Got a letter from Capital Direct Financial LLC.   So official looking....almost!

Offices in Las Vegas and London, England.  Division of unclaimed funds.  Includes file #. Supposedly a winner of $250,000 Multi-state lottery.   Check included to pay taxes, insurances, and SHF....$3,520.55.....on what appears to be a real check from the account of Travel Leaders Franchise Group LLC in Plymouth, MN.   Googled both companies.  The travel company seems to be real.  Both phone numbers are from Canada.....Vancouver and Toronto.   The bank for which it is drawn on is JP Morgan Chase bank in Milwaukee, but Milwaukee is misspelled!  Has routing numbers and bank account number.   Claims manager is Maria Lopez (Vancouver) and officer registrar is Johnson Brown (Toronto).

recieved letter from capital direct financial llc plus a check for 3,950.77 dollars as a portion of my winnigs of $246,049.23 .which cheque of such sum will be delivered by hand directly to my door by a rep from U.S Lottery Syndicates and to call maria lopez a1-778-714-0795 to activate my cheque with pin #j to activate my cheque and start the claiming process

HAVE RECIEVED A LETTER AND A CHECK FOR 3960.60 FOR TO PAY TAXES ON A CHECK THAT A PERSON FROM THE US LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKES WILL HAND DELIVER A CHECK OF 246,039.40 TO MY DOOR. THIS IS THE THIRD LETTER IRECIEVED OF THIS NATURED.I TOOK THE 1ST CHECK TO THE BANK AND FOUND THAT THE CHECK WAS FRUADLANT CHECK AND THIS A SCAM.THE SECOND LETTER I THROUGH IT AWAY.AND NOW ABOUT MONTH LATER ANOTHER COMES.THE BANK IS TURNING THESE CKS OVER TO THE FBI FOR INVESAGATION......BOTH PHONE NO.S ARE FROME CANADA 1-778-0796,,,,164-776-2586.THEY GIVE U A PIN NO. AND WANT U TO DEPOSIT THE 1ST CK IN THE BANK THEN TO CALL THEM BACK THEN WILL DELIVER UR 2ND CK.BOY DO THE THINK PEOPLE ARE THAT STUPID? IF THE TAKE THE CK TO THE BANK THE BANK SCANDS THE CK FOR A FRUDLANT CHECK,BEFORE THEY WILL CASH ANY KIND OF CKS........IF ANYONE RECIEVES THESE LETTERS OR CKS IN THE MAIL TAKE IT TO UR BANK TO CHECK IT OUT.THE BANK WILL TELL U IT IS A SCAM AND KEEP THE CK TO TURN OVER TO THE FBI.....

I had identically the same experience!!  I was so glad to find your write-up.  It confirmed my suspicions.  Thank you!

Received the same letter and check.  I hope these people are caught before someone is really scammed over this.