I recieved a letter in the mail from a company called, "The Guardian Group". The letter said I had won their annual sweepstakes for $30,000 and told me if I called thier toll-free number and gave a reference number that was enclosed with the letter I could claim the prize. They also enclosed a check for about $3000 and said that money was to be used to pay for the taxes on the sweepstakes money.
Has anyone ever heard of this company or scam? I tried to find their website but there is more than one company called "The Guardian Group" and none of the websites I found fit the bill.
Any info is much appreciated, thank you.
2006-12-18 08:22:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
It's a scam to get your bank info and steal all your money.
2006-12-18 08:25:24 · answer #1 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this is a scam. My sister in law recently got something similar to this. She checked it up on the Internet and got a long list of scam companies and i believe that was one of them. Also that is just one of things that are too good to be true!
2006-12-18 16:29:39 · answer #2 · answered by Julie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this general concept is a well known scam. If you didn't enter a sweepstakes, you didn't win anything. That's just not how it works.
2006-12-18 16:24:59 · answer #3 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Totally a scam. 3k check will bounce
2006-12-18 16:26:40 · answer #4 · answered by wizjp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These things go around remember if it seems too good to be true then IT IS there is no free lunch
2006-12-18 16:26:15 · answer #5 · answered by L J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