Al Snyder, Award Checks, and the Fake Check Scam

Just to update this, Mr. Snyder now is sending out checks from H&W Enterprises, they are still for 4,980 and still require a 10% fee to cash and are still “FAKE”

On June 2, 2008 I recieved a check from Al Snyder for the amount of $4980.00. I went online and applied for government grants, so I thought my wish had been granted. I called the bank the check came from (WAMU) and they verified that the account was active and also open. I proceeded to get the check investigated by my local sherriff office and the deputy whom investigated said that it looked ligit. So I proceeded to deposit the check into my checking account. After one week the check came back. I am a disabled mother of two, I don’t have the money to pay back.

Jackie, that’s horrible! Even after doing due diligence you got robbed. Go to your bank and explain the fraud, and then file a report with the Postmaster General (for the mail fraud) and with the FBI Internet Crimes division.

They got me to . They should be hung by there you know what…..
Now I am in the hole. I would love to meet Mr Al Snyder. Now I have to get a loan to pay it back to the bank.

I too have been taken by these frauds. I deposited the fake check but did not draw on it. However, I’m charge with the amonut of the bounced check. I felt the check was bad from the start, but wasn’t sure. I wanted to see if the check would clear and it didn’t. They are scum of the earth. We have to really careful. How can these kinds of people operate? I would like to say to the scammers that we are not dumb.

I received a check from “Mr. Snyder” for 4,980.00 also. I looked up award checks on the internet and there are pictures of
him(supposedly) and others from the same “Company”. I took the
check to the bank to deposit with cash back of his 10%. I ask the teller to first call and verify that the check was good.
She was told that it was counterfeit. I took it to the proper
authorities. LOOK OUT, “Mr. Al Snyder”, whoever you are! You will be caught sooner or later and I can’t wait until you are.
People like him should be sentenced to life without parole.

This is the biggest fucken scam in the world and the guy that did this well lets just say if i ever see him hes gonna be one sorry Son of a Bitch because if i dont kill him then he’ll never leave the hospital. Also when and if i do find him or her in this case I gonna first shove this 4,920 check up his ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I JUST received a check in the amount of #4,920.00 from a company G & R Mining Company (which doesn’t exsist as far as I can tell) did some searching on the internet (god I love this place) and cannot find G & R, and did a search for Al Snyder, and found this place…I contacted WaMu, they told me to contact MY local authorities…So just wanted to verify that it IS a SCAM, DO NOT CASH THE CHECK!!!! But to also let you know that they are now coming from G & R Mining Company…

I got one of these checks from G $ R Mining also. Glad I did some research and found out these were fake.It’s sad how they pry on people who are down and out becuase alot of people are just desperate enough to run to thier banks and cash them without even thinking.

I got one of those checks from G&R Mining. Did some checking and
found the website ivetriedthat.com and saw all the complaints
about fraudulent checks. It did look too good to be true.
I hope they catch these guys.

Me too. Got the $4920 check on 7/17. G&R Mining Company. BUT NOW Al Snyder wants 10% of two checks for $4920 each sent to him via a website, for a one-time score of $984!!! I was tipped off by three things: misspelled my name, misspelled two words in the text about “why” the checks were being sent/held for me, AND MOST of all: the five-day pay rule or face collection actions. That is two-fold: [1] no legit check could clear and be paid in 5 days, and [2] threats to go to collection are illegal (yes, I’m an attorney). LET’S GET THIS GUY!.

My check was for $4,930.00. The issuing company is Goldstein Holdings Company, Palos Verdes Estates, CA and is drawn from Washington Mutual Bank (WaMu). Again, Al Snyder, Award Checks. My check was dated 7/17/08.

I just received the same check for $4930.00 drawn from Washington Mutual and issued by Goldstein Holdings Company. I assumed it was a scam immediately – very sneaky Al Snyder!

Me too. I hope they get this #######.

I received a check for Goldstein Holdings on July 23,2008 same details as mentioned above. I knew it was a scam but there was a brief moment I hoped it was true.

I too received a check from Mr. Al Snyder from Goldstein Holdings dated 7/17/2008 in the amount of $4,930. God I had wished it true, but of course not!! I asked the lady at Washington Mutual if it was real (I knew it was not) and she said definitely not and made a copy to send to their Fraud Department. I wish the guy would pay for scamming people who really need the money!!

