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I received a sweepstakes check and letter that I was a winner of 450, 000 dollars in the USA Mega. gave winning numbers and a check in the amount of 4, 500.00 dollars. told me to call and arrange details. My son found a fault complaint on the Internet with exact winning numbers and same serial number as my letter indicate was my numbers. I am 60 years old and did not appreciate the lie one bit. The check was written from: Sabillity Inc in Duluth. Ga 30097 and a company on the web. And letter was from: Sure Financial Incorporated at 812 Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90013.

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Pamela Shoopman
Alameda, US
Nov 30, 2012 9:03 am EST
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Yesterday, I also received a check from Sure Financial Incorporated. They sent me a check for $3, 455.00 and said it was to pay for processing fees. They said I had won $250, 000.00 in European, African and USA consumer sweepstakes. I am taking the check to my Wells Fargo bank this morning and taking all steps to get these scam artists. Our economy is very bad and scams like these get peoples hope up, just to be ripped off in the end. So very wrong. Look out Sure Financial, Your in my sights.

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Benita11
Los Lunas, US
Nov 29, 2012 5:06 pm EST

I received the same check for $3, 455.00 from Gilead Sciences Inc. Foster City Ca 94404. It is issued on a Wells Fargo Bank. I was suppose to call David Morgan @ [protected] to start processing my check. Thank you, for all that have posted this information. It has helped me from being scamed.

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AMYLOWENS
Parsons, US
Nov 01, 2012 2:10 pm EDT

I just received the $2, 770 check and to kindy e-mail bradballs@one.co.il and knew it was a scam the company that sent it was
Stepanie Eisengerg from American Metal Stamping in Brooklyn NY. I contacted Wells Fargo and you can send the information to their fraud department at reportphish@wellsfargo.com. This is very stupid on their part. The phone number is [protected] for the Sability Inc. I am waiting for a phone call from them.

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Ilene Kroop
North Haven, US
Oct 26, 2012 5:20 pm EDT

I too just received a check for the same amount from SABILITY inc with Wells Fargo as a mystery shopper...i wanted to be a mystery shopper so they gave me instructions as what to do...everything looked legit except they wanted me to send 2 transactions via Western Union to 2 women in the Philipines...i was thinking why do i have to send $ to these ladies, it just got weirder and weirder...but now seeing that someone else received the same thing i am calling my bank tomorrow and telling them not to deposit the check... thank you for posting just wanted to know i am not a lone!

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Udo Pfutzenreuter
Mesa, US
Oct 25, 2012 2:09 pm EDT

SCAM, SABILITY INC.:
We received a check for $ 2, 770 drawn on Wells Fargo as as a respond to "mystery shopper" job offer, with instruction what to do. It screamed "FRAUD". But instead ignoring it, we checked on the company out in several places on the Internet. The people behind this have tried to make them look legitimate, smart enough that some people may get hurt in this trap!
IT IS FRAUD AND THEY ARE COMMITTING A FEDERAL CRIME!
We called the FBI. They are doing nothing about it! So we turned the check over to a Wells Fargo official. They have ways to follow up with this. If you ever get anything like this in the mail, we suggest to follow our example, however, you sure can do what you think is right.

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Aurelius
San Antonio, US
May 08, 2012 2:29 am EDT
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Awww what a drag. I guess they got me too. I got a check for $3, 650.00. I received this check in the mail with a letter stating that I was a sweepstakes winner for shopping at Walmart or Sears. Same name on it. Sability Inc. The check also shows to be from Wells Fargo who I bank with. i was excited too. LOL! The bad thing about it is that it's a real check. Shows the watermark and everything else that a company check would have. Except the attached document that usually comes with a paycheck..

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mpel1156
North Miami, US
Mar 31, 2012 12:55 pm EDT

I also received a check for $4, 850.00 yesterday, from Oliver Sprinkler Co., Inc 501 Feheley Drive King of Pressia, PA [protected] along with a letter from SureFinancial Incorporated 812 Main Street, Los Angeles CA 90014 saying that I won a 2nd prize of the USA Mega Sweepstake, I never participated in this sweepstake. They alleged that the amount on this check would pay the processing fee in order to receive a prize of $450, 000.00. By the way, at the envelope, the mail stamp says that this letter came from Portugal. It is obvious that this is a fake check' since is says Wachovia Bank, NA and this bank is now Wells Fargo, this is a federal crime, I will turn this check to Wells Fargo on Monday so they can investigate this.

