FINAL NOTIFICATION
Congratulations.
We wish to notify you of the release of the Consumer's Reward Program Lottery held on June 20, 2008. Your name, attached to ticket number 976033 drew the lucky number of 3, 7, 11, 15, 23, 28, 36, and 49 which ultimatly WON the lottery in the second category.
Please read the following carefully.
You have been approved for the lump sum payment of $39,000 credited to an account with the above Claim Number. This amount is drawn from the total prize of $480,000 shared among the North American Winners in this category. Previous attempts to contact you directly on May 29, 2008 failed, resulting in this final notification. For security reasons, we advise that you keep this award from public notice until your claims have been finalized. This will help us prevent fraud and double claims.
THE DRAW
All participants were selected randomly through computer from Consumer database directory system, drawn from a pool of 98,000 customers provided by various department and chain stores and other services institutions across North America.
CLAIMS
In order to facilitate speedy and hassle free processing of your claim, we have deducted $3,900 from your total prize to enable you pay for the applicable Tax. Please contact one of your agents Nicole Wilson or Ron Springs at 1-905-598-1826 as soon as you receive this notification. They will assist you in finalizing your claim.
ALL PRIZES MUST BE CLAIMED BY AUGUST 16, 2008
Office Hours
Monday to Friday 9AM - 9PM, Saturday 10AM - 5PM, Sunday - Closed
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE!!
Sincerely,
Sara Dose
Vice President
What’s the catch? You call the gentleman at the number listed and he tells you to do two things. First, deposit the cashiers check. Second, go ahead and send a wire to him for the money that you would owe in taxes. Remember that the cashiers check was an advance that they send you in the mail to help you pay the taxes. The scammer gets the money and the check you deposited ends up being no good and you have officially been robbed.
They even cleverly tell you to keep this secret until the deal is finalized.
The cashiers check that they send you is as authentic as it gets. They conduct this scam out of the country, making it even more impossible for United States officials to get the stolen money back.
Keep a few things in mind when it comes to scams –
1) Never send money to anyone so that you can get money sent back to you
2) If it sounds too good to be true, it is too good to be true.
3) Always do a Google search on the net if you are unsure – people will frequently report scams on the internet.
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