I too received a letter and check for $3, 989.64from Fido Integrated Marketing Inc. on May 27, 2008. $2, 800 would be used to pay for surcharges/gov't tax due. My letter stated for me not to cash the Cashier's Check until speaking with Randy Wilter at 905-783-5444 for activation and clarification. Wanting to know where my name was 'submitted' I contacted Randy to find out. He told me my name was entered into the sweepstakes by writing a check to Wal-Mart. While on the phone, I pulled up Wal-Mart's privacy and ethic policy and read to him. Before I could start good, he interrupted and said that they were hired by a another company that gets their information from Wal-Mart. He would activate my check and I could deposit immediately and send them the tax portion. I also asked him since this company was in Canada would country would this tax money go. He said Canada and when I received my additional check for $180, 000 (which was my total winnings) I would also receive a 1099 Form to file with my taxes next year to pay 'my' government. Knowing what was going on, I told him I didn't have a personal checking account and would just have to carry the check to a check cashing store and get cashed. He began sounding jittery and told me that I couldn't, I was now 'ineligible' for the winnings because I didn't have a checking account to send them the taxes back. He then hung up without giving me a chance to answer. I immediately filed a report with the Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau. I also contacted Wal-Mart Corp.
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