I received a letter from Bravo International Lotto which says it's head office is located in the Netherlands, but the letter was postmarked from Club Prive/VMC in Montreal, Canada.
It said that I was a winner in a "Bravo Sweepstakes Lottery/free Lotto Promotion Program" held in the Netherlands, and was to receive $85, 000 and they enclosed a check endorsed in my name for $1997.00 to help cover the taxes. The check looks really good, with a legitimate bank printed on it, account number, routing number, all the bells and whistels. But, some thing about this check did not look right to me.
So I checked the internet, low and behold, there were reports of similar scams. How shocking.
Also, the check listed Steed Media Group in Atlanta, I am not sure if this exist or not. It listed Washington Mutual Bank in GA, but there is not a branch located at the address written on the check.
People will do anything these days. Sad, Sad, Sad!!!
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