I received a letter that was mailed with a Canadian stamp, had a couple of Canadian web addresses on the outside, and a return address in Ohio. No company name. The letter inside had a reference #, and the letter informed me that I had won $39,000 because I was randomly selected as a 3rd category winner of the 2nd quarter of 2009 sweepstakes draw, because I shopped online during the past holiday season for sweepstakes and games, etc. Also enclosed was a check drawn from a bank in California for $3300, to cover administrative taxes and clearance fees, which I was supposed to deposit in my bank, and then when the funds become available, contact one of two particular people, and I would get my $39,000 in a couple of days. The man I talked to assured me that this was no scam. My son called the man back to make sure it was not a scam and to ask alot more questions than I did, and the man got very upset with him, and actually told him that if we wanted our money, deposit the check. If not, oh well, and he hung up on my son. The man also said something about being affiliated with Publisher's Clearinghouse, and he also said he was working with the Government. We also checked with the B.B.B. For that city, and they said they didn't even have a listing for this particular company. It is a good thing for me that my son has more common sense about these kinds of things, because I might have fallen for it, and it would have cost me alot more than the time I spent to research the whole deal. Lesson learned! Research, research, research, people! It may be a bit of an inconvenience, but you'll sure be glad you did, in the long - run!
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