SUBJECT: AWARD CLAIM FINAL NOTIFICATION

We have been instructed by the Sweepstakes Corporation, to inform you of the release of your Unclaimed Prize Money held on the 7th of September 2003.
All participants were selected through a computer ballots system drawn from a pool of 50,000 thousand names from North America.

Due to a technical set back with their Data Base system, they delayed the release of the prize winning numbers, to avoid circulating the wrong information to contestants. We sincerely apologise on their behalf for any inconvenience this might have created.

In their previous correspondence, they informed you on the notification of their system, thereby allowing them (Sweepstakes Corporation) to notify you. The first notification to you was sent April 2004, and the second was sent on January 2005. This will be our last notification in order for you to lay claim to your funds.

Your name attatched to ticket number 045-7655-971 with serial number 6237-09 drew the lucky number of 13-27-31-47-53-64, which consequently won the lottery/sweepstake in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved for the lump sum payment of $250,780.00USD (TWO HUNDRED, FIFTY THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credit to file with Ref: #NA2004/09739/00.
This is from a total cash prize of $5,468,880USD (FIVE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS) shared among (SEVENTEEN) lucky winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!

Your funds are now deposited with us and insured in your name. Due to the initial error in our Data base some names and numbers were not properly processed, so we ask that you keep your Reference and Batch number confidential until your claim has been processed and your funds remitted to you, as this is part of our security protocol to avoid any double claims.

To assist you with your prize, you will be receiving further correspondence to enable us to process your claim.
NOTE: That all prize money must be claimed not later than October 25th 2005, at which time any unclaimed fund will be deemed null and void.

Once again Congratulations from all the members of our staff and thak you for being part of the (Sweepstakes Corporation) promotions program.

Yours truly,
Norman McCarthy
(Client Care Manager)

SUITE-709 73 BROWN ST. MILTON, ON L9T 5H2

[/left]North-Am Disbursement, Inc. Tel416) 840-4166
We are pleased to inform you that you are one on the declared winners of the NORTH-AMERICAN SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY held on the 7th of March 2005

Your name attached to ticket number 047-7955-971 with serial number 6237-09 drew the lulcky number of 13-27-31-47-53-64, whick consequently won the jackpot in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved for the lump sum payment of $250,780.00USD in cash; credit to fiel with Ref: This is from a total cash prize of $5,468,880USD (shared among 17 lucky winners in the category. CONGRATULATIONS.

Your funds are now deposited with us and insured in your name. Due to the initial error in our Database, some names and numbers were not properly processed, so we ask that you keep you reference number confidential until your claim has been processed and your funds remitted to you; as this is part of the security protocol to avoid double claims.

Enclosed is a cheque of $3845.65 which has been deducted from your winning; to assist you in the processing fee for administration and insurance cost. The processing fee is $3200.00.

Upon confirmation of payment of processing fee from you and your agent, a final payment will be issued to you for $194,780.00 less all deductions within 48 hours. Congratulations and we hope you will continue to particpate in online gambling.

Yours truly, Jennifer Prest Account Manager

I recieved this letter with the check. I called the bank that issued the check to see if it was a live check and they said it was. I started to deposit it just to see what the next actions would be, I was not going to spend any of it.
Did any one else receive a check,and if you did what did you do with it. My letter was dated May 29, 2006. I have till June 12 to do something with the check or it will be considered lost or stolen. My bank said they would check out the check for me and would like to see a copy of the letter. Has anyone ever went any farther with their letter.

This group is very active.

Re:BOOMobile,

I just received this same exact letter today, 6/12/2006. It's dated may 29,2006.

What was the outcome of your dealings with your bank?

I've tried calling the phone number at the top of the letter and the only thing I can do is leave a voicemail. If I try to hit option 3, the verification line, it says it is not a valid option.

I may very well attempt to cash this check. I'm a relatively street smart individual but this letter/check combo has me scratching my head. I don't quite see what the scam is.

I called the bank, Lasalle Bank (chicago, Ill) to also find out if the check is live today (6/13/06). I spoke with a security personnel and he told me the check is counterfeit and explained the scam:

If I deposit the check, the bank will generally make funds available within a few days. The fraudelant company "North Am Disbursement" will then contact me in a few days and generally ask me to wire them X (3200.00 in my case as per the letter) amount of cash. Usually by Western Union. I do so. Then the check will bounce because it is counterfeit and I would then be liable for X amount of real cash to my bank.

