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this is a fraud sent a letter saying i won some sorta of lottery from the UK....... THESE guys Nigerians they could be representing the 419, you should look it up on youtube if you dont know :)

I received a letter with a check for $3580.00 stating that I won $125,000.00 and that they sent me the $3580.00 to cover the government taxes.  It is a scam when I called the number the man who answered the phone asked for my claim # and when I gave it to him he asked for my name and I said if you have my claim number how come you don't know my name?  Well all he did was hang up on me.  We called back again and asked for "John Smith" since that is the name he is going by and he told us that he was busy and we would have to call back another time.
Do not cash this check its a scam.

THIS IS A SCAM. This is a version of the advance-fee-for-something scam where something is a grant, loan, lottery winnings, interest rate reduction, tax reduction, gift card, refund, doggie, cruise, vacation, free gas, etc., and the advance-fee is for tax, shipping, registration, insurance, secure handling, processing, etc. They may send you a fake check, may want your credit/debit card or bank account number, or tell you to wire cash via Western Union, Moneygram, etc. They can put recurrent difficult-to-cancel monthly charges or a 1-time charge on your card or bank account, and sell account info to other criminals and you'll have to replace accounts altogether. Wired-cash is irretrievable - once it's picked up at the other end, it's untraceable and gone. If they want you to call them up for instructions, they may tell you not to discuss the wire with Western Union desk clerks but the real reason is WU clerks are familiar with these scams and will warn you not to wire the money. Report to US Postal Service Inspectors https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG, as appropriate.

IF YOU ARE ON CRAIGSLIST SEEKING A JOB...BEWARE.  There are individuals responding to EVERY type of job sought on the site.  Two tactics that came my way were (1) MYSTERY SHOPPER.  
(2) HOME SITTER/REPAIRMAN.  These individual's out of Las Vegas, where they want the money sent by MONEY-GRAM to go by the names: JOSEPH CAMPBELL @ (612) 564-8771, MARGARITA VICTORIA MC DOWELL ([email protected]), JENNIFER WRIGHT, HENDERSON, NEVEDA 89052, [email protected], MARCY LEWIS, with a Las Vegas # 702-518-3794.

I also received a check in the mail for 3,580.00-- entitled to a lump sum of 125,000. all i had to do was pay 1,950 for US taxes to be payed directly to the 'tax agent'. ( Mr John Wood)  funny how they have made 'many attempts to reach me'. my bill collecters never have a problem finding me.(hummm.... red flag)
the check very real-but once cashed it will eventually bounce and YOU will owe all monies back to the bank.  The man who answered had an accent,very hard to understand. Mr wood would receive my money and HE WOULD OWE NOTHING!!  how could i possibly win a lottery that a never entered. Rhona Scott--(promotion manager) was never around to speak to.
If by chance you sent money through western union--stop the check from going through. Call western union let them aware that this is a fraud. call the Canada fraud department-- 1888-495-8501.  Toronto police 1-416-808-222.  Call your BBB.  Federal trade commission 1-877-382-4357--(www.ftc.gov)
Go to whitepages.com and do a number reverse--it will be a landline number NOT a Business.
what a scam, to feed off us hard working people who live from check to check.  i was so happy at first thinking about all the the bills i could pay off and the wonderful things i could buy my two beautiful little girls. That heavy weight was lifted just for a moment.  glad i looked into this first before running to the bank. Being a single mom is hard enough,but knowing there are heartless people who will do anything to get YOUR money is shameful.  i think about the eldery who just might jump into this. Be aware this is a FRAUD!!!!
Hope i helped someone--gotta get to bed, back to work in the morning.