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Released: November 01, 2011
Read the fine print for scam details
Source: David Lazarus, L.A.Times (Free Registration)
If someone is honest about trying to give you a raw deal, does that somehow make things better? Edd Whetmore, 65, of Long Beach was among many people who recently received a letter from something called Sentry Armored Dispatch saying that the recipient is a "confirmed cash prize winner." In this case, it was Whetmore's wife, Annie Wilson, who was the lucky one. She was informed that $898,899 in prize money was waiting to be disbursed, and she was guaranteed a piece of it. All Whetmore and Wilson had to do was send $20 to a post office box in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., to claim the prize. Let me say right here that whenever anyone tells you to send in money to receive money, don't do it. It's almost certainly a bad idea.Read Full Article: Read the fine print for scam details
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