Royal City Clearing House; North American Consumer Sweepstakes Notified that I was a winner of the North American Consumers Sweepstakes Markham Ontario
I received a notification that I had won the BC Lottery Sweepstakes held on 11/15/2008. The letter included a check on M&T Bank in the amount of US$4,950 which "has been deducted automatically to pay off the associated taxes associated to the winning..."
They require me to send US$3,950 through Money Gram or Western Union and to call the "claim's attorney" Pami Dukes at 1-416-877-5318 or send an e-mail to financialdeposits@bayern.org to immediately resume the process of acquiring the winning "price" instead of "prize."
The check looks authentic and looks like it comes from a legitimate bank. I'm sure this scam would be very successful with some people as they think they can deposit the money, pay back a portion of it, and would therefore not be out any cash.
Concerned Floridian
West Melbourne, Florida
U.S.A.