my mom got a letter in the mail. We were wondering if anyone else heard of it?
2007-08-02 16:17:20 · 4 answers · asked by teenyb04 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
It's hard to tell without knowing what the letter said, but if your mother didn't enter a sweepstake with that name, it's unlikely that she's a winner. It sounds like it would be a scam. For more signs that a win is a scam, see this page: http://contests.about.com/od/conttestscams/tp/sweepstakefraud.htm If the letter does any of those things, just ignore it or report it to the proper authorities as listed here: http://contests.about.com/od/conttestscams/tp/reportingfraud.htm
2007-08-04 02:02:31 · answer #1 · answered by Sandra G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam unfortunately. For legitimate sweepstakes she can enter by purchasing a sweepstakes newsletter like Sweeping America or Sweep Sheet (can do a search online for them) or she can even enter ones online at www.online-sweepstakes.com
2007-08-06 02:00:03 · answer #2 · answered by ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I received a letter in the mail also. This is a scam. Tell her to file complaints with the FTC and US Postal Service to stop these folks.
2007-08-05 12:54:15 · answer #3 · answered by mom05 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neither I nor google has ever heard of it
which, imho, makes it a likely scam
be very careful
2007-08-02 16:34:14 · answer #4 · answered by Spock (rhp) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