The resident reported receiving a letter from Trust Capital Investments LTD with an address in Canada. The letter stated that the resident was the winner of a sweepstakes drawing and included a cashier's check in the amount of $4,750.00. The recipient was expected to cash the check and send $2,975.00 to a "tax agent" in Canada to pay taxes on the full winning amount of $475,000.00. The South Beach man was wise not to be fooled by this scam because if he would have cashed the check and sent the money, he would have found that the cashier's check is not valid and he would have lost the $2,975.00 that he sent to the "tax agent."

There is contact information in the letter, but all attempts to contact the company have failed. The information was forwarded to the Department of Justice.