Victim Location 99701
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
Contact is made by phone alerting individual they are a winner. Without any other comment, saying "I do not
accept these calls… Please mail the information". Envelope was received without a return address and a cashiers check to pay the taxes on the winnings. A follow-up call was made approximately 1 week later. Same comment made and asked if I received the envelope… commented NO and hung up. The postal validtiaon was from New York however the material inside notes Las Vegas.
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
I got a letter in the mail which included a cheque from The Northern Trust Company located in Chicago. The cheque was to cover administration fees and taxes. I was instructed to deposit the cheque and was provided a pin number. I was also told to send some of the money via Western Union.