OK so I got two letters in the mail today. One from us sweepstakes advisors and one from las vegas, nevada actionable award program, both stating I had won over 3 million dollars. They sure LOOK legit. Signatures, barcodes, stamps etc. All that good stuff.
Now, I am a 19 year old single mother, my daughter is 3 1/2 months old. Father in iraq, therefore not here to help. I work part-time at blockbuster, paying just above minimum wage, barely getting by, living from paycheck to paycheck. Because of my ex husband I have more debt then most middle aged adults.
I'm sure there are people out there in the same boat as I am. But it isn't so much about trying to scam people out of $20 (cause even though times are hard. 20 bucks won't really put me in the POOR HOUSE). It's about the hope that this kind of bullsh* can bring to unfortunate people down on their luck and willing to do just about anything for a little financial relief.
False hope is one of the worst and most scarring of scams. I thought there were laws against this kinda crap in the mail! Guess not.
If you recieve on of these letters, READ IT WORD FOR WORD AS CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE. One of the biggest red flags is the fact that they will take CASH for your $20 "document fee". No legitimate company will take cash for any type of payment.
Don't get your hopes up. Thats what theyre counting on. That's what they use to scam you!
P.S. The only thing I've noticed is that on all these scam sights about these "companies" I've never once seen a report of someone sending in the money and not recieving anything. Hmmm strange..
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