received check for over four thousand to pay taxes on much larger winnings....supposed to contact Bob Jones @ 1 778 318 7808.....letter is from
                                                                     Hallmark Financial Inc
                                                                     279 Bronx st.
                                                                     SydneyNS
                                                                      Canada  B6L 3C4

Anyone know this scam???

Hi, my father received the same letter...sounds like a scam to me...

Yes, It is a scam

In additon to the cover letter, the check I received had the City of New York Office of the Comptoller 59 Maiden Lane New York NY 10038-4645 and the amount was $4800.00 drawn against JP Morgan Chase Bank NY

The envelope it was delivered in had a cancellation stamp from Canada Post.

There was no return address on the envelope

I contacted the Comptroller's office and was eventually put in touch with  Ayanna Williams - Community Associate - she instructed me to send the letter and the check to her attention at

Community Action Center
1 Centre Street, Room 835
New York, NY 10007
 Her telephone number is and email is:

(212) 669-2868
awillia@comptroller.nyc.gov

My father, elderly and living alone in a suburb of Chicago, IL, received the same letter and a check for $4,800.  The check seems real to me but the letter seemed fake.  Same Canadian phone number as you wrote below and same Bob Jones.  Check from Nationwide Modifications and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.  I wonder what happens if you try to cash the check?

".... I wonder what happens if you try to cash the check?"
The check bounces.  The bank the makes you give back all the mpney plus a bounced check fee.  

The scammer is counting on that happening after the check you send him for taxes and handling clears.