BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - A western New York supermarket chain is warning customers to watch out for bogus checks in the mail.
Wegmans says a number of customers have been calling in, claiming they won a sweepstakes. The checks range in amounts up to $3, 900, but also asks the winner to pay fees and taxes before it can be cashed. They're even asked to call a number to provide information.
Fraudulent checks are being floated with the name of Wegmans Food Markets Inc., the Rochester-based grocer said.
On Friday, Wegmans began alerting consumers to a scam that involves fraudulent checks bearing the company’s name in mailings.
Nearly all who have contacted Wegmans live in states outside of Wegmans’ market area, and a few live in Canada, Wegmans officials said.
The face amount of the checks is between $2, 700 and $3, 900. The letters claim the recipient has won a sweepstakes or lottery and ask the recipient to pay upfront fees, or taxes, before the check can be cashed, or the mailer instructs the recipient to call a number to provide additional information, according to Wegmans.
“We immediately notified law enforcement authorities when we became aware of the bogus checks, and the matter is now in their hands. We urge consumers who receive such a check to contact their local authorities, ” said Jo Natale, Wegmans’ director of media relations.

Wegmans is very unprofessional. During the hustle of christmas week I made the mistake of shopping at this store. After an eight hour day of work I went grocery shopping picked up a few things, ordered a large sub and chinese food from the walkery. Every cashier line was open and crowded so we made our way over to the pizzaria to cash out. While there waiting I began a phone call that lasted til I was at the register. Being absent minded I forgot about the chinese food in the bottom basket and the cashier hadn't said anything about it either. Not realizing it I walked out the store with the food soon after security was yelling at me and having my boyfriend and I come back into the store. Once I was in the security office I was being told im going to be arrested. I still had 70 dollars on me that day and was more than willing to pay for the chinese food. When I said that the male security guard began swearing at me infront of another female employee who became teary eyed. The man kept swearing at me, calling me a "lying bitch" and using words like "cunt". Even under the circumstances I was there for I found the male security guards language to be very unprofessional considering I was being cooperative and compliant. The only time he stopped speaking like that when I pulled my cell phone out and began recording the conversation. After being arrested and publicly humiliated infront other customers i was told my groceries could be picked up by my boyfriend but the security guard gave him a hard time about it even though there was a recite for the groceries in the bag. Reguardless to say I am upset this has happened and disappointed in the way the matter was handled. But just like a former Wegmans employee told me before, I'm just a quota.

Wegmans Pharmacy slogan needs to be changed to “Everyday you get out Best….just not today”. I must say how appalled I am in the way Wegmans Pharmacy has been treating it’s customers. Even as an onlooker I have noticed other customers being belittled and mistreated as patients being forced to accept anything and everything told to them by the pharmacy. Being certified in the field of pharmacy I know the rules and laws both state and moral for treating patients, thus I am aware of the options that are available to me as a patient. Options being withheld by Wegmans. An important prescription was not in stock due to their order being held up by a storm, and I was told they were to borrow the medication from a neighboring Wegmans to insure I would not be left without. Upon arrival to the second Wegmans, 20 miles later, I was encountered by a frustrated pharmacist yelling that the other Wegmans made an error and he would NOT fill my prescription due to insurance regulations nor lend the medication, and that I should have been notified, which I was not. Neither store would take responsibility for the error thus I was forced to go without, and to leave a pharmacy that had my medication, because he simply “chose” not to help. With frustrations flaring due to lack of reasoning behind their actions I was simply left at the counter as they walked away from me. Now frustrated to the point of tears and out of options I contacted the pharmacy manager, and a front-end manager who then referred me to complain to corporate, and so that is what I did. The physical repercussions of going without this medication was unacceptable and complaining to an email was not sufficient, so I contacted the Pharmacy to have the manager return my call to discuss the inappropriate way I was treated. In the end I voice my opinion via email to the corporate office twice, made a complaint to the front-end manager, and left a message for the pharmacy manager, in which I did not receive a response from either the local level or the corporate office, not even an apology. A company that does not accept that fact that a medication is life altering should not be in the medical customer service field. Wegmans may keep their customer’s coming back due to low prices, but their customer service is becoming even lower.

Why is it at you're store on peach st you card all customers for beer sales ??? My 86 year old father could NOT buy beer because he no longer drives !! Very poor you really can't tell he is old enough ?? And why the hell do you scan all drivers licences where is this scanned info going too ?? There is NO rash of fake drivers licences going around so thats bull !! I have 3 friends that own 2 bars and a beer distributer they are not seeing fake id's. If a customer looks underaged card them like everyone else I still think this scanned info you're sending some where could be going to pendot for all I know..Well Keep scanning I won't shop ever again at wegmens and you just lost 7K a year !!! I'll shop and buy my beer at Giant Eagle.. And the one clerk told me wegmans turned down a 101 year old guy because he had no ID !!! Are you kidding me !!! You're policy sucks !!! And you lost a good customer you're loss and a lot of other people are complaining about this too don't believe me stand by the beer checkout for a hour...Good BY Wegmans!!

When Wegmans opened a number of years ago it had an amazing impact on the quality of food shopping in the Lehigh Valley. Normally I hate to go shopping but the local Wegmans is a very pleasant social experience. The store is always clean and well stocked, and the staff is very knowledgeable and helpful. Thumbs up to a great store!