I received a check from Mr. Al Snyder. The Check was from Goldstein Holdings Company and drawn off of Washington Mutual Bank for $4,930.00. I’ve been scamed before and was very skeptical. I looked on the web for any information I could find about this guy, thank God I did. This guy is a jerk. I don’t understand why they haven’t caught him yet. The really sad thing is there’s a lot of people that don’t have axcess to the web. Their the one’s that suffer. This guy needs to be caught!!! SOON, VERY SOON… Please, If you get one of these, turn it in to the proper authorities. This SOB needs to be stopped.

My mother, also disabled, received a check from Al Synder in the amount of $4,930 from Goldstein Holdings Company. She called me and I immediately told her NOT to cash it. This would have financially destroyed my parents!!! We will be turning it over to the proper authorities. My question is, has anyone heard anything in response from the authorities??

I received this same check today also from Goldstein Holdings Company for $4930. I knew something seemed so fishy about it so of course to the World Wide Web I went and here I am. I am going to be turning my check over to authorities in hopes of catching this guy, NOW!

Oh No! I received a check form Al Snyder and deposited it in my bank yesterday. Shame on me for not checking this site before I deposited it. What do I do now? Leave it in and pay the fee for a bounced check?
Helene

Helene, you should contact your bank and report the fraud, and then ask them how to proceed. It will show your good intentions and they’ll be less likely to arrest you.

I saw the Bank Manager this morning and they put a freeze on my account and are now letting the fraud department know. Thank heavens that I am off the hook with this nightmare. Thanks to this web site I became informed.

Helene

My bank is now suing me for the amount of the check. Any ideas?

Who is your bank, Jackie? I’m sorry to hear they’ve decided to play hardball. Unfortunately, there’s probably not a lot you can do. You cashed a bad check and the law doesn’t care much that you did it as an innocent victim.

Jackie,

My understanding is this. Once the bank releases the funds for you to use and you use them, then the check comes back not good it is your responsibility to cover the amount of the check. I had a similar situation where someone bought something from me and wrote me a rubber check, well thank goodness I didn’t spend the money or I would have been S.O.L. The bad thing was it took 4 months for it to come back bad. My recommendation? See if you can make payment arrangements with the bank or obtain a loan to cover the amount you owe. And if those are not options, for the time being you may want to open an account at a different bank until you get things straight with this account. Just some of my thoughts

I received a Check for $4,920.00, made out to Nora Winterbottom. Which is incorrect anyway. I have gone into BBB to locate the Business in Oakland Ca and is not listed. But, you put in the Fax Phone#310-919-0154. Shows that it is listed to “Female’s Business League” 2930 Donimgo Ave, Berkely, Ca 94705 which is totally different than the Check and The Business “Award Checks” The Financial Aid Station. You have three seperate Businesss of which BBB does not list 2 of them. Therefore I feel that this is dishonest business practices. Besides, we have had the Weber County Sherrifs Office talk with The Seniors on Scams. The Flags went up all over this thing. As much as you wish it were true. I don’t think it is. Thank you.

People be aware. Get rich schemes are on the rise.

You know what, Steve, I want to thank you for having this article up here on this website and saving my ass, thank god. This same incident almost happen to me, 3 weeks ago that is. I was joined this free work at home job called Royal Custom Jewels as a Financial Representative. My job was to get these checks by mail, then cash them in at my bank, send a moneygram via Western Union transfer, and kept the 10 percent for myself. When I went to the bank (also when I was on my way there), I just kept having this feeling that something was about to go wrong that day because even I never seen a check like this before in my life. The check looked like it was something from the Toshiba Computer Company, but was a bank (Yeah, right). Anyway, the bank teller who was about to cash in this check, look at it first and just knew it was fraud. I said to the teller, “You know, that’s the same thing I was thinking, that’s why I wanted to inform you guys to look at it, first because I don’t want anything bad happening in the future.” So, they told that it would take about three weeks from that day to solve this incident. Nothing happened yet (even though it’s been three weeks now), I will still wait. So when I got home, I tried to email the company that I was so called working for at that time. I didn’t get a single response from them every again. I knew from that day forward I was set-up. So then, three weeks later, they try to offer me another home business offer which was exactly the same one that almost tried to set me up. Boy, did I give it to they ass. They never emailed me again after what I did to them, because I knew it was the same big company, they just switched up names and stories, that’s it. So if anybody else, get some emails from the names of Julio Fernando and Rachael Rodriguez, or anybody else of this type of work where you get checks and cash them in for your supposed 10 percent comission, tell them to fuck off and don’t email me no more. I’m here to get them back for trying to pull that stunt on me. Steve, if you can give me some information on any other type of scams and legitmate jobs regular or work at home, please inform me?