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Catherine Neuser
Manitowoc, US
Mar 29, 2012 4:53 pm EDT

I opened my mail today and I also got a check for4, 850.00 mine came from Sure Financial Incorporated. It said I won 450, 000.00. What a rotton thing to do to someone. I wish these people could get into big trouble. Mine is for the Wachovia Bank, N.A. It says on the check, Oliver Sprinkler., INC. 501 Feheley Drive.King OF PRessi, , PA [protected]. i WIsh someone could catch these rotton ###. What a bunch of rotton people, they are to lazy to work., so they try scamming people. I hope God punishes them.

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mimidean
Rural Hall, US
Feb 13, 2012 5:20 pm EST
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This comment is for Uhhhh, yea. In defense of Rickesia Moon, she said the money was going to pay for tithes (church contributions) not titties. Evidently you don't attend church if you don't know the difference between tithes and titties or you may need to get a new pair of reading glasses at your next visit to Walmart.

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mimidean
Rural Hall, US
Feb 13, 2012 5:01 pm EST
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My husband also received a letter from Sure Financial Incorporated in Los Angeles, CA and a check for $4, 850.00 from Oliver Sprinkler Co., Inc. in King Of Prussia, PA with the same instructions except the agent's name to contact was David Williams. The check was a Wachovia Bank check so that was a red flag that something was not right. Also, my husband and I had not entered any sweepstake drawing, so how could we be a winner. I called Wells Fargo and gave them the check number and they said it wasn't a real check number and that it was a scam. They also said if we had cashed the check for $4, 850.00 and sent the $4, 100.00 to the address listed, the check would bounce and not only would we be out of $4, 100.00 but we would be responsible to pay the bank $4, 850.00 which would be $8, 950.00 we would be out of. These people are big time crooks and should be arrested!

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Linda Mack
, US
Feb 07, 2012 12:19 am EST

Why pay money to get money, that's crazy.

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Linda Mack
, US
Feb 07, 2012 12:18 am EST

Take the check to Wells Fargo, they will be able to tell you if it's a scam.

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Margarita425914
, US
Jan 25, 2012 4:10 am EST

hola bueno yo escribo en espanol pues mi ingles no es muy bueno yo tambien recibi la carta de los 450000.00 yo tambien soy una mujer de 64 anos y es triste que haya personas con una moral tan pero tan mala haciendo dano o tratando de hacerlo y que un banco como wells fargo se preste para eso

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Kozy109
Aberdeen, US
Jan 24, 2012 4:48 pm EST

SCAM...SCAM...SCAM!

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Twatspanker, US
Jan 24, 2012 3:37 am EST

Rickesia Moon ~ Pay your what? Titties? You're talking about "blessings" & "The Lord"? You have 2 children out of wedlock, AND you had a boob job when you can't even afford to take care of your two ### children? AND you want to pay for it with a phony sweepstakes check? WOW, you sound like a real winner... You go girl...About time for a new weave and some Mickey D's for dinner, huh?

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Rickeshia Moon
middletown, US
Jan 19, 2012 7:34 pm EST
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I recieved a check as well here in Ohio.The first thing i thought was to pay my tithes so as a young, single parent of two stepping out on faith for a financial blessing and you want to play with fake claims agent "vengeance is mine" says the LORD.Therfore at the end of your life these checks your company wants to play around with Will have to be answered for.Also remember karma is generational.

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tommy111111
, US
Jan 19, 2012 3:43 am EST

i received a check today from them for 4, 850.00 so the check is real or fake

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tommy111111
, US
Jan 19, 2012 3:41 am EST

so was the check real

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What_A_Scam
Ashland, US
Jan 19, 2012 12:39 am EST

My elderly mother received a check in the amount of $4, 850 to help with the processing fees for my winning sweepstakes numbers. The letter was from Sure Financial Incorporated located at 812 Main Street, Los Angeles CA 90014. The check was on a Wells Fargo, NA bank and was from Sability Inc, located at 3938 Baileycastle Court, Duluth, GA 30097. I was to contact a David Morgan (claims agent) at [protected]. Thank goodness my mom is able to spot things that seem too good to be true so she gave me the letter and check to research. What a scam! I will be turning this info over to Wells Fargo Fraud unit tomorrow morning.