Here is the letter I received in the mail... Typo's and all, minus personal info. It sounds like a scam to me but I don't have the tools necessary to validate.
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DIAMOND TRUST INC. JULY __ %_
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSUMER PROTECTION DEPARTMENT
Plot 5200, East Kingsway Street, Phone: 1-877-858-0069 D.T. INC.
Calgary, AB, Canada T2P 3P4 Fax: 1-778-896-1675
Claim Number: %/__/%_/%%_
DEAR %%__ %%%
We are Pleased to inform you that you are one of the grand winners of the
"COMPENSATION DRAW" organized for all Telephone subscribers, Cable and Internet
subscribers, and customers of participating stores [Wal-Mart, Sears, Home Depot,
Safeway, Kroger, Costco, Dillard and JCpennys, both in United States, UK and Canada.
Entry __-__-__-__-__ was attatched to your name drawing the lucky numbers of __-__-__-__-__ in the Second Category.
You are therefore entitled to receive the sum of $150, 000.00 (One Hundred and fifty thousand dollars) payable to you in Certified Check and will be delivered by our special courier company. Congratulations. You are advised to contact your CLAIMS AGENT;
KEVIN JONES, 1-%-%-%_
Monday through Friday... 8am... To... 6pm (Pacific Standard Time), for further instructions on how to claim your big winnings.
Enclosed is a check of US $3, 750.00 [2.5 % of your winning] which you will use to pay the Non-Ressident Government Service Tax [1.5% of your winning] and Winning Certificate Acquisition fee [0.8% of your winning]respectively and payable to your tax agents as stated below:
CLEARANCE FEES...$2250 and $1200 paid separately
PAYMENT METHOD... Western Union or Money Gram
TAX AGENT... Ashley Tandi
Senate House. 15 Virginia Street,
Wapping London. United Kingdom. We1 7HU
Prices are released to you as soon as your clearance fee is paid in full. This will be the day that your check will be released from our payment office. The tax fee is provided for you. This is a calculated amount based on the size of the price as required by the National and International Regulations.
DO NOT ACT ON THIS LETTER UNTIL YOU SPEAK WITH YOUR CLAIMS AGENT KEVIN JONES who will advise you on how to claim your winnings.
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James Garfield (Promotions Consultant)
APPROVED FINAL NOTICE
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Sounds too good to be true. The enclosed check looks legit, I have not tried depositing it. The Company in the upper left is listed as:
MAR TRUCKING, INC
OPPERATING ACCOUNT
1944 ROGERS LAKE RD
LITHONIA, GEORGIA 30058
The Bank is:
BB&T BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY GEORGIA
I tried contacting this Kevin Jones for more information he was foreign, and sounded very shady. He would not answer my skeptical questions and told me to deposit the money, contact him immediately after, and tell no one of my winning. So here you go!
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