This is one of the worst scams I have seen in a long time. What hurts the most is it targeted my elderly Mother, who tends to enter all the mail-in contests she receives in the mail.
Sounds to me like the crooks have researched "dead" accounts and business names so a quick research on the internet may cause someone to think they are legit. But if you know who to ask and where to research, you can get past these crooks.
Unfortunately, this scam actually had a check enclosed that looked VERY authentic and convincing with a well-known bank name, Wells Fargo Bank, on the check. Fortunately, Wells Fargo has a fraud reporting system on their website, so things like this can be reported so their legal eagles can deal with these crooks!
I talked to the business division of Wells Fargo regarding mail fraud like this and they were able to verify the account and router number on the check.
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