Canadian scam coming to US
There is a recent report of someone in Canada trying to bilk money form U.S. citizens.
Police in New Jersey are asking the public to be aware of a check scam involving a Canadian company called Capital Trust. A 49-year-old resident recently reported he lost money after following instructions sent to him by the group.
He had received some mail from Capital Trust in Waterloo, Ontario, containing a cashier’s check from Bank One made out to him in the amount of $3,900, along with a one-page letter of explanation.
The letter informed him that he was the winner of an unclaimed cash prize in the amount of $80,000. To claim this prize he had to deposit the check and make a telephone call and ask for an account manager.
Police reported that the man followed directions and deposited the $3,900 check in his account, contacted the number and spoke to an account manager. During the phone call he was directed to send $3,400 to an address in Albany, N.Y., which he did.
The victim later learned that his account was in the negative since the $3,900 check did not clear. A trace was placed on the $3,400 check he sent to Albany but the funds had already been picked up.
Both the bank and police are currently investigating the incident.
The letter, check and other information have been collected and placed into police evidence.
When claiming unclaimed property or unclaimed cash, money is never sent to the people contacting you to notify you that your money was found. There are legitimate internet companies such as CashUnclaimed.com where you can do a free search for unclaimed money.
