Royal City Clearing House, North American Consumer Sweepstakes
Notified that I was a winner of the North American Consumers Sweepstakes

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 [email protected] 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.