Got a letter from Celtic Financial Services, Inc.

Got a check yesterday for 4980$ called this perry guy. her was this african that i could barely understand. He said to deposit the check and call him back after. O course i knew this was a scam. Went to my bank and they confirmed it. This prick isnt gonna win. Im gonna see if a detective or one of those investigative shows will do anything. The letter is from canada so mabey ill go on alittle road trip.

I too received a letter and check for $4,9800.00.  I did call and talk with the claims agent, Perry Williams, in St John, Canada.  He said the check was to cover all the cost of the non-residence government service tax with $1000.00 left over for me.  I am to deposit the check right away and call him when I am at the bank, he will then tell me how to pay the tax agent, Nancy Hope, also in St. John, Canada.  Fat chance that is happening. I suspect that if you take this to the bank and it get deposited not only wil you foolishly send money to these people but I think that banks run them through a machine that may imprint them thus giving these criminals access to your account because the bank will likely mail the "no good, insufficiant funds" check back to the Maverick Mutual Trading, Inc. company that issued this fake check.
Dawn From Maryland.

I also received the letter from CORE TRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.  However, my check is written on "SILICON VALLEY BANK - and Perry Williams is my claims agent at phone # 1-778-865-5456 and the Tax Agent is Patricia King Block #283 Revenue Ave. St John, NF A1B 4M6, Canada where the $3,950.00 should be sent by money gram or western union.  The letter advices not to act until you speak with the claims agent.  I thought it was a big joke as we have been advised by local TV stations not to respond to these letters.

I got a similar letter from Core Trust Financial Services INC.  Perry Davis is the Claims Agent at 778 858 7965. I am taking my materialsto Wells Fargo here in Denver and perhaps to the Denver Police as well.  These scams have got to be shut down.

i got the same letter with the same phone number, but it was from choice financial services, st john, nf, canada, and the person i was to call was stevin johnson with manny maquez as the tax agent who i was supposed to mail the money (3958.00).  they were going to allow me to keep 1000.  check was writtem on chase bank of texas with the company name of bay houston towing, division of Michicag Peat co.  this is posted so that other people will know that this is a scam.

We got a check too from Comer, Inc in Tolleson, AZ we have not received a phone call. Do any of you have accounts at Wells Fargo? The reason I ask is my mother does and I am wondering if the security has been breached? Thanks for your help in this matter.

Ann

Thank you so much for posting this information.  My husband and I received the same letter and check, and could not find any further info.  I appreciate the info you posted on-line to help us out with this.  Thanks again!!

Nancy, thank you for your detective work.  I took the Celtic letter and Comer Inc check to Wells Fargo.  The check is a personal account not Comer Inc, Tolleson, AZ, printed on the check and it has no $ in it.  Yes it would bounce.  WF said they would pursue the matter and I said I would like to see them prosecuted.

I got the same letter from Celtic Financial Services, with instructons to call Fred Johnson 1 778 861 6569. I googled every name and address on the letter with no hits until Fred J's hit and this comment from Nancy on 7 June 2008.  My first clue was my letter notifing me of winning the lottery was mass produced!  They must be giving away a lot of $!!!

I got a letter in the mail from Celtic Financial Services, Inc. in Canada to call Fred Johnson at 778-861-6569 to claim $450,000 from the North American Gaming Association to promote family wellbeing from a "NORTH AMERICAN SWEEPSTAKES DRAWING."  The envelope also contained a Wells Fargo check from a valid account number owned by Supply Access Electric, Inc. for $4,985.  The letter instructed me to send a check for $3,985 to a tax agent named Rosita Faruzi in Canada to cover the Non Resident Government Tax (GST) before I could claim the $450,000.  I called the phone number, and Fred Johnson said we could not claim the $450,000 until we paid the tax agent the $3,985, and if we did't pay the tax, they would stop payment on the check.  We called Wells Fargo; they said this is a scam to get me to write a check for $3,985 and that the $4,985 check would bounce.