My dad got a letter saying he won a sweepstakes for $250,000.  A check was included for $4995.00.  We needed to pay taxes of $2995.00 before getting the rest of the money.  Obviously, we knew it was a scam.  Letter had Claim Agent Dale Martins with 778-889-5442.  # is located in British Columbia in Canada.  Letter is from a firm call Capital Financial Investment, Inc. (unable to find any info regarding a business with this name) with a Las Vegas Address and a PO Box in British Columbia.  Check is written off Webster Bank in Waterbury, CT and shows business name as Sigourney Mews Associates, LP.   When I called the # and told the guy I was calling for my parent and wanted more information, he hung up and would not speak on the line when I called back.

I filed an online complaint with the FTC (go to FTC.org or com, I can't remember), and I am going to local police to show them the check and letter.

I have also just received a check in the amount of $4,995.00.  The letter says that my total winnings was $250,000.00 but that I was supposed to used this check first to pay off taxes and also to contact the same phone number and talk to Dale Martins.  The number shown in the letter is also 778-889-5442.  Each time I keep trying the niumber a recording comes on saying that the customer is unavailable.  What should I do?

I thought this was a hoax.  Good thing I checked on line.  Same thing here, say I won $250,000.00.  A check for $3,890.00, to pay for Non chinese resident tax and Insurance of $2,811.99. drawn off Webster Bank in CT?  Letter signed by an Alex Ferguson, V.P. Global Operations  Contact an Anthony Brown @ 1-347-669-9191.  Has any one tried cashing these checks??  lol  I know, it is not funny

ok, so I filed a complaint with, FTC.gov .  It was easy to do. I also contacted the Webster bank, and let them know about this.  They could not tell me if this company had funds.  They said, don't cash the check.
ah duh!

I received this very same letter yesterday with the same amount of money winnings ???  Same so called claim agent, etc...It would be really nice if they could catch these people and really punish them.  People have enough troubles in this world and the last thing we need is someone else messings with peoples heads.