was  a letter, with a check for $4890.00 and we were to call 905 598 5173
The address was PowerPoint Financial Inc
101 King Street, Morriston ,ont, NoB2C3

Mailing list! Did you ever order a mailing list? Then you are now part of the list!

i tried to cash the check and the lady a tour check cashing place said that it was real but i told her to pull up information on the company and the bank it was drawn off of. i spoke with the lady at the bank and she said for sure that was her bank routing number and stuff but i just keep the check and put it on the wall in my house

Any check that is received with the company name Woodland Securities or Powerpoint Inc @ 54 Scott Adam Road Suite 206 Hunt Valley, MD 21030 is a fake.  A simple search on Yahoo for "54 Scott Adam Road Suite 206 Hunt Valley, MD 21030" gives you the name of the of company that was victimized with the fraudulant use of their checking account information.

Hey the phone number is very familiar.  It showed up in my Sprint phone one day.  Hmmmm, did they get my number from Sprint services?  Does anyone else have Sprint?  I just got the letter today (2/23/08)  the letter said everything described to each and every number.  The bank that they used on my big check was Citizens Bank.  I noticed that is the only variance so far.  I think I will make a copy of this check and put it up on myspace so that I can warn other people.  OMG, i hope my kids don't fall for it.  Hmmmm

I too received this  mailing same guy on the phone .called information to see if there were  any real listings connected to these addresses and company names of course not would not a real company be listed  if it  is money laundering the guy should be convicted most people dont have  that kind of money and would not send a stranger non tracable money grams his wife posted a comment to warn people she should call the authorities some old person out there may not be as smart as we are

Looks like Bill hit the highway, the more recently received letter has Richard Morgan as the contact. Laura still holds her prestigious position as Promotion Manager. Nice scam they have going here. I have to agree with all that are tired of folks being taken advantage of. There should be a way to stop these wastes of space from victimizing unsuspecting, probably desperate folks.

Yea I also received the letter. Bogus! If it seems to good to be true it probaly is oh well I'll just have to wait on the lotto.

3/5/08 got letter in the mail and called to see how they recieved our address. A foreign man answered and asked if the letter was addressed to me and I said yes even tho it had my husband's name on it. He proceeded to cuss me out that I was lying. I then told him I would report them to the FBI. He was very angry. How can I report them I tried the attorney general but seems like no one is interested. I just don't want them  to get away with this.

I like the size of the check but I am afraid it may be a scam.  Did anyone of you cash the check?  Is it real? please let me know as I need the money to pay off things.  I don't want to be a sucker. Ha ha

Yes, This is Fraud.
I received a version from Citizens Bank.  It looked suspicious so I called them.  Powerpoint stole someone else's account number.
You would not be able to cash the check.  I plan to call the State Police and ask how to get this investigated.

Yep this is still going. My check was also drawn on Citizens Bank, Rutland, Vermont. Claim number is also the same DH/SUL-0011. Contacts Bill Hensley and Laura Morgan.
Isn't there anything to do to get these guys?

Big Bill is now using the same Letter with a different phone number. He switched to 9057821411. The scam in my opinion is probably: you cash the check which he will tell you to do, you send a moneygram or western union, which you have to pay for, he get the money within 24 hours, he stops payment on the check. Now, he pays for postage, maybe $20 to stop payment. Now comes the best part, you get6 to reimburse your bank the money he just collected from you.

Just got the same letter with all the same exact winning info as the people above.  I was to call Bill Hensley at 1-905-782-1411.  I did and he told me to deposit the check and call him back, just like above.  Instead, I did some research and found these comments.  I tried to call the number again and the mailbox was full.  So I called one of the numbers listed above that you could reach this indian guy named Bill.  He answered and I asked him how many different phone numbers he used for this scam.  He told me "f*&k you a-hole".  Thanks to all above for the comments and saving me a headache.  The funny things was he told me I won a contest I entered at Home Depot.  I actually did enter a contest there, but when I called thier HQ's, they told me thier top prize was a 5000 gift card.

Mother in law got the same letter.  Check was written on a bank in PA.  But it was based in Morriston, Ont.,Canada.  Googled the address and there is no Morriston, Ont.  Also check my Rand,McNally and there is no Morriston, Ont. listed thereiin.
My guess is there are some Nigerian nationals behind all this.  It's pretty typical of the crap they pull.  I feel bad for those who fall for this stuff.  Looks like they target mostly elderly folks.  But these scammers have done their homework insofar as the legitimate look to all their correspondence.

well now it's a few months later and I guess they have changed things around, They are now under  universal trust and finance inc and the bank is now Union Bank of Changler  and the check is said to be from Corporate Traffic Inc..   The number has change (guess they moved their location)  416 939 0671.    I believe it's the same people,,international claim department  101 King street morriston in ontario canada.  But the sad thing is that there are people out there who will actually try to catch these checks and if they have money in their accounts for such amount,,,it probably will go thru.  I've read where several people have been ripped off,,,i just like calling them and messing with their heads and like to hear them stuttle when I ask question they have no answers too.  now that is really funny,,,,then they have nerves to get angry with you for not believing,,,oh I've been cursed out also by several middle easterners....lol

that is definitely a foreign non-US phone number due to the country code. i would not trust!

SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!! My husband first called to identify that there was not an Eaglebank in Bethesda Md. He was angry that they had attempted to scam us by mail so he called the number to let them know he was filing a report and that "Bill Hensley" (who spoke with a Middle Eastern accent) was a fraud....he threatened my husband (I will break your neck etc)BIG MISTAKE Bill!!! ... (Bill has probably left Cananda and is going back to where ever he came from.) Anyway....We filed a police report ... (thankfully the number that my husband called didn't rack up phone bill charges... my husband wasn't aware of that being, yet another, scam).

This number was on a letter with an enclosed check from "Powerhouse Financial Inc." International Claim Department, 101 King St, Morriston Ont. N0B2C3.

Also in the envelope was a check for $4890.00, dated 1/11/08 supposedly drawn on "National Penn Bank" P.O. Box 547, Boyertown, PA 19512-0547
Check number 34974 - Bank num 88-9353/1131

The name and address on the check are as follows
POWERHOUSE INC.
100 N BROAD ST. SUITE 2
LANSDALE, PA 19446

Anybody want to give odds that this is a fraud?  I'd say the odds are about 10,000 to 1 in favor of a fraud.

I received this mailing in the last couple of days.
It has a pretty canadian stamp with some yellow flower design in the amount of CDN 0.93

I may call them on outbound only VOIP just to see how much of a sucker these folks think I am.

Yup, I got the same letter, though it's from "PowerPOINT Financial Inc", same address in Ontario, same check amount, though drawn on "Bank of the West, West Covina, CA".

It's a scam.  First, it was sent in a plain envelope with no return address.  No legitimate agency is going to send a check for $4890 and a notification of winning $250K without making someone sign for it... or at least they'd have their return address on the envelope!

The check looks real, and may be, but I guarantee it's either not their account or there is no money in it; either way, if you try to cash it, you'll be charged a bounced check fee, and they're off the hook because in the letter they stated "do not attempt to use this check until you call".

Also, the letter states there is a "tax amount of $2895.00... to be paid by either Moneygram or Western Union."  Uff-da!  And THAT is how you know this IS a SCAM.  Any offer that requires you to make any financial transaction by wire is a scam... and if you do, that money is GONE... you can't get it back, and the person receiving it is all but untraceable.  Don't be a sucker!!!

I *am* surprised they are using "PowerPoint" as their name now.  Hmmm... well, if the Canadian and US feds can't shut down these guys, I bet MicroSoft could... I think I'll forward the letter I got to Bill Gates and let him go after them for trademark infringement!

I received the same letter and knew from working at the police department it was a fraud; i called the number and someone with a far eastern accent answered the phone. I think I woke him from a nap.  I don't gamble so I know this check is not for me.  This scam is very old they should come up with new ideas.  People are not as stupid as they used to be, we are a little bit informed now.  I hope they get caught soon.  By the way, the person that answer the phone told me to call in a half hour; I was supposed to talk to a Bill Hensley and he said he was Bill and then changed his mind and told me to call later, I did, and there was a recording, mailbox was full....too much

I got the same letter, only the bank on my check was Columbus Bank and Trust and the address on the check was from Powerpoint inc from Manchester GA.

I shredded it.

Received this scam letter in southwest Ohio today (2-8-08). No return address on envelope, flowered stamp, check has name of Powerpoint Inc., 13311E 166th Street, Cerritos, Ca 90703. Drawn on Bank of the West in West Covina, CA 91790. Amount $4890.00.

My claim number is DH/SUL-0011, just curious if they even bother to change the number on each letter.

Contact person on letter is Bill Hensley, same phone number as everyone else reports. Dated Feb. 1. "Signed" by Laura Morgan (Promotion Manager).

Just received the same letter. Same claim#. Same amount. I'm not calling and I'm certainly not going to the bank. Thank the Lord for the internet.

I received the check a few days ago and when i called, i spoke with a guy names bill hensley as well and he told me that i would need to give him my account information as well...i too have the same claim number DH/SUL-0011 with the letter singed by Laura Morgan...My letter came from an adress from Canada 101 king st, morristown, ont nob2c3...and more than one phone numbers...that is funny...

Do not cash the check bill hensley gave you .he is not for real. I'm his wife and tired of him trying to get money for people that do not have any money if you get a letter from bill burn it very sorry thank you.....

Received this scam letter in Northeast Ohio on January 30th 2008. No return address on envelope, flowered stamp, check has name of Powerpoint Inc., P.O. Box 6311, Rutland, VT 05702. Drawn on Citizens Bank in Rutland Vermont.

My claim number is also DH/SUL-0011 and the amount is $4890.00.

Contact person on letter is Bill Hensley, Tel # 905 783-2525. "Signed" by Laura Morgan (Promotion Manager).

I too just received the same letter today from Powerpoint Inc 54 Scott Adam Road Suite 206 Hunt Valley, Md 21030. The amount 4890.00 Bank: Provident Bank of Maryland 11351 York Rd. This check looks very real it fooled me but I could not remember ever having a North Mega Sweepstakes ticket with the serial No. 387450146. My claim number is like everyone else's DH/SUL-0011. I called Bill Hensley phone number posted at the bottom and the box was full, this smelled like a fraud, I instantly went to the internet and everybody has the same letter. I only have one question; How did they get MY name?

Same letter same claim # different bank Eaglebank in Maryland $4770
Letter is signed by jerry smith
Laura Michael promotion manager

I received the same letter, same claim number but different bank. Howard Bank in Ellicott City, MD. I also called Bill Hensley and his box was full! I would love to know how this man got my name, address and phone number.