Asked 7 months ago - Escondido, CA
FlagI just got a letter and a check in the mail saying I won $85,000, was sent a "Wells Fargo" check for $3,920, was told I had to pay $1,980 for non resident taxes to UK and that I would receive the additional $81,080 after those taxes were paid. Normally, I don't tend to fall for things like this, but the check looked legit. I even called the "agent" number below to verify and get instructions. Luckily for me, the check was issued to the same bank I use, so I went into the branch to cash it, then deposit in my account. That's where they told me it was a fraudulent check. I have the copies of the check and letter, the bank has the originals. I don't want others to fall for this and would like to know if I can seek action to not let this happen to anyone else.
Don't waste your time or money. These people operate in the shadows and from foreign locations where no judgment could be collected if you got one. Your best approach would be to turn it over to the police who can route it to the place where tens of thousands of these cases are being handled. I am very happy for you that you did not lose money. I know of a case where an attorney was duped into putting such a check into his trust account and lost over $150,000 of his other client's money in the scam.
Good luck to you.
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