Sincerely,

Juwon Manning

P.S

My email is fr_257@yahoo.com, please inform more about anything else because the more I’m reading about these stories the more I’m willing to learn more about this. I want to put a stop to these types of scams because people are losing a lot of money here. The number one rule like you said is “don’t spend no money on any type of job.”

i just got my check today, but sad to say i was only given $4,765.00. half of the $9,530.00 total amount. i would recieve the other check if i sent them the 10% commission of $953.00 within 5 days of cashing the first one.
i am so sorry for mr synder. i checked this out first. i went to the website he suggested in the letter (that i was supposed to go to AFTER i cashed the check) and it brought me here…
can we say “dumb crooks”?
there is no such thing as a free lunch. i feel bad for those who do not have internet access (i.e. the elderly and low income families) and cash these checks w\o checking them out.. warn everyone you know about this scam especially those mentioned above and those you love.

oh yeah one more thing my check was from;
smith enterprises
10336 loch lomond rd
middletown, ca. 95461
also drawn on washington mutual bank.
wamu.com- california
800-788-7000
dated 8-18-08 there fore not giving me too much time to think about it (it would expire 30 days from the date of the check)
numbers at the bottom of check
0678123222716270952677097 check number 067812

I recieved the same check today for 4,765.00 but mine is from Smith enterprises.

People who are out here like me really need the money and this really hurt me because i had already spent that money

I just received a check from Mr. Al Snyder. Thank you everyone out there for pointing out this is a bog scam.. Like others I have filed for financial aide and thought wow, too good to be true alright. I’m fixing to turn this over to the authorities.

jennifer, did yours have the same check number and routing numbers also? just curious… and a real check should have the checknumber in the number sequence at the bottom of the check
my fiance said we should all get together and track this s.o.b. down and handle him ourselves… just like scott callihan suggested…. whach-y’all-think?

My name is connie i as well got a check today 9/09/2008, from this al and a check for 4,756.00 I am a single mom thats disabled and can not work thank got my bank caught this mess before it was to late, I as well turned it into the police and f.b.i I could have lost every this do to this man.

It sounds like “Al” has been busy. Can someone scan their check and send me the jpg? It would be informative to post an image.

Hey thanks to my husband going into google with the name of Al Snyder this website came up and I too would have been taken, never at a worse time I might add, I read this letter with the attached check from Smith Enterprises, Washington Mutual bank, same as Karen’s, the exact same company, addresses, phone numbers and I also have check # 067812, with the same #’s across the bottom of the check. I was already to hit the bank and catch up some bills and put money up for Christmas, I have 5 kids and my husband and I work 40+ hours a week and I’m glad this website exists or I too would have been taken for hard earned money by some fool that is too lazy to work for a living but willing to take from those who do. Al Snyder I hope they find you and you rot in hell!!!!!!!!

Do you all think I should turn this check over to the authorities? I think he should be caught and put away for life. My check was also for 4,765.00 and signed by a Greg Smith.

Yes, I received a check today also – for $4,765. I know the grant making process and u certainly don’t get a check out of the blue from some crazy place called AwardChecks.com. Please! Called WaMu and the person I spoke to was totally clueless. Called My bank to describe the check & they told me it was definitely a scam – no WaMu watermark, just looked WRONG, stamped signature…come on…SMITH ENTERPRISES? How generic is that? Smith Enterprises in Middletown, CA does not exist. No Phone number, no nothin’ The AwardChecks website is so bogus it’s truly laughable. Trust me, I do not turn my nose up at real money. This stinks and this ‘Al Snyder’ person smells the worst. But ya know, what goes around comes around. He/she/they will get theirs. I’m turning this check into the authorities and reporting these silly, pathetic people to any & all.

THIS CHECK IS A SCAM! DO NOT DEPOSIT. DO NOT CASH. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS!

We are much better than this, I don’t care how bad things may seem, we don’t need this to make things worse. I want these folks to pay, pay well & dearly for what they’re doing. And they will!

sue,
imagine that! greg signed mine too… and yep, no water mark either… yes absolutely turn it in to the authorities.. if it wasn’t already,it became a federal offense when they dropped it in the mail.
i think the more people that give this to the officials that can investigate this,maybe the better chance they have of catching these sorry-a** scammers.

