Complaint Review: Fields Famous Brands LLC - North American Prize Pool

I don't know why I get all these lottery scams! There must be a Suckers List they pass around. I've never bitten on their bait, but they keep fishing. This is the most blatantly obvious lottery scam I've received out of over 40 to date.

First, the check is issued from the "laSalle Bank of Lisle, Lisle, Illinois 60532" and the company address (the only place in the mailing it appears; there is no return address on the envelope - two clues) is in Salt Lake City. Why would a company in Utah bank in Illinois? (clue three)

Next, the letterhead on the letter is begins with "Fields Famous Brands, LLC" (by the way "LLC" in not an U.S. abreviation - clue four) and the address on the check is not listed (clue five.) Instead, "Lottery, Resources Management & Payment Center, 1495 Hollis Street, Halifax, Nova-Scotia BeJ3J5" follows with a reference and a batch number (clues six & seven.)

To get instructions on how to claim my winnings, I'm told (in bold type) to "kindly contact Claims Agent (Tom Davies: Tel # 1-647-219-2945) as soon as you receive the check." The area code (647) is in Ontario, Canada (clue 8!) (By the way have you ever had a U.S. company's letter or email ask you to "Kindly" do anything?)

Just looking at the envelope, check, and letterhead, I've come up with 7 clues to scammery (my word) and when I read it I get an 8th clue in addition to the fact that I don't enter lotteries, which is clue 9.

I didn't even have to think about it any further. I knew I was being scammed. I logged on here to report it, fully expecting to be one of many, as I was. What I didn't expect was that these scammers rarely duplicated the sponsoring company's name.

About a year ago I stasted a Word file titled "I'm Rich!" In it I started copying all the on-line scams I received. At the point when my "winnings, inheritances, and class suit settlements" reached $127 BILLION, 453 Million ( like the sound of the words over zeros) and change, I deleted the file to save disk space.

When you get unexpected windfalls, put your scam radar up and look at everything through a skeptical filter. If you're still not sure, go to this site and check it out.

Judith
Fremont, Nebraska
U.S.A.