My life was going down hill. I had just gotten into a car accident and lost my job therefor I had no car, no job, no money, no nothing to go on.

I get a letter on the mail accompanied by a $4,950.00 USD check. I started reading and it said that I was the winner of $75,400.00 USD the 2006 edition sweepstakes drawing.

I first I didn't beleive it but seeing that the check for $4,950.00 USD to pay for my insurance and international taxes was real I got happy.

I immediately call them and even though in the letter it said that my claim agent would be Donna Bishop she wasn't the one who answerd. Instead Joe Adams answered and he asked me for my claim number which was STLCO M900120012 and then he said he would be my claim agent because Donna Bishop was on a sick leave. He then got my information from the computer and I spoked to him and he told me the instructions I had to follow so that I could get the remaining balance of $70,000.00 USD in 48 hours.

I deposited the check in my banck account just like he told me and then called him the following day when the check had supposivelly cleared. He told me to go and withdraw the money and send it thru Western Union to Michael Peri in 4920 Rosevell rd. Atlanta, GA.

He told me to send $4,750.00 to Michael Peri and use the rest to pay for the sending charges. I asked him if they had some kind of company I had to send it to and he said no just to send it to Michael and since I was so desperate because I had no money I went along and did it.

Western Union was going to charge me more so I told him and ended up sending $4,720.00 instead.

After sending it and calling him back he gave me a confirmation number, which was MAZ102AA, that FedEx would call me and ask me for before delivering the check to me which would arrive in 48 hours.

Time kept passing and I didn't get my check. I kept calling and kept getting excuses that it was FedEx who had not delivered it on time. Then I started getting answering machines and never spoke to them again.

I started trying to get information on them to track them down but came up with nothing. I called FedEx and they confirmed that nothing had been sent to my address. Their I knew that my sences were right. It was too good to be true and it wasn't.

I received a letter from my bank saying that the $4,950.00 USD check had been returned for alteration and now I am being charged this money.

I still call them back till this day and still get an answering machine and leave messages but never get a call in return.

One thing that also made me figure out that it wasn't true is that Starluck Casino is supposed to be from St. John US Virgin Island and the stamp said Canada.

I know I've been scammed and need help on getting my act straight and bringing those people down.

Ok, so I let you know the information about the scamm now do your part and help me act against them!
Vampiresa
Waterbury
Connecticut,United States