The check is fradulent, *DO NOT CASH*. This is a lottery scam to get you to send $3800 via MONEYGRAM to claim a bogus $250,000.00. Once they get your money it is impossible to get it back. Thousands of these checks have been circulating since 12/07. Other telephone #'s they use are: 778-317-6378, 778-316-1061, 778-316-1943, 778-858-6826.