I recieved a check in the mail, along with a letter claiming that I had won 250, 000 dollars. The check was for 4, 980 dollars. I called the number and spoke to Lewis McGregor. He told me to deposit the check and then to call him back.
I guess at that point I was supposed to wire him 2995.00 dollars from that money. Well, after I had thought about it I called him back and told him that I would deposit the check but would not send him any money untill the check cleared. He said yes that is what I told you to do when you called before.
Funny I didn't remember it that way. Anyway I decided that I would open a savings account and deposit the check in it and see if it cleared.
I had no intention of ever contacting him again. I figured it was some kind of scam and I would just keep the money he sent. When I went to the bank to open the account I told them the check was contest winnings and I was a little wary about it. She asked if I had the letter with me, I said yes and showed it to her. She read it over and told me the check was more than likely fake.
I said, what have I got to lose? I'll put it in savings and if it clears I'll just keep the money. She told me that if it wasn't good I would have to pay some sort of fee and my checking account could also be froze. So I did'nt do it. I could have used the money too. I thought I could scam the scammer but I don't know what might happen if I cashed the check.
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