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I received the exact check  to the penny and letter as you did, I called Mr. Gilbert to see where this was going. It's very clear that this is a very sad, sad, scam. I'm going to report this tomorrow to the proper officials. I'm amazed that Wells Fargo Bank would be envolved in issueing checks like this. I feel so sorry for the people who are living on very little due to our ecomony and think things are going to be so much better with these so called winnings.

sorry for the typo and I mean, we should not let them victimize other people

These people is using a different Company, I received a letter the other day:

Letter Head: Payment Alliance & Matthaes Camco, Inc
267 A Bond St. Brooklyn, NY 11217
Worldwide Sweepstakes Management and Payment Center
Toll Free: 1-877-467-6765

We are pleased to informe you that you are a 3rd category winner in the Customer Wundfall Sweepstake Promotion, customers that shopped at Safeway, Wallmart, Supervalue, Kroger Delkhaize, CVS Pharmacy, Aldi, Tesco, Asda and etc...

They sent me a check with Wells Fargo Account worth $3,500 and need to calkl them to claim the remaining $67,000 but need to call Mr. Thierry Giklbert  to explain the process.

I brought the checks to Wells Fargo for invitation. Will contact these companies and provide a copy of the letter for further investigation to put a stop on these scammers. We should let them victimize innocent people, the economy is bad and people will jump on this too good to be true story/letter.

Involve Persons (scammers)included in the letter
Tax Firm - Lloyds Tax Services Inc
Tax Agent - Nancy Brown and Jerry Michael.

Let us put bad guys in jail. Your coperation is highly appreciated.

Thanks

This is MY Cell phone number!! I live in BC. I have a pre-paid plan through FIDO and they gave me this phone number a few months back. Please don't call me. I have nothing to do with any of this. I only know about it, because I had another gentleman from West Virginia call me today. Its a hoax, lie, what have you.

No one was on the line.

my story is a little different because i was introduced to these people trying to apply for a government grant online when the person called me about the grant i was asked did i want to speak to someone from AIG i thought no harm in listening about two days later i recieved a call from AIG telling me about their insurance plans and notified me that i had 30 free days of coverage later they really sent me some information that my 30 day period had expired and i also called a check verifaction company and i gave them the numbers on the bottom of the check and they told me the check was legit i just had to go to a place that used there system but anyway i'm going to check AIG's website and see what they say

I received the exact same check in the mail today!!!

I two recieved a check today in the mail for 3750.00.  boy does this check look real.  The check is written off of Bank One JP Chase.  I am going to take it to the local Chase Bank and let them handle it.  Hell maybe the scammers can get scammed.  To bad all these checks dont have just enough money in there to cover them.  I would never deposit a check into my account but whos to say that you cant take it to the bank it is written on?  That is what im going to do and let them deal with it i guess.  I called the number on the letter from Readers Digest and also called Readers Digest and they had some question they asked to verify if it was legit or not.  Of course it was not from Readers Digest.  They said that they would never ever send a check in the mail of any sort.  The number that i called associated with the scam is 1-888-488-7706 with a fax number of 1-253-218-6866.  Boy what a***s!!!  IN this economy you have to be a low down dirty fool to take advantage of inocent people.  They should catch these people and do somethnig with them.  They went as far as telling me that if i could deposit the check into my account and call them back they would be at my house on Saturday at a certain time to issue me the rest of the money.  I had to have 2 forms of Id to verify it was me. i think that i may tell them that i deposited the check and let them come out to arrive to channel 8 with the cameras.  What do you think?  That woudl be funny.  Maybe they would pay all of us not to put there butts in Jail.  No way i feel that they should have to go to jail for a day for every dollar that they have taken from people that dont know any better.  surely people know that they didnt enter any contest right???  i guess its just wishful thinking. i was told that i won 2nd place and that i would recieve 165,000 dollars on Sat. when they came out. I wonder how they were going to get money from me?  I would never give anyone a check would you?  They did say that i would be responsible for the taxes and that they would bring the paperwork out to be filled out after i got the other money.  They said that I would have to pay for the taxes but that could be done over a 2 t0 3 year period.  I dont know all i know is that this sucks i thought that i really won 165K. that sure would have been nice.  Pay off the house the car and the boat.  

I guess the moral to the story here is " IF ITS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE THEN IT USUALLY IS!!!!! "

I r'cd a check today from Nationwide Mutual Insurance for 4,980.00 and a letter notifying me that I had won a Readers Digest drawing of 145,000.00 and to activate my claim number I had to call 1-778-859-7419 and ask for Veronica Miller. Never asked for anything and no directions as to send money anywhere, so they r changing their tactics. U r right this check looks legit. Will turn it over to area police.

225 6883 NW  BLAINE AVE TACOMA WA 98212

nancy brown

This guy is a scam artisit.  I received a letter today telling me to call them that I won 250,000.00.  They used to send forged checks from AIG.  I received the same today except now the check says Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company-PO Box 8379 Canton OH 44711-8379-On the bottom it says Bank One-looks legitimate but it is definately fraud.  Says I won 250,000.00 and sent the check for 4970.50 to cover the non-canadian residential tax.  I am contacting the FBI now and also Nationwide.  It is under the heading of Readers Digest.  It states Mark T. Howard as the regional manager phone# 206-445-0633 fax# 253-883-1828.  The tax agent, Stacy Black at 302-5554 Waller Lane Tacoma Washington and my claim agent is Amy Cooper at 778-320-0855.  What a bunch of crap.  Can't wait until they get caught.  Will definately work with authorities and try to chase the numbers.

