I just recieved a letter today from the national awards advisory center , and it told me that I'm a guaranteed winner of 1,900,000.00 in cash and awards. But that i needed to send a 19.99 check before 1/28/07. I sent it out immediatley because of the deadline, It also said once its recieved the entire amount as reported will be dispatched to you upon reciept of your signed. and that Prize payments schedueled but keeps saying win-opportunity sponsor guaranteed for payment to selected winner. But yet everywhere it keeps saying that I'm the guaranteed winner. I don't know if I just sent this check out and it was a fraud! What should I do? Has anyone ever heard of them?
2007-01-23 09:01:23 · 5 answers · asked by sheila f 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
If you ever have to pay for a contest prize, then it is a SCAM. Call up your bank and freeze payment immediately. There have been a rash of major guaranteed prize winners recently, so you are not the only one.
If you know that you entered a contest and are informed that you have won, they would not charge you any amount for the prize.
Legitimate contests will inform you that you have won something or just outright send you the prize (I know from experience). Whenever there is correspondence from a group that you are unfamiliar with, look them up online to see if they are an honest organization (or if they even exist).
Personally, I have never heard of them at all. If something says you are a guaranteed winner, it is just like saying "you may have already won" on the envelope. You just need to be more careful from now on.
2007-01-23 09:18:58 · answer #1 · answered by icehoundxx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've been scammed for $19.99. Go immediately to your bank and change your account. They'll want you to as much as you should want to. Thoroughly shred or incinerate all remaining checks on the former account. Turn the company in to the District Attorney, giving them all the information, literature, email and contact info for these crooks that you can.
AND DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN!!!!!!!!
2007-01-23 17:59:36 · answer #2 · answered by hatchland 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop payment on this check, if possible.
Close this bank account immediately.
Let your bank know that you are afraid you have been scammed and you would like to change your accounts.
Any offer that asks you to pay money in order to get something you won is a scam.
2007-01-23 17:08:20 · answer #3 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't go any further than this. You lost $19.99. And gave them your banking info. Routing info and account # are on your check. I would go to my bank first thing in the morning and speak to the branch manager. You are at VERY high risk for identity fraud.
2007-01-23 17:09:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I received samething. Don/t know anything about NAAC.
2007-01-25 12:10:22 · answer #5 · answered by birhanu h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