Scientific Games Processing - Kerry Rouse SGPI ripoff sent me a letter stating that I had won the July 2006 sweepstakes either Lotto Publishers Clearing House Readers Digest Sweepstakes in the amount of $50,000.00 They sent me a check for $2950.00 St Thomas Virgin Island

SGPI sent me a letter dated August 1st, 2006. They were pleased to inform me through this letter that our network system shows you as one of the lucky winners of unclaimed prize money in the amount of $50,000 USD. The system indicates that you were selected as a winner on the July 2006 sweepstakes drawing.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from readers digest, publishers clearing house, computers games, sweepstakes data base, are from Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, South Africa and Asia, as this is our International Promotions Program, that is conducted monthly. CONGRATULATIONS!

Hurry to take this advantage, enclosed is a check of $2950.00 USD, {TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS}payable to you and must be deposited into your bank account or cash immediately to pay for your processing fees and international taxes that is required to be paid before we can remit your remaining balance to you.

We hope that you'll take advantage of this exclusive opportunity today by calling our claims agent at 780-694-4185 upon receipt of this notification for further instructions before you begin to enjoy the many benefits of your prize.

Your claim number is SGPI-340400655210. We ask that you keep your Claim number confidential secured till your claim has been properly processed and funds remitted to you as this is a part of our security protocol to avoid any DOUBLE CLAIMS. Note that all prize money must be claimed not later that 8th September at which any unclaimed funds will be forfeited.

We appreciate your business and strive to provide affordable, reliable and convenient claims service. Appropriate handling of these claim numbers will greatly minimize your exposure to fraudulent acts. AGain it will not cost you a penny to claim your money.

Yours Sincerely


Larry Douglas
DIRECTOR CLAIM

I put the check in the bank on Friday, September 1st. The balance has not been touched, however, I phoned this 780-695-4185, which appears to be a Canada phone number according to my phone book here. I then found the report about this scam on your website, and was stunned. I'm not sure how I'm going to keep them from wiping out my account before I get the bank notified tomorrow, but it will be a race against these creeps, because I don't have money lying around that they can have. I plan to call the bank in the morning, September 6th to tell them of the scam and get the money back out of my account. The check came from a ligitimate bank called Ozark Mountain Bank, Wal-mart Super Center & Hwy 13, Branson West, MO 85653. The Operator ID: @ top of the check says 010326 ***Ed Robin***. The signature of the check is Gail Waller. When I called to confirm my claim number (720-695-4185) the guy told me his name was Patrick Hill. He told me to take $2800 to Western Union and send it in Kerry Rouse name with Oakland NewZealand as the address. There are way too many names involved, but I didn't realize this prior to depositing the check.
We checked our balance this evening by cash withdrawal, and we haven't been wiped out yet, but hopefully with an early reporting of this to our bank in the morning, we can ward these freakes off! I hope to make them hurt in the end.

Terri
Fritch, Texas
U.S.A.