“LETS ROLL”

I got burned once by these scams. Instead of think how cool, I am thinking how can we the average person catch this screw ball. There has to ba a way to put this together to locate the party doing this. I am in Minnesota, where does he get his mailing list from? how many states does he mail to, how many shell names is he using? when you reverse search the address on the most recent check it is an apartment building/Office. I can’t see how the authorities can check all business or apartments there with out our guy getting out of dodge. When I got burned the first time the authorities said “too bad”, I should have know better. There are no local task force known to the public. Mr Al Snyder is fake name most likely. These guys are conning everyone and here we are posting on this site. why can’t we take charge and kick his ass at his own game. If you got a letter lets mail his fake checks back shreaded, it is worth the 42 cents to send it all back to him. I am sure that he would love a mail box full of shreaded paper and love letters from those he has taken. How many of us applied for “work at home” jobs or “grant” sites? I bet all of us – find the common sites and find our scam artist just waiting for us to log onto his site, he gets our names, address and we all want to make extra money from home – we put ourselves out there. Maybe the post office has information on him and if the letters come back he may get noticed. a couple hunder letters to a company that doesn’t exist is sure to get someones attention in the mail fraud division. I am sending my letter back to hell where it came from. None of us needs this headache.

Mr Al Snyder could make life a lot easier for everybody by keeping his 10% and just send cash instead of a bogus check.

Listen up to everyone that has been scammed by Al Snyder (which is probably not his/her real name anyway). I just received a check in the mail also from Smith Enterprises for $4,765.00 signed by Greg Smith dated 8/18/08. Took check to my Credit Union and they verified it was a scam. I think that we all should get together and file a class action lawsuit against this Al Snyder or whoever is responsible for these scams and maybe as a group we can put a stop to this, put the perpentraters behind bars and get paid on top of it. We can at least try to get the amount of money we were scammed for. I am in a financial bind myself and would love for all of us to be compensated for the mental anquish that Al Synder has put us threw. I am turning my check over to the Post Office General, the local FBI office and the Sheriffs Department. Something has to be done as soon as possible.

I just received a check in the mail also from Smith Enterprises for $4,765.00 from Al Snyder and almost fell for it before I looked the scam up on ripoffreport.com, thank goodness. How much nastier can people become. Giving us false hopes out of debt troubles….*Sigh* Oh well. Thanks to you guys I didn’t fall for it. I am writing Fox News as I encourage all of you to do also, or any local news station, so others can be aware of this scam and not lose what some of us have lost.

Now Smith Enterprise is target name and the offer of $4980 & 10% to the scammer still applies.

Springboro, OH 45066

I received a check today from good ole Al and I’ve been seriously considering all day to deposit it because of the financial problems my family is having but I AM SO GLAD I searched the guy’s name and saw this website!!! Thank you so much! Just ripped the check up:) You’ve saved me and my family from unnecessary and worse financial problems than we’re already in. God Bless You.

my wife got a check in the mail yesterday and me being the non believing sceptic SOB that I am checked it out, thanks to this website the check has been shredded.

I’ve just been scammed mentally but not physically broke. Al Snyder did send a check to me in the amount of $4795.00 and said if I send his 10% to the given instructions, he will send my other check by express mail…same amount…all mine.

Anyway, company name was Smith Enterprise. Bank name…Washington Mutual Bank…this bank was real and did not have any account for Smith’s Enterprise. I just saved my butt $953.00.

Beware!!!!!

we received one of alls checks, took to our bank to check it outand were told it was good.however we looked it up on the web and or now waiting for the bank to contact authorities .hope we catch this JERK.

9-11-08
I have also been scammed by this guy, what an a**, I am already in the red and really thought this check was legit, thank GOD for my boss looking up this guy for me and finding out that this was a scam. Unfortunately I took the check and opened up a savings account with it, although I was waiting for the check to clear to send Mr. Snyder his commission because I do not have $953.00 just laying around to throw away. I am now dealing with the bank to get the check stopped from being processed, and letting their fraud department know about this, my husband spoke with Washington bank and let them know this is still going on and their name is being drug in the mud along with Al Snyder whoever he may be. As soon as I get done with the bank and retrieve a photocopy of the check I will be going to the FBI with the check copy and the letter that came with it. There has to be a way to track this person and put him away, there is too much technology today for them to not be able to trace his IP address on the computer he is using to set up his web page and get his money from us. I will not stop until something is done about this, it makes me sick he is taking advantage of people who can’t afford to be taken advantage of. So let’s see what we can get done and put this guy where he belongs, and anyone who wants to start a class action law suit against this scum bag please email me at jjentplus@yahoo.com. Something will be done or I will not rest!

