The letter makes reference to readers digest and publishiers clearing houses.Amount won is $ 50,000 USD.Check sent with letter for amount of $ 1,980 USD for me to deposit in my account and use this money to pay, fees,because THIS INTERNATIONAL LAW ENSURES THAT A WINNER PAYS A PROCESSING FEE AND TAXES BEFORE THE FUNDS CAN BE RELEASED.THIS SAME LAW PREVENTS YOU FROM PAYING WITH YOUR PERSONAL MONEY BUT FROM YOUR WINNING MONEY.--Out side of envelope shows
a stamp with Canada printed on it and the number 93. Address used is One Bay Street P.O.Box SS-19051 Nassau
The Bahamas - Area code for calling the claim agent is 613.
Has any one else received this specific offer or knows any thing about it ?
2007-03-28 03:43:53 · 6 answers · asked by jd3131947 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Scam. The check will bounce and they will try to get bank info.
You can't win a contest you didn't enter. No company just goes around handing out checks to random people.
And this sounds like total BS.
"Check sent with letter for amount of $ 1,980 USD for me to deposit in my account and use this money to pay, fees,because THIS INTERNATIONAL LAW ENSURES THAT A WINNER PAYS A PROCESSING FEE AND TAXES BEFORE THE FUNDS CAN BE RELEASED.THIS SAME LAW PREVENTS YOU FROM PAYING WITH YOUR PERSONAL MONEY BUT FROM YOUR WINNING MONEY."
So...why wouldn't they just take the money out of your winnings instead of sending you a separate check to pay fees?
2007-03-28 13:16:12 · answer #1 · answered by Sanjay M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We received that this morning, same stamp too, but it was from Portfield Financial & Trust Services. The check was from CitiBank for $2,910.75. So we called CitiBank and they said just turn it over to the cops. We pretty much knew it was a scam becasue we never win anything, none the less $45,000. Sure woulda been nice though...
2007-03-31 07:18:02 · answer #2 · answered by ansdian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a very common big time scam. Take the info you got to your local post office for them to investigate.
I am a banker and we see this all the time. The check for $1,980.00 will come back for NSF fund, stop payment or whatever. The only thing you get is to be is embarrassed and loose your money. Please don't buy into this.
2007-03-28 06:03:53 · answer #3 · answered by KJ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In sports there are repeating patterns and trends that make teams win or loose. you can definitely make money if you follow a system and use a good betting software. One good site you can test for free is http://www.goobypls.com/r/rd.asp?gid=570
Bye Bye
2014-09-14 05:53:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam don't give any personal information to them about yourself report them if you want but anything that sounds to good to b true ussually is.
2007-03-28 03:49:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam. Do not deposit the check. Your checking account information is what they are after.
2007-03-28 03:54:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