Letter from Ridgewood Marketing Inc.
Dated March 11
Claim #
Award Claim Notification
Final Notice
We have made unsuccessful attempts to contact you regarding your Consumer REwards Program winning. Your name attached to ticket number 3749065 drew the lucky wining ticket.
In accordance with the Consumer REwards Program Commission policy, you proze award money has been forwarded to our clearing/disbursement institution to release your funds to you.
Your lump sum payout is US $8000.00 (eight thousand dollars) CONGRATULATIONS!
Kindly contact Claims Agent Alexia Andrews at 1-905-598-5020 as soon as you receive this notice for further instructions on how to claim your grand winning. (This is where her name changes from usually same first name origin and a completely different last name)
We have enclosed a check for the sum of US$986.89 Per your state regulations, you will be required to paya tax and processing fee before your lump sum wimming can be sent to you. Payment will be made directly to your tax agent. You will also need to fax you tax payment receipt to teh fax number above.
Yours Sincerely
B. Mayers
Promotion Manager I called the number and talked with the Alexia, when I requested to speak with her, she said "this is Lexi". She told me this was not a scam to get personal information and I would never be asked my SS # or any other identifiable information. She continued to expalin how I was entered into this program - when you are a part of a rewards program you are asked at a store checkout your phone number and zip code - this was how I was entered. She told me that my check was now activiated and I could deposit it, after the check cleared I was to call back and get the closest tax commission place to go to and pay my taxes on the lump sum... After I paid this I would receive the remaining amount of the $8000.00. She said it would take 12-24 hours for the check to clear the bank. Also told me that usually the total amount of taxes was approximately 10% plus any fees that the agency charged. She also added that all the compnaies listed the bottom of the letter along with several others were part takers in this deal and each company put up so much money for the winnings; however, she was unable to tell me which rewards program transaction resulted in me winning. What she did not know that I am only an active member of one rewards program. I called customer service of the rewards program and they had never heard of this marketing company andtold me that cooporate office considered this action fraudulant and an investigation would be done. Please call your rewards program if you are still in doubt after reading this.
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