Plus, it's a scam to get access to your bank account. That's the purpose of sending you that check. They're counting on you being needy or greedy enough to cash their bogus check then -- BOOM-- next thing you know, you're being cleaned out. Scammers will send out these checks knowing they either won't clear or, if they do, it's a small price to pay for the bigger reward they will get by taking you for everything you have and stealing your identity.

I wouldn't cash it, if I were you. Scammers will send out bogus checks in order to get access to your bank account number and then they clean you out. Settling a check account scam is a hell of a lot harder than  a credit card scam beause checks can still be written on a closed checking account. The bank told you it was a scam so cashing it would be a HUGE mistake on your part. I would just shred it and forget about it.

Has anyone gotten a cashiers check from Huntington National Bank Columbus Oh the remitter is Morale Wallace and is hand signed J Smith?

I received my check for $4,660.  And guess what?  I get to keep $500 for my trouble, just send the remainder to a address in the UK.  I suppose there's a chance my bank would cash this based on my reputation, BUT make no mistake about it, THEY WILL COME BACK FOR THEIR MONEY AND YOU WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE BALANCE UNTIL ITS PAID BACK.

My suggestion, just oogle the check for while, then destroy it.  Its sad though, cause I really thought I had won some money.  

My check is drawn on Huntington National Bank in Columbus, OH.  The remitter is Sarah Clinton, but its made out to me.  I JUST TORE MINE IN HALF.

I got the same letter today , mine is from Fidelity Financial Group , phone number 604-339-1426 of coarse its agents Steven Ross or Jessica Wilson !!!! Its for 125,000.00 with the 4450.00 check with letter!!!! Money could be sweet to most people anymore , but shredder got this check !!!!!

So glad I did my research before falling for this scam got the same letter from grand financial services and agents names are Steven Ross and Jessica Wilson beware new phone number is 604-808-1741. So sad people stoop this low in such poor economic situations

I received my check today it was from Morgan Stanley Bank  for $4,450.00. I  was to contact steven ross or jessica wilson. This was for winning the lottery from grand financial services.  They have a new number 1-604-724-0179

So I was super excited to learn that I had won 125k in the market survey sweepstakes lottery that I don't even remember entering! Imagine my surprise to find out that in order to claim my winnings, all I had to do was deposit the check for 4450 that I received and wire the tax amount of 3400 to the tax service in London! Call me a skeptic, but I decided to call UMB Bank where the check was drawn from, and guess what, they know about the scam! So do what I did, call the number and have some fun with the guy:

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I won!?? OMG! Not. Yeah just received the same letter from Grand Financial Services in Edmonton, Canada. The check is from Bank of America and its 'from' area says California School of Languages, inc. What a joke, the $4450 check looks legit but I can only imagine will lead to nightmares. Also the envelope was postmarked from Germany...

Would have been nice to be true

My number was 778-322-8599 and 775-862-4899; in the last month I have been getting a few calls from a BC area code but never picked up.

This is my second letter in 2 weeks.  I am really winning tons of money - NOT.  My shredder is really hungry for these.  I wish they were for real but I fear not.

I just received a letter from the same place. Mine came from Grand Financial Services for the amount of 4,500.00. my check was drawn JP Morgan Chase bank and it was from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company' I was to do all the steps they were required to do before cashing the check. This is my 3 rd type of letter I have gotten in the last week so be prepared that there are more out there. I have done my homework and researched it before doing anything just as all you other people have done. So be aware people it is crazy out there right now.

I received the same scammed letter from Grand Financial Services with the phone number of 778-322-8599 the guy's name is STEVEN ROSS telling me that the check was legit and the check was a Wachovia/Wells Fargo check for $4450 from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp (reputable name!!!) and the remaining balance for $125k. This joker STEVEN ROSS was very persistent telling me that this was not a scam and that everythying was legitimate. He wanted me to deposit this "legit" check and send back $3400 chasier's check for taxes in London, UK and that I wasn't suppose to tell anyone about it. DON'T BE FOOLED PEOPLE!  Do your research. Luck to everyone who is getting this letter in the mail.