i to recevied a check for the amount of 4,765 dollars and was to told to do the same thing by sending money to somebody i have never met or talked to, this is a real scam down to every detail, what you are supposed to do is limit the number of finger prints on the check and mailing envolpe and put them in a zip lock bag and get to your local FBI office to the fraud department even though it will probably never get the light of day cause there are millions of scams out there like this. so this is what we should do every one who has gat one of these things goto the web site and go through with the payment details and just over load there servers with a mass amount of stuff.

I also received a check today from Smith Enterprises, WAMU bank for $4765.00. Where do I report this? I still have the letter, “check”, envelope, etc. This creep needs to be caught!

Nicole, we’ve been looking for an example. If you’re willing to mail it to me, send me a note and I’ll give you my snail mail address. Email me at joe[at]ivetriedthat[dot]com.
Thanks!

Has anyone tried to access Al’s web site recently?

Misty, you rock. I hope you can latch onto his throat and not let go. These things are notoriously hard to prosecute, but that shouldn’t stop us from trying.

JOE I JUST TRIED THE DOT COM ONE… AND GOT A REDIRECT TO ANOTHER SITE THAT REQUIRED ME TO DISABLE THE POPUP BLOCKER AND RUN SOME KIND OF APPLICATION. KINDA LEARY TO DO THAT, DO NOT KNOW WHAT KIND OR IF THERE ARE ANY VIRUSES ATTACHED. BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY… THE E-DRESS IS…AwardChecks.com or as he says in the letter to try AwardsChecks.NET then click on the name link, Grant Broker;Al Synder

Great point, Karen. I didn’t have that trouble with Firefox, but when I visited it with Internet Explorer, I got all kinds of funky garbage. We’ll check it out. Thanks.

I just received a check from Smith Enterprises from the infamous Al Snyder as well. I knew it was a scam from day one because I work for a granting company and know for a fact this is fraud. I am going to contact the authorities today to report it and give them the check, envelope and such.
There are so many scams out there these days its not even funny. Most these people are from another country. They will do anything to get money except the right way, work for it.
Yes I could have used the money but know that you just dont get grants unless paperwork is involved. Companies just dont give away money.
Yes this is a fraud and the criminals need to be brought to justice.

I received a check for $4950.00 today, From Al Snyder. The name of the company is EL Cajon Consulting. I didn’t know what to think of it and decided to look it up on the net and found this site. Thank God I didn’t cash it. I tried calling the better business bureau, but they have not gotten back with me. Who do I report this to???

So i too recieved a check but it was for $4,765.00 which was supposed to be one payment of two, and i was supposed to give mr.Al Snyder 10% comm. or w/e. Well i called to verify the check with WAMU bank and they said that they hadnt had any calls about fraud checks from them or anything, oh and its from Smith Enterprises (yea right!) so after talking to a lady she said take it to one of the WAMU branches to verify if it is fake or not, well there is non close to me and i was telling her about it and she said “i’m going to say that it is a fraud.” so just beware! i didnt cash it or attempt too. Not worth all the trouble, i must convienent on his timing, my husband and i have been applying for grants for college now for over a month. Just thought i would update you with the newer checks being sent out. He also provided a website Awardchecks.com WHAT A FAKE! HE NEEDS TO BE ARRESTED! How do i report this? How can i help get him caught?! if you have any ideas email me kandeenalan@yahoo.com

I too recieved a check from Mr.Snyder from El Cajon consulting for $4,950.00 one of two after the 10% comission of $990.00 was paid in five days then the second check for the same amount would be air mailed from Europe where he supposedly is for a month. This is crazy! I will be happy to scan this and pot it when I get home. Thanks you guys! You saved me from making a huge mistake. I am a single mother getting ready to purchase a new home.

Hey I also received one of Mr Snyders checks had a feeling it was to good to be true, but since WAMU is a vaild bank in the states and the check was not coming from Cananda or out of the United States it should be ok….I was wrong. This guy neds to be caught.

WOW! Al Synder is a busy man.
I received my check today. It too was dated for 8/18/2008, stating it was to void 30 days from this date.

