Complaint Review: Prize America

I received this letter with no return address. It had been mailed from Canada. Near the postmark was "www.postel.ca/www.ePost.ca. The letter inside informed me that I had won $45,000 and included was a check for $2,950; it was a very official-looking check with watermarks on the reverse side. The account name on the check was Midstates Inc., 1774 W. wesley Ave., Englewood, CO, 80110. The bank was Wells Fargo at 5601 S. Broadway, Littleton, CO, 80121.

The letter went on to say that the enclosed check was part payment to be used in paying mandatory fees in accordance with official laws and income tax protocols as mandated by the US government. I was to call my accounts manager, Richard Brown, at customer service at phone number 1-403-401-6872. It was signed by Frank Thomas, Vice President, Prize America.

I immediately started checking the internet suspecting fraud; I came across several reports of Prize America at this website.

Iaskeptic
Cedar Falls, Iowa
U.S.A.