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22 November
2006
Fraud Alert - Lottery Winners Can
Be Losers
Thought you won the
lottery? Think again. Consumers across the world have
received fraudulent letters from the so-called Ontario
Lottery and Gaming Commission in Canada claiming they've won
$170,000, according to phony documents obtained by
DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas.
The letters contain
counterfeit checks allegedly issued by "DaimlerChrysler
Services" and "DaimlerChrysler Services Truck Finance" in
the amount of $2,260. The company on January 1, 2006,
changed the names of those units to DaimlerChrysler
Financial Services and DaimlerChrysler Truck
Financial.
"We care about the
well-being and financial health of consumers," said Andreas
Hinrichs, Vice President Global Projects and Chief
Compliance Officer for DaimlerChrysler Financial Services
Americas. "Therefore, we felt strongly about alerting the
public to this ongoing criminal activity, especially when
con artists victimize consumers by pretending to be
associated with us."
Hinrichs also serves as
Chairman of the American Financial Services Association's
newly-formed Identity Theft and Fraud Control
Committee.
As part of the con,
recipients of the letters are asked to deposit the check to
cover a service charge of the same amount in order to
receive their winnings. However, before the check clears,
recipients are requested to call a representative of the
phony lottery and gaming commission who instructs the
recipient to send a personal check via electronic transfer
for $2,260 to "finalize the payment process." Not
surprisingly, the original phony check never clears and the
promised payout of $170,000 never arrives. In the meantime,
the recipient's funds in the amount of $2,260 have
disappeared.
Many lottery players now
buy
tickets online and
should only buy from an approved
online lottery
retailer.
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