Mark
Edmond,#2Consumer Suggestion
Wed, August 03, 2005
My wife also received is scam mail. She wasn't sure what to think of it and felt like it was only 20 bucks. I've seen these types of scams before. They've been around for a long time and there's an old saying, "Never send good money chasing bad." You know your $20.00 is good but you can't be certain of their 3.3 million. I wrote them a nice little letter stating that I would have sent the check but I had already sealed the envelope but please feel free to deduct the money right from the prize winnings. Scammers rarely use postage paid envelopes but you should make sure to send it back to at least use their postage. I thought I was being brilliant but it seems this is the general consensus on several rebuttals I've read. We live in the "Instant Gratification" age where millionaires happen everyday due to law suites, lotteries, Publisher's Clearing House, reality T.V. stars, etc. Unlike our parents &/or Grandparents who seemed to be content with the idea that they were going to have to work hard for most of their lives and live out their final days on a meager retirement pension, we all seem to think at some point we're going to hit the jackpot and we are easily scammed. Although this COULD happen, it seldom ever does, so please be very cautious and don't help the scammers get rich by falling for scams like this by not checking into them first. There's also another old saying..."If it sounds too good to be true....." I'm sure you know the rest.