I received a letter in the mail stating that I was the winner of a sweepstake sponsored by a group of multi-national companies in North America. It stated I was entitled to a sum of $180, 000 US Dollars total prize money. To expedite the processing a check was enclosed for $4, 293.78 US Dollars which had been deducted from the winning. And $2, 800.00 of this amount would be used to pay for applicable Surcharges/Govt. Tax Due on my winning.
When I first opened the envelope and saw the check, my heart raced, but then as I read the letter, I felt uneasy, though it looked official. However, the instructions to not attempt to cash the check until I called Daniel Adams to activate the check seemed strange to me. As well, I thought it strange that I would need to pay a surcharge out of the amount of the check. Also strange was the fact that First Capital Solutions showed a Canadian address, whereas, the company listed on the check, Summit Banashares Management, Ltd, had a US address.
Instead, I decided to search the internet for more information. When I was unable to get any type of listing for Summit Banashares Management, Ltd, I did a search on the contact phone number. The number came up as a cell number. Then, I decided to just do a web search for First Capital Solutions, Inc. It took narrowing my search to only include the exact phrase to find a report on this site that someone else had received a similar letter from the same company. The only difference, the contact name and phone number.
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