Consumers Research Group Inc SWEEPSTAKES Consumer Research Group "Check"for 3950 to claim $65,000 Sweepstakes from September 26th London, England New York, New York
Postal Mail. Postmarked in Canada. Check drawn in MPR Supply Co 2451 Link Rd St Louis, MO (appears to be a legitimate company, probably innocent) on Triad Bank St Louis, MO 63131 80-1916/810 (appears to be legitimate bank, also probably innocent)Check # 19070 dated 4/20/2012. Routing and account number: may or may not be legitimate081019162 01115312
Claim # CRS/0016M
Barcode with "winner's"name at bottom of letter 78063 185779
Urged to call no later than 30 from letter date (4/20/2012) Check is allegedly "partial payment" of $65,000 winnings. $2950.00 of which is a "Sweepstakes Processing and Insurance Fees"assciated with your winnings. ding ding ding ding ding! Also supposedly paid to "frequent shopper in one of our stores" point of sales purchase ticket electronically selected Serial number 599-2317-731. Very interesting since we were not in London, England on that date, nor did we order over the internet anything from a firm in London, or Canada.
Put all the clues together and it screamed "fraud." We're taking to the USPS as mail fraud.