Virgin Group Finance Ltd w/ check- Great Lake Bottled Water Co.
Complaint 93542 Details
- Date Occurred: 03/24/2014
- Reported Damages: $0.00
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The complaint is against an online dating profile
The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity
The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity
The company or person contact no longer exists
International boundaries
Letter is from Great Britian / UK
Virgin Group Finance LTD
(in conjuction with Great Lakes Company USA LTD)
Lists Ohio Canada and Liverpool phone numbers and addresses
UK & NORTH AMERICAN SHOPPERS SWEEPSTAKES
Held in UK 28 Feb 2012
supposedly representing computer database of Wal-Mart, Sears, Costco, Home Depot, Office Depot, Staples, Walgreens, Best Buy,KMart, (and) ETC...
Supposed prize, US $85,000 shared from $3.2 Million
Check in the amount of $2480 "drawn from winnings, to allow you to pay nonresident tax of $1950 to UK"
"The TAX is payable to a tax agent thru the services of WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER" *********scam alert ***scam alert***scam alert********
Never send any money to anyone you don't know via western union money transfer!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never never never never NEVER!!!!!
part 2 of scam- "Do not attempt to deposit check until contacting the claim agent"
Phone number to claim prize is supposed UK phone number, actual phone number is in Nigeria, @ $85 per minute, and of course they keep you On Hold as may minutes as they can, then keep you Listening for as many minutes as they can!!! 10 to 15 minute call = $850 - $1600 phone bill !!!
During the call to the "Claim Agent" will try to "verify" your information by getting your
Social Security Number
Drivers Liscense Number,
Date and Place of Birth
Mother Maiden Name
Bank Account Numbers
ETC
ETC
ETC
So they can scam you some more and Steal your IDENTITY
Can't someone send in a Delta Force and sanction these thieves?
(only half-way joking)
- Anonymous SBID #afef2af7c6
- Posted 03/25/2014
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Company Statistics
- Complaint Against Great Lakes Bottled Water Company
- Complaints Filed: 6
- Reported Damages: $10,440.00
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