I received the same today except now the check says Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company-PO Box 8379 Canton OH 44711-8379-On the bottom it says Bank One-looks legitimate but it is definately fraud.  Says I won 250,000.00 and sent the check for 4970.50 to cover the non-canadian residential tax.  I am contacting the FBI now and also Nationwide.  It is under the heading of Readers Digest.  It states Mark T. Howard as the regional manager phone# 206-445-0633 fax# 253-883-1828.  The tax agent, Stacy Black at 302-5554 Waller Lane Tacoma Washington and my claim agent is Amy Cooper at 778-320-0855.  What a bunch of crap.  Can't wait until they get caught.  Will definately work with authorities and try to chase the numbers.

i also recieved a check for 4985.10 and the paper said i was entitled to a preliminary prize of $250,000.00 I called nancy brown she told me to deposit the check in my bank account and call her back right away with information so the check will clear. it did'nt sound professional to me so i knew better. the envolope to this did'nt have a return address but it was sent from canada and on the check it has addresses from amarillo,TX BNY mellon trust of delaware newark delaware  and the address on the letter was from tacoma, WA. Do not fall for this scam..

sorry to add anouther post but this time they have moved on and are using a real accounts out of washington state.mybank got a hold of me and told me that they are real checks but just dont keep money in them sorry for the spelling error not good at spelling

i got that same letter but now the money is 250,000,00 and the check is for almost 5,000.00 dollars my bank has a copy of the check and the letter they are doing a ivestigation

there is the same one i got a few day ago it agi thank god i did not lose any money i did what they told me i put the cheack in the bank and called on it today it was returned has not enough money in there account.thank god i had enough brains to leave the money there and not touch it there using the names has nancy brown peter jenkins and leonard kennett nancy number and i am sure she will change it today has i was to call her back if i got the money today i talked to my bank and they are investigating it but nancy number is 778-320-0855tax agent petter jenkins no number that was odd i should have know but didnt ok last name and number is leonard t kennett regional manager number is 206-445-0633 fax number 253-883-1828.i hope this will help someone they did a profishinal job on my letter they singed it and eveything.and i did have a.g.i for my 401k plan and even the paper they used is the same has when i got my notice of how much was in my 401k.so i had no reason not to belive it was true but the only thing is there not calling they have you call them

I called the number and got in to a fight with a lady claiming to be "Nancy Brown" my contact person so watch out!!! I also took the check and showed it to my bank. They new it was phony and told me to throw it away. I am taking the advice of the Aig web sight (at the bottwom of the home page-click, fraud warnings. They have several examples of checks to look at. I suggest you go there) I am going to the police department.

I just open the same letter w/the 4,980.30 check and a proposed prize of $250,000!  Thought it sounded too good to be true.  That and the ink stain from the AIG logo was a dead give away!

i got this same check in the mail

SWEEPSTAKES MAIL FRAUD WARNING

AIG has received information about a new sweepstakes mail fraud scam in the U.S. The cover letter uses the name "Reader's Digest". The letter is titiled "FROM: THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT ?WITHOUT PREJUDICE? and in the reference section notifies recipients that they have been selected as a winner in the Reader Digest "SWEEPSTAKES DRAW".  The winning prize indicated in letters that we have seen to date is either $127,092, or $81,976.  Enclosed with the letter is a check for one of either $2,967, or $3,812 "to help you cover any charges that may be required before you receive your funds". The check also indicates that the payor is "AIG Annuity Insurance Company".

The letter also contains a phone number. When recipients called the number, they spoke with individuals who identified themselves as AIG representatives. The representatives instructed the recipients to cash the check they received and deliver that cash to a courier. According to the instructions, the courier would then deliver to them the larger "prize" check indicated in the letter. This transaction does not happen. Currently, the AIG Internal Audit Investigative Group (IAIG) is investigating this mail fraud in conjunction with various AIG entities.

All recipients are being asked to send the original cover letter, check and envelope to IAIG in New York at the following address: AIG Internal Audit Investigative Group (IAIG), 32 Old Slip - 28th Floor - New York, NY 10005. Recipients can also contact IAIG by phone or email (877-638-4244, aig.iaig@aig.com).

The check received by the "sweepstakes" recipients is not a valid AIG check and we instruct all recipients not to attempt to cash or deposit this check. Neither AIG nor any of its subsidiary companies sponsors or supports any lottery, sweepstakes or prize contest that resembles the letter referred to above.
My letter was similar in characteristics as this one, mine said I won an "ANNUAL CONSUMER'S PROMOTIONAL DRAW" and enclosed was a check for 4,980.30 made payable to me, an drawn against BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware.My supposed big check was 250,000.00

Did you get a check and asked to call that same number?

all this is lie...i called FBI.