I received a letter from New Sentry Marketing stating that I have unclaimed lottery winnings in the amount of $300,0000.
Also enclosed was a check in the amount of $4250, which was deducted from my winnings. The later went on to state that I should use SOME of the money to pay for taxes on my big winnings.
And then you are requested to cash the check and moneygram them $4000, which by the way is the tax amount. Makes you wonder if this is the tax amount why aren't you sending it to the IRS instead of back to the company who sent you the letter?
The catch is if you do as they say and CASH the check the bank is liable for the invalid check and can't come after you but if you deposit the check into your account and then take out $4000 for the moneygram you will have to pay the bank back the $4000 as they soon find out the check is invalid.
THat is why the letter clearly states to cash the check.
If you receive a check in the mail for winnings go online and search for free routing numbers and enter the routing number of the check (at the bottom the first set of 9 digit numbers) this site will tell you if the aba is valid or invalid.
My letter asked me to contact a claims attorney, Tina Smith at 1-647-866-3967.
Save yourself a big headache and don't cash the check or send the moneygram these are scams. If you didn't enter into an international lottery you can't win now can you?
Good luck and be smart about these type of claims do the research on the internet first.
God Bless.
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