It seems this letter has gotten around a bit. I received this same letter in the mail in October of 2011, as well as the 'cheque' as they spell it, and to contact a Riley Michaels at 289-892-2811. I did not cash it or call, but I have tried to look up the letter head name etc. NOTHING. I feel that this is a very cruel way of waiving hopes of a few bucks that does not exist under the noses of Americans who are trying to get back on thier feet after a hard economy hit. I know I DID NOT WORK to earn this money, as to why i did not try to cash it. Its reality of cruel people. Im very old school, and I very much believe in CARMA. The ones generating these 'cheques' WILL one day have to answer the question as to WHY. Any one who receives these same chain letters should NOT give them a second of thier time, unless they have the funds to pay it back ten fold. ITS A SCAM, and by thinking its LUCK you are becoming part of the scam. Just shred it, and keep your day job.

Four days ago I got a letter shipped from Canada from the company called ENCANA INC. 4610 Wellington Way, Vancouver, BC, V5J 5N7 saying that I won $9700 for filling our a survey with $998.87 CITI Bank check made out to my name. They (Mia Draker or Lacy) will send me a remaining amount as soon as I deposit first check. No SSN or Bank acc numbers asked. Letter was signed by the Parker Nathans-Promotion Manager. When the first check cleared she told me to go ahead and buy a MONEY PAK card and deposit that check on the card so that money is available for TAXES when the time comes. "Don't scratch the card till you are ready to use it for taxes" and "all we will need from you is a copy of the receipt to verify that you purchased the card and you will pay your taxes". Well then I found out from the Money Pak fraud line that receipt has printed same number that's behind the silver stripe-an actual account number. I didn't purchase one since that made me realize that they are trying to take that money from me and most likely their check I deposited is going to bounce back in a day or two . I called them back and told them that I will report them to every agency. I also recorded the entire conversation on my Ipad so I have a proof if anyone ever has any questions. It's a SCAM! They almost got me.

dont do it. i got the same thing, my account is overdrawn cuz the check bounce, and the number is unavailable now

Hi Everyone,

I work for a financial institution in MN and has a customer present one of these 999.85 checks to me. It is indeed fraud do not attempt to cash them. These people are using you as a tool to benefit themselves and hurt hundereds of people.

Since I knew it was a scam I though it would be fun to call bcak and ask Nathan James a few question ( he heard me telling the customer it was a scam ) therfore got very rude saying that we were being dishonest. They are very good at what they do and very manipulative.

I kept the check and will use it as a training tool for future employees, unfortuantley I see 2-3 of thwaw per week.

I recieved a check from time tore company for 996.65 I wnt to knw if I cash the check what would happen it is very tempting but afraid of being a fraud

I recieved a check from time tore company dor 996.65 I wnt to knw if I cash the check what would happen it is very tempting but afraid of being a fraud

Whose # is this? Any help is appreciated.

I got a check and letter just like others did too.    I did put it in the bank, and when I called Nathan James back at the number 289-892-4213 I was told to get a Money Pak card as well.   I didn't know what it was, so when I went to the Walmart,  I asked the lady there in Financial Services and she explained exactly what was going on.    She is the one who saved me from doing what he said to do.   I suspected it was a scam from the beginning, but didn't want that big of a check in my house.   I have the money in an account that my bank can pull it from when they come back and say the check is no good.     I alerted my bank that I thought I was caught in a scam as well.

Got same letter same person Nathan James. Said same to me. Bank said it is probably a scam so don't give any info or money for taxes on money sent or the rest 9,700. I feel I am a victim and many more wil be. Sorry we get our hopes up for getting lucky. I don't take survey's anyway.

I want all Info,all numbers,names,company letters any thing on company,i want it,i want it now,these ppl f****d up, they f****d up bad,i will find each and every one of them,idc about fbi claims,or police reports,i want names,reachable numbers,uncontacted letters,contacted letters,uncontacted numbers,contacted numbers,names everything...
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I just got one of these letters today exactly as Jess stated above.  Says same exact thing.  Now i know to tear it up and it's not true!

They have multiple fake company names.  Even the zip code for the address on the check also doesn't exist.

Jess,,,don't bother cashing the check.  I went to my bank and cashed it..they told me it's a fraudulent check.  It's going to take between 10 - 15 days for the out of state check to be completely cleared even though they already cashed it for me.  I now have to put the money back into my account because when the check comes back as fraudulent the bank is going to want their money back.  These scumbags are very smart but we have to be smarter.  The address on my check doesnt exist.  The Time Tore Company is nothing but scam artists that are untraceable.

Hey I just got a letter in the mail aswell.  The company is Royal Marketing Company. I actually called the number 1-289-892-4213 Natan James he said that I had won an online survey. I asked him what the catch was and he said there is not catch this a ligit prize and to put the check in the bank and call him again when it clears and they will send the rest of my "winnings" too me $9,700. The check is signed by a Jessica Telts or Telt.  The Northern Trust Company chicago payable thru Northern Trust Bank Dupage, Oakbrook Terrace Ill. I am wondering if this is the samething as everyone else has posted here just a different name the check and letter all seems ok the only thing I see a strange is they spell the word "check" as "cheque".  Was thinking about cashing it because I have done a lot of surveys any ideas?

It's a scam.  The checks are fraudulent.  Even if your bank cashes the check for you,,,4 or 5 days later it will come back as a back check and you lose the money.  The woman at Time Tore Company told me to go to Walmart and purchase a Money Pak card.  Then she wanted me to call her back with the receipt numbers and other info that would be on my receipt.  That would be her way of getting access to my $ and then I would have nothing.  DON'T FALL FOR IT.  rip up the check and the letter.

I recieved a check similar to the other comments posted here. But had a slightly different phone number. What is the Time Tore Company?