Winners International review: mr. michael washington & others 26

i received a call today on friday from mr .washington saying that i won money and i have to send over $300, but i dold him i wanted his number and he gave me [protected] and [protected], i also in the backfround was a little kid but he is at work ? what a joke. these people think we are stupid, they are . so please lock them up for once and for all.they are scams to get your money.this number is from a cell number saying cell phone and it is from jm? is that washington? lock them up

Hi i recieved a call from same Mr? Washinton telling me the same thing he kept calling . I also Q.ed the obvious kids in the background, he said first his wife the lawer could not pick him up from daycare then on the second call he denied the obvious screaming child. He became quite beligerent when i explained nicely that you dont pay to win a prize! He even demanded that i prove my belief in GOD by sending the money .
HE got pretty rude when i refused and told him how many scams he was involved in THE NEW PHONE IS [protected]! He went as far as cussing me out for refusing HIS 1.8 Mill. and free BMW even said the money was to cover Geicco insurrence for 3yrs, then it was legal fees, then travel expenses.HUNG UP WHEN HE KEPT CALLING ME OUT OF MY NAME DEMANDING I SEND HIS MONEY

Unfortunatelly in my case I got caught up a bit more on this...surprisingly enough...I wont provide how but let me say that in my cas there is a cashiers check, also from Bank of America and guess what...same routing and account number as 0347927 [protected] [protected] with Mr. Michael Washington and others complaint. Only that in this case the amount is for $463.000 I wish I could post the image of that cashiers check here so everyone can see it! Anyone has any details as to how to file this complaint in a much bigger way? Fortunatelly I didnt get to give any money...like I have it what a joke. But the person is a con artists and the stories that he uses, if you are a single woman, watch out.

I came across the same check. The amount and payee are different. I would love to get in contact with the other individuals who have come across this check.

We have gotten calls from this individual for about 2 wks and I finally listened to him today. He only asked for $90 for our "winnings" of $850k. It was for shipping and handling, so he said. I was all set to go to Western Union, where he convinced me nobody would have access to my $$ until I provided the numbers to them. He wanted me to make it out to "Jessica Brown - Jamaica WI". I asked why it was to a person and not a company and he tried to explain that this was b/c she was the accountant. He even had me call Western Union twice to see if the money was transferred there. He provided a checking account number for me to verify. The funds were not there both times and he told me his manager pulled it out of Western Union b/c they were close to my house and were going to deliver the Mercedes and cash together. He asked if we wanted our winnings to be on TV, Radio or the newspaper or if we wanted to have them be private. (insert eye-roll here) The only reason I was going to go to Western Union was b/c it was only for $90 and b/c he assured me nobody would have access to the money until I provided the reference number to the people delivering my car. He even went as far as to say the FBI was going to come with them to deliver to show there was no fraud. He got very angry at me when I finally told him I wasn't going to Western Union and my phone is currently off the hook b/c he has called back 7 times, one right after another. I tried to have his number blocked, but apparently, numbers from outside the country cannot be blocked. We're lucky we didn't lose any money, but watch out for this guy - ignore the call as soon at it arrives! He said his name was Johnny Walker. - lol.

Same thing here, same numbers on Bank of America cashier's check. I attempted to help a friend stop their calls so I talked with them and called them out on the scam. They gave the name Andre King and the phone number of [protected].

They are still at it, however the approach to me was a little different. I was on Match.com in early April, 2011, and was contacted by an individual showing interest in me. We communicated by e-mail and IM for about 2.5 weeks and the "relationship" appeared to be moving along at an acceptable pace (still only through e-mails and IM). But then a problem arose for this guy. He was "in Nigeria on business" and had been given a cashier's check in the amount of $750k for his work there, but he could not cash the check in Lagos. He needed to borrow $700. so he could purchase a airline ticket to travel to the capital of Nigeria where he could cash the check. Of course he told me thatI was the only person he had to ask to do this! He said he had no cash on him and he needed to pay a number of people that helped him while he was working in Lagos. Another week of his BEGGING, and my continued saying NO, and I finally said; If you can prove to me that you are who you claim to be and send me a picture of your passport (including the photograph) and the "check" and maybe, just maybe we could work this out. The check I saw was signed by "Selma Ward" and the account numbers are exactly as described by others. The passport had the correct picture but there was other information on the passport that did not look right. I questioned everything about this Nigerian onlinedating scam, and I am so glad I did. Thank you for this information

