I recievied a letter in the mail. At first I thought it was a real deal letter.
In this letter came a cashiers check with my name on it for $3800.
The letter stated:
This is to inform you of the official release of the 2007 SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY held on December 31st, 2007 in the 2nd catagory.
A ticket with serial numbers NS ***** attached to your name drew the lucky winning numbers -01-03-15-32-34.
We have made many unsuccesful attempts to contact you regarding this winning. You are entitled to the sum of $38,000.00 us dollars. This is from total prize money of $380,000.00 us dollars that was shared and presented among 10 declared winners. Please note that all the participants were selected through a random computer ballot system drawn from over 500,000 names.
Your claim number is: in/nsj-***** and in accordance with our disbursement policy your prize award money has been forwarded to our clearing / disbursement institution to release your funds to you either by certified check or money order or wire transfer to your designated local bank account which you will provide.
To expedite the processing, enclosed is a check of $3,800 us dollars which has been deducted from your winning. You will be using some money on this first check to pay for the applicable insurance process fee on your winning (38,000.00)
The enclosed check must be deposited into your bank account and please contact your claim agent to further finalize your claim. We ask that you keep your claim number confidentially secured until your claim has been properly processed and funds remitted to you as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims. Please contact your claim agent GERALD PHILIPS or LEONARD COSBY at 1-905-598-3471 for further clarification and instructions on claiming your winning immediately.
NOTE: Please note that all prize money must be claimed and finalized before FEBRUARY 22nd, 2008; any unclaimed funds shall then be forfeited.
Yours Truly
Lawrence Atkinson
(INTERNATIONAL CLAIM CORDINATOR)
This letter is a FAKE. Do not partake in giving up your vital information such as your bank account number or your credit card number. If any one has seen Matchstick Men this is a prime example of being conned into giving out personal information. I tried to cash this check at a bank and the bank froze my friends account. At least I was smart enough not to use my own account. And by the time it happened I then noticed that it had been happening to a lot of people across the world.
Be extra careful of these people, I have called them from over 20 different numbers and have gotten the same person answering the phone. It is either a young woman or an arabian dude who can barely speak english or a old man who talks real slow.