this is an outright SCAM!!!!!

yea he tried to have me cash a fake check then send him the money for a supposed lotto of 150.000.00
[***] i hope this [***] gets caught and hung!

Sent us a Congrats letter on winning $150,000 AND  a check to get cashed for
$3986.00 for a lotto.Funny thing is that the check was from Wells Fargo--who owns
our mortgage!

SCAM,SCAM,SCAM

Scam.  Check for $3985.65 received in the mail.  Just don't try to cash it.

Actually, I did not receive a phone call - this letter came in the mail today (Aug. 14) with the enclosed check that has the name of the Wachovia Bank,A.A dated August 6,2010 in the amount of $3,985.65
from Rocket Underwriters, Inc. of Rutherford, New Jersey. Te letter states that they have tried to contact me, which I don't think they did because I did not receive a call and if they did call when I was not at home, there was no message left for me to call them back - so therefore, the letter states that since they could not contact me that the prize award money has been forwarded to their clearing/disbursement institution with instructions to release my funds after all clearance has been made. The rest of the letter states the following: Enclosed is a check of #,985.65 deducted from your winnings to enable you to pay the applicable GOVERNMENT TAXES/FEES on your big winnings.You are also advised to keep your claim number confidential to avoid duplication or lost of claim. The tax amount to be paid either by Western Union or MoneyGram to the tax agent Roy Dickson. At any ate, I tried calling this Roy Dickson at the # indicated (1-780-655-5743) and the message said that the number dialed or code is incorrect.

This tells me that something is wrong when dialing the number because no one answers. The letter also states that the claim number given has been assigned to their North American claim affiliate. To expedite the processing of your funds, you must contact your claim agent immediately below. (the Roy Dickson guy). To claim my funds, contact the institution within 5 business days.

There is also another person (a woman) who is supposed to be the Promotion/Claim Manager who has put her name on this letter, as well. The name that has been signed as the Promotion/Claim Manager, is Mrs. Joyce Reed.

The other hidden thing is, that there is no return address on this letter. This in itself is, FISHY! I wasn't born yesterday, and I didn't just get off the banana boat, either. I feel as though I am a senior citizen being preyed up, thinking that they may know this, is the reason why I have been selected.  Are the rest of you, who received this letter or telephone notification, senior citizens? Please let me know. You may reach me at monaev@att.net.