Well I got this check and paper in the mail and I am very suspicious about this. I will attempt to re-create the mail that I got.
MERIDIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES
607 BAY . STREET . TORONTO
ONTARIO CANADA
M6B - 3B7
TEL/FAX - 1-905-***-**** ( i don't want people having the number, just the area code)
JULY 13th, 2009
CLAIM NO. NAL/***** (i don't want that showing either, I am probably gonna block most numbers)
SIR/MADAM,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you that you are one of the declared winners of NORTH AMERICAN LOTTERY INC held on May 18th 2009 in the 2nd category.
Ticket serial NO ***** drew the lucky winning NO. *****.
You are therefore entitled to the sum of $100,000 US dollars. This is from total prize money of $500,000 US dollars that was shared and presented among the other 4 declared winners. Please note that all the participants were selected through a random computer ballot system drawn from over 50,000 names from Canada and the US
In accordance with our disursement policy, your claim.....blah blah blah
Anyways it goes through a shit storm of stuff that i don't have time to type. It basically says that some guy named Mr. Adams Jaga sent you a check for 4,800$s which i did get. the check doesnt look too real and the spot that you sign is printed on there. We called the place and they told me to put the check into my bank account and he had a funny accent too but he said once i have done that, i need to call him back for further instructions, but also on the paper that came with the check it said that it will take out 3800$ and i will have 1000$ cause of government taxes and shit. they said that once i call the guy back and stuff he will send me a check for 95,200.00$ through fedEX or UPS. Also after the signature at the bottom it says the promotion manager is Mrs. Mora Goland and that the Mr. Adams Jaga is the Claim Agent. I'm not too smart on these things and figured, hey, when it comes to scamming, FP would be the best.
Also, don't just spam me with dumb ratings because i have not fallen for this thing.
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I got exactly the same thing today.
yes it is a scam, how hard is that to figure out? Really?
Mr Adams Jaga sent you a check?
If that isn't a made up name, I don't know what is!
OK if you did not enter for it then it is a scam. No one just mails you a letter saying you have won money.
good god scams in the mail i have never seen anything like this before
Go to the bank and see if they think it's legit, or go through police or something.
Its not a scam, go for it!
Looks legit bro.
Are you thick or something?
Give this man your social security number and all your credit card information!
[b]You just won a hundred thousand US dollars!![/b]
[QUOTE=huggybear_13;16125756]Go to the bank and see if they think it's legit, or go through police or something.[/QUOTE]
ya i was actually thinkin about this
AND GUYS ABOVE
I AM PRETTY POSITIVE IT IS A SCAM, I JUST WANTED YOU OPINION.
son, u got a tuf situation on your shoulders. and i can tell it is very heavy. To tell u the truth this mail is probly real. dusnt mean you cant get ur prize! but if you buy fancy cars to put in the garage where you go frequently, man, dude you are gay :( plus that MERIDIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES they are real!
Of course its not a scam.
:bang:
/sarcasm
Dude you won $100,000 what are you doing
[QUOTE=Decompiled;16125779]ya i was actually thinkin about this
AND GUYS ABOVE
I AM PRETTY POSITIVE IT IS A SCAM, I JUST WANTED YOU OPINION.[/QUOTE]
Nope, not a scam, go for it, i won last week, about to buy a Yot
its real
It's not a fucking scam dude. Seriously, it's legit. My brother got the same thing and we now are 100 grand richer.
[b]EDIT:[/b]
Who the fuck rated me dumb?
Faggots.
ITT people try to be funny by saying it's not a scam
Toronto phone numbers begin with 416, not 905.
Look at your e-mail, check your spam, compare it with this. Problem solved.
Was it mailed from Nigeria?
[QUOTE=Athena;16125868]Toronto phone numbers begin with 416, not 905.[/QUOTE]
outlying parts of toronto have the 905 area code
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Meridian Financial Services Ltd. is a high volume mortgage brokerage company with average yearly sales exceeding $300000000.
sounds pretty legit
What are you doing in your spam folder?
[QUOTE=dgjsk3;16126022]outlying parts of toronto have the 905 area code[/quote]
What toronto do you live in where Bay St. is an outlying part.
Totally not a scam or anything :D
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