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT CASH THIS CHECK!

The gentleman instructed me to file a complaint with the postal inspector because this is in fact mail fraud. I plan to do so.

I didn't do anything with my check. The bank told me it was a live check but I didn't talk to the security department. On the bottom of my letter it said it had to be cashed by June 12, and I didn't have that much time. The bank did tell me they would put a hold on it for 3 or 4 days till it had to clear the channels. I wasn't going to do anything with the money. I wasn't even going to send them their 3200 just to see what their next move would be. Maybe one way or another they would get caught. If the check wasn't good, they could have just taken it back out. Let me know what the post office tells you. I still have my letter and check also.

this company sent me the same letter-what they do is stop payment on the check and you are left owing the bank the money you spent or sent to them.i reported them to the better business bureau -i suggest everyone do the same, you can do it online.the more people who report the better the chances of shutting this down.DO NOT CASH THE CHECK!

North American Sweepstakes Lottery, James Mucas, Nina Robertson, Lara Hudson counterfeit checks using the Royal Carribean as sponsors London Ontario

Company
North American Sweepstakes Lottery, James Mucas, Nina Robertson, Lara Hudson
Address:
Canadian Provinces
London Ontario
U.S.A.
Phone Number:
519-694-0771
Fax:


I received a letter declaring me a winner of the North American sweepstakes lottery. With that came a check in the amount of $4900.00. The check looked so real, I even asked the teller at the bank if the check was an original document, and she said it looked real to her and it had the watermarks on it as well. The check was sent to expedite the process for me to receive $100,000. The check was supposedly from the Royal Carribean because they were one of the sponsors, so they said.

The letter had special instructions, I was to call Mr. James Mucas before cashing the check. So I did, he told me to cash the check at my bank and then to moneygram $2985.00 to Nina Robertson in Houston Texas because she was one of the people here in the US assigned to process the taxes on the winnings. I was skeptical however, I figured I had nothing to lose since I was not using any money out of my pocket.

After doing so I was to call Mr. Mucas back with the reference number on the moneygram and for further instructions on how I was to receive my winnings e.g. cashier's check, money transfer wire, money order. When I called him, It was then that I realized this was a scam, he told me that I needed to do one more thing before they could send me the money and that was to send $1700.00 for processing the claim in Canada.

The person to send the money to was Lara Hudson in London Ontario, Canada. I didn't and I told Mr. Mucas I wasn't going to send nothing to noone because this was nothing but a scam. He became nervous but irrate at the same time but he continued to try to deceive me by saying that my winnings would be donated to charity and ended by saying that I had 24 hrs. to send that money or else his boss would put a stop payment on that check. A few days later I was notified by my bank that the check was counterfeit and I was out $2985.00.

Martha
Highland, California
U.S.A.

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im so glad u guys were here.. i got the same check in the mail today and got excited...it was for my fiance and just out of curiosity, i typed in a search for north-am disbursment inc and this thread showed up! i found out before it was too late that it is a scam! Thanks for the knowledge! i will nbot cash the check and i also will repost it to the better business! thanks again!
Val

THIS IS A FRAUD SCAM..... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CASH OR DEPOSIT THE CHECK..... Here is my story: Before I attempted to cash the check @ a check cashing place, I called the number on the check: 888-263-7819, hit option 2 and talked to a live person. She said the check was valid w/ no holds or stop payments on it. When I took the check to the gentlemen @ the check cashing place, he was able to locate a number for the bank: 316-630-8393. When he called the number, the CSR verified that the check was bogus and that it was not to be honored. The gentlemen gave me a choice: either he would put VOID across the check or he would have to call the police for presenting a bad check...... After I left there, I went to the Post Office and gave the information to the Postmaster for further investigation.

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Date: Jul 3, 2006 5:29 PM
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I received a cashier checked for $3,600, and they said to send $3,150 back for taxes because it was from canada, and then I would receive a lump sum of $125,000.00. The name of the company is Prime Management, and the number is 902-412-1532 EXT 2.

I just want to know if this is real or have you received other complaints about these guys. My bank said the check looked real so they just deposited it for now just to be on the safe side

THIS CHECK IS A FRAUD....... YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAYMENT AND WILL BE OUT THE $$$ THAT YOU SEND THESE PEOPLE....