Do you feel like a winner yet? If you do, you'll end up a loser.
Looks official. Looks important. Looks personalized. This letter is pure trash. Throw it into the recycle bin!
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Below are some sample letters that were received by one victim.
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See the word WINNER in big letters?
Right below it is says "Wanworth
Instructive Nationwide
Network Entry
Report", the first letters of which, if you
hadn't noticed, spell W.I.N.N.E.R. This is a "Winner" Report from the
Winner Offices. Do you feel like a winner yet? If you do, you'll end up a loser. Looks official. Looks important. Looks personalized. This letter is pure trash. Throw it into the recycle bin! |
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Looks like you've got an Express Mail (™)
delivery waiting for you. Look at those fantastic prizes you seem to
have "won". Look closely. The highlighted prize is a 10 pt. (point) CZ and Sapphire pendant, nested in there with all those other desirable goods. You don't need to do the research: CZ is cubic zirconia, or in other words, glass. One point is 1/100 of a carat, or in other words, you get a pendant with teeny-tiny phony diamonds and perhaps a couple of itty-bitty sapphires... total value about a buck. The fine print on the back of the letter tells you that this is a purchase, not a gift; it also tells you that the odds of purchasing the pendant are 1:1 (this means absolute certainty), while the odds of purchasing the other items are 1:75,000. Even a crooked slot machine gives better odds than this. And it will only cost you $9.97 plus postage. Are you feeling like a winner yet? This letter is pure trash. Throw it into the recycle bin! |
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Wow! A letter from T.R. Price and Associates. The sleazeballs are hoping you think it's from T. Rowe Price (™), the financial group... but it's not. You're guaranteed to be a cash winner. Look at the prize amounts, with that little $1.00 (highlighted) stuck between $250 and $100 where they hope you won't notice it. Any guesses as to how much your prize is? Is that your final answer? That good old one-dollar check will only cost you $9.99, or $12.99 if you want it by rush delivery. This letter is pure trash. Throw it into the recycle bin! |
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This one is most interesting. First,
it's from Canada, but the seal looks very American, and it's from the U.S.
Notification Office. Second, the "claim form" is an exact duplicate of the HCFA 1500 form (Health Care Financing Administration), which is what your doctor uses to file your insurance claims. This letter is pure trash. Throw it into the recycle bin! |
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Intercontinental Transport Services in Canada
has a parcel for you, but they can't deliver it until they confirm your
address. The package contains consumer electronics with
maximum declared value of $5,000.00. All
you have to do is send $14.95 for shipping and your parcel will be
delivered. The letter is designed to make you think you are receiving - for the small shipping fee - a large electronic appliance. Read the fine print on the back, and you'll find out you're agreeing to purchase a cheap auto-scan radio. You can't get any more deceptive than this! This letter is pure trash. Throw it into the recycle bin! |
See how official all of these letters look? There are hundreds more, all in different sizes, shapes, and colors; they come with cards, flyers, payment schedules for your millions of dollars, stickers to validate your entry, and on and on. Send your money now, don't delay. What you'll get back is a list of contests to enter, or cheap merchandise. Be smart! Keep your hard-earned money!
