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I called Johnson Bank and spoke to there fraud department. They immediately asked me to shred the check and mentioned that this was a fraud. They have been receiving quite of bit of phone calls about this matter.

I called Samuel Page back and explained to him what the bank had said, he asked for the banks phone number and acted as if he was offended.

I hope this additional information is helpful and that no one has been set back by these awful people.

Here's a bit more info that I came across on the internet about the scam. Please take a moment and read this. Thank you!

Happy Holidays to everyone!!!

Posted: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 3:47 pm
By David Freese St. Tammany News | 0 comments
Letter is addressed “Sears Financial” with post mark out of Canada

The Slidell Police Department reports that a mail scam has hit mail boxes in the Slidell area, supposedly attempting to trick citizens in believing they have won the big bucks through a lottery conducted in the United Kingdom.

SPD Chief of Police Randy and his department has received numerous complaints from citizens in the area claiming they’ve received a letter in the mail addressed “Sears Financial,” with a post mark out of Canada. Once inside, naïve hands will find themselves in yet another country, this time the United Kingdom.

“Inside the envelope is a letter from ‘Advance Securities Group Inc.’ of 101 Bay Street, Oxford, United Kingdom,” stated a release from the police department.

Also inside the envelope is a hefty check, numbered $3,980.00, from a company called “Industrial Supply, of Mobile, Ala.
The check is disguised as a real check from Hancock Bank of Alabama.

The check, of course faulty, describes openers as Mega Lottery winners, due to a lottery drawing conducted in the United Kingdom. The letter requests that people keep their fake winnings confidential and also asks people to call an international number for further directions.

The letter alleges the reasons for keeping the winnings confidential is to “avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by non participants taking advantage of the program,” Slidell police say.

“Although the letter does not make any references to cash the check or to send money, Chief Smith urges everyone to be very careful and to always remember anything that seems too good to be true usually is a scam,” said SPD Capt. Kevin Foltz.

An Internet search states Hancock Bank of Alabama is currently inactive and has since been acquired by Whitney Bank.
Smith asks that Slidell citizens ignore the letter or “if they feel they have been victimized by the authors of the letter” to call the Slidell Police Department.

“Chief Smith also requests that no one send any money or attempt to cash the enclosed check,” Foltz said.