Victim Location 70181
Total money lost $300
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
My father got a call from a company that said he filled out a form to enter into a contest and that he had won. They told him his check was being mailed out to him, but he needed to pay 500 dollars in taxes. The check was for 800 dollars. My father did receive the check and proceeded to take it to the bank, he deposited it and had the bank cash the check. He didn’t send the money right away so the people was calling like 5 times a day trying to see had he sent the money to cover his taxes. He went to the bank to withdraw the money and found out he only had 42 dollars left in the bank and that the check was bogus. I called and tried to talk to the man who had been calling him, but he was trying to deny that he had ever spoken to my dad and just hung up on me, and would not answer the phone again. I called from my work number and he answered and tried to tell me he was someone else and that he would relay the message to David Myles. I asked him what was the name of the company and he gave me 3 different names none of which I could get an understanding on. He was to go to a western union to send the money to Thomas Green 175 main street, Ontario Canada. Im really tired of these kinds of people taking advantage of the elderly. Please help to shut these people down.