I received a letter from "American Sweepstakes Club" stating I won 3rd prize in a drawing for $100,000. They also enclosed a check for $2787.91 and said it was for tax costs, duty, expensives, travel. Now the check was from "Akzo Nobel" which is a world-company dealing with pharmasueticals, this particular branch, in Rosalind, NJ. My question is.....What would happen if I cashed the check and let it sit in my bank? The letter stated that money is lawfully neccessary that I spend it on the expenses I had brought up earlier. Though if it is a scam.......This is money I think they wanted me to send them, they left me a #, though when i called it, I said I got this letter and want to know why it was sent, they hung up on me. The number was from Quebec.
2006-12-13 07:50:49 · 13 answers · asked by Gary J 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
The scam might be to get you to call that number. Unfortunately, in other countries, it isn't illegal to charge like $1000 per minute and things like that. So you should call your phone company and see how expensive that call was.
2006-12-13 08:33:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. If you deposit a worthless check (which it probably is) you will have a heck of a time convincing the authorities you were duped.
File it under b1N. Much better than filling out a Form ID10T after being found guilty of passing a forged check.
2006-12-13 07:54:07 · answer #2 · answered by skip 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got a call one time from a guy saying that i had been chosen for a government tax rebate of $8000, but i had to give my bank account number in order to recieve it. The thing about checks is that they can get the account number of where it was deposited, and allow them access to withdraw money from the account. Contat the better business bureau (BBB) about the name of the company, and any information you can find. Contat your bank and alert them, then call the police or something for advice about how to handle it.
2006-12-13 07:57:59 · answer #3 · answered by roman_ninja 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check is bogus and there is no sweepstakes.
The check will bounce but only after the bank releases the funds. You are probably supposed to wire the funds back to them or to some third party to pay those expenses.
2006-12-13 08:03:19 · answer #4 · answered by Wayne Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I receive the same kinds of scams like 10 a week, always adding them the my Span folder the best one your family from Africa (my in mind I'm Native American and white, I know my white family tree pretty will.None of my relatives have traveled there. or the eBay spoof, that I get from my old eBay address. It's pretty sad most of my spoof are Russian,Chinese
2006-12-13 07:55:25 · answer #5 · answered by Monet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Major scam. Don't cash the check. Rip it up or notify the Postmaster at your local post office.
If you cash the check it will bounce and cost you
money.
2006-12-13 08:02:15 · answer #6 · answered by Precious Gem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam. Dozens of them on the web. The check will eventually bounce.
2006-12-13 07:53:35 · answer #7 · answered by wizjp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The check will bounce. They expect you to send them money before you find out it is a bad check.
2006-12-13 07:54:01 · answer #8 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't cash it. Never heard of this one, but sounds kinda fishy to me. Hopefully someone else will have more info.
2006-12-13 07:58:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like they may have you're bank acnt # & as soon as you deposit the check they will withdraw it. Sounds fishy.
2006-12-13 07:59:41 · answer #10 · answered by jimbobob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