Re: Legitimate random BIGmoney win, or a SCAM to steal my identity/rob
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Take the check to a bank and get them to verify whether it is real or not. That's a good starting point, anyway.
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I'm afraid that if I call the Phone # on the letter that they'll get MY phone # from their caller ID and then try to "Pump me for information" so that
they can steal my identity or something...
And I'm afraid that if I cash the check that it will somehow LINK my
bank account with theirs and then they will SUCK the account dry...
The check is for $700. and they say that it will facilitate the payment of the balance of $32,160.00 USD to me...lol
The wording of the letter indicates scam, and the fact that there are no details as to "WHY" I won the amount also indicate SCAM...
...did I win it from PokerRoom's casino? OR
THE Gaming Club casino? or 888.com?
NO, it doesn't even tell me why or where I won the amount/what drawing it was, etc....which screams a scam!!!
BUT the check looks VERY real...it has the perforated tear at the top, the watermarks, and all the tiny details that a REAL bank check has...The check is 100% indistinguishable from a real bank check...so this has me wondering...
But without a real reason/justification for my winning I am not going to cash the check...but...OTOH, Going to some corner check cashing place sounds like an option...(but if the check's fake, then I'd be "screwing" the check casher, right?)
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