I have already seen a few of these on usacomplaints.com, but I wanted to add this one as well. These b@st@rds tried to rip off my 87-yr-old grandfather! The text is as follows:
Fidelity financial trust
8905 Alen Street,
Saint John, NF, Canada. Tel: 1-604-779-6302
30TH March..
Claim number AGG 89-45-12
RE: PRIZE WINNING PAYOUT
We are pleased to advise that you are one of the winners in the "CONSUMER PROMOTION DRAW" organized for all customers of the major stores in U.S.A. And CANADA e.G. Wal-Mart, Sears, Home Depot, Safeway
Your name was attached to an ENTRY SLIP with serial number 5674599 and drew the lucky winning numbers 45-97-89-66
You are entitled to the sum of US $250,000.00 (TWO hundred and fifty thousand dollars) Payable to you by CERTIFIED CHECK, and will be delivered to you by a courier company (FedEx or UPS). You are therefore advised to contact YOUR CLAIM AGENT
JAMES BAKER: 1-800-207-5908
Monday through Fridays... 8am... To... 6pm (Pacific Standard Time), for further instructions on how to claim your big winnings.
Enclosed is a check of US $4,550.00, this check is for the payment of the (NON RESIDENTS) CANADIAN TAX which is applicable to your winning, that way you don't need to put up your money up: front.
This tax is payable to your tax agent by MONEYGRAM as stated below:
TAX AGENT: CHRISTA BENSON
# 76 8TH A VENUE
ST JOHN NF, CANADA.
TAX AMOUNT; $3,880 us dollars
PAYMENT METHOD: Money Gram
DO NOT ACT ON THIS LETTER UNTILL YOU SPEAK WITH YOUR CLAIMS AGENT For advice on how to claim your winnings.
T. KISHER
{Insert goofy fake scribble here}
(Vice President Finance)
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