About mid March, i was on tagged.com and i initiated contact with a woman who was originally from the United States, but was over in Lagos visiting her sick grandmother and was on a modelling contract with a Nigerian company by the name of Silverbird Entertainment. We talked for a little while and hit it off. Her grandmother got sick and needed some money for medication via western union so i sent some money to her modelling coordinator because she didnt have a nigerian ID, but he did. Soon she received her check for her modelling contract and she needed to have a Chase Bank Account in ordthe money er for her to receive her payment. She didnt have a Chase account so she wanted to know if i could use my account to receive the check. She asked her "modelling agency" to make a cashiers check using the bank that I use (Bank of America). Her modelling agency made a cashiers check in the amount of $216k, which she imaged and sent via email. The check had my name on it. After researching this for about a month, i couldnt find anything, until i came across this website. So i pulled up the imaged check and behold, it had the same routing number (which does pull up Bank of America in San Antonio) but they account number was the exactly the same as it was above and was signed by Selma Ward. The girl i met on tagged was astonished to find out when i told her that her check was fake. She is talking with her modelling agency to get to the bottom of it, but needless to say, no more money will be sent to Nigeria by me and hopefully not by you, the reader. Pass along so this can stop.

Bank of america asked me to file a report about the fradulent checks with the federal trade commission because they are investigating all of these complaints. the ftc phone number is [protected].

They are still at. Just got a call and googled it while on phone. Asked abou these issues here and he gave me address o 203 cardin st, Las Vegas and [protected] as phone number. As soon as I said my wife worked for Homeland Security and I would cal back tomorrow with my WU receipt, after she checked them out, He hung up. Hoep others do same and check google also using [protected]. Stay away. I would bet they are not in the USA, just using a local USA number.

Patrick

Same Scam now using [protected] and [protected] and stating they are wrking out of 203 Cardin St, Laas Vegas NV.

Ran away when I asked more ? than he nd said my wife worked for HS.

YES, they are still at it. Today, since about 12:30pm I counted 29 phone calls from [protected], to my home number, and I had deleted a couple before I counted. The person calling is a male, with a very strong Jamaican accent and when asked his name, he said his name was John James. I asked him if he was calling from Jamaica and he said yes he was calling from Jamaica. I knew what he wanted so I sped the conversation along by asking him how much I needed to send him for "processing" the $1, 250, 000 he was sending me (lol). I was told I only needed to send $250. in US dollars. I told him over and over again that I was not sending him or anyone else money and he needed to stop calling this number because I was not going to get scammed by Jamaicans or Nigerians. And that anything that sounded too good to be true probably was! He got very nasty and put his "supervisor" on the line and I told her the same thing. Then I hung up. The calls kept coming so I started blowing a whistle into the phone every time they called back for the next few times, and finally the calls have stopped for a while now. I have reported this annoying situation to the local police but they can't really do much. The officer took an electronic report and the he was going to try to call the number, so I told him the call would probably not go through because it originated from a foreign country and that I had tried with no success. Oh well, just another thief trying to get our money (if we are dumb enough to send it)! DON'T FALL FOR ANY OF THIS FOLKS!

Good idea Patrick. Next time I get a call I am telling them my husband works for Homeland Security and I will get back to them after he checks them out. Thanks for the tip!

Wow - this is amazing. my mom was actually a victim to this scam from nigeria. a guy, michael bill, with a daughter, from l.a., cali. in nigeria on business. my mom is disabled thinking she had finally met the man of her dreams sent this guy over $900 to help him get "home" so he could come meet her and they could get married. this was over a 4 month period of phone calls and emails multiple times a day. thankfully, I got a gut feeling as you all did and did some research to find this guy is a huge scam. found the pictures he was using under several different names all related to nigerian scammers. he also sent mom this check with same exact check #, routing number and account numbers signed by selma ward. for $300, 000.00. I have since filed a complaint with the fbi and am still trying to figure out the best way of reporting this fraudulant cashier's check. please beware people... my mom wasnt unfortunately and now we are paying! thanks for all who have posted!

Called me today very early in the morning. Telling me to pay $850.00 dollars for to get my $850, 000.00. Same number on the check. No. 0347927 account [protected]. what a scam. Thanks everyone.