I received the same scammed letter from Grand Financial Services with the phone number of 778-322-8599 the guy's name is STEVEN ROSS telling me that the check was legit and the check was a Wachovia/Wells Fargo check for $4450 from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp (reputable name!!!) and the remaining balance for $125k. This jokr STEVEN ROSS was very persistent telling me that this was not a scam and that everythying was legitimiate. He wanted me to deposit this legit check and send back $3400 chasier's check for taxes in London, UK and that I wasn't suppose to tell anyone about it. DON'T BE FOOL PEOPLE!  Do your research. Luck to everyone who is getting this letter in the mail.

What a crock!! It's a shame in this day and age when people are in need of money that something too good to be true surfaces; talk about false hope. Who even knew that Canada has a lottery? I know California has a  lottery, and that's the only lottery I play. As soon as I opened up the letter, I laughed, and remembered seeing this on 20/20 and how an elderly lady was taken for her money. I googled the number to assure myself that this is a scam. Thanks for everyones input, and while rereading the letter, they had the nerve to misspell 'Sweepstakes' (sweeptake). Yeah right, I don't think I've won $248,000, nor will I cash the check for $4,960.00. I'm heading straight to the shredder with this one.

Got the letter also but, from a different company. The post mark is canada and the check is from wells fargo in Washington. The company that wrote the check is RICK MOORE GROUP. Get this the signature on the check is WOODROW WILSON.These people are working out of canada and Jamiaca. Had one guy call and tell me he was with the FBI. He gave me his name and phone number. I called the number and it was a residence. I also called the FBI and they told me there was no such agent.This check is bogus that is for sure. There is no account at wells fargo with this number on it.Everybody be careful on what you do.

It is wrong (as well as pointless) to cash the check. First, it's an invalid check that won't clear anyway. Second, if the money gets deposited into your account by some oversight, the money will eventually be demanded back, and you will be legally obligated to return the money. Actually, what would happen is that your bank would return the money, and you'd end up with a negative balance to deal with.

what happened when you deposited it?

I got a check for $3860.00 but they insist I keep it confidential until I have been paid in full a lump sum of $525,000.00. It seem my lucky numbers have paid off, it's funny I don't remember entering any contest.

I wish it were real, it's too good to be true so that means it's not.

I got the same scam. A bogus check for 3,910.00 from Huntington National Bank. This is a real Columbus Ohio bank but the "Toll free" number of 778 is a Vancouver BC area code overlay.

I did not even attempt to call the number. Fear of reverse charges. I will be shreading the check

This is a scam they want you to cash the check and send them the cash. Then you bank finds out thet the check is a fake, and you owe them the money back. My letter has P. A Financial and the check is from Huntington National Bank. and the letter says to call Tracy Greenwood or Danny Smith.

I got the same letter . I did deposit it, if it clears its mine. I ll worry about later, later. The bank does say its a scam. I think it is also but hay I need the cash too. Good luck to you all. Hopefully I really won too. LOL Ha Ha

Hi, I got the letter also on Saturday June 7th,  P & A must have a lot of $$$$$ to give away.   If anyone finds out anything let me know ASAP, I only have until Tuesday the10th to claim it.......Ha Ha.

Same here!! Yay, we all won the lottery!!!! LOL..... Let me know what you find out. I'm going to go deposit this damn thing!!!

I got the same letter but with a different phone number.  I called and got an answer.  I personally think it's a scam but I am going to take the check to huntington bank and ask if they know anything about it.  I'd rather try and see then later see that I could have won.  But I am not expecting it to be real.

I called this number. It is invalid. My husband received a letter with a cashier's check that said he had won the lottery. Yeah, right. The letter is supposedly from P. & A. Financial and the check is from Huntington National Bank and the remitter is Edward Jones Financial.