[Vision2020] K & G Funds

[J Ford]

Actually, I believe the LSD just put out some kind of warning about this 
last week.  If Jennifer is reading any of this, mayhap she can respond?  
There was some kinda warning put out about a scam and a check, I'm just not 
sure its this one or another.  Seems like our little town is growing up and 
the big boys have discovered us.  Never take things this at face value when 
you can not prove them 100%.  No legit bank is going to have two separate 
numbers like that.  They may list more than one, but they will never have 
one on the internet and a different one on a check.

Take the thing to your bank and have them look up the routing number at the 
bottom....they may even be able to trace the writer that way.

Just a suggestion.



J  :]





>From: "Sue Hovey" <suehovey at moscow.com>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: [Vision2020] K & G Funds
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 22:16:45 -1000
>
>Hi There,
>
>Has anyone received a letter from K&G Funds with a check for $2,896.64 
>drawn on Firstmerit Bank in Cleveland, OH, stating you have won a bundle of 
>money and you may cash the check to use for payment of processing fees?  We 
>got the check today (Feb 3) with instructions to do all this by Feb 2.  We 
>would have received it about a week ago, but our mail is being forwarded to 
>us from home.  Golly, I think we just missed out on our fortune.
>
>Anyway, I can't figure out what the scam is.  The very legitimate looking 
>letter has a note:  UPON CASHING THIS CHECK WITHOUT USING IT FOR THE 
>PURPOSE OF PAYING YOUR PROCESSING FEE WILL RESULT IN LEGAL ACTION.
>
>The letter comes from Richmond Hill, Ontario, with the correct amount of 
>postage .93 and no postmark.  I checked the bank on the Internet and one is 
>listed with the address given, but with a different phone number.  There is 
>also a number to call K&G Funds, so we did.  A little voice at the end of 
>the voice mail informs the caller the mail box is full and can take no more 
>messages.
>
>And yes, our total payout is $192,850.00 which will be paid to us from the 
>"Lottery Agent in charge of our winnings."  They even give us a lottery 
>ticket number and a reference number.
>
>Once in a while I have bought lottery tickets for stocking stuffers at 
>Christmas for our adult children and their spouses.  And I haven't done 
>that in a couple of years, maybe more.
>
>Does anyone have an idea where they should be reported, or what we should 
>do?   I am very sure it's some sort of scam.  This isn't your typical 
>letter from a Nigerian down on his luck.  It looks REAL.  I also assume 
>mailing it from Canada may mean they aren't within the legal jurisdiction 
>of U.S. authorities.
>
>This little voice keeps telling me, "cash the check", but if you know 
>Norman you know he doesn't take idiotic risks just to see what might 
>happen.  And besides, the check is made out to him.
>
>Sue Hovey


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