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Lotto Check Claim Mail Scam ripoff

My wife and I received a letter and a check in the mail, in a plain envelope. The letter, outlined below, told us that we had won $34, 000.00 and that we were to deposit the check they sent us to cover the "processing fees". Knowing that this sounded WAY too good to be true, but keeping in mind that the check looked entirely too authentic, I checked online and found this site within seconds. Can't say that I'm surprised at all by this.

I'm planning on notifying my local police department. Maybe someone like Dateline will do a story to raise awareness of this scam. I can see this scam working on the elderly and people who don't have access to the internet to do what I, and you, are doing now.

Letter Received:

Megawin Promotional Prices
A Division Of Megawin Lotto

RE: FINAL CLAIM NOTIFICATION - CLAIM #MPL 1056B

We are pleased to inform you that you are one of the confirmed winners of the Megawin North American Consumer Cash Promotional Draw conducted on October 20th, 2006. We have made several unsuccessful attempts to contact you regarding this winning.

Your name attached to ticket with serial number 1056B won the sweepstakes in the amount of US$34, 000.00.

The winning participants in the draw were selected through a computer generated ballot system, through credit card/client card account holders from Merchants Point of Sale Pool.

To avoid delays in processing your claim, we strictly advise that you keep your winnings private until your claim has been processed and payment remitted to you. This is an integral part of our security protocol to avoid participating family members from making double or multiple claims to discourage unwarranted abuse of this program by other contending participants.

Enclosed is a cheque for the amount of US$1, 966.33 that has been deducted from your winnings. The purpose of this cheque is for the payment of your processing fees.

Do not attempt to negotiate this cheque until you contact your client care manager for further clarification and instructions on claiming your big winning.