Today 1/242009, I also got a letter and a check for $4,000 + from UBM Financial Services. The letter came from Canada. The check looked genuine, but it's too good to be true. And to top it all it says on the letter I'm entitled to the sum of $250,000 payable to me by certified check and will be delivered by FED EX or UPS, but I still need to contact their claim agent. It also says on the letter not to act upon this letter until you speak with the claim agent for advise on how to claim my wins.
I think the best way is just to ignore this. Who knows if we try to call their number we will be charge a lot on our phone bill because there is also an on going phone scam that charges you a lot without knowing it. And then our phone company will have the right to bill us for phone usage while we're dealing with our claims. I alsoI heard from a friend of mine saying they even put you on hold for a while so your minute usage will be a lot. And that means more money for the scam artist.
Thanks to you Dawn that you did spend a little of your time to post something like this. That means it's not only me who receive this letter.