Is woodland securities group a legitimate company?

I have entered a poetry contest. Was told I won along with 10 other people to split $1,000,000.00. I was sent a check for $3,660.43 and told to deposit this chick to cover the cost of a surcharge. This cost was covered by the sponsor because by law I should not have to pay for my prize money of $100,000.00. I have deposited the first check and now woodland securities group wants me to send a check to them for the same amount to cover the surcharge. I searched the web to see if this might be a scam. I found nothing BUT also could not find anything on woodland securities group. any info would be helpful. thank you

No, it is not!!! I also recieved a letter stating the same thing and I also got a check for the same amount as you did. My check was supposedly from a "sponsor" called Arizona Public Services, or APS. Being skeptical just like you, I went online to check it out and couldn't find anything on the Woodland Securities Group. That set off some red flags for me and I went to look into the APS (the company who sent me the check) and they are a valid company. It turns out that this is a major power/electricity company in Arizona and so I called APS and the representative I talked to (his name was Adam) said that they have been recieving a lot of calls on this and that the check is a fraud and he transferred me to a Mr. Amos's voicemail, told me to leave a message including my name and a telephone # to contact me back at. Adam said that they would probably be requesting that I fax them a copy of the check so that Mr. Amos could continue the fraud investigation. If at all possible, I would suggest contacting the company who sent you the check to let them know that you have just discovered this was a scam. Also, I would NOT, under any circumstances, send ANY money to Woodland Securities Group. They are a total scam!!! I am planning on calling my "contest manager" from Woodland Securities Group and listening to what they have to say and then telling them that I have already contacted APS and know that they are running a scam. I repeat, do NOT send Woodland Securities Group ANYTHING!!!

so if i put the one check in my account, it will be cashed and will be mine or what?? is the check that they sent me good ?? and if i dont send them money back its my money eh? Report It

this thin has scam written all over it. did the check actually cash in your account?
if so consider it your winnings and forget about the whole thing ever happened.
do NOT send money.

I received this same letter and check in the mail today, 5/5/07.
Is this a scam, because that was my first thought, so I immediately got online, and thats how I found you. have you had any problems since you deposited the check in your acct.

I feel the same as the other person that made the comment,
just collect and consider the $3660.42 the winning and call it a day. I am not sending any money to anyone..