Smith Enterprises
10336 Loch Lomond Rd
Middletown, CA 95461
Check Amount; $4765.00
Check# 067812
“067xxx” :322xxx7: 09xxx097″

Washington Mutual Bank
wamu.com – California
800-788-7000

This is all the information on the check and from reading the others who posted, the information is all the same. It to promises to send the other check in the exact same amount once his/her 10% commission is paid. Thank God I found this website, cause I can’t afford any more finanical problems. I hope this “Al Synder” gets caught!

Thanks for posting that information, Gina. I edited the account numbers because sometimes they belong to real people who are the other victims of this scam. It’s not likely that the account is still open, but just to be safe…

Thanks to everyone who has been posting this information. I just received a check from Al Synder on September 11, 2008 with all the same information. Business name is El Cajon Consulting in El Cajon, California. Thank god I came to this website first before cashing it. Thanks to eveyone.

OMGosh !! what is it with this fraud crap out there. I too recieved a check or 4.950.00 From El Cajon Consulting in 1464 Graves, Ca 92021 a Washington Mutal Bank check. I took it to my bank just to get the tellers opinion. she said is looks, feels & seems real, but didn’t deposit it as it seems to good to be true. People beware… I actually entertained the idea ‘wonder if it is true’ because a company paid for my son’s physical therapy bike, it was like a grand. The company paid for this wanted to see his picture & know where their money was being used. People beware.. my adopted phrase is ‘if it sounds too good to be true, it is most likely not true.
If there is a way we can bond together to get this crooked company, please let me know.

I received a grant check also from Al Snyder for 4,753 and i knew it was to real to be true. Yeah the bank did exist and the routing # was valid at the time. I had my bank run it through security and it came back fake. Whoever this is they need they ass kicked for this and they need to be under the jail. We also should be able to sue this person for putting our life on the line for his stupidness

My mom today received a check for $4,870.00 on a Washington Mutual Bank check. My mom is retired and living on SS money. She said she was doing research on grants so she get money to connect to the City sewer lines. I took the check and told her I would research this. Didn’t sound right to me. The check is from Al Snyder from Davis Software Concepts @ 22287 Mulholland Hwy. Calabasas, CA 91302. Another thing my mom said was that she only researched, didn’t put her name or address on any websites. I beleive when you click on what ever site Mr Al is trying to use to scam people, is tracking your ULR. And getting your name and address that way.

I also recieved a check from al today. WAMU check from Davis Software Concepts in Pasadena. the same 10% commission w/in 5 days crap.I;m here in northern Minnesota. Luckily I work at a bank and knew almost immediately it was fake. Took it to work tried to verify it obviously it was a scam turned it into the bank manager who is forwarding to it to the fraud department and we’re forwarding copies to all the branches in our area so that they are more aware of the scam hitting our area.

Thanks to everyone who has been posting this information. My husband just received a check from Al Synder on October 13, 2008 with all the same information. Business name is Davis Software Concepts in Calabasas, California. Thank god I came to this website first before cashing it. Thanks to eveyone.

On 10-14-2008 I got a check in the amount of $4975.00. A letter atached said that it was a grant and the amount was only half of my grant. Al Snyder a grant broker wanted me to cash the check and send him $995 his 10% commission.After I cashed the check I needed to go to http://www.ContactGrantBrokers.info or http://www.ContactGrantBrokers.NET and follow instructions to send him his 10%. After I send his 10% I would recieve the other half of my money.The check is from a company called UPLAND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT the bank is Washington Mutual Bank. I am thankful I found that it was a scam before I was out $995.

I received a check today too from Al Synder from Upland Product Development in Upland,CA. I knew if was a scam since my mom’s friend received a check like this one about two weeks ago and I researched it. I want to find out what we need to do with this scheck and who to get it to so they can try to find this guy. Also if he was the one signing the check it is not kim someone else is signing the checks.

Mr.Snyder is now sending checks out from UplandProduct Developemant in Oakland,Ca.
My check was in to amount of $4975.00. I opened a new acccount witih it. I did not use my own bank account. I will be concelling that account today.

I recieved a check in the mail from this mr snyder and it had the upland corp name on it. I too looked at the addreess they gave me and saw mr snyders picture. I’m very sceptical and did not want to lose money so i looked up the awardchecks .com and got this site. I was glad to find out that this was a scam before i did anything with the check. I really hope that they get this guy. I too looked up the address from the contactgrantbrobers.info site and found no listing for this uls finance company that was listed on the site. I will be contacting my authorities about this as well. thanks again you saved me alot of heartache.

