Got a letter stating my my ex-wife, who has not lived here for over ten years, was a sweepstakes winner of $250,000. Enclosed was a check for $3970. to pay the taxes with and then the prize money would come after the taxes were paid. Took this to the bank and they said it was a scam. Looked at this site and here we are...the company's name now is Northstar Global, Inc. I hate scammers, don't you?

Beware of this scam.Received a letter in the U.S. Mail from Gold Star Securites Inc., International Claims Department 300 2nd St. Midland, Ontario stating I had won $250,000. To claim the winnings, the letter said I should deposit the enclosed check for $4,995, call Kelly Anderson at (905) 783-1975 immediately afterward and send $2,995 by Western Union or Moneygram to pay taxes and claim the rest of the winnings. Mary Brown was listed as the Production Manager. The Check is issued from Keybank, 1 Canal Plz, 7th Floor, Portland, ME 04112. The check number is 69240; routing number is 011200608; account number is 0000032424.If you Google the Address on the check of Gold Star Securities Inc...... 14 Baxter Boulevard, Portland, ME 04101.....you will find this to be the address of the Portland Housing Authority. Use the Street View hyperlink to view the sign on the corner of Forest and Baxter.....

I reieved a letter saying I have won 250.000 and a check for 4995.00. I called the number and a voice said to deposit the check. I new it was to good to be true so I researched on the computer and found out it is a scam. I hope they get this people becuse it is not right they take advanage of people.

Beware of this scam.

Received a letter in the U.S. Mail from Gold Star Securites Inc., International Claims Department 300 2nd St. Midland, Ontario stating I had won $250,000. To claim the winnings, the letter said I should deposit the enclosed check for $4,995, call Kelly Anderson at (905) 783-1975 immediately afterward and send $2,995 by Western Union or Moneygram to pay taxes and claim the rest of the winnings. Mary Brown was listed as the Production Manager. The Check is issued from Keybank, 1 Canal Plz, 7th Floor, Portland, ME 04112. The check number is 69240; routing number is 011200608; account number is 0000032424.

If you Google the Address on the check of Gold Star Securities Inc...... 14 Baxter Boulevard, Portland, ME 04101.....you will find this to be the address of the Portland Housing Authority. Use the Street View hyperlink to view the sign on the corner of Forest and Baxter.....

Like everyboody ellse I recieved a chack in the amount of $4998 but this time is from
          Swiss Financial Securities INC.
International Claims Department, 200 4th St Midland ONT. L4R 1Y5
             with a phne (905) 783-2559

they change the name amd the amount but thay did not change the promotion manager which is the same name Mary Brown. Isn't this strage not to hunt them down? To me this is the same thing as a terorist does.

I received a letter from Swiss financial securities.Inc. with a check of 4,998.00.I noticed that in the letter the senders misspelled securities,Which   company is going to have in the presentation letter a misspelled word.I called the telephone 1-(905) 783-1975.The lady who answered told me to deposit the check and then to call her again.I started doing my searching about this company and I found this website.Thank you for preventing me from this scam people.