instruction on your payment.

We now are getting this in San Diego
DO NOT CASH CHECK!!!!!!!!

The scam has spread to Florida. Just got the same check.

I just received this letter today. Yep, same contest (UK & North America Consumer Reward Promotion Draw). I went online right away. Sability Inc was the name of the company on the letter so I checked them out first. Guess what? It's a real company at the address listed on the letter with a couple of differences. The zip code was off and the phone number was way off. So I checked out the name on the check. No such place. Funny how the "British taxes" of $1,950.00 is the same for us and the check amounts different. ??? Go figure. Didn't call anyone about it. Why waste time. The FBI is probably right. In today's world chasing other countries fraud and not taking care of our own would be crazy. Can't stop Fraud in the electronic age and the fall back will always be with "snail mail". I could've used the extra cash at this time but I'm not desperate enough to cash any check that's sure to bite me later. These low-lives are VERY desperate to try pulling one over on even me! So, BEWARE of any check you get in the mail from someone you don't know or seems to good to be true. I'm glad I have a shredder for this kind of crap.

someone needs to get these people that are doing this.

I, too, received this check today in the mail. I was very suspicious, but desperate for money, so I called them anyway. The guy answered with a hello, asked for my claim number and told me that he would call back. That was when I knew for a fact it was fake. The check does look real, though, and I was tempted to cash it myself, but I knew it would come back on me and bite me at a later time. Use common sense folks.

I received the same EXACT letter and Check as the post above (SBecker) I am contacting my local police dept. to see what they want to do with it also thought I would make a copy and give it to Wal-mart, Sears, Home Depot and Safeway maybe they will wanted to have some input just a thought? I have also contacted Clark Howard show and I will be posting it on the ripoff report.

I received the same letter with a check enlosed just today, claiming that I was a winner of the "UK & North America Consumer Reward Promotion Draw". According to the letter, I'm entitled to $50, 000 just as soon as I cash the $3, 650 enclosed check and send Chief Executive Officer Tommie Selvie his cut of $1, 950. I work in law enforcement and I knew immediately that this was fraud; ANYTIME someone is asked to cash a check and send a cut anywhere else, especially outside of the United States, it's FRAUD! NEVER ever ever ever ever ever cash a check like one of these!

Received this letter and check from UK & North America Consumer Reward Promotion Draw claiming I had worn $50, 000. They enclosed a check of $3, 200.00 to offset the Non British Resident tax payment of $1, 950.00 payable to your assigned British tax officer as stated below. I suspected a fraud here so I went on-line and found several others who claim they received a similar letter and check and they claimed it was a fraud. I then called the FBI in my city (Charlotte, NC). They told me it was a fraud, they have heard from dozens of people regarding this, but not to send anything to them because they would not be pursuing this for two reasons: A. The government hasn't got enough money to follow up in crimes in this country, let alone other countries, and B. Following up on alleged fraud in other countries is to time consuming due to red tape and legal difficulties in going after someone in another country. So I next called my local police dept.(Char-Meck police dept. of Charlotte NC.) They told me to forward my complaint to the NC Attorney Generals office. So there you have it folks, no one cares to address this kind of fraud so you can expect them to continue and expect it to increase because they can operate with relative impunity because no one has the money or the time or the interest to pursue these pieces of slime that prey on the gullible public. Take care of yourself and use a little common sense. If it looks to good to be true, it probably is. Don't send money to anyone without first checking it out. If the FBI has received dozens of calls regarding this scam, then it must be a very big operation. You've been warned.

Another way you can tell that this is a scam:
The signature at the bottom and the name under it don't even look REMOTELY similar.
The name at the bottom is NOT the CEO of the company at the top.
The address at the top is NOT the correct address for the company listed.

This is SO obviously a scam. I sincerely hope no one has fallen for this yet...