Carl Johnson (false name and facebook page) is trying to give away husky puppies and then will ask for western union moneys to ship you the puppies....grrr...he will then get the 'courier company' (which is him) to call you and ask for money.
the number he used was 1-347-913-6806
and if you try to call is back a google voice will ask for your name and connect you to him.
If while on the phone with him you send a PM in facebook it will 'ding' that he got the msg which confims that he is posing as a courier company for the puppies to be shipped.
grrrr

do not answer it!!!
they will try to scam you out of money!!!
do not believe anything they say!!!
very bad people!

Who is the owner?

Didn't get a call or letter. Responded to a Craigslist Ad from a Collins Thompson, Chiropractor. He said he needed an "Assistant" To helpm him while he is out of town. Said he would send a check and then I buy toys and take them to orphanages he works with. Sure enough, got a check in the mail from Spelman College for $4800. Weird thing is. They are in Georgia and the envelope came from Florida and even the handwriting on the envelope is in two different writing styles. No letter, no nothing. Just the check. SCAM!

This is a scam. If you contact them, they'll send you a fake check or money transfer out of which you're supposed to Western Union them some sort of fee (taxes, handling, shipping, etc.). They specify WU (or other cash-wire companies like Moneygram) because cash sent through WU is irretrievable; once you send it, the money is gone forever. The scam is the money you send them is REAL while the check or money transfer they send you is FAKE. The scam works on the difference in time it takes to process a check versus the time it takes to WU cash; a check takes days to clear while WU cash takes only hours. The scammer will have your cash in hand way before you find out his check is bad. You could also be charged with passing a bad check or money laundering. Don't fall for it. This is a scam.

i just got the same letter as the rest of ya,,it is a Hanover American Insurance Co. check..i new it was highly unlikely to be a real prize.The letter is from the office of Caminus Rico..the payout was for 47,000..they sent a check for 3670.00 to pay the non-resident taxes with.there are two claim agents to call,Jimmy Larouche or Ashley Monks  at 1-315-849-2510.i've worked as a law enforcement officer and a private investigator ,so i knew it was just to good to be true,,,,easy money usually is.hope they get snagged soon..i'm afraid several people have tried to cash these checks and had their checking accounts cleaned out.times are tough enough without scum like this preying on people..

hi.. my letter was from MICHEAL WASHINGTON with a fake odd accent, not sure what he was trying for... the check was THE HANOVER AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.. i hope these people are caught.. im a carnie at heart & sorry i trust no one... so nothing was taken just some time & a xmas hope to be home for xmas.... peace....

Just got a letter from Michael Washington. Says I am a Readers Digest sweepstakes winner of 500,000. With the letter there is a check in the amount of $4970.20. Phone number to call is 19124800686. I called and he said for me to deposit this check into my account and call for further instruction. Before depositing this check I called the bank on the check which is Deutsche Bank Trust Bank Company Delaware Washington, Delaware. They said the account and check number match but do not match the dollar amount on the check. I'm so mad. I'm moving into a new house, have 3 children I am trying to buy christmas gifts for and these people want to steal from me.

My mother just called me to tell me that she got a letter in the mail saying she had won $250,000 from Chase.  Apparently they took a bit of a break and changed the logo on the checks but she is also calling 778-859-6677, I saw above someone had a very similar number.  In a reverse phone look up I see that this is a cell phone in New Westminister, BC so that pretty much confirmed that it was a scam even before I found this site.  

Note, her letter included a check that she had to call to activate.  Unfortunately she did not call me until after she called and activated the check.  Once "activated" she actually did take it to her bank and deposited it, then called this guy back.  AH, he now wants her to go back and withdraw $2,900 and send it to some address to cover the taxes.  Man I wish she had called me before she deposited that check but at least she has not sent him any money.  I've instructed her to take all this to her bank and turn it over to them.  Everyone out there I can't affirm enough how you need to caution especially your elderly relatives (my mom is in her late 80's) NOT to believe anything like this until they run it by you first.  We've told our mom that before, but apparently she forgot in all her excitement, now she is in the middle of a mess.

I dont know who you are but i got the same letter..... it said DAVID WASHINGTON with a phone number of (778) 320-3577.  I have called this number plenty of times with no avail. The one time that i got through, I was hung up on. The letter that was sent has an ALLSTATE Insurance logo out of Tacoma WA 98102. The letter states that I have won 250,000 and I currently have a check of $ 4,970.20 to aid me in the mandatory payment of Non- Canadian Residential Tax/ Insurance, and delivery charges.
This check looks real but after reading what has happened to other people, I dare not cash it.

It states the hours of operation... Mon-Fri 7am-6pm (Pacific Standard Time)....The letter states that DAVID WASHINGTON is the claim agent to get your money.

It also states in this letter that Karen Torlino(who is the suppossed tax agent) is located at 7602 paterson st... Tacoma Washington

At the very bottom of the letter is a picture of a white male by the name of Mark T. Howard which is the supposed (Regional Manager) with a contact (Office) number of 1-206-445-06336.  When I called this number, it said that this number was not available or out of service. This letter also had a fax number underneath his office number which was 1-253-883-1828. I dont know how real this letter is but after looking at the site of people that lost their savings... and reading what has happened to others... I strongly suggest you look into this before you cash the check that was sent to you... You might lose your savings. I have called the (BBB) Better Business Bureau so that they can investigate this possible scam. If its to good to be true, it probably is... be carefull with who you deal with through the mail or on line!!!

yo i know for a fact that you yourself are the people who are doing this;you did NOT deposit a check,it did NOT clear;you are "gerry"or who ever the fack these worms are and this aint no hustle,man it's bull;no one is going to deposit it just because you came on here and gave this fraudulent testimony

nice,i hope ya bury these ppl under a jail somewhere

I received the letter but the names on my check are:

Karen Parker as the Claim Agent and

Stacy Black as Tax Agent in Tacoma Washington.

