Victim Location 96813
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
I received a letter from Southgate Lottery Inc, which is located in London. It said I won $500,000 and included a Bank of America check for $8,768.88 from Broadcast Music Inc at 7 World Trade Center in New York. The letter said to call claims manager Julius Osborne at 902-401-1197 to claim my money.
Victim Location 85704
Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
Letter from Southgate Lottery Inc- with a check for $8,768.88 and notice to call 1-902-401-1197 to Claims Manager
Julius Osborne. Use password *** to identify myself. The amount of $491,231.12 would be delivered by a special courier representative in my local area to my door after I complete the claim process. I am suppose to have been a winner of International Mega Million Lottery Sweepstakes drawing. Entry number 06-49-25-01-73 and won
$500,000.00 with a tax amount of $7,900.
Since my wife and I have never entered a drawing of any kind nor purchased a ticket we know this is a scam.
We have the check in hand and will never cash it. Check is on a 33A CROSS Inc bank account at 229 W. 28th St. 12th Florida New York 10001 Check # 6875 dated 02/15/2017, Can not read the signature. Silicon Valley Bank