okay so this is odd but before i threw it away wanted some opinions. today i recieved a letter from empire funding group saying they were a 3rd party g roup and i had won 55,850.00 in a national sweepstake...now i dont remember isgning up for anything at any time. in the letter was a cashiers check- not a personal chekc but a cashiers check for 2,000 saying it was for the 'Taxes" and what not. i was going ot go cash this but i have heard "the minute you cash those checks they tie you down to something". i dindt know if it was differnet with a casheris check or not. i have no idea what this is all about i tried to call but the woman had such a bad connection (said they were in canada sounded liek they were in india) that i finally got mad and hung up. so what do you think? fraud? should i cash the CASHIERS CHECK or call the cops or what do i even do here?! thanks!
2007-02-23 05:29:43 · 9 answers · asked by kristenpookiesmom 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
bin it...could be a con
2007-02-23 05:32:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm in England and when I get those sort of letters there is normally a catch - wording is important in the letter especially the small print. We normally have to call a prime rate phone number (which is expensive) and are not guaranteed to win anything. Over here I just bin them (throw them in the trash) I am not sure what it is like in USA but whatever you do read it carefully and possibly get legal advice! If you have won a load of money remember I answered your question! lol ;-)
2016-05-24 02:48:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. Here's how it works:
You take the "check" to your local bank and cash it. The check is then franked and returned to the issuer; the people who sent it to you now have your bank routing ID and YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER. From there it's no mean feat to drain your account of every penny you have.
Shred the check and move on. Don't throw it away, because someone could pick it up and cash it; shred it.
2007-02-23 05:36:39 · answer #3 · answered by Team Chief 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bin the check its a con. Go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/419_fraud and see. Its usually a forged check they ask you to send some of money on via western union by the time check is found out to be forged you have sent the money and owe your bank a lot. If you havent entered a competition you cant have won it
2007-02-23 07:40:37 · answer #4 · answered by vdv_desantnik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's a cashier's check on a foreign bank, I would bet it's fraud. The phone call clinches it. Smart move. Contact the US post office or your local police dept.
2007-02-23 05:36:11 · answer #5 · answered by Middleclassandnotquiet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the cops this sounds like fraud. There are just to many holes for this to be the real thing. The FBI will be glad to investigate for you if it means catching someone who is trying to rip people off.
2007-02-23 05:33:34 · answer #6 · answered by Ray IV 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like some kind of scam. Put it in file 13. There is no easy money.
2007-02-23 05:35:12 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds too good to be true, so it probably isn't. Sounds like fraud to me. Call the police.
2007-02-23 05:48:11 · answer #8 · answered by daria 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, it is a scam. Throw it away.
2007-02-23 05:33:41 · answer #9 · answered by Skyhawk 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