My check is for $4970.50 fees are $4770.50 they as you to Western Union the $4770.50 and keep the $200 for your trouble - yeah right!

The Regional Manager Listed on my letter is Mark T. Howard and there is a water imprint of "Readers Digest" on the paper.  The Envelope has NO return address.

Please don't fall for this.

I receive call everyday, caller id states it is from beneficial services. They claim to be a credit card help company.says by government laws that have changed they can lower my interest rates at no cost to me.I have repeatedly told them to stop calling.One ladies name is Shay.but now i have others calling.same company name comes up but not the same number.
I want to know how to get these calls stopped.How do I report them????????
please give me advice to this.

Today is April 21, 2010 and we live in Denton, Texas.  My husband and I received this same type of letter today.  The names are David Washington, number is 1-778-320-3577 and Amy Walsh is the tax agent.  Mark T. Howard is the 'Regional Manager' with the number 1-206-445-0633 and 1-253-883-1828.  As soon as I opened it I knew it was bogus, mostly because mine was from 'READER'S DIGEST' and there was no prize patrol :)
Seriously, this is so sad that someone does something like this.  I can only imagine being someone who is in financial hardship and receiving this letter, it is really sad.

i live in vermont got the same letter they are now going by the names of nancy brown phone number 778-320-0855for nancy there is 2 more names tax agent no number but address 444 glen st tacoma washington then there is this guy leonard t kennett he says regional manager office number 206-445-0633 fax number is 253-883-1828 i hope this helps i did what she told me to do but i left the money in the bank.i called to day they said the cheack did not clear the bank sent it back insunifacted funds they are also cheacking into it i did not give my name but if you need to chat with me more you can get a hold of me at shilow 19@ hotmail.com they told me to call them back today if it cleared the bank so i hope you get this today3-18-2010

i live in vermont i got the same letter they are going by the namese of nancy brown the number is 778-320-0855 for her they have 3 people involved my bank thank god i gave them copies of every thing and did not touch the money but the other number is for a man leonard t.kennett it say regional manager his number is 206-445-0633 his fax number is 1-253-883-1828

if the bank cashes it ,would it be legal to just keep the 4980.00

I am a legal researcher and received my letter. I completed a reverse phone number search and most of these numbers are supplied by FIDO out of Canada and most are cell numbers. The Tax Agent addresses don't exsist.

I got mine too and did a reverse phone number search and found these numbers are supplied by FIDO out of Canada. Mostly cell phone numbers. I also searched public records and most of these Tax agent addresses don't exsist.

Forgot to mention my letter was from AIG, and the comma is also missing in the 250 00.00 in the third paragraph! Must have an old Underwood!!

Same letter, same Consumer's Promotional Draw, but these are the names and phone numbers I got:
Claim Agent: Janet Romano
Tax Agent: Kendra Andrews
and Regional Manager Jeff R. Dawson the phone is a 206# w/ a fax#
I never received any phone calls, but I am advised to call Claim Agent Romano to successfully receive my "WINNINGS"!
I work for the County Sherrif's Dept. where I live and will do some digging through them and my financial institution!

i got the same letter today and he use the name of David washington phone# 1-778-320-3577

ha.lei

Just recieved a letter saying I won $250,000.  All I have to do is cash this check for $4,985.50 and send them the money via moneyorder.  What a load of crap.  Yah I was excited to see it at first, but went straight to the internet to investigate.  On this one, the Claim Agent is Janet Romano, Tax agent Carly Penner.  Donald Henderson is suppose to be the Regional Manager.  Also, it has a Allstate Letterhead.  Please don't fall for this scam.  The phone number in (770)317-7876.  It is just wrong. If someone who wins money like this, it most likely would be delivered via certified mail.  I hope these people get caught.

i got a check today posted on allstate letterhead 02/02/2010 4985.50the names on my check where Allison Jefferson claim agent carly penner tax agent 3889 baverton rd Tacoma washington.DonaldR.Henderson Regional Manageroffice1-206-445-0633fax 1-253-883-1828.

I also recieved this letter so I did some research on the Allstate website and it is a scam.  I found this website:http://www.allstate.com/about/2006-01-27-lottery-scam.aspx  from Allstate warning about the scam.

so what did you do about the money in the bank..

I just got the same letter with the check for $4985.00 and a number to contact a claims person.  The money was to pay for taxs on the $250,000.00 that I would get by couior sometime in the future.
Thank God for the internet so we can find out about these scams before doing ourselves a bunch of harm.

if its in your bank already and funds ARE there, pull it out and keep it! f*** those b*****ds!

i just got my letter today. with a check for 4985.  i called the allstate number on the letter and asked if this was a scam. i was assured that it wasnt.  just from reading the letter i could tell something was wrong.  the claims agent was in another country, the tax agent was in IL, the allstate office was in WA, and the people that i was supposed to send the money to was in NY.  does anyone know who i am to contact to turn them in?