Got this too, but mine didn't have a letter with it, just a check for $4,311 in an express mail envelope I had to sign for. The woman who delivered it said she was from the post office, but she was plain clothed and drove a PT Cruiser. Anyone know if this is a reportable offense (pretending to be a post office employee)? I really hope there are no repercussions for signing to receive it. Probably just end up on a billion spam lists now.

Check addressed to my husband
Remitter Andersen Linda
Cashier's Check drawn on BBVA Compass Bank
Address on the envelope
Lawrence Spector
34 Bretton Rd
Scarsdale, NY 10583-2762

I got this one, too - only from "Patrick Nathan" exacct same text.

SPAMMERS!

This man MIKE ZAAQUA is a complete scam! DO NOT talk or do ANY business w him! I answered a craigslist ad for Admin/Receptionist position and he answered..... He sent me a check for 1,900 and had me send the remainder after I took my stated 450, evfen though i paid the 104 fee for the western union transaction of the money transfer.. he then mentioned my bank acct, inferring he want that info and I then was onto what I suspected that he was a shamm........ LOSER!

I just recieved an email from the guy. It looked fishy so I googled it. Thank God I did. Thank yall for posting this. Below is the email so people know what to look for.

Hello ,

How are you doing today? I?m very happy that you want to becoming part of our company by working for us. Thanks for the mail...I am looking for someone who can handle my personal and business errands at his/her spare time.Someone who can offer me these services: Mail services Receive my mails and drop them off at UPS(nothing illegal)Shop for Gifts,Art works,Bill payment ( pay my bills on my behalf)Sit for delivery( at your home) or pick items up at nearby post office at your convenience. It does not matter where you are located as long as you reside in the united states.Let me know if you will be able to offer me any/all of these services.

Where are you located? I would love to meet up with you to talk about this job but I am currently away on business. I am in Australia so there will be no interview.I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping. I will also have my mails and packages forwarded to your address. If you will be unable to stay at your house to get my mails, I can have it shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick it up at your convenience.When you get my mails/packages; you are required to mail them to me or our customers. You don't have to put money out of your pocket, all you have to do is have packages shipped to your house and do my shopping. You are allowed to open the packages to reveal its content.The content of the packages are computer and electronics,art works,antiques business and personal letters.. All expenses and taxes will be covered by me. You will work between 15 and 20hrs a month..I will pay $450.00 weekly, That is not a bad offer is it? I need your service because I am constantly out of town. I work in a realestate and I own an Art Gallery in Australia. I will return to USA in APRIL,2012 so this process will be on going till then.If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return and then we can talk about the possibility of making

this long term. Well, let me know if you are able to handle the position.Hope to hear from you.I will email you the list and pictures of what to shop for when I am ready. No heavy packages is involved! You can do the shopping at any nearest stores.

I will provide you with my personal UPS account number for Shipping. All you have to do is provide my account number to UPS and shipping charges will be applied into the account.I will provide clear set of instructions for each task I need done as well as the funds to cover them. If I were to mail you money to do my shopping plus upfront payment for your service, where would you want it mailed to? How should your name appear on the money?

Kindly,provide me with the following details below

Full Name: Full Address: (NO P.O.BOX) City: State: Country: Zip Code: Phone Number if you have yahoo messenger or hotmail to chat with you also about the job.... Age:

Thank you! NB:You can give me a call on my australia number or my US number which is roam to australia Mike Zaaqua. Tel:(+61)2939-77545 Australia Tel:(213)-437-6321 USA.

Well they got new tricks!!!! Cashiers check from Emily Deatherage. And it looks so real. It has the water print and all. It is amazing how they do this stuff and what for what are they gaining???

So long as you haen't sent them any REAL money, you have only wasted your time and that of your bank.  I hope you didn't write any checks based on thinking that money was actually going to end up in your account.  THAT you may have t pay for.  Remember, if it is too good to be true......

This is too slick to be a Nigerian porch monkey scam so it must be the Chinese gangs which the ever so efficient Canadians can't seem to get a handle on in Vancover.  They want YOUR account info so they can "create a low pressure area" in it.  The phoney check  they mail is labeled "BBVA Compass"  and the socalled company is "Westwood Financial of Vancover"  yeah right.  One tip off is how CHEAP the paper they use for the letter.  They checks can be made on a good color printer.  This is NOT a call, but a letter.  Waste' in a lot of postage they are.

I got a letter from Prime Marketing.

I received a letter from Sylvan Marketing. The letter said I won $9000.00 and included a check for $998.10. They had the phone number of 905-598-5082 on the letter, and the address of 231 Peter Street, Brant, Ontario M5B 3F3. It was signed from Brian Lessington.
I didnt get to this site quick enough, so I cashed the check, like an idiot.
Then, curiosity got me, so I went online, and googled the city, the company, etc. I found nothing. I then put in the phone number and found this site.
I then realized what I had hoped was not the case, THAT THIS IS A TOTAL SCAM.
I called my bank. Then the local police station. This just happened so I am unsure as the recourse, however I can say with certainty that this has already become a headache. Not to mention I feel like a fool. Please do not bother with this letter if you get it. Looks like they change the name, the company, etc but the scam is the same.
My check looked extremly legit. Not to mention it had Bank1 listed on it, which is a legitimate bank. What a world we live in......

i cashed the check it cleared and now read this after spending half of it.  I hope im not f****d!

