I received a letter telling me I won $125,000 in the De-lotto North American and London Sweepstakes Lottery. A check was enclosed for $3,875.00 of which $2,875.00 was to be paid by Western Union directly to a tax agent. I was instructed not to try to cash the check until I called the phone number they gave me. I immediately checked the internet and found other people who received the same letter but with different banks on the check. My check showed JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. The letter was from Toronto, Ontario Canada but had no return address on the envelope which was strange to begin with.
Before I checked anything out I saw a red flag showing it was a rip-off because I am not sure how the tax rates are in Canada but in the US, the $2,875.00 would be a drop in the bucket compared what would be actually due in taxes on a winning amount of $125,000.00. These guys need to make sure they have the correct information before trying to rip someone off that has sense enough to check on what is in the letter they sent.
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