Here I want to share from Germany: by scanning message will transfer 500 euros, which I did not of course: Bankd of America, no-check: 0347927, TX Banking Center hypermarket; 0, 004, 979 00, 013 0, 347, 927; Payment for Contract executat, The Order : Brain Hamlin; signature: Selma Ward, Bank of America, San Antonio, Texas, $ 550;
I will pay basically nothing. Already not to, I meet on the Internet. I was told that extra account set up for me. Money is sent. Then something terrible had happened, the money is gone, need more, I want to transfer. I did not of course. Also had to request my account number not out. No phone number. Basically, I'm doing something wrong!
The only thing that is real is probably who wanted the money. Both name wrong, and photo. The photos of the person, as well as the check-scan I saved with me.

Jessica Chloe t, jessica chloe, chloe Jessica! The latest scam names. Meet her on zoosk.com and facebook. She said she lives in Mississippi but is in nigeria for overseas work. A few weeks go by talking to her and now she needs money to get back to the states. Sends me a picture of het $150000 check needs me to deposit it in my account then wire her $2000 immediately. The check is the same as above comments. Bank of america check signed by a selma ward. Acct. Number and routing number same as above but the check said it was paid by bausch and lomb. It says payable to miss chloe jessica. Dont let this scammer fool you!

Constant and repeated phone calls daily to my elderly parents. Harassing. When I asked for their address. They said 122 F*** You. Unbelievable calls with my parents. How can I get them to stop?

This just happened to me I met a guy by the name of Will Cantrell he told how much he loved me and we were going to make a life together. He told about having a daughter and was going to need help getting home. Sent me a picture of his check and it had all the info on it that is in the other comments. Don't trust anybody that says any of these things to you. Thanks everyone for the info.

I met someone on ourtime.com. Sadly, I was the one who contacted Gregg Holmes. his profile was ideal. he was a widower and showed pictures of himself as teenage baseball player, his dead wife and only son, and various scenes from work. We texted back and forth and sent pictures. When I called him, he had a foreign accent, but said he grew up in Texas. Sent me a picture of his LARGE paycheck with all the numbers mentioned above and signed by Selma ward. A few days later, he needed some cash and asked me to help. That's when I started investigating and found this complaint site. They must have hijacked pictures from someone...so sad.

Yes they tried it with me as well. A person named Lee Troutman contacted me using Facebook. She said I was 1 of 20 people who were selected by Facebook who is going to receive $ 1, 000, 000.00. They same information on the check numbers, bank, etc., are on a couple of the comments prior to this one. So beware if you get a hit on Facebook, saying you won, it's these scram artist. Why hasn't the FBI or Bank of America gone after these people. Oh, by the way, she keeps telling you not to tell anyone you know that you won this money. Not even your wife or mother. No one should know. She tells you this about 10 times in the back and forth comments you make to each other. So buyer BEWARE

Hi. I was called today be a fellow "Mr. David Miller, " who informed me I had won $18, 500, 000.00. All I had to do was supply his company with $1800 to have the check sent to me. A Mercedes sports car was also awarded (which I neither need nor want), probably for an additional fee. A photo of the check revealed identical signer and routing/account numbers--Selma Ward. I got several more phone calls today, both to my home phone and to my cell phone, and finally I informed "Mr. David Miller" I expected to have no money coming in real soon, so I should just let the big cash award go. After having read the stories above, and having Googled "Selma Ward + B of A San Antonio" and discovered this site, my thoughts about the situation were confirmed. If I have to pay someone to receive winnings for a lottery I never entered, it sure smells like a scam.

--by Martin Ball, Agent

Here is more proof.I screenshot my conversation and attached it there are 2 different phone numbers. It is the same Bank, account numbers, and signature. But, this scam is for a grant from Health and Human Services. You have to pay anything for a grant.

I received a call pretende to be from PCH and told me I won 2, 5 millón and 219, 000 and a Mercedes. He asked if I will to be presented in tv or private and a skin for 2500.00 to registratiom, asked for bank account and credit card, I told
that I don, t have and he gime his phone number to call him when I wii ge it . His name Michael Washington and phone 914=268=2997 ext.12 and he called me from a 347=832=5982

They are still at it, I just got a call from "Mr. David Lee" from PCH, saying that I won $5 million plus a Mercedes car plus a house. When he sent a picture of the check, it was Bank of America routing number 0347927 signed by Selma Ward from Multi State Lottery. Looks just like the check April JM above posted. He hasn't asked for any money yet. He used [protected] to call me and [protected] to send pictures. I'm glad I found this website, confirming my suspicions.

Is there a chance there are any legal winners with this company? I would like know why is there a company that looks like it should be shut down. also do you need a irs person to go to the bank to with you to deposit the check? please let us know if I knew they would have got $50.000 out of me