I recieved the check a few weeks ago... it was a miracle i was heavily in debt and that was going to save me but i lost it! I was devastated because i was going to cash it right then and there.... i would have gone to jail! i kept calling and calling but no one answered... i guess my miracle was not cashing that check

Thank you all for this information. I received the same type of letter In the name of Carlson Marketing Inc. I googled, searched yellow and white pages there is no such listing. By the way the zipcode in Pickering starts with L1V or L1W, and the address of 985 Ridgeway st. is in Thunder bay, ontario. Ironaclly the address is of the Thunder bay Regional Hospital. Notice the spelling mistakes on the letter.

i got the same letter, and deposited the check it is still on hold. then i found this site, if i call the bank and tell them to stop the check in the morning i think i should be ok right ?

got the same letter. wondering how these folks got my address.the name and nuber on my letter was different though.(905)598-1330 was the number on my letter. the fax # was the same. Should I turn this into the police? Let me know what ya think!!

My husband recieved a "cashier's check" from this company for 985.56.  If you hold the check up to the light, there is no watermark, but other than that the check is very convincing.  The letter he recieved with this check basically states the same as the previous people mentioned.  I attempted to call the bank that "issued" the "cashier's check", and have alerted my bank and Wal-Mart since they cash checks.  Again, be careful, this check is very convincing, and with Christmas coming, there will be more of them out there.  The agent to contact listed in this letter was Andrea Siemens, and the letter was signed by Lloyd Formerly.

I guess we are a member of this club too. We also received a letter just like all of you.  So we googled to name and address of the company. Thank all of you for posting your comments. We are turning in the letter along with the check to the authorities..


Signed,    Georgia Girl

My bank said that this is a scam! I cashed the check & they said that they would it under a fraud alert so that it can be spotted by the Fed. Worse case, they'll just withdraw the funds if it doesn't clear after 7-10 days. I wouldn't send this company anything.

God Bless
John 3:16

I JUST GOT THE SAME SCAM LETTER FROM PRIMEMARKETING WITH PHONE OF 905-598-2429 FROM LLOYD FORMERLY-PROMOTION MANAGER ...YEAH RIGHT!! I FIGURED THIS TO BE A SCAM AS SOON AS I READ THE LETTER.
I WILL GIVE THIS TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO REVIEW.
THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR INFO AS WELL ALL OF YOU ON THIS SITE THIS WILL KEEP THE SCAM ARTIST AWAY FROM ALL OF US HOPEFULLY!!

I already cashed the check b 4 finding this site. I call my bank and they said that if the check is not valid that they will dedeuct the funs from my acc. And returnd me the check. So if you. Deposit it. DON'T TOUCH THE FUNDS until the bank says it cleared or that it was no good. I'm guessing that's the scam bad check in then you give them a good check and then your S.O.L anymore info would be great. And thanks for the heads up

I also received the same kind of letter, it is a SCAM....if you end up depositing it in the bank or if you cash it in a check cashing place, you will still end up paying at the end, and will face legal situation...do not fall for it, it is a total scam. I have called the bank of issuance on the cashier's check,as well as took it to my bank for verification, it is a FAKE!!! I did not get arrested, but I have given the letter with the check to the local authorities...

I had recieved this same letter from Prime Marketing Strategies in Pickering Ontario. If it looks to good to be true, it usually is. I recieved a cashiers check for the amount of $985.12. The letter stated that I would need to pay the sum of $820.00 US. I spent two days tring to call the number on the letter and no one would answer. I did alittle digging. On the check itself there is printed the bank that it is from. BBVA Compass bank in birmingham alabama 35233. There was no street address included. I tracked down the Compass bank in alabama and called them. They stated that the check was fraudulent and to not deposite the check into my account. They also stated that there had been many other people who had called them about this. So, if you recieve this check/letter, its bunk.

I GOT A LETTER IN THE MAIL AS WELL ADDRESSED TO MY HUSBAND. I AM GLAD I GOOGLED IT AND FOUND ALL THIS INFORMATION. THIS IS TERRIBLE AND THEY SHOULD GET ARRESTED FOR DOING THIS...I WILL TAKE TO THE BANK AND REPORT IT. THANK YOU.

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU, YOU SAVED ME FROM A HEADACHE, GOT SAME LETTER SAME PERSON BARBRA THOMPSON,   AHHH I GUESS IM NOT GETTING MY MONEY.. LOL

just got the same letter with that sme info about 8000.00 and 985.12 glad i googled it wanted to make sure that this was not a scam, apparently it is. is there anything we can do about this.

they didnt arrest me. they let me go. thank the lord

no it was a scam. the check was counterfeit. do not cash it . they will arrest you on the spot especially at a bank

Did you get the cash?

im about to cash it. i will let yall know if it works out. but im keeping the 985.12

just got the same letter did anyone cash it

I Just got the same letter.

There must be a lot of money behind them.