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A mail notice of an award of $200,000 to be made included a check in the amount of $3,996.78 to be deposited in my checking account. I was advised to call Mike Hardy, my claims agent, who said to deposit the check in my checking account to cover taxes on the award.

In researching this I discovered a similar bogus letter had been received
by another person.

The letterhead read CCB & Trust Finance Inc..and originated from
102 Franklin St., Las Vegas, NV 89180

I got the same letter.  Those people had been calling me on a daily basis asking me to confirm the address that they had of mine that happened to be wrong.  One time they even tried to get me to pay for shipping fo a prize and I refused.  They press you for answers and get rude when you don't give into them.  There's has to be a way to prosecute them and get cash for the harasment and trying to play people for fouls.

received a letter from CCB and Trust Finance Inc. along with a check for $3,998.10 US.  Thought it was a scam but called back and received no answer.  This letter  said I was entitled to U.S. $200,000,000 but told
me not to proceed until I had spoken with Mike Hardy (my claim agent).  This is obviously a scam

i recieved a letter also from the ccb & trust finance inc. along with a check of 3,996.72. its so funny that i got this at my JOB. and when i looked at the envelope there was no adress on the left just only my full name and my job adress. once i notice that i new it was a bogus later and a false check. these scamer people want to get in to your bank account and take money from us. well they got a thing coming..... imma get to the bottom of this....

I received the same letter, talked to the man.  I have been wondering if it was a scam because I was "almost" scammed last year.  I was so hoping it wasn't a scam.  I even told him about it.  It looks like it's a fake letter.  I even saw the watermark on the check too.

I wondered if it was a scam, I almost got scammed last year.  I looked it up on the Internet and the Better Business Bureau, but there was no address for CCB & Trust Finance Inc.  I did find the Life Products Corp on the internet - it's some health pills.  I could have used the money too - that is where they "get ya" I guess.  I even looked for and saw the watermark on the check.  The last one last year didn't have a watermark.

i got the same letter called the number and the guy was so rude.  i called the bank on the check and informed my bank about the scam

02-23-2010 I received this same letter and my claims agent was Roy Johnson, i am contacting the attorney generals and 7 on your side office,

Did anyone actually cash the check???  What happened??  I wanted so much for this check to be real.  you don't know how bad I could use this money!!!!

Have you moved forward with anything? I recieved the same letter and and check and I'm a little concern about depositing it in my account... I'm going to the BBB to get more information..

it is a scam, my grandpa (82yrs) deposited the checks and they bounced! Now he is stuck with the bounce fees and who knows with what else. Be care ful he has received this same letter from the same person but different phone numbers but are close to the last number, Please be careful. if it sounds too good to be true it is

Yes, I received letter and did cash the check. To the tune of 3997.09! However, the people then wanted
Me to send a wire to england for 3100. Definitely a scam and I hope there isn't any
Negative consequences for my cashing my check.

Did the check bounce?

You cashed your check a week or so ago, anything happen then??

I got the same letter, and I looked up ccb & trust finance inc. and it is not a real company, I call the bank that was on the check and they said that it is a scam, and if u recive one of these checks to take it to your nearst police department there is an on going investagtion on these checks so please do not cash the checks and turn them in to the police, and lets bring down the people that are sending the checks out. thank you
              gihorchler84

What happened when you deposited your check?

In nearly all cases, if you deposit the check it will be refused by the originating bank. These are very authentic looking forgeries, but they are forgeries nonetheless.

Okay, it's been a while since my last post but I wanted to update what I found out with my depositing this check into one of my checking accounts. It so happens that the check I was sent by "CCB & Trust Finance, Inc." was was wrote on a company check who happened to hold an account at Chase Manhattan Bank, where I also HAD an account before cashing this check. Upon cashing the check, I immediately withdrew all of the funds from the check as this guy, Mike Hardy, kept pressing me to send him the money. Needless to say I was very apprehensive about that and now believe it to be a horrible scam. 3 days after cashing the check I see that my account goes negative and that the bank took my savings to cover some of the cost. Also, about 2 weeks later, I receive a phone call from a Chase Bank fraud investigator who explained to me that the check I received was drawn on a legitimate bank account at the bank for a major steel corporation but that the check itself is fraudulent and that the actual check number did not match up with the actual payee (from the real check) who was to receive the $3,997.98 as his/her monthly salary. Apparently the scam artist ([***] head) stole the routing and account numbers from the real check which was stolen and fraudulently modified numerous checks for the same amount with different payees names. That would be all of us. So, now I have to repay the bank all of the money that I cashed from the check so there was no winning at all, only LOSS! I hope some branch of law enforcement stops these crooks. More interestingly still, a week or so later this same Mike Hardy has the NERVE to send ANOTHER check from a DIFFERENT company (on the check and on the letterhead) for slightly more money! However, the claim that I had won a great deal of money was the same. The claims agent this time was listed as Oscar Williams. So I call this number (same area code as Mike Hardy) and this Oscar Williams sounded a whole lot like Mike Hardy. In any case, this guy should be arrested and jailed. DONT FALL FOR THIS SCAM!

1/3/11 - i got this check in february of last year while i was in jail and my mom just gave it to me now, and yea reading this i guess its a scam :( i was gonna use the money to get a lawyer...

10/1/11-received an envelope in the mail with my address and someone else's name.  The envelope had Staples in the return address and postage from Canada, so I opened it thinking it was an ad from Staples.  Enclosed was a check was or $4,890.10 (amount getting larger as time goes on).  I immediately knew it was a scam because the check was from Clearwater, FL, another address from Santa Ana Way, CA and the letter was from CCB Trust Finance USA Lottery Sweepstakes in Las Vegas, NV .  It had a similar phone number 778-707-9191 and Tony Newton is the Claims Manager.  The letter states you have won $250,000.00, the check is a portion of the winnings and the taxes will be $2,500.  After you the check is cashed a representative comes to your door with the winning check and that is when you give him the detached paper from the letter with your signature and updated personal information.  You always have to be on the lookout for scams.