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British Lotto Commision Letter - equinox Disbursment Company sent check for $2500 tax/clearance fee for 4162500.00 brit lotto comm ripoff Oakville canada
Received a letter from British Lotto commission.
It basically states that out of 8,000,000 names and addresses who signed for the North American Sweepstakes ( I never signed up)as part of there Int'l promotions program My name was drawn in the third catagory. I will be awarded a lump sum of$ 165,000.00. which is payout for third catagory winners total prize money US 12,000,00.00.
A tax and clearance fee of$2500.00 has been financed with the enclosed check of $2500.00. Deposit to pay your tax and clearance fee. And make sure it isclaimed by November 29th 2006. Otherwise it will bepolled to the next draw,thank you
Contact your agent richard Chambers Of equinox disbusment company, Subsicidiary of British lottery commisssion, 2251 royal windsor Drive, oakville Ontario L6J 7X8 Canada
Tel 1-604 791-1482
John Williams (Prize Director) End of letter.
The check is from Guy Carpenter. Searched that name and they seem to be mainly a reassurance company.
Bottom right of check is an illegible signature.Below sinature it reads;
CitiBank Delaware
One Penn's Way
New Castle, De 19720
I know this HAS to be a scam. I am just not sure of its mechanics. If anyone else has written in, deposited the check. (i have money in my account to coverit. Cash it and re-deposit it.)check appears legitimate. But my gut feeling is I will owe citbank De. $2500.00 plus an unbelievably high interest rate.
Please let me know as soon as you can what is going on before the 29th of this month, next tuesday.
Thank you for your assistance and information you have already gathered or can find.
Dixon
Murfreesboro,, Tennessee
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Sheila
Graham,North Carolina,
U.S.A.
DEFINITELY A SCAM
#3Consumer Suggestion
Tue, November 21, 2006
Definitely a scam.
1. You never signed up for any lottery.
2. Why not just take taxes out of the winnings and send you the rest?
3. I would think any legitimate company sending someone a check for a large amount of money would send it registered mail.
4. I bet the letter is full of spelling and grammatical errors as well as misuse of words.
If you have the money in the bank to cover the check, be thankful! Many people are living paycheck to paycheck and have no money in the bank.
John
Califon,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
If you can
#3Consumer Suggestion
Tue, November 21, 2006
call the bank and tell them that you did some research and found out the check will be no good. See if they can stop process on it. Do not send any money out Western Union. It is all a scam.