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Is there a better way? HELP!...


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 What would you do for a 100 dollars?
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 Can I move out on my own with this salary?
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oh yea they kept my paycheck to pay it off, and they have footage of me dropping the money in the ...


 100 dollars?
I don't know how to spend my 100 dollars. My dad won't let me spend it on anything that's worthless or a waste of money. Possibilty: Customized jersey from NFL shop.com....


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How do you apply for Bankruptcy, and ...


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 How can i get my money back from lagos, nigeria?
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 On a $32,000 a year salary, how long would it take to save up $10,000 ?
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 Unusual ways to save money?
Could you guys please tell me some unusaul, and not so unusual, ways you save money? I am pretty good at saving money but sometimes feel as though I could be doing a bit better....



Kraen
If I receive a check in the mail..stating it is a portion of lottery winnings...Can I cash it ?
The check came with a letter from British Random Lotto. It asks that I send the check (from Quest Diagnostics) to a North American Agent. At that time it reads that I will receive the other 85,000 in winnings. I don't want an agent ... I know this is a scam but this check is real.. And I want to cash it. It is for $2996.80
It does say that out of the 85,000 that $5,301 will be deducted for sonsor's commission. Supposed winning lottery #'s are 21-27-8-15-34. Has anyone else seen this scam . If the check is valod can I cash it. I have heard that if you receive money in the mail it is yours to keep.
                     
 




Terisu
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Don't cash it! It's a scam! The check will be bad, but the money they take out of your account will be real.


simplydoneagain
I received the same check and letter in the mail. I had the same thoughts that you did "is it real" it looks real. I will not be cashing mine, because our local news did a piece on another one like this one and the guy did cash his check and ended up owing his bank all of the money, plus overdraft fees. DON'T CASH THAT CHECK, IT JUST MEANS TROUBLE!!!


Steven B
DO NOT CASH THAT ******* CHECK! Believe me. I know that it's very tempting. Let me tell u my story. I received a cashier's check in the mail for $4800.00. The check was real! It was sent by somebody in Canada. I called the number on the letter and a guy named "MIKE" told me I won 1 million dollars. All that I had to do was deposit the money in my bank account and then send a money gram to Canada because supposedly, I was paying for the taxes on the money. Like a dumb ***, I did exactly what they told me to do. I ended up filing a police report. I even personally spoke with an FBI agent in charge on the investigation on these thieves because I'm not the only dumb *** who've made this mistake. Now my bank account has been closed. I have a collection agency on my *** on paying back the $4800. So please, please. Take my advice. Save urself alot of headace. BELIEVE ME!!!!!


jessirussell2003
Absolutly NOT!!! Do not cash or even deposit it!!! Throw it Away!! Actually you can go to the Better Buisness Bureau of Canada and get information of where to send this fradulent information to. Report them so they will not scam anyone else. The more people who report it the faster they will be shut down!!! Actually it seems like we have the same exact letter, wow surprisingly even the same lottery numbers. Go Figure!!!!! Any how just don't cash that check, just report them!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!! Check out the follow websites and you will have more than enough information on this such lotto cam!!! Jessica


Lori A
It is likely absolutely worthless. Did you actually enter that lottery? Does the British Random Lotto even exist?

My bf got a money order in the mail a few months back. It was mailed from Greece and had absolutely no explanation to it. It was a US postal order.

We were instantly suspicious but the first check cashing place said it looked okay.

We played it safe and took it to the Post Office on Monday. It was a fake.

Had we cashed it or put it in our account, we would have had big problems.


LAURA P
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I rec'd the same check in the mail dated 6-05-2006 I called the bank and it is fraud. If i would have cashed it I would have to pay the bank back.


steph
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I saw something like this on the people's court and the person ended up having to pay everything back, he was out like $1000, or something. The deal was were he cashed the check and kept a certain amount for himself and then sent so much to this company. A week later or something the check bounced and he had to pay it all back as well as the fees.


stillhappy89
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JUST PUT ON YOUR SUNDAY BEST AN DEPOSIT IT WATE AN SEE.


flbound
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i had someone sent me a check and asked that i cashed it and sent 3000 to him and i could keep 2000. i didnt think this was a scam but just incase i cashed the check and had it on hold to make sure it cleared. i could only have 100 of it until it cleared. the check DID NOT clear. soo i would say when u cash it have them hold it until it clears, if u cash it and it dont clear YOU owe that money to the bank!!


dcgirl
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It's a scam. As soon as the person whose bank account is being drained realizes they have money missing, your bank will take the $2996 back. If you simply cash the check through the bank it is drawn on (instead of depositing it) then THAT bank will come after you. You'll have given your ID to cash the check... some banks even fingerprint you. At the very least, you'll have to give the money back (assuming you don't sent the $2996 back to the scammers to get the big money) and you probably will end up talking to the police for a bit, if not downright charged with fraud.

Just because the check came through the mail does not mean you can keep it. If someone met you in person and gave you a bad check to cash, you wouldn't expect to keep the money. The mail does not make it any different.


tonalc1
It's definitely a scam. Read all the fine print.


SupaStar
********!!!!!!!*******Don't cash it! We just received notification about this alast week. I will get the details on Monday and contact you. **********


Marinka
Trust me. The check is fake. I received a check in the mail claiming that I had won some sweepstakes that I had never entered. I decided to have a rep at my bank look at it, and she told me it was fake. People don't scam you by sending you money. Then it wouldn't be much of a scam, now would it?


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