1,00,000 dollar scams

I have now worked at the bank for a year and half. I have seen many things, and every once in a while I will get something that will shock me. One of the most common scams of our era is the "You won the international lottery" you never entered any lottery but yet you are sent a check and asked to deposit it and send back a little less than the total amount to a representative for taxes and fees on your winnings. Now we usually catch those who are going to make the deposit before they get them selves into hot water. But occasionally a poor sole will come back with their account thousands in the negative, because of course the check bounced and they payed the "Taxes" asked.

Now at Wells Fargo we have an "On the Watch" system that pays their employees an amount of money for catching these things. I have always felt a little better knowing that I am part of stopping the fraud. Although my little one time catch could never make up for all those poor people who buy into this.

Well...I have now won the "International Lottery"!!!!

Yes it is true I got a letter and check, saying I had stuck it big. Of course I know it is fake but it makes me so worried for the future? How did these people get my name and address? I guess it proves once again that we are not a secure as some lead us to believe! I will of course report this to my manager and we will send it to our amazing fraud department (say what you will about Wells but we are leading the nation in fraud prevention, and are ranked third in the world).
It would be really cool if it were true but I know that if something seems to good to be true, it usually is.

Well we love you and are thinking of you all. KATY