I just got off the phone with a friend of mine. She was all excited cause she got a notification letter saying she won some random drawing and a check.
The letter said to call the agent to provide additional details on how to collect the rest of the prize.
Now the question:
She's not here legally but she has the ITIN number that the IRS provided her to report her taxes. If they ask for her social, should she use that number or is she screwed?!
Also the letter says that the prize is non-transferable. I would help her but can't do. Sucks!
Thanks! She would really appreciate this and me too!
2007-03-13 19:13:17 · 9 answers · asked by snak3s2001 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
She called but she didn't gave any information. They told her that the check was to pay the lawyer who was going to be assigned to her file. I thought it was from a random drawing but I guess she entered some sweepstakes! She won!
2007-03-14 07:38:12 · update #1
Hold on there. This smells like a scam to me. Nobody gets a letter saying they won a random drawing. The "agent" will be happy to provide the additional details on how to collect the rest of the prize, and it involves paying a sum of money to the agent. You follow? This is really old. Forget the IRS and forget the agent and forget thewhole stupid thing. Throw the letter in the trash.
2007-03-13 19:18:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
IT IS A SCAM.
IT IS A SCAM.
IT IS A SCAM.
Just so you get it, IT IS A SCAM.
Once you cash that check , depending on the scam you got, a few things will happen.
One you will automaticly "enroll" yourself into a program where you will have to buy things at a huge price.
Or you have just accepted a "loan" with a HUGE interest rate.
Or once the person gets that check back from the bank they will be provided with your banking information.
And since it said to call them, you will prolly not even be able to cash it, they will just take the info you provided them on the phone and take all you got.
IT IS A SCAM.
2007-03-14 02:23:56 · answer #2 · answered by rktavi 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You gotta be kidding. Never never never give out personal info like your social security number or ITIN number or credit card info over the phone - telling people they've won money is a total scam!!! Come on!
2007-03-14 02:20:04 · answer #3 · answered by thedrisin 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if the check she received to pay is in her name it is a scam and she should not cash the check and pay the agent....she would just end up owing the bank where she deposited or cashed the check the money back...a lot of scam artists use this scam to beat people out of thousands of dollars each year.
2007-03-20 01:16:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, your friend just got screwed. Someone probably just stole her identity and will be taking her money and such, so I suggest telling her to call a lawyer anyways and ask what to do, because she is in deep do-do. NEVER give your social to anyone, unless it is a trustowrthy person, like boss, gov't.
I'm sorry, but i can't believe she actually fell for one of those scams.
2007-03-14 02:22:34 · answer #5 · answered by vito b 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most likely a scam - maybe an INS scam (they have done it before) . She should not give her ITIN or SSN to anyone except employer, and IRS.
2007-03-19 22:40:35 · answer #6 · answered by pilot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like a scam! Do not give the caller any bank account numbers SSN,s, IRS ID.s, etc!!
2007-03-14 02:23:26 · answer #7 · answered by Max 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Send me a $1000 retainer and for 250 per hour I'll look into it for you. Plus I get 40% of the recovery.
2007-03-14 02:22:49 · answer #8 · answered by Sheriff of Yahoo! 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Something smells here and it's not rotten cheese in Denmark either.
2007-03-20 14:43:35 · answer #9 · answered by steve f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