The first week of May I received a $2,962.00 check dated 04/23/07 along with a letter stating I won $68K through a computer ballot system held on 12/28/06 (4 months earlier?). Oddly the letter indicated that the check was to cover my paying accounting, tax processing and clearance fees for the prize.
All appeared very well presented and authenticate. Nice letter. Great looking check. But, I couldn't understand why I would have to pre-pay fees to win? Or why they simply didn't send the $68K check, less these so-called fees.
The sad part is that unsuspecting person might actually deposit the check, wait the "24 to 48 hours for the check to clear" (which normally takes about 10 days), call to claim their prize, and then be asked to pay the so-called associated fees using their own personal banking account (since their check will bounce).
What a SCAM! You've just been ripped off. The only true winner is the guy who just ripped you off the amount of the check they sent you.
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