My 85 year old father was notified, by mail, that he had won $300,000 in a contest! How exciting is that?? And, icing to the cake? In the notification, he received a check from Aetna Life Insurance Company in the amount of $3,950.00 to cover the $3,650.00 processing fee!
The very authentic looking check and letter was like a dream come true to him . . . $300,000? Wow! However, I (his daughter) intercepted the letter and was able to thwart a scam. I cannot believe that people prey on others, particularly the elderly.
I immediately went on line to search "Shaw Financial" and saw where others had also been scammed. I truly hope that they are stopped and quickly because had I not been here, my dad would now be out of $3,650.00 - no doubt in my mind.