Who called from 4168251440

They are calling and sending letters claiming you have wone the Lotto North American Sweepstakes

So my parents and I got this letter too, does anyone know what this is about? is it a scheme  or is it real? whats the scoop?

THIS IS A SCAM.  This is how it works:
- this company sends you a real check for a few thousand dollars (in my case $3875) but actually I SUPPOSEDLY have won $125,000,
- I am told than this is tax money that needs to be wired via Western Union to a tax agent (hah!)
- You cash the check
- Then wire the money to the tax agent
-  The check then bounces
- Because the wire through Western Union goes through immediately and you don't have the money from the bounced check, you are stuck paying back the bank for, in my case $2875.
- I encourage everyone to report to the BBB immediately and police, if necessary.
- a relative of mine got scammed from this

This same thng hapn to my mommy... these ppl hv no life and if we hada took it and had to pay back the bank thn we will b going to court. y do ppl do stupid stuff like this. but u reap wht u sow so this fake stuff and trying to do ppl in will come back on them

Same thing happened to me, I called the Wachovia bank to verify whether it was a real account or not.  Wachovia actually gave me a hard time about verification!

For future reference, if you ever get a mysterious check or money order, you can take it into the bank it supposedly came from or into your bank and have a teller check on it before you decide deposit - BUYER BEWARE!!!