I, too, received a check from the infamous “Al Snyder”. It was dated 10/03/08 and valid for 30 days. It had all the same requirements as all the others have had. It came from Upland Product Development in Upland, CA. I also received one from ‘Al Snyder” last spring. The first one I destroyed, but this is going to the authorities. Too many people have been hurt by this person’s greed. I sure hope they catch this guy–SOON!!

I am so happy I found this web site. I am also a single mother and the money would have come in handy. I wish someone would find Mr Al Snyder and rip both of his arms off and beat him with them.

I also was scammed by Mr.Snyder and the check was from Upland Product Development. I just got access to the internet so unfortunatly I got whamed before it was to late! I am a single mother of three children and work very ,very hard for our money and I am in so much trouble & debt because of this I don’t know what to do now!! I am the only one in my area that I know of that has received this from that SOB!!!!!!!! I am about to lose my house because this put me so far under!!! I think that SOB Snyder should really have to pay those of us back that has cashed the check or that has any money out at all!!! This really isn’t funny when you mess up peoples lives, and their chldren’s college money!!

Just a little follow up! I see Al is still up to his old ways. I contacted my bank and they are willing to let me make payments back. The authorites have not had any leads. This is rediculous. I also checked into a lawsuit against him, but him or his companies are nowhere to be found. I guess we all have to just suck it up and pay the price for our mistakes in this situation. WAMU Bank can’t even find this person.

I didn’t receive a check from Al Synder but I do have a suggestion as too how he can possibly be caught. I’m sure that the authorities don’t consider these situations a priority unfortunately so it would be up to citizens or a “private detective”.

A suggestion to catching him would be::

I am very familiar with Western Union and Moneygrams I send them to my brother. And when you send a money transfer it goes to a zip code area.

For example if it’s requested that you send the money transfer to 60652 the person receiving the money can pick up the money at any Western Union or Moneygram location within that zip code.

Before sending the money ALL the locations within that zip code must be informed that anyone picking up the exact amount sent should notify authorities or in some cases hopefully they have surveillance.

I think this would work because due to the amount he chooses to send, how many people send off set amounts such as 10% of 4,975 with would be 497.00 unless they are paying a bill.
This suggestion to the authorities or even when done by an individual might help to “nab” this guy. Good Luck I sympathize with all of you.

This is a time will there will be many preying on those struggling.

i received one of these let me help you for nothing check. all i had to do was send back a commission. Add Jim Walsh to the list. I called the bank the check is supposedly drawn from and they confirmed the fraudulent check– said they have had others calling with the same info. it’s sad.

I ran awardchecks.net thru whois. Send the partyvan there plz. I’m surprised no ones done it before, but you can easily look up who owns domains, trace IP’s, and most e-mails yourself. I signed up for inboxdollars and paidsurveys and have been getting those scam spam e-mails for months.

http://www.whois.net/whois_new6.cgi?d=awardchecks&tld=net

Al Is up to the same trick but some minor changes. The company name is the Grant Organization. Oddly enough the fax number is still the same 310-919-0154. It is still registered to the Female’s Business League. Their scammer sight for payment is http://www.findgrantpeople.net or .info. Somebody must be placing pressure on Al because he is asking for untracable money cards not prepaid Visa or Mastercard. The bank is Key Bank, Check written by Integrated Payment Sytems. New twist on scam they send a 945 dollar check of the 10,000 dollar “grant” you send him 4.09% or $409 in return in less than 5 days then he’ll send the remainder of the $10,000($9055). The http://www.findgrantpeolpe.net is registered to Registrant:
Cassie Jennings
Cassie Jennings
6116 43rd St W
Bradenton, FL, US
34210
Voice: +1.9417616250
Fax:
EMail: rcfi983@gawab.com
The Web site it directs you to is http://www.giveorganization.biz is registered to Registrant Name: Jacqueline Haywood
Registrant Organization: Jacqueline Haywood
Registrant Address1: 3601 El Conlon Ave
Registrant City: Las Vegas
Registrant State/Province: NV
Registrant Postal Code: 89102
Registrant Country: United States
Registrant Country Code: US
Registrant Phone Number: +1.7026285086
Registrant Email: lho33245@usa.com
Hope this is helpful . These people wre probably scammed into setting the up. I’m checking with the bank with how to prceed . Thanks for all the info