KELOLAND.COM: News for Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa
KELOLAND.COM: News for Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa: "The letters promise to deliver big money, but are leaving South Dakotans holding the bill. Another cashier�s check scam has found its way into KELOLAND mail boxes.
The letter comes from a company called Prudential Locators. It claims you've won more than $250,000 dollars from a contest held in 2003. The letter says a technical setback caused a delay, but now the sweepstakes company is ready to pay up.
But to get the money, you need to cash a $2,900 cashier's check that's included with the letter, and send a personal check for the same amount back to the sweepstakes company to cover processing fees. After that, the letter promises you will receive a lump sum of nearly $200,000.
If it sounds too good to be true�it probably is.
But when we called the phone number listed on the letter only to get a message saying the cell phone we were trying to call is no longer in service. So, we called the Attorney General's office to check on the validity of this letter and they confirmed for us the letter is a scam, and the check is fake.
They say if someone would try to cash the check, and then send the money to the sweepstake company to claim their winnings, chances are they'd never get any money in return and would later be held accountable for cashing the fake check.
The Attorney General's Office receives several calls each week from South Dakotans who receive these fake letters and cashier's checks. And they say the best thing you can do if you receive one, is simply throw it away. "
The letter comes from a company called Prudential Locators. It claims you've won more than $250,000 dollars from a contest held in 2003. The letter says a technical setback caused a delay, but now the sweepstakes company is ready to pay up.
But to get the money, you need to cash a $2,900 cashier's check that's included with the letter, and send a personal check for the same amount back to the sweepstakes company to cover processing fees. After that, the letter promises you will receive a lump sum of nearly $200,000.
If it sounds too good to be true�it probably is.
But when we called the phone number listed on the letter only to get a message saying the cell phone we were trying to call is no longer in service. So, we called the Attorney General's office to check on the validity of this letter and they confirmed for us the letter is a scam, and the check is fake.
They say if someone would try to cash the check, and then send the money to the sweepstake company to claim their winnings, chances are they'd never get any money in return and would later be held accountable for cashing the fake check.
The Attorney General's Office receives several calls each week from South Dakotans who receive these fake letters and cashier's checks. And they say the best thing you can do if you receive one, is simply throw it away. "
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