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At 11:27 AM 4/24/06, Kim Davis wrote:<br><br>
Dear Registrars: Something else for our customers and us to worry
about;-(<br><br>
I was expecting to find that the checks from the confidence expert would
*not* bounce but would point to the recipients bank account -- which
would be hit thereafter. Regards, BobC<br><br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=6><b>Member Alert!!!<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times"><b>NEWS RELEASE</b></font> <br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times">For Immediate Release: April
24, 2006
Contact: </font><b>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times">Sylvia Campbell</b></font> <br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times">Telephone (702) 320-4545</font> <br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times">Email:
</font><a href="mailto:info@vegasbbb.org">
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" color="#0000FF"><u>
info@vegasbbb.org</a></u></font> <br><br>
<div align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5><b>Watch
Out! <br>
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<div align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5><b>Phony
Cashier’s Check Mailing<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4>The Better Business Bureau of
Southern Nevada, Inc. warns that Nevada residents and businesses are
receiving a letter from the “Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation,” and
what looks like a cashier’s check from “Tristar Financial Group.”
The letter states the recipient has “been selected as one of the lucky
winners of $75,000 USD.” Included with the letter is the cashier’s
check for $2,850 USD “being partial payment for your lottery
winnings. The said amount is the cost of processing your winnings
of $75,000 USD which must be paid before your remaining balance can be
transferred to you.”<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4>The recipient is strictly
advised to keep the winnings private until the claim has been processed
and the payment remitted.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4>Additionally, recipients are
told “winners should not make processing fee payments from their personal
money. Therefore a check for the amount of the applicable
processing fee will be forwarded to you that must be cashed immediately
and sent to the processing office to further finalize your claim, this
amount will be deducted from your winnings when the grand total is
remitted to you.”<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4>The check deposited by the
recipient “bounces” and the company pockets whatever form of payment the
recipient of the letter and bogus cashier’s check sends to the
company.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4>Should you become a target of
this scam, please obtain as much information as possible and contact the
Better Business Bureau at (702) 320-4545 and the Las Vegas Metropolitan
Police Department (Fraud Unit) at (702) 229-3111.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4>BBB of Southern Nevada,
Inc.</font> <br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4>Telephone: (702)
320-4545</font> <br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4>Fax: (702)
320-4560</font> <br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4>Email:
info@vegasbbb.org</font> <br>
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