I have received a notice from M & M Financial, Inc from Canada telling me that I am one of the winners in the Second Category Sweepstake Draw held on Dec. 12, 2008. Also mentioned in the letter that I am entitled to receive the winning amount by Certified Check and it will be delivered to me by their special courier company. There was also an enclosed check issued by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A located at 115 Hospital Drive, Van Wert, OH 45891 signed by Mr. Andrew Jackson. The check was issued by Land O' Lakes, Inc with an address of PO Box 64101, St. Paul, MN 55164. In order to begin the claim process of my winning, I was advised to call the claim agent Mr. Chris Peters and I called and spoke to him. The first thing he asked me was the Claim # in the letter and then he asked me if my Bank is still open that moment. Fortunately, that was already past 6pm and the bank was closed. He then advised me to go to the Bank tomorrow so I can deposit the enclosed check. The check they sent was intended to pay the Canadian Non Resident Tax and they said that the amount was deducted from my winnings. Why would they send me a check to pay for the Canadian Non Resident Tax where in fact they can actually deduct the tax amount and pay directly to the Canadian Tax Bureau and just send me the net amount. The amount in the check they sent was almost the same amount to pay the Canadian Tax. Meaning, you encash their check, pay their tax "as in" and before you know it, they have already access your bank account and your personal information like your SSN, your paychecks (if direct deposit), etc. Their Tax Agent is Maria Cowley with an address: 172 Anderson St., Vegreville, AB. T2W 5T9, Canada. So fellow Americans... BEWARE of this Canadian SWEEPSTAKE SCAM... If you receive letters like this with a check on it, don't deposit it... or